Speakers

Our Summit brings together a cross-section of industry leaders from across climate investment, policy, academia, and company boards. This year’s line-up features influential voices from Australia and around the world, offering diverse perspectives on navigating the transition to a net zero economy.

Al Gore
Founding Partner and Chairman
Generation Investment Management

Former Vice President Al Gore is the founder and chairman of The Climate Reality Project, a nonprofit devoted to solving the climate crisis, a founding partner and chairman of Generation Investment Management, and a co-founder of Climate TRACE. He is also a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a member of the World Economic Forum’s board of trustees, and a past member of the board of directors at Apple. 

Gore was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, 1978, 1980, and 1982 and to the U.S. Senate in 1984 and 1990. He was inaugurated as the 45th vice president of the United States on January 20, 1993, and served eight years. 

He is the author of the #1 New York Times best-sellers An Inconvenient Truth and The Assault on Reason and the NYT best-sellers Earth in the Balance, Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis, The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change, and most recently, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power. 

He is the subject of the documentary movie “An Inconvenient Truth,” which won two Oscars in 2006 — and a second documentary in 2017, “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.” In 2007, Gore was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, along with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, for “informing the world of the dangers posed by climate change.” Gore is a native Tennessean who currently resides on his farm in Carthage, Tennessee.

Saul Griffith
Inventor, Author, Founder and Scientist

Saul is an engineer and entrepreneur specialising in clean and renewable energy technologies. Saul has founded a dozen technology companies across 20 years in Silicon Valley. Saul is the author of 3 books including "Electrify", and "The Big Switch".

Saul has recently turned his attention from Otherlab, his independent Research and Development lab, to policy work and writing, including founding Rewiring America, Rewiring Australia and Rewiring Aotearoa, non-partisan organisations dedicated to electrification and decarbonisation. He also serves as an Honorary Professor of Practice at the University of Wollongong’s School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering.

Michael Barbara
Director, Australasia
Campbell Global, a J.P. Morgan company

Michael is responsible for investment activities in Australia and New Zealand, including deal origination, due diligence, execution, and divestments. He also oversees client assets under management in the region and contributes towards the overall strategy of Campbell Global. 

Prior to joining Campbell Global in 2024, Michael spent almost 20 years at New Forests where he held numerous roles including Chief Commercial Officer, Director of Business Development, and lead roles in deal origination and execution. Michael has spent his career in the forestry and nature-based assets investment management industry working on funds and investment strategies in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, North America, and Africa focused on delivering investment returns from the sustainable management of timber, land, carbon, and nature based assets. 

Michael holds an M.B.A. from the Macquarie Business School and a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Management from Macquarie University.

Michael Bartlett
Acting Branch Head
DCCEEW

Michael is the acting Branch Head, COP31 Clean Energy Economy Branch in the International Climate and Energy Division of the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. The Clean Energy Economy Branch provides strategic leadership in shaping Australia's contribution to the global clean energy transition and industrial decarbonisation. The branch works to drive innovation, leverage financial flows, and foster trade partnerships to deliver Australia's COP31 priorities and net zero commitments. Michael’s career has spanned climate, energy, finance and economic policy at DCCEEW and Treasury, including contributing to developing the Government’s Future Made in Australia agenda.

Margot Black
General Manager, Corporate Sustainability
Investa

Margot Black is the General Manager, Corporate Sustainability at Investa, leading the company’s strategic sustainability agenda across its commercial and Living businesses. With over 30 years’ in the property industry, Margot began her career as an urban and regional planner before transitioning into sustainability leadership roles at major firms including Stockland, Lendlease, and Charter Hall. 

Her work bridges environmental responsibility with social impact, aligning sustainability with long-term investment value.

Stuart Blackadder
Director, Alternative Finance
Export Finance Australia

Stuart has more than 20 years’ experience in infrastructure and private equity funds management.

Stuart is a Director, Alternative Investments at Export Finance Australia where his primary responsibility is originating and executing equity and equity-like investment opportunities via the Commonwealth's National Interest Account. 

Prior to joining EFA Stuart held senior roles with the Northern Australia Infrastructre Facility (NAIF), Prostar Capital, a global infrastructure fund manager, and STAR Capital Partners, a UK-based private equity fund manager.

Jeff Brunton
Head Of Portfolio Management
HESTA

Jeff’s role is Head of Portfolio Management at HESTA and he has overall responsibility for investment management within our Growth, Defensive and Unlisted Assets sectors. This encompasses all of our investment manager partner relationships as well as the internalisation program of investment decision making across these sectors. 

Prior to joining HESTA, Jeff held Deputy CIO and CIO roles at Resolution Life, AMP Life and senior investment roles at AMP Capital and QIC. 

Jeff holds an MBA from Northwestern University and HKUST, along with a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons)and a Bachelor of Laws from University of Queensland. Jeff is a CFA Charterholder and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Director.

Alexis Cheang 
Head of Investment Stewardship
NSW Treasury Corporation (TCorp)

Alexis Cheang joined TCorp as the Head of Investment Stewardship in June 2022. In her role, Alexis leads the organisation’s commitment to integrate climate change, ESG and active ownership across all asset classes, using a total portfolio approach to investing. 

Prior to joining TCorp, Alexis spent 8 years at Mercer as Partner and Head of Sustainable Investment for Asia Pacific. In that role, she advised asset owners in designing and implementing sustainable investment and climate change strategies. 

Alexis chairs the NSW Sustainable Investment Working Group and, in a personal capacity, is an advisory Board member of HOPE Housing, an affordable housing impact fund supporting home ownership for essential workers. 

Alexis holds a Master of Science in Politics of the World Economy (with Merit) from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Religion with honours, from Barnard College, Columbia University.

Jeffrey Chee
Global Head of Portfolio Strategy
WTW

Jeff Chee is Global Head of Portfolio Strategy at WTW, with responsibility for the continued evolution of WTW’s top-down portfolio construction process, the integration of the key dimensions of portfolio quality into the portfolios that we develop for our clients. He also ensures that a consistent process is applied across our global client base. Jeff has 24 years of industry experience and has previously led the Australia and Asia Pacific investment strategy team, and has extensive experience in developing and providing strategic and dynamic asset allocation advice to the full spectrum of WTW’s asset owner clients including pension schemes, insurance funds, endowments/foundations and sovereign/government entities.

Jeff is a member of WTW’s Investment Assumptions Committee, which has oversight of the capital market assumption setting process and has also been heavily involved in the development and maintenance of WTW Australia’s quantitative modelling tools including stochastic asset modelling software and portfolio construction tools. Jeff has also been particularly instrumental in developing a number of climate scenarios and associated asset return impacts, as well as WTW’s framework for integrating climate and other sustainability-related issues into portfolio construction. 

Jeff is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, winner of the Prescott Prize for the best overall performance in completing the Institute of Actuaries of Australia Education program. He is also a winner of the William Noall and Son Prize for the top honours graduate in the Faculty of Economics and Commerce at the University of Melbourne where he completed a Bachelor of Commerce.

Bronwyn Claire
APAC Lead, Climate Scenarios and Sustainability
Ortec Finance

Within the Climate Scenarios & Sustainability team, Bronwyn is responsible for continuous research and innovation in climate scenario analysis technology with a focus on overseeing communication about the policy, macroeconomic, and financial implications of climate change under the ClimateMAPS - climate scenario analysis solution. She leads the ongoing updates of Ortec Finance’s NGFS-based climate economic and financial datasets. Bronwyn also leads Ortec Finance’s involvement in a Public-Private Partnership project by Wageningen Economic Research and the Foundation for Sustainable Development on biodiversity risks and opportunities for finance. 

Before joining Ortec Finance, Bronwyn led ClimateWise at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, a platform uniting over 40 insurance firms to manage and disclose climate risk. 

Bronwyn holds a Bachelor of Science (Agriculture), Bachelor of Commerce and a PhD in agricultural and resource economics from the University of Western Australia and is an ongoing Fellow at CISL.

John Connor
Head of Policy and Communications
Net Zero Economy Authority

John Connor joined the Net Zero Economy Authority (NZEA) as its Head of Policy and Communications in July this year. John’s work is integral to NZEA’s mission to support the workers and communities most affected by the transition to net zero. 

Prior to his role at NZEA, John was CEO for the Carbon Market Institute (CMI), an independent member-based institute for business leading the transition to net-zero emissions. The CMI is made up of around 150 member companies spanning the carbon value chain from primary producers, carbon service providers and emission intensive companies. 

John also had two years based in Suva directing the Secretariat supporting the Fijian Government's Presidency on international climate negotiations (COP23 Presidency). He had first-hand experience with Pacific leadership and innovation in the face of the growing climate crisis. 

Prior to that, John led The Climate Institute which pioneered approaches which put a focus on financial institutions and their impact on the climate.

Kate Cotter
CEO, Founder
Resilient Building Council

Kate Cotter is the founder and CEO of the RBC. She established RBC in 2014 after witnessing the devastating impact of the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires in Victoria, determined to break the cycle of preventable disaster losses. 

Kate brought together scientists, engineers, insurers, banks, investors, governments and communities to develop the Multi-Hazard Resilience Ratings System — the first in the world to integrate building performance across multiple hazards with insurance and finance pricing. In the past 18 months alone, more than 50,000 households have completed Resilience Rating assessments, investing over $200 million to make homes and businesses safer, insurable and investible. 

Kate is now leading RBC’s expansion of the Ratings system with international partners to help unlock billions in adaptation investment and value worldwide.

Guy Debelle
Chair
FundsSA

Dr Guy Debelle is chair of FundsSA and a board member of Tivan, e61 and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. He is also an adviser to the Investment Committee of Australian Retirement Trust, chair of the advisory board at Famille Capital and honorary professor of economics at Adelaide University. 

Guy was the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia for six years having worked at the RBA for 25 years. After leaving the RBA, Guy worked at Fortescue Future Industries as CFO. He has a PhD from MIT and a Bachelor of Economics (Honours) from the University of Adelaide.

Kate Donnelly
Impact And Unlisted Investment Manager
Future Group

Kate is the Impact and Unlisted Investment Manager at Future Group. Kate has previously worked with institutional investors, policymakers and frontline communities across Australia and the South Pacific to advocate for ambitious emission reduction and just transition policies, drive corporate climate accountability, and support effective, community-led resilience programs. Kate holds a Master of Climate Change from the Australian National University and a Bachelor of Laws from the Queensland University of Technology.

Clay Dumas
Founding Partner/ GP
Lowercarbon Capital

Clay is a founding partner at Lowercarbon Capital where he works with unreasonably ambitious founders to slash CO2, suck up carbon from the atmosphere, and buy time for the people and places already suffering from too much heat. He is a leader in the industry who has spoken on prominent conference stages to the halls of government on the future of climate-industrial innovation. His unique combination of policy experience from his time as an aide in the West Wing and deep sector knowledge makes him a sought-after advisor for both entrepreneurs and government leaders navigating the complex landscape of next-generation energy technologies. Clay lives in Venice, CA with his wife Sarah and their four children.

Anna Engwerda-Smith
Executive Director, Public Policy & Research
IFM Investors

Anna leads the global public policy function at IFM Investors, a global asset manager owned by Australian industry super funds and UK pension fund Nest. She leads on public policy analysis and engagement with government and civil society stakeholders in Australia, and works with colleagues across IFM’s global offices to position IFM and pension capital as the natural partners of government in infrastructure and other investment opportunities globally. Previously, Anna worked as a senior policy adviser in the Australian Prime Minister’s department, the Australian Embassy in Washington DC and the House of Representatives. She has masters degrees in public policy from the Australian National University and Princeton University.

Alison Ewings
General Manager, ESG
QIC

Alison Ewings is a respected ESG leader in Australia with more than 20 years’ sustainability experience who is passionate about focusing investor efforts on meaningful change. Before joining QIC in 2023, Alison served as Head of Engagement at Regnan, where she oversaw the early implementation of system level engagement. Prior to this, Alison was the Head of Sustainability at Westpac overseeing the development of ESG strategy, frameworks, policy and disclosure. 

Alison is currently a member of the Global Steering Committee for Climate Action 100+, the world’s largest investor-led engagement initiative on climate change.

Nathan Fabian
Chief Sustainable Systems Officer
Principles for Responsible Investment

Nathan Fabian is Chief Sustainable Systems Officer at the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment. The PRI supports over 5000 institutional investors globally to incorporate Environmental, Social and Governance factors into their investment activities. He has been with the PRI for ten years.

Tanya Fiedler
Scientia Fellow
UNSW Sydney

Dr Tanya Fiedler is a Scientia Fellow in Climate Accounting, with joint appointments at the UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response and the School of Accounting, Auditing & Taxation, UNSW.

Tanya is as a pioneering expert in the field of climate risk accounting and accountability. Her research is interdisciplinary and considers how information from the sciences can be credibly translated to information that is decision-useful for business. 

Tanya engages deeply with industry, standard setters, and regulators, both through her research as well as in an advisory capacity. Her work has been cited in the 2023 Economic Report of the President of the United States, as well as by the World Bank and Asian Development Bank.

Dr Joëlle Gergis
Award-winning climate scientist and writer
University of Melbourne

Dr Joëlle Gergis is an award-winning climate scientist and writer. She is an internationally recognised expert in Australian and Southern Hemisphere climate variability and change who has authored over 130 scientific publications. Joëlle served as a lead author on the latest United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on the Climate Change (IPCC) report – the global authority on climate change science.

Joëlle is also the author of three highly-acclaimed books: Sunburnt Country: The History and Future of Climate Change in Australia; Humanity’s Moment: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope, and Highway to Hell: Climate Change and Australia’s Future. She is a regular contributor to The Saturday Paper, and has written for landmark climate anthologies including The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg, and Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility edited by Rebecca Solnit. 

Joëlle is currently a scientific advisor to a range of government, business, cultural and community groups.

Ava Hancock
National Electricity Market Review Panel

Ava Hancock brings expertise in electricity market policy through the leadership role she played in the detailed design of the NSW Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap. Ms Hancock also has deep capability in stakeholder engagement and navigating political challenges, which will be important to secure success in delivery of the proposed recommended reforms.

Charlotte Hanson
Policy Consultant
Environmental Defense Fund

Charlotte is a policy specialist working with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to curb energy sector methane emissions in Australia through engagement with industry, investors and governments. Her work focuses on strengthening methane reporting and ensuring best practice abatement technologies and work practices are used across fossil fuel facilities.

Bernie Hobbs
MC

Bernie Hobbs is best known as a popular judge from ABC TV's The New Inventors, and she's a firm favourite with audiences for her weekly science spots on ABC radio around the country.

Bernie has that rare combination of a sharp intellect, quick wit and warmth. With a background in medical research, environmental writing and science teaching, Bernie can tackle tough or technical subjects and bring the driest topics alive for lay or expert audiences.

She's worked with kids, animals and rocket scientists, and shared the stage with prime ministers and rock stars. She happily takes the hot seat at triple j when Dr Karl can't, and loves nothing more than working with a live audience. 

Bernie has won awards for the kids tv show the experiMENTALS, and for her infamous greenhouse website Planet Slayer - where you find out what age you should have died at so you don't use more than your share of the planet. 

She has a first class honours degree in biochemistry and microbiology, a very nerdy habit of birdwatching, and more than a passing interest in cycling, kayaking and ridding her backyard of asthma weed.

Tanya Hodgson
Associate Director
ARENA

Tanya Hodgson is an Associate Director at the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), driving the identification, development and execution of investment opportunities that advance innovation in renewable energy technologies. Tanya specialises in ARENAs' low emissions metals portfolio, which has a specific focus on supporting green iron and steel, from early stage trials to demonstration and deployment. Tanya has a technical background, with degrees in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. She brings strategic and commercial expertise from her prior role at Bain & Company.

Paul Hunyor
Co-Founder
Wollemi Capital

Paul Hunyor co-founded Wollemi Capital in 2021, co-heads the firm alongside Tim Bishop and is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee and Board. Wollemi Capital is a global climate specialist investment firm, deploying flexible capital across companies and projects that advance decarbonisation. 

Paul has over 20 years of experience as an investor and operator in private equity and venture capital. 

As the former Head of Asia for BCG Green Ventures, a corporate VC arm of the Boston Consulting Group, Paul has been at the forefront of corporate venture investing in climate solutions. He helped launch Singapore’s voluntary carbon credits marketplace (Climate Impact X), led a carbon measurement platform for scope 3 emissions (Terrascope), and co-founded the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) first ever venture in food traceability (OpenSC). 

Paul is the former Co-Chair of the WEF Committee on Sustainable Consumption. Currently, he serves on the Board of Governors at the WWF Australia and the Investment Committee for Innovation and Science Australia’s Entrepreneur’s Programme. 

Paul has a dual master’s (MBA and MPA) from Harvard.

Alida Jansen van Vuuren
Head of Distribution System Operator
Ausgrid

Alida has over 15 years’ experience within energy networks in Australia and the UK and enjoys engaging with a wide range of stakeholders and embedding change into complex organisations. She is leading the transformation of Ausgrid as it steps into its role as distribution system operator. She has a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from the University of South Australia and a Master of Science in Public Policy from University College London.

Peter Jenkins
Manager Climate Change
Transurban

Peter manages climate-related risk and reporting activities at Transurban, including development of asset-specific climate risk and adaptation plans and climate transition planning. 

With a background in urban planning, Peter has over 15 years of experience leading climate-related initiatives within the transportation and local government sectors, including coordinating the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey’s Superstorm Sandy recovery and resilience activities, supporting city governments to develop and implement comprehensive urban resilience strategies through the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities initiative, and launching a global agreement on zero emission trucks and buses at COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Sumit Kanodia
Director
Ninety One

Sumit is a director in Ninety One’s Emerging Market Alternative Credit team. He has extensive infrastructure finance experience covering both project and corporate finance in emerging markets. Sumit has worked on the Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF) since 2011 and is part of the team that is leading the Fund’s expansion into Asia. Sumit is also responsible for the fund-raising activities of EAAIF, including the recent close of Export Finance Australia. 

Prior to this role, Sumit worked at Pitcher Partners Consulting in Australia with a focus on financial modelling and financial due diligence across a variety of sectors. Sumit is a CFA ® charterholder and holds a BCom/BEc from the University of Monash in Australia, with majors in finance, econometrics and accounting.

Joanna Kay
Program Director, International Strategy, Partnerships and Engagement
The Superpower Institute

Joanna Kay is Program Director for International Partnerships and Engagement at The Superpower Institute, an independent Australian think tank at the intersection of climate, industry, and international policy. She leads global partnerships across the Indo-Pacific, Europe, and beyond to accelerate clean energy, sustainable trade, and industrial collaboration. 

Named one of The Australian’s 2024 “100 Green Power Players”, Joanna has shaped major policy and investment initiatives, including Australia’s $22.7 billion Future Made in Australia package. She previously led the Smart Energy Council’s hydrogen and resources program and represented the Australian Government at the International Solar Alliance in Delhi. 

Her career spans government, diplomacy, and industry across Australia, India, and China, with a strong record in gender equity and emerging leadership. A 2025 IABCA Business Leader of the Year finalist and Paris Collaborative Global Fellow mentor, she works with young leaders from the Global South tackling urgent climate and development challenges.

The Hon. Matt Kean
Chair
Climate Change Authority

Matt was appointed as Chair of the authority on 5 August 2024 for a term of 5 years. He was previously the Member for Hornsby in the NSW Parliament from 2011 until 2 August 2024. Matt was most recently the NSW Shadow Minister for Health. He was Deputy Leader of the NSW Liberal party from August 2022 until March 2023. Throughout his 13-year political career, Matt also held ministries of Innovation and Better Regulation, Treasury, Energy and Environment.

As Treasurer and Energy Minister of NSW, Matt championed climate action that is in the best interests of households and businesses. In 2020, he delivered the Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap: A 20-year plan for NSW’s energy infrastructure. The roadmap spurs private investment in renewable energy while reducing emissions and power bills for the people of NSW. Matt commenced in the role of Director, Regulatory Affairs and Strategic Partnerships at Wollemi Capital on 15 August 2024. Matt studied a Bachelor of Business at the University of Technology Sydney and is a Chartered Accountant by profession.

Katerina Kimmorley
Net Zero Commissioner
Net Zero Commission

Ms Katerina Kimmorley is currently Head of Commercial and Investments at Boundless Earth. Previous roles include being a member of the NSW Government Net Zero Emissions and Clean Economy Board, holding positions at the Clean Energy Finance Corporation's Venture Capital Innovation Fund and serving as the co-founder of Pollinate Energy.

Ms Kimmorley has been recognised by the Australian Financial Review’s 100 Women of Influence, as the London School of Economics Entrepreneur of the Year and received the Prince of Wales Young Sustainability Entrepreneur Prize.

Chris Kuchanny
Founder CEO
Impactable Investment Group

Chris is the Founder CEO of Impactable Investment Group, a financial-first, impact focused firm specialising in private markets. Chris established Impactable in 2022, after two decades of experience managing global portfolios. Impactable's current focus is on developing Emerging Market Private Credit solutions, that directs institutional capital towards promoting green, financially-inclusive, growth.

Dr Ma Jun
President
Institute of Finance and Sustainability (lFS)

Dr. Ma Jun is the President of the Institute of Finance and Sustainability (lFS), and Chairman of the Capacity-building Alliance of Sustainable Investment (CASI). He holds prominent leadership roles across global sustainable finance initiatives, including as the Chairman of the Green Finance Committee of China Society for Finance and Banking, Chairman of the Hong Kong Green Finance Association, Co-Chair of the International Platform on Sustainable Finance (IPSF) Taxonomy Working Group, and Co-Chair of the Steering Committee of the Green Investment Principles (GlP) for the Belt and Road. An internationally recognized advocate for sustainable finance, he previously served as the Chief Economist at the People’s Bank of China, Director of the Center for Green Finance Development at Tsinghua University, and Co-Chair of G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group - alongside being a member of Steering Committee of the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), and the Monetary Policy Committee of the People's Bank of China.

Yvette Manolas
Strategic Advisor
Environmental Defense Fund

Yvette Manolas is a renowned business leader, independent climate expert and Non-Executive Director. She has proven experience as a;
- Blue-chip Executive of large P&Ls with revenue >$3billion/annum
- Climate expert leading global initiatives and partnerships with the UN, EDF, MiQ and governments
- Non-Executive Director
- PropTech champion 

Yvette has more than 20years experience in engineering, business leadership, managing cost and strategy tradeoffs, positioning operational businesses for future growth and pragmatically implementing sustainability objectives aligned with business value. 

Yvette won the prestigous WeQual 2024 Sustainability Award for global leadership of emissions reduction initiatives, and 2025 PropTech WA Rising Star Award. Previously Yvette has been awarded the 40under40, Energy GameChanger Award, and Telstra Young Business Woman of the Year. She is also a Fellow of the UK Energy Institute.

Marion de Marcillac
Head of Climate Transition Products
MSCI

Marion de Marcillac is an Executive Director and Head of Climate Transition Products at MSCI. As such she defines the business strategy and direction for climate transition data and models offering. 

Marion has over 19 years of in-depth experience in responsible investment. She joined MSCI in October 2015 from EIRIS where she was Head of Client Services - Europe covering sales and client support for continental Europe. She previously worked at Eurosif, the European Sustainable Investment Forum, where she was Head of Research. Prior to that her previous positions have included liaising with the Corporate Partners of WWF France, communications and event organizations in the Media field. 

Marion holds Masters Degrees in Business (ESCP Europe) and Management of Corporate Social Responsibility (IAE Gustave Eiffel, Paris-Est Creteil). Marion taught a class on SRI at Dauphine University from 2008 to 2019 and was a board member of the FIR, the Forum de l’Investissement responsible from 2011 to 2013.

Luke Menzel
CEO
Energy Efficiency Council

Luke Menzel is CEO of the Energy Efficiency Council, the peak body for energy efficiency, electrification and energy flexibility. The EEC's mission to harness the power of the demand side of our energy system to deliver a prosperous, net zero Australia. 

Luke is Vice-President of the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council, Co-chair of the Australia-Germany Energy Efficiency and Decarbonisation Working Group and represents the EEC on the Maximum Ambition Coalition, and action-oriented alliance supporting Australia to deliver a successful COP31 in partnership with Pacific Island nations.

Rebecca Mikula-Wright
Chief Executive Officer
Investor Group on Climate Change & Asia Investor Group on Climate Change

Rebecca is the Chief Executive Officer of the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) and Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). She sits on the Steering Committees for Climate Action 100+, the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative and the Investor Agenda, as well as the Executive Committee for the Paris Aligned Asset Owners. Rebecca has worked in climate change, sustainability and investment banking for over 20 years in Hong Kong, Europe and Australia.

Rebecca started her career in investment banking working in equity research, credit analysis, commodities and derivatives for groups such as Nomura Securities, BlackRock, Exxon Mobil and JPMorgan. Involvement in early corporate sustainability programs in many of her roles was the catalyst to move into the nascent sustainable finance and investment field in Asia where she led ASrIA (Assoc. for Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Asia) in Hong Kong. 

She is a Board member of Wildlife Conservation International – the umbrella organisation of The Orangutan Project, International Elephant Project and the International Tiger Project, focused on animal and environmental conservation in Indonesia. Rebecca has a BA (Asian Studies/Commerce), Dip. Business Administration and speaks conversational Japanese, French and Czech.

Nicholas Moore AO
Australia's Special Envoy for Southeast Asia

Nicholas Moore is a former Chief Executive Officer of Macquarie Group Limited. He retired in 2018 after 32 years at Macquarie, including 10 years as CEO. 

Nicholas has a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of NSW (UNSW). He was admitted as a solicitor and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. In 2017, Nicholas was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Business from UNSW. 

He is Chair of The Centre for Independent Studies, The Smith Family, Willow Technology Corporation, the National Catholic Education Commission and Aldus Group, and is a member of the UNSW Business School Advisory Council. 

In November 2022, Nicholas was appointed as Special Envoy for Southeast Asia for the Commonwealth Government. 

Nicholas was formerly Chair of the Sydney Opera House Trust, Screen Australia, and PCYC NSW, and has held directorships at Sydney Airport, Hills Motorway, National Gallery of Australia and QBiotics Group. In addition, Nicholas formerly chaired the Financial Regulator Assessment Authority and the Markets Taskforce Expert Advisory Panel, both within the Department of the Treasury. In 2020, he was appointed by the Australian Government as Emissary for the administration of Virgin Australia.

Paul Murphy
Head Of Governance & ESG Advisory - APAC
Georgeson

Paul is Head of Governance & ESG Advisory APAC at Georgeson and is responsible for growing and executing Georgeson’s ESG advisory strategy in Australia/New Zealand and across the Asia Pacific region. 

Prior to joining Georgeson in May 2023, Paul was a Director on the Vanguard Global Investment Stewardship team responsible for portfolio company engagement, proxy voting, advocacy and thought leadership on investment stewardship issues in Australia.

Francesca Muskovic
Executive Director, Policy
Investor Group on Climate Change

Francesca is one of Australia’s most influential and expert climate policy leaders. She joined IGCC after almost ten years at the Property Council of Australia. 

As the council’s National Policy Director, Francesca led the property industry’s national policy and advocacy agenda on sustainability, cities, housing and regulatory affairs. 

Francesca represents industry on numerous Government advisory boards, including as a Non-Executive Director of the Australian Building Codes Board. In November 2024 The Australian recognised Francesca as one of the country’s top 100 energy players. 

Francesca also co-hosts the popular climate and energy podcast Let Me Sum Up, which has become industry and policy insiders’ go-to source of specialist analysis and commentary.

Will Nankervis
Ambassador for Climate Change
First Assistant Secretary, Climate Diplomacy and Development Finance Division
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Mr Nankervis is a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and is also First Assistant Secretary, Climate Diplomacy and Development Finance Division. 

From 2020-2024, Mr Nankervis served as Australia’s Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Jakarta, including during the period when ASEAN and Australia entered a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. 

Prior to assuming his current role, Mr Nankervis held the position of Assistant Secretary, Southeast Asia Economic, Communications and Analytics Branch. His earlier roles include Assistant Secretary of the Indo-Pacific Strategy and Regional Maritime Branch, Head DFAT Iraq and Syria Taskforce, and Director in the team that developed Australia’s 2017 Foreign Policy White Paper.

Mr Nankervis served as Political Counsellor at Australia’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York during Australia’s term on the UN Security Council (2013-14). He has also undertaken postings and short-term missions in Sri Lanka and Solomon Islands. 

He holds Bachelor of Science (Physics) and Bachelor of Arts (Mathematics, Philosophy) degrees from the University of Queensland.

Kate Nelson
Head of Sustainability, Global Investment Management
Lendlease

Kate’s 20+ year career centres around understanding Customer and working with people and businesses on customer focussed strategy and growth initiatives towards improving business competitiveness and performance. 

She has a Masters of Change Management and is a recovering Engineer. She has successfully led multimillion-dollar business transformation, innovation and improvement programs, and construction and infrastructure projects. 

Kate joined Lendlease in 2011 and has since worked in a variety of roles across the Australian and Group businesses; from leading large-scale global technology transformation initiatives in IT, to helping shape cities through mixed-use precincts in Development, to driving strategic growth as Head of Business Technology and Innovation for the Construction business. 

In her current role as Head of Sustainability for the global Investment Management business, Kate is responsible for leading the delivery of Lendlease’s environmental sustainability and social impact strategies, and industry-leading decarbonisation targets for their assets and funds globally.

Jens Nielsen
CEO
World Climate Foundation

Jens Nielsen is the Founder and CEO of the World Climate Foundation (WCF), a global platform driving collaboration and investment for a sustainable future. Since founding World Climate Foundation, Jens has built one of the world’s most influential and unique network for climate, biodiversity, and innovation, connecting governments, businesses, investors, philanthropies, civil society, and leading alliances across the sustainability space to accelerate systemic transformation. 

With a focus on multi-stakeholder partnerships and cross-sector collaboration, WCF serves as a trusted global network where policy ambition, private capital, and innovation meet to deliver tangible results.

Before founding WCF, Jens held senior roles at PwC, Cision PR Newswire, and Mitsubishi Electric. He also co-founded the Climate Investment Coalition under the Foundation’s umbrella, a pioneering effort for collaborative finance for the green transition.  He continues to develop coalitions that drive progress across sectors such as food, mining, and in emerging areas like nature investment. 

A frequent speaker at major global forums such as TED Countdown Summit, Web Summit, and Climate Weeks in Rio, London, and New York, Jens actively champions practical solutions to turn ambition into impact bridging sectors and regions across the globe.

Rebecca Ogg
Sustainable Investing Analyst
Fidelity International

Rebecca is a lawyer focusing on systemic engagement, regulation, and policy in Fidelity’s sustainable investing team. She advises on policy and regulation addressing sustainable investing, as well as working to systemically influence policy on climate, nature and social topics.  Rebecca joined Fidelity from Ashurst, where she worked in Australia, Japan and the UK.  Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Law with honours and Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Political Science, with honours from the University of Queensland.

Jongsok Oh
Executive Manager Industry Affairs And Public Policy
Suncorp Group

Jongsok Oh is responsible for industry engagement and public policy advocacy at Suncorp Group, a general (P&C) insurer in Australia and New Zealand. 

He worked as an economist for over a decade at Australian Department of Treasury on retirement income, financial services, productivity reform and corporate and international tax policy. 

He started out as a corporate tax associate at KPMG and Ashurst for financial services, property sector and nonprofit clients. He also worked briefly as a lawyer seconded to a nonprofit assisting people with intellectual disabilities. 

He holds degrees in economics, law and legal philosophy from Macquarie University in Sydney (BCom LLB) and New York University School of Law (LLM) which he attended as a T.D. Kenneson Foundation Scholar.

Charis Palmer
Editor
The Energy

Charis Palmer is Editor-in-Chief at The Energy. Charis has spent her journalism and publishing career in specialist media and startups focused on breaking down complex information for general and business audiences. She founded Banking Review Media, a subscription publication for bankers, and later served as editor of Business Spectator, Chief of Staff at The Conversation and CEO of Schwartz Pro and Australian Energy Daily.

Susheela Peres da Costa
Principal
The Stewardship Centre

Susheela Peres da Costa has been leading responsible investment initiatives for institutional investors since 2006. She has advised some of the world’s largest pension funds, wealth managers, asset managers and foundations on RI strategy, stewardship and impact and steered the development of widely-used RI frameworks, including Definitions in Responsible Investment for the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance and Active Ownership 2.0 for the Principles for Responsible Investment. 

She currently works closely with the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation and ImpactX (a project of the Digital Finance Co-operative Research Centre). She also serves on the boards of Beyond Zero Emissions, one of Australia's most effective organisations combating climate change (according to Giving Green) and The Shareholder Commons (USA); and on the investment committee of The Reichstein Foundation. 

She was previously chair / deputy chair of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (2012-2022) and director of the Nature Conservation Council (NSW).

Jessie Pettigrew
Head of Responsible Investment
Equip Super

Leading the delivery of the responsible investment strategy at Equip Super,  Jessie’s focus is on the integration of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations into the team’s investment process, the asset stewardship program, including company engagement and proxy voting activities as well as sustainable investment advocacy. Jessie has worked in sustainability and ESG risk across financial services for almost a decade, with a focus on investments and superannuation.

Carl Prins
Co-Founder & CEO
Pathzero

Carl Prins is the co-founder and CEO of Pathzero, an Australian company pioneering emissions data infrastructure for private markets. A Chartered Accountant with 20 years of experience, Carl previously served as CFO of a prominent multi-strategy hedge fund and then in venture capital. His deep familiarity with complex financial information flows inspired him to tackle the transparency gap in private markets. 

Passionate about bringing clarity and accountability to the sector, Carl founded Pathzero to provide asset owners with direct-from-source emissions data and audit-ready disclosures, enabling informed climate-related financial risk management and driving meaningful market change.

Matthew Pryor
Founding Partner
Tenacious Ventures

Matthew Pryor is an entrepreneur and investor passionate about transforming agriculture through innovation and technology.As Founding Partner at Tenacious Ventures, Australia’s first agtech venture firm, Matthew combines operational expertise with strategic insight to drive investments, support portfolio companies, and advance agri-food innovation.

Tennant Reed
Director - Climate Change And Energy
Australian Industry Group (Ai Group)

Tennant Reed is Director - Climate Change and Energy at the Australian Industry Group. Since 2008 he has been deeply involved in Australian climate and energy issues: advising Ai Group’s Leaders’ Group on Energy and Climate Policy; coordinating joint research and advocacy with wider energy stakeholders; facilitating the Australian Climate Roundtable; developing reports on energy prices, carbon border adjustments and business energy use; and closely observing international climate negotiations. In 2021 he was appointed to the Independent Expert Panel recommending 2035 emissions targets for the State of Victoria. Tennant also co-hosts the Let Me Sum Up podcast and lives in Melbourne.

Paul Richards
Global Head of Resources, Energy & Infrastructure
ANZ

Paul has responsibility for leading a team of specialist bankers across ANZ’s global network and delivering solutions to ANZ’s largest customers in the Resources, Energy & Infrastructure segments. 

Paul was Co-Lead for both the ANZ Group-wide “ESG Growth” strategy and Insto “Accelerate Sustainability” strategy in 2021. Currently based in Sydney, he has also held senior customer-facing/leadership positions in project & export finance in London, Tokyo and Singapore, working across both developed and emerging markets. 

Paul holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Finance from the University of New South Wales.

Mark Rogers
CEO
New Forests

Mark Rogers was appointed Chief Executive Officer of New Forests in April 2023. He is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the business, which includes overseeing the growth of both New Forests and New Agriculture. 

Mark joined New Forests in 2016, and was previously head of New Forests’ Australia, New Zealand and United States businesses where he oversaw the investments and operations in those regions. Mark has over 28 years’ experience in real asset sales and acquisition, regulation, greenfields project development, and finance. 

Mark is a member of several New Forests’ Investment Committees and operating company boards. He has also had extensive experience as a Non-Executive Director on numerous other real asset companies. Mark has a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Economics, and a Masters of Law from the Australian National University in Australia, and is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

David Scaysbrook
Co-Founder/Managing Partner
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners

David Scaysbrook is co-founder and Managing Partner of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, a multi-award winning, specialist investment manager focused exclusively on the new infrastructure needed to drive the energy transition in Australia, the US and the UK. Quinbrook and its affiliates are owners, developers, constructors, operators and business builders across a diverse range of investments from renewable power supply solutions, storage, electricity retailing, community energy networks, biomass and anerobic digestion fuelled energy solutions, grid support, demand response and flexibility services through to the algorithmic optimisation of dispatchable assets using advanced AI data science. 

Quinbrook’s investment portfolio features several milestone transactions including the largest solar+storage projects ever undertaken in the US and the UK and the largest portfolio of synchronous condensers supporting the UK grid. In Australia, Quinbrook has commenced construction of its ‘Supernode’ battery storage project at Brendale and is progressing a development portfolio of over 3GW of solar, wind and storage projects to serve the needs of the Townsville Green Polysilicon and Gladstone Green Iron projects. 

 David Chairs the firm’s investment committee, the boards of multiple portfolio companies and serves as Chair of the Advisory Committee of the Climate Investment Centre at Imperial College, London. He holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honors) and Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney.

The Hon. Penny Sharpe MLC
Minister for Climate Change, Minister for Energy, Minister for the Environment, and Minister for Heritage, Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council

Penny Sharpe is the Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council, Minister for Climate Change, Minister for Energy, Minister for the Environment and Minister for Heritage. First elected to NSW Legislative Council in 2005, Penny has held a variety of Government and Opposition portfolios including Heritage, Transport and Planning, Family and Community Services, as well as Disability Inclusion. Penny is passionate about the care of our environment and making sure that NSW takes serious action to tackle climate change.

Max Shramchenko
Lead Portfolio Manager, Climate Delta Fund
Antipodes

Max is a member of the PM Team and the PM of the Infrastructure team. Max is one of the earliest members of Antipodes’ team and is responsible for coverage of infrastructure, utilities, telecommunications and property sectors. His passion for climate policy and energy commodities goes back multiple cycles to 2014, including deep dives into key pieces of climate, air pollution and energy market legislation in EU, China, US and Australia. Prior to joining Antipodes in 2016, Max was an Investment Analyst at Harness Asset Management. From 2012 to 2015, Max was a Director of Research at Investing for Charity, a charitable fund run by students and young professionals. Max holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from JAMK University of Applied Sciences (Finland), a Master of Commerce in Funds Management from the University of New South Wales and a Master of Professional Accounting from Holmes Institute. 

Andrew Smith
Chief Operating Officer
Fathom

Dr Andrew Smith co-founded Fathom (now part of the Swiss Re group) whilst undertaking his PhD at the University of Bristol. Fathom gives insurers, financial institutions, governments, and risk management professionals the most scientifically robust tools and intelligence for understanding the climate’s effects on flood risk. 

Alongside his role as COO at Fathom, he is also an active research scientist. Having completed his PhD on the subject, his expertise and research focus on the development of computational flood models. As part of this, Andrew boasts an impressive scholarly portfolio, with a wide range of research examining various aspects of climate change risk modelling and modelling floods over large scales.

Sue Lyn Stubbs
Associate Director - Sustainable Investing
Fidelity International

Based in Sydney, Sue Lyn is a Sustainable Investing Analyst who focusses on ESG engagement and research of sustainable investment thematics. She works closely with Fidelity’s Investment and global Sustainable Investing team to integrate sustainability into Fidelity’s investment processes.

She previously worked at Macquarie Capital where she was an ESG Equity Research Associate evaluating the largest 300 listed companies in Australia on ESG and sustainability initiatives. During her time at Macquarie, her team ranked number one in Australia for ESG research in the well-known Peter Lee Associates Survey. Prior to Macquarie, she was a Senior Portfolio Analyst at an impact investing fund and a Senior Associate in Equity Capital Markets at Citigroup Australia.

She studied at the University of Pennsylvania, earning a BSc in Economics at the Wharton School and a BA in International Studies as part of the prestigious Huntsman Program. Sue Lyn considers herself a global citizen, having lived in four countries and speaking three languages.

Geoff Summerhayes
Senior Advisor
Pollination Group

Geoff is Chair of Zurich Australia and New Zealand, Chair of Heartland Bank Australia, Senior Advisor at Pollination Group, Chair of Beyond Zero Emissions, Chairs Australian Payment Plus’ Move to NPP Steer Co, and Chairs AICD’s Climate Governance Initiative. 

Geoff is renowned for his leadership in raising awareness of climate change financial risk in Australia and globally. He was formerly an Executive Board member of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), and one of his most influential roles was inaugural chair of the Council of Financial Regulators Working Group on Climate Change, whose members include APRA, ASIC, RBA and Treasury. 

Internationally, Geoff was a member of the Executive Committee of the global standard setting body for insurance, the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) and chaired its Audit and Risk Committee. He chaired the UN Environment Program’s Sustainable Insurance Forum (SIF), and represented IAIS and SIF at the Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS). 

Prior to his appointment at APRA, Geoff was CEO of Suncorp Life. He has held a number of senior executive roles at National Australia Bank, was CEO of Retail Investment at MLC and started his career in commercial property development at Lend Lease.

Heechung Sung
Executive Director | Head of Natural Capital
Clean Energy Finance Corporation

Heechung Sung is an Executive Director in the Investment team at the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. Heech is leading the organisation’s investment strategy across agriculture, forestry and broader nature-based solutions to accelerate and contribute to the decarbonisation pathway for Australia. Heech has more than 25 years’ experience in financial services across private and public markets, including agriculture funds management with Macquarie’s Infrastructure and Real Assets Group. Heech holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from University of Technology Sydney.

Christina Tonkin
Managing Director, Corporate Finance
ANZ

Christina Tonkin is the Managing Director, Corporate Finance at ANZ. 

Corporate Finance comprises ANZ’s core loan and specialised financing activities in Project & Export Finance; Asset Finance; Leveraged & Acquisition Finance; Loans Agency & Debt Execution; Loan Product Governance & Analytics; Loan Underwriting & Syndications; Sustainable Finance and Environmental Markets. 

Corporate Finance also “houses” the Relationship Coverage teams for our global Resources, Energy & Infrastructure customers. 

Christina has more than 30 years of experience in specialised finance and loan syndications. Since joining ANZ in 2005 from Westpac Banking Corporation, she has held several roles within the Institutional Banking business. 

Christina holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Geology and Geophysics from Sydney University. 

Christina is a member of Chief Executive Women, the former longstanding Vice President on the Board for Women in Banking & Finance and a former Vice President and Director of the National Stroke Foundation. 

Christina is a member of the Advisory Board of the Australian Circular Economy Hub whose mission is to advance the development of a carbon neutral and circular economy in Australia and Asia Pacific region. 

Christina has recently joined the Industry Advisory Committee for the UNSW Institute of Industrial Decarbonisation. The UNSW Institute of Industrial Decarbonisation brings together transdisciplinary expertise across the many UNSW faculties to support Australian companies and industry sectors in achieving NetZero targets.

Kate Turner
Global Head Of Responsible Investment
First Sentier Group

Kate Turner is Global Head of Responsible Investment at First Sentier Group. Kate leads the execution of First Sentier’s responsible investment strategy, supports the governance of responsible investment and integration of ESG factors across the organisation and engages with clients and stakeholders to communicate First Sentier’s approach to responsible investment. Her roles include Board Chair of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia, Advisory Group member of the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative and Chair of Investors Against Slavery and Trafficking APAC.

Brad Twynham
Leadership, Technology and First Nations Speaker

Brad is not just a leadership speaker; he is known as being a leader of leaders. He has built groundbreaking products that have disrupted the world's largest corporations, has guided C- level executives through business transformation initiatives and collaborated with CEOs and Boards to cultivate adaptable cultures that nurture resilient and innovative people.

Brad's keynote presentations and leadership workshops are transformational and highly interactive. He has developed and speaks on “Radical Leadership,” a term he coined that is recognised globally and is now used by Harvard Business School to describe the mission- critical mandate of today’s modern business leaders.  

His recent clients include CEO Institute, Singularity U, Minter Ellison, Rio Tinto, Port Waratah Coal Services, Endeavour Group, ARTC, Pitcher Partners, Mazars, EO Org, Western Sydney University and International Executive Coaching and Leadership (IECL). 

As a keynote speaker, Brad’s special gift lies in his powerful lived experiences, which capture the audience's attention and catalyse change. These stories are drawn from his extensive journey as an award-winning Enterprise Technology Entrepreneur, Corporate Innovator, and proud “First Nations” man of Garigal, Muroordial and Walkaloa descent and a descendant of Bungaree known in European History as the First Australian. 

As a First Nations leadership Speaker he brings his cultural knowledge, talent for the Didgeridoo, song in language and immersive storytelling to put a modern leadership twist on how our Ancient Aboriginal culture can unlock the keys to modern day leadership as we move into an era where intelligence is being rapidly commoditised and our human skills require amplification.

Allison van Lint
Head Of Research, Responsible Investment
Cbus Super

Allison joined the Cbus Responsible Investment team as the Head of Research in 2021. Her team is responsible for strategic direction and policy advocacy on key ESG areas such as climate change and nature and biodiversity loss. 

Allison began her career as an Immunologist, with a PhD from The University of Melbourne and post-doctoral studies at Harvard Medical School. 

Before joining the Internal Global Equities team st Cbus Super in 2017, Allison spent time in the world of public health research, in the areas of Intensive Care Medicine and Paediatric Clinical Trials.

Leilani Weier
General Manager, Responsible Investment & Sustainability
Rest

Leilani is Rest’s General Manager, Responsible Investment & Sustainability. For the last 6 years, she has lead the development of Rest’s Responsible Investment and Sustainability function, sitting on the Management Investment Committee. Leilani’s professional motivation is to drive and deliver great outcomes across teams through the management of ESG and climate-related factors to reduce risks and enhance investment performance for Rest members. She has worked in the U.K., the U.S., in regional and rural Australia, and across a range of sectors - government, corporate, and financial services. Leilani holds a degree in Environmental Science (Natural Resources) from the University of Queensland, holds the One Planet MBA from the University of Exeter (with Dean’s Commendation), and is GAICD.

Zoe Whitton
Managing Director, Head of Strategy & Impact
Pollination

Zoe Whitton is Managing Director, Head of Strategy and Impact at Pollination Group, a specialist climate change investment and advisory firm. Zoe helps companies and investors navigate the impacts of climate change and to build and invest in new businesses and products which take advantage of transition opportunities. She previously led the award-winning APAC ESG Research team at Citi, advising institutional investors globally on climate change and sustainable development. Earlier in her career Zoe covered ESG and climate change at Credit Suisse and at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, and served as a youth delegate to the UNFCCC.

Zoe is the Chair of the Centre for Policy Development, serves on the board of the Investor Group on Climate Change, and is a member of both the Government’s National Hydrogen Strategy Advisory Council and the Expert Advisory Panel for the Federal Powering the Regions Fund.  

She was previously a member of the ASFI TAG and a member of the Expert Working Group for ASFI’s formation. Zoe also sits on the Advisory Council of the Climate Governance Initiative and the Gold Standard Enabling Impact Working Group. Zoe has won numerous awards for her research and work on climate finance and risk, and regularly contributes to the wider conversation on sustainable finance by commentating in the Australian and international press along with various publications.

Deidre Willmott
Strategic Advisor, Global Sustainability & External Affairs
Fortescue

Deidre Willmott is Strategic Advisor Global Sustainability & External Relations at Fortescue. She works on Fortescue's target of Real Zero by 2030 in its Scope 1 & 2 emissions in its terrestrial mining operations as well as the company's plans for a green iron industry in the Pilbara. Previously Deidre was Director of External Relations at Fortescue, CEO of the Chamber of Commerce & Industry of WA and chief of Staff to the WA Premier.

Hudson Worsley
Chair
MECLA

As a co-founder of Presync, a sustainability consultancy and certified B Corp, Hudson works with organisations on their transition to the zero-carbon economy and adaptation to the changing climate. His ability to communicate complex technical concepts in clear language to non-specialist supports the change management required to achieve sustainability objectives. Hudson is chair of the Materials & Embodied Carbon Leaders’ Alliance (MECLA), an industry collaboration he helped establish with WWF and Climate-KIC to drive the national take-up of low emission construction materials.

Hudson holds a Bachelor of Arts (ANU), a Bachelor of Business (UTS) and a Master of Environmental Management (UNSW).

Suzy Yoon
Sustainability Lead, Investment Trusts
Jana Investment Advisers

Suzy is a Senior Consultant and the Sustainability Lead, Investment Trusts, responsible for driving the integration of sustainability best practices for the benefit of our clients. This includes assessing investment manager sustainability capabilities and incorporating sustainability considerations into JANA's investment strategy advice. 

Suzy was previously a consultant to various industry super funds and not-for-profit funds, and part of JANA’s Property and Global Equities Research Teams. 

Prior to (re)joining JANA, Suzy worked for the Australian Government in Korea, researching and analysing Korea's domestic agricultural policies and trade environment to support policy decisions and market access. She managed relationships with the Korean Government and public agencies, promoting bilateral cooperation. 

Suzy holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics and Korean Studies from the University of New South Wales and a Master’s Degree in Global Affairs and Public Policy from Yonsei University in Korea.

Sarah Zeljko
Non-executive Director

As the immediate past Chair of Energy Queensland, Sarah Zeljko was at the helm of Australia’s biggest government-owned energy company with an enterprise value of $30B. She is currently on the Boards of Stockyard Beef, Unitywater and Intellidesign and in addition, sits on the not-for-profit Boards of Queensland Rugby Union and the International River Foundation. Sarah is also a Lawyer, Governance Consultant and Executive Coach.