Hon. John Brumby
Premier of Victoria
John Brumby is the Victorian Premier and previously held the offices of Treasurer, Minister for Regional and Rural Development and Minister for Innovation.
Rob Gell (MC)
Rob Gell is well known in Victoria as a television weather presenter, however, his greater interest is in his work as an active campaigner for our environment. He has strong ties with the scientific and conservation communities and can give a rare insight...
Rob Hunt
Group Managing Director, Bendigo Bank
As architect of the Community Bank© model, Rob Hunt has been actively involved in developing initiatives to further enhance the capacity of Australian communities...
Grant McVicar
Director, Office of Energy Conservation Director,
Climate Change Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Research Council
Grant McVicar is the Director of both the Office of Energy Conservation, and Climate Change Saskatchewan, which are organizations operated within the second largest provincial research organization within Canada.
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Dr. Richard Corkish
Head of School, School of Photovoltaic and
Renewable Energy Engineering University of New South Wales
Richard Corkish graduated with distinction as a Communications Engineer from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in 1986 then worked with the CSIRO Division of Radiophysics for four years on satellite earth-station antenna design and testing.
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Prof. John Martin
Director of the Centre for Sustainable Regional Communities
at La Trobe University, Bendigo Campus
Professor John Martin’s current research and consulting interests include local and regional governance, agriculture and rural change, and the impact of climate change on regional Australia.
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Aaron Fyke
Investment Director, Starfish Ventures
Aaron Fyke has dedicated his career to the success of clean technology companies. With both engineering and management expertise he has led a number of key initiatives relating to new product development, manufacturing, and commercialisation in the energy, automotive, and aerospace industries.
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David Rossiter
Regulater, Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator
David works in Australia's Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator (ORER) and is the Regulator for the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000.
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Andrew Lang
Chairman, SMARTimbers
A Churchill Fellow whose 2003 study on management of forest owners marketing associations included the use of woody biomass for production of energy in Scandinavia and northern Europe, Andrew returned to look at other forestry management aspects in 2005 and again for more in-depth study in mid-2006.
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Brad Shone
Energy Policy Manager, Alternative Technology Association (ATA)
Brad Shone has been involved in reducing barriers to the domestic application of renewable energy, and provided input to the current electricity market reform process through written submissions, workshops and forums. Brad also campaigned for progressive renewable energy and climate change policies to be adopted.
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Brian Stanmore
Retired University Professor
Brian has held academic positions at the University of Queensland and the University of Melbourne, researching combustion systems and coal utilisation. He has spent seven years in the Queensland electricity industry, investigating alternative energy, fuel applications and boiler performance.
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Professor Chris Ryan
Professor and Co-Director of the Australian Centre for Science Innovation and Society at the University of Melbourne
Director of the Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab
Professor Ryan is an Adjunct Professor in Design Architecture and Building at the University of Technology Sydney and Visiting Professor in Eco-innovation and Ecodesign at Lund University and the Cartesuis Institute in the Netherlands. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the MIT / Yale Journal of Industrial Ecology and of the International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development.
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Dean Bridgfoot
Project Co-ordinator, Mt Alexander Sustainability Group.
Dean has a Masters degree in Environmental Science from Monash University, and works for the Mount Alexander Sustainability Group - a not-for-profit incorporated association with 450-plus members working on projects to combat the climate crisis.
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Denis Smedley
Director, Renewable Energy Deployment, Australian Greenhouse Office; Department of the Environment and Water Resources
Denis joined the Australian Greenhouse Office in 2001, and is responsible for the Federal Government's renewable energy deployment and industry development programs.
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Elliot Fishman
Director, Institute for Sensible Transport
Elliot is the Co-ordinator (Melbourne.), Association for the Study of Peak Oil (ASPO), and has a Graduate Diploma in Transport Planning. He has been a lead advocate on the need to reform Australia's transport system, and has presented internationally and around Australia on transport issues.
James Golden
Principal Policy Officer, Energy Division; Victorian Department of Primary Industries
James holds a BA in political science and a Masters in Environmental Science. He has worked for state, territory and federal governments for 12 years, and has focused on greenhouse gas mitigation from the stationary energy sector in the past seven years.
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Jenniy Gregory
Industry Development Manager, Clean Energy Council (formerly the Australian Business Council for Sustainable Energy)
Jenniy specialises in market and policy development related to renewable energy and energy efficiency, liaises with industry, government and other stakeholders to help develop the Australian renewable energy industry, co-ordinates industry forums and directorates and develops the Clean Energy Council's international networks.
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John Edgoose
Project Manager, Sustainable Energy Deployment, Sustainability Victoria
John manages Victoria's Renewable Energy Support Fund, and works in the Renewable and Distributed Energy group at Sustainability Victoria. He holds degrees in physics, energy studies and a Masters of Science in Renewable Energy.
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Julia Birch
Manager, Sustainability Solar Systems Pty Ltd, Hawthorn
Julia has experience in sustainable energy policy, sustainable energy project management, proposal development for government funding programs, sustainable energy industry analysis, and corporate sustainability.
Cr Keith Reynard
City of Greater Bendigo
Keith has an Environmental Science degree, works full time with the Victorian Department of Primary Industries in the soil research and characterization group.
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Mark Lucas
Inventor of Solar / Wind Turbine Regulator
Mark won a $35,000 Federal Government grant to develop a turbine regulator. He has worked with some of the best electrical and mechanical engineers in the country, and has been designing and constructing regulators for solar powered systems for more than 10 years.
Matthew Nott
Creator of Clean Energy for Eternity Campaign
Matthew is an Orthopaedic Surgeon who organised 3,000 people to assemble on the beach at Tathra in southern NSW in March last year to form the human sign Clean Energy for Eternity to raise awareness about the need to cut fossil fuel use.
Paul Graham
Manager, CSIRO Energy Futures Research Program
Paul is an Economist with expertise in energy market analysis and forecasting and economic modelling. He previously worked with the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, and has been with CSIRO for six years.
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Paul Higgins
Futurist, Emergent Futures
Paul has carried out a significant amount of work in the biofuels area including a review of biomass based ethanol prospects in Australia for the Grains Research and Development Corporation, and scenario work for the grains industry Single Vision biofuels strategy document.
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Philip Hall
Director, Faeber Hall
Phillip has a bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering and a master's degree in engineering. He was the National Project Manager at the Bureau of Meteorology from 1988 to 1996, and is now a solutions systems consultant interested in people-centric management and change.
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Dr Stephen Clarke
Materials and Energy Researcher, Flinders University, South Australia
Dr Clarke heads the recently formed Materials and Energy research group at Flinders University, whose areas include renewable energy. He is interested in developing links with industry through collaborative research in nanotechnology, polymers and bioenergy.
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Sukhvinder Badwal
Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Energy Technology
Sukhvinder was a key member of the CSIRO team that established Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited (CFCL). He was Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited's Director of Research and Development from 1992 to 1997, and General Manager Technology Strategy from 1997 to 1999.
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Steven Peters
Smart Energy Zones Program Manager, Sustainability Victoria
Steven has a Bachelor of Building Engineering from Victoria University. At Sustainability Victoria, he has been responsible for a range of green building programs that support the demonstration of innovative environmental solutions within commercial buildings, community facilities and urban developments.
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Carmine Piantedosi
Senior Regulatory Manager, Essential Services Commission
Carmine has been with the Essential Services Commission since July 2006, and is the Senior Regulatory Manager of the Victorian Renewable Energy Target Scheme in the ESC.
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Dominique La Fontaine
Chief Executive Officer, Clean Energy Council
Dominique has a degree in Applied Science (Environmental Assessment and Land Use Policy), and is one of Australia's leading wind energy authorities with high level expertise in policy, research and technology across the wind energy sector.
Gary Griffin, Terry White and John Taylor
Garry is a former primary school principal who pioneered energy use reductions in schools around Bendigo.
Greg Bruce
Executive Manager, Office of Sustainability, City of Townsville
Greg has worked for 12 years in Townsville City Council as an environment and sustainability manager specialising in integrated coastal zone management and total water cycle management.
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Greg Ellis
Managing Director, Rinnai Australia Pty Ltd
Greg is a Director of Rinnai Australia, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of the Australian Institute of Chemical Engineers.
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Ian Dunlop
Deputy Convenor of the Association for the Study of Peak Oil - Australia
Ian has wide experience in energy resources, infrastructure, and international business, for many years on the international staff of Royal Dutch Shell.
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Jane Knight
Hepburn Renewable Energy Association (HREA)
Jane has a background in environmental education and sustainable building (including study in BA Construction Management). Has been actively engaged in environmental issues for the past 15 years. She is currently studying MA Social Ecology at University of Western Sydney.
John Bell
Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary, Oceanlinx Ltd
John has held a wide range of financial and operational management positions with leading multinational companies. His career has encompassed the entertainment, software, technology, investment banking, electronics, manufacturing and heavy engineering industries.
John Gardner
Social Modelling, Mining and Sustainable Development, CSIRO: Exploration and Mining
John holds a PhD in organisational psychology, and has worked as a consultant to public and private-sector organisations for over 10 years, providing survey research and data analysis services.
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John Sanderson
John has a Ph.D in chemical engineering, and is re-inventing the gasifier for modern use in his back shed in Melbourne as private project. John works for CSIRO as a research scientist.
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Julian Turecek
National Manager, Policy & Government Affairs, Origin Energy
John has degrees in chemical engineering and commerce, and has 15-plus years' energy industry experience in trading, marketing and risk management roles at BHP Petroleum, Ecogen Energy, Boral Energy and Enron Australia. He is responsible for formulating and advocating Origin's policy positions on climate change and energy, including liaising with state and federal governments.
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Ken Chapman
Environmental Champion Co-ordinator, Centrelink (Western Victoria)
Ken has worked for Centrelink / Department of Social Security since 1991 in a variety of roles. His interest in the environment and renewable energy led to study in the renewable energy field in the late 1990's. In 2004 Ken started in the then voluntary role of Environmental Champion Coordinator (ECC) for Centrelink's Western Victoria area.
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Ken Guthrie
Manager, Renewable and Distributed Energy, Sustainability Victoria
Ken has worked in the area of solar energy and energy efficiency for over 25 years, and he chairs the International, and the Australian and New Zealand Standards committees on solar water heating.
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Linda Beilharz
Icecap Adventurer
Linda was the first Australian woman to ski from the edge of Antarctica to the South Pole. During her epic 56 day quest, she endured treacherous conditions, including blinding snowstorms and minus 50 degree temperatures. Linda's extraordinary triumph is testament not only to her physical strength and courage, but to her dogged determination that pushed her inch by inch, across that vast white landscape.
Michael McCartney
Project Director, Central Victorian Solar Cities
Director, Crockford McCartney Pty Ltd
Michael was the project manager appointed to manage the preparation of the Central Victorian Solar Cities bid which was selected to be one of five solar cities in Australia. His appointment as project director of Central Victorian Solar Cities will see him integrally involved in the rollout of the project.
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Nicolette Boele
Director, Strategic Projects, The Climate Institute
Nicolette holds an honours degree in business management (Tourism and Leisure), and has 15 years' experience in business start-ups, strategic planning and environmental advocacy in Europe, North America and Australia.
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Paula Arcari
Biodiesel Project Manager and State Manager, ICLEI Oceania
Paula has a Masters Degree in Environmental Science from Edinburgh University and a Masters from Monash University for which she investigated relationships between climate change and mosquito-borne diseases. Since joining ICLEI Oceania in 2005, Paula has managed the delivery of the Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) Australia Program to local governments in three states and is currently working with councils in South Australia.
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