Program

Science and impacts update.
Chair: Tim Flannery, South Australian Premiers Roundtable on Sustainability
Indications from the latest climate change modelling and potential business impacts on key Australasian sectors
(including agriculture, infrastructure, tourism and water)
Speakers include: Kevin Hennessy, CSIRO; Dr David Wratt, presenting a paper by Dr Jim Salinger (NIWA); Dr Stephen Schneider, Stanford University

11.30am

Drivers for climate change action.
Chair: Tim Nevard, Principal Environmental Scientist, GHD

• Global political update: which governments are acting and why? What are they doing?
  What has been the response from business?
  Howard Bamsey, Deputy Secretary, Department of Environment & Heritage & Head, Australian Greenhouse Office
• The state of the debate over climate change in Australia, Dr Clive Hamilton, Executive Director, Australia Institute and Chair of the Board of the Climate Change Institute
• Investor demands for emissions disclosure and management, Sean Lucy, Practice Leader, Climate Change, Phillips Fox

1.30pm

Local and global business leaders.
Chair: Cathy Zoi, Group Executive Director, Bayard Capital

New initiatives, challenges, dilemmas and drivers for the following sectors:

• Energy supplier, Tony Wood, General Manager Public & Government Affairs, Origin Energy
• Energy user, Tom Campbell, Managing Director, Smelting, UK & NZ, Comalco Aluminium
• Services, Tony Coleman, Chief Risk Office and Actuary, Insurance Australia Group (IAG)
• Finance, John Hooper, Executive General Manager, Institutional Markets, National Australia Bank
• Transport, Tim Warren, Chief Executive Officer, Shell Companies Australia

4.00pm

Leaders’ Forum.
Moderated conversation on greenhouse initiatives that work involving Federal Ministers, State Premiers and Ministers, and industry leaders

Moderator: The Hon. Bob Carr, Chair, Advisory Committee, Climate Institute and former Premier New South Wales.
Participants include:

• The Hon Ian Campbell, Federal Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator for Western Australia
• The Hon David Parker, New Zealand Minister Responsible for Climate Change Issues, Minister of Energy, and Minister of Transport
• The Hon John Hill, Minister for Environment and Conservation, Minister for Health, South Australia
• The Hon John Thwaites, Deputy Premier of Victoria, Minister for the Environment; Water and Victorian Communities
• The Hon David Chomiak, Minister for Energy, Science & Technology, Manitoba, Canada
• Tim Warren, Chief Executive Officer, Shell Companies in Australia
• Michael Ullmer, Director, Finance & Risk, Group Chief Financial Officer, National Australia Bank.
• John Ellice-Flint, Managing Director, Santos
• Andrew Stock, Executive General Manager, Major Development Projects, Origin Energy

UK Climate Change Initiatives
Speaker: Henry Derwent, Director, Climate, Energy and Environmental Risk at the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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8.30am

Markets Update - prices, volumes and outlooks. Opportunities for businesses in this region.
Chair: Martijn Wilder, Partner, Baker & Mckenzie

• The European Trading Scheme – one year in
• Overview of global credit markets (Kyoto and non-Kyoto). How businesses in this region can and are participating
• Market opportunities in Asia-Pacific (with a focus on Japan and China)

Speakers include: Paula DiPerna, Executive Vice President, Chicago Climate Exchange; Stuart Frazer, Frazer Lindstrom; Anthea Harris, Project Leader, Inter-Jurisdictional Emissions Trading Group; Bruno Julien, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Commission to Australia and New Zealand; Adrian Stott, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) / Joint Implementation (JI) consultant for Mitsubishi UFJ Securities; Craig McBurnie, ABN AMRO BANK NV; Dr Can Wang, Institute for Environmental Systems Analysis, DESE, Tsinghua University,

11.00am

Abatement pathways:
Chair: Peter Ottesen, Executive Director, Office of Sustainability, ACT

• Global and regional energy and technology outlook to 2050. Dr Richard Bradley, Head of Energy Efficiency and Environment, International Energy Agency
• Wedge analysis:
  • Analysis of the overall emissions reduction required
  • The potential contribution (wedge size) of various sectors (energy efficiency, renewables, gas, sequestration, nuclear etc.).
  • An assessment of the relative costs, benefits and roadblocks for various emissions reduction approaches.
• Dr Steve Howard, Chief Executive Officer, The Climate Group
• Brief comments from industry specialists followed by panel discussion. Can the sector contribute what is anticipated? Are the costs acceptable? What are the roadblocks?
  • Non–renewables, Dr Fiona Wild, BP Australia.
  • Renewables, Meridian Energy
  • Transport – Prof Ralph Sims, Massey University
  • Sequestration, Andrew Grant, CO2 Australia; Mark O’Neill, Australian Coal Association
  • Energy Efficiency, Jonathan Jutsen, Founder and Group Executive Director, Energetics and EnVINTA Corporation

2.00pm

Concurrent sessions:

The concurrent sessions are designed to follow on logically from the plenary sessions and provide more time to explore the selected key issues in depth. Speakers have been asked to give shorter presentations and sessions are expected to be both stimulating and content-rich. This part of the program will continue to evolve as new ideas are received.

1. Climate Change, Water and Wastewater
   Chair: Dr Suzanne Hollins, Director, Institute of Nuclear Geophysical, ANSTO
   Based on climate change predictions, what are the expected trends in the quality and quantity of water available for both potable and non-potable uses (including agriculture)? What are the really innovative practices and incentives to promote water allocation and pricing efficiencies in urban and rural settings? Where are the business opportunities?
   • Predictions for future water availability in Australia and New Zealand - Kevin Hennessy presenting a paper by Dr Jim Salinger (NIWA)
   • Water – Innovative Practices in optimising water rights, allocation and pricing – Mark Bartley, Phillips Fox
   • Carbon management in the water industry– Dr Julian Elder, Watercare Services Ltd
   • New water and wastewater treatment technologies (including desalination and membrane filtration) and re-use and recycling. David Luketina, Water Corporation
   • Water and agriculture: is wet New Zealand destined to become the food-bowl for a dry Australia? – Nick Marsh, Managing Director, NEXT Corporation
   

   
   

2. Adapting to the Effects of Climate Change in Australia and New Zealand
   Chair: Ralph Sims, Professor of Sustainable Energy; Director, Centre for Energy Research, Massey University
   What are the climate change risks in agriculture, infrastructure, biodiversity and health? How big are those risks? What changes will be required to current practices? What are the new and emerging initiatives? Where are the business opportunities?
   • Identifying potential local climate change impacts and adaptation options - Dr David Wratt, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA)
   • Agriculture: The Murray-Darling basin and other key Australian agricultural areas. Peter Hayman, Principal Scientist, Climate Applications, South Australian Research and Development Institute (SARDI)
   • Infrastructure: Hurricane Katrina and other lessons - Tony Coleman, Insurance Australia Group (IAG)
   • Health: What is the impact on public health and what is being done? Prof Tony McMichael, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, ANU
   • Adaptation – Biodiversity: The impact of climate change on coral reefs and other biologically sensitive areas. Michael Dunlop, CSIRO
   
   
3. Transport and City Design
   Chair: Murray Ward, Principal, Global Climate Change Consultancy
   What is the emissions profile of the transport sector? Are burgeoning fuel costs having any effect?
   Can we do more with public transport? What can be done to create more energy efficient cities?
   • International and regional transport emission trends - Dr Richard Bradley, International Energy Agency
   • The role of public transport in reducing emissions: comparing Australian and New Zealand cities - Alan Thompson, Auckland Regional Transport Authority
   • Urban form: designing more sustainable cities - Emmerson Richardson – Executive Director, Transport Planning, Sinclair Knight Merz
   • Better building design: the cost effectiveness and benefits of a 5* / 6* building – Caroline Noller, The GPT Group
   

   
   

4. Local Government and Climate Change: an ICLEI hosted workshop
   Chair: Martin Brennan, Executive Manager, Partnerships & Political Support, International Cities for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
   What are the drivers for action by local government? Who are the key players? How can cities in Australia and New Zealand share ideas about climate change initiatives? How can councils and businesses work together?
   • The role of the Cities for Climate Protection Program and new initiatives for local government action - Daniel Murphy, International Cities for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
   • The Implementation of Adelaide Green City Program – Trixie Mead, Project Director, Adelaide Green City Program
   • Best practice examples of local government action – Mark Searle, City of Marion
   
5. Participating in Carbon Markets
   Chair: Rod Oram, Business Commentator and Adjunct Professor, New Zealand Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Unitec
   Building on the earlier “Markets Update” plenary session, how are the Kyoto and non-Kyoto markets working? What are the opportunities for New Zealand and Australian businesses to participate in trading?
   • Leading edge transactions around the world -Peter Hawkes, Baker & McKenzie
   • Trading Realities – Tracy Dyson, Meridian Energy
   • Availability of the Clean Development Mechanism market to Australian businesses - Michael Wilson, Pacific Hydro
   • Australian Emissions Trading schemes: an update on existing programs and the proposed state-based national scheme - Anthea Harris, Project Leader, Inter-Jurisdictional Emissions Trading Group
   • Emissions Trading activity and market developments in the United States. Paula DiPerna, Executive Vice President, Chicago Climate Exchange
   
   
6. Carbon Risk and Governance
   

   Chair: Amanda McCluskey, Portfolio Partners

   What corporate governance responsibilities do directors and executives of companies have, to account for and manage carbon risk? What about the responsibilities of Ministers, directors and trustees of governments, government agencies and pension funds? How should they do it? What lessons are there for investors? What do investors think?
   • Overview: Findings from the Carbon Disclosure Project – Bill Hartnett, CEO Australasia, Innovest Strategic Value Advisors.
   • Carbon disclosure and litigation risks – Sean Lucy, Phillips Fox
   • Governance responsibilities for pension fund trustees in a carbon-constrained world - Bob Welsh, VicSuper and Chair of the Investors Group on Climate Change
   • A lender’s perspective on carbon risks – Justin McNab - Industry Head - Energy and Infrastructure, Corporate Banking, National Australia Bank
   • Carbon Risk and Governance-Managing carbon risk from a company’s perspective – Cheryl Smith, Energetics
   
   
7. How Emerging Technologies Can Reduce Emissions
   Chair: The Hon David Chomiak, Minister for Energy, Science & Technology, Manitoba, Canada.
   What abatement technologies are approaching commercialisation? What is their abatement potential? Who is investing in them?
   • SLIVER cell solar technology and Geodynamics’ hot rock technology – Greg Lavery, Origin Energy
   • Expected efficiency / emissions reduction from next generation hybrid vehicles. What are the key new technology features likely to be? How far away are commercial hydrogen vehicles? - Vic Johnston, Toyota
   • Geo-sequestration: what is the current technical viability? What are the most promising technologies? - Mark O’Neill, Australian Coal Association
   • Chevron’s plans for reducing greenhouse gas emissions including the proposed Gorgon carbon dioxide injection project – John Torkington, Chevron
   • The potential role for nuclear fusion and fission to reduce emissions – George Collins, Chief of Research, ANSTO
   

    

   
   

4.00pm

Looking forward:
Chair: Rob Fenwick, Chairman, New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development

• The International Climate Change Landscape - Present and Prospects – Murray Ward, Principal, Global Climate Change Consultancy
• Driving Corporate Action Post 2012 – Martijn Wilder, Partner, Baker & McKenzie
• The Case for a Global Treaty Post 2012: A European Perspective – Nick Rowley, Former Senior Policy Advisor (focussing on sustainability & climate change) to the UK Prime Minister Tony Blair
  
  

All named speakers are confirmed at the date of uploading to the website. The conference organizers reserve the right to change names of speakers if circumstances require it.

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