Monday, February 21, 2011

Australia21 conference on energy and economic futures


Following on from its highly successful National Conference on Resilience in February last year, Australia21 will be convening another national conference at the Australian National University on 14 April, on the theme Innovation: Driving Resilient Energy and Economic Futures.

We have an outstanding speakers list – full details below. We hope we will see you there.

To register, visit our website here and click the registration button. There is a student concession, and an early bird discount for registrations received by 28 February.

INNOVATION – DRIVING RESILIENT ENERGY AND ECONOMIC FUTURES
14 APRIL 2011, ANU

‘At the centre of this Government’s approach to climate change is economic reform’  
‘Innovation is critical to our economic competitiveness’
The Hon Greg Combet, MP Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Nov 2010

Session One - 9.00-10.30am

Welcome Paul Barratt AO, Director, Australia21

Chair – Molly Harriss Olson NBLF

Dr David Martin, CEO, Founder and Chairman, M·CAM, Inc. (via Skype)
Topic - Intergenerational equity and Global Innovation Commons

Speaker Anna Skarbek, Executive Director, Climateworks Australia  
Topic – Curbing Climate Change and Sustaining Economic Growth

Speaker - Prof Richard Hames, Chair, Australia21
Topic – Innovation – a networked phenomenon

Session Two 11.00-12.30
Chair – Dr John Hewson, Chairman, Global DC

Panel SessionPolicy and Market Incentives & Impediments to innovation and commercialisation in energy businesses

Brendan Dow - Ceramic Fuel Cells (tbc)
Andrew Lawson- mbdEnergy (Biofuels)
Paul Verschuer – Carbon Markets, Westpac
Dr James Bradfield Moodie – CSIRO (invited)

Session Three – 1.30-3.00pm
Prof Mandy Thomas – PVC (Research) ANU

Topic - Innovation in carbon capture
Speaker: Dr John White

Topic – Community Engagement on Climate Change
Speaker- Prof Graeme Pearman  

Topic – Investing in innovation for low-carbon technologies
Speaker - David Miles, CEO, Innovation Australia

Session Four – 4.00pm- 5-00pm
Chair – Prof Bob Douglas, Director, Australia21

Topic - Implementing sustainable and inclusive solutions to climate change
Speaker - Prof Will Steffen, ANU

Topic – Communicating the policy impacts of climate change – recent insights
Speaker – tbc

Dinner Speaker
(tbc)

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