PROGRAM & SPEAKER PRESENTATIONS

Day 1: Tuesday August 10

2:00-5:00

Sydney Green Buildings Tour   Walking tour of Darling Park 3, a 5 star NABERS energy rated & workplace 6, a 6 star Green Star Office as Built v2 rated commercial office building with retail in Ultimo   Building sustainability features include: alternative energy : solar power hot water system and gas tri-generation; efficient air conditioning provided by an absorption chiller; magnetic bearing chillers; harbour heat rejection and chilled beams; lighting design featuring PE cells and movement sensors; Blackwater Treatment Plant, 4 star water fixtures, 6 star urinals, and extensive water metering;  Hosted by Bruce Precious, Office & Industrial Sustainability Manager, General Property Trust

	Pre-conference Workshop 1
2:00-5:00	Carbon reporting and minimising compliance risk   Mandatory vs voluntary reporting – differing drivers and methodologies Understanding compliance under National Greenhouse Energy Reporting (NGER) and NZ ETS NGER reporting: Year 1:main problem areas, trends and lessons learnt, Year 2: additional requirements, where do lower reporting thresholds apply, reducing reporting costs Integrated capture, measurement, management & reporting of carbon data internally & via OCAR: the key challenge; Mandatory and voluntary carbon assurance: greenhouse & energy report auditing: Andrew Gunst, CEO, CarbonIntel Case study Impact of carbon reporting on business: Sarah Marshall, National Environment and Sustainability Manager, Abigroup Workshop leader: Matt Drum, Senior Consultant Environment, Ndevr Pty Ltd   WORKSHOP PRESENTATION
	Pre-conference Workshop 2
2:00-5:00	Local & Regional Climate Successes Taking local action Economic development opportunities of good climate change policy design Low Carbon Cities: Local case studies LED lighting installation in streets, car parks & garages: Sydney & Adelaide – Jodi Newcombe, Australian Manager, States & Regions Program, The Climate Group Australia Distributed generation plans for Sydney Allan Jones, Chief Development Officer Energy & Climate Change, City of Sydney Best practice urban development: NZ & Australian examples referenced against Hobsonville Point andevaluating low carbon decisions in practice Sean Bignell, Chief Executive, Hobsonville Land Company Regional Initiatives Community engagement for renewable energy in regional NSW, the RE Precincts program Dr Chris Briggs, Climate Change Policy & Programs, Department of Environment, Climate Change & Water NSW Workshop leader: Wayne Wescott, Principal, Wescott & Wyman Global

Formal Opening Ceremony

5:45	Welcome Gary Taylor, Chair, Climate Change & Business Centre
6:00	Opening Keynote Address: Progress in international negotiations & expectations for Mexico Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC Secretariat (via live videolink from Bonn, Germany)
6:30	Official Conference Opening Hon Kristina Keneally, Premier of NSW
7:00	Opening Drinks (Exhibition area)
8:00	Close

Day 2: Wednesday August 11

8:30	Back to Basics – why we need action Understanding the science Communicating the challenge Professor Andy Pitman, Co-Director, Climate Change Research Centre, University of NSW
9:00	Business Solutions: How will we reduce carbon emissions by 20-25% by 2020 Moderator: Jon Jutsen, Founder & Executive Director, Energetics Charting a low carbon growth plan: John Thwaites, Chair, ClimateWorks Australia Multi - sector response Progress to date What impact will a carbon price of $0, $20, $50 have What policy settings do business want Panellists: Power: Carl McCamish, Executive General Manager Policy & Sustainability, Origin Transport: Bernard Carlon, Divisional Director Sustainability Programs, Department of Environment, Climate Change & Water NSW Buildings: The Hon Tom Roper, Chair, Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council Industry: Patten Bridge, General Manager Sustainability, Murray-Goulburn Co-operative Forestry: Andrew Grant, Chief Executive Officer, CO2 Australia Agriculture: Mick Keogh, Executive Director, Australian Farm Institute
11:00	Morning Tea
11:30	Domestic Policy Update Moderator: John Thwaites, Chair, ClimateWorks Australia New Zealand: Implementation of the Emissions Trading Scheme & business response, Hon Dr Nick Smith, Minister for Climate Change Issues Australia: Australian political parties’ policies Paul Fletcher MP, Liberal Member for Bradfield Senator Christine Milne, Australian Greens Deputy Leader & spokesperson on climate change (by video)
12:30	Lunch
1:40	Climate Change Adaptation:  Building the business case for action Session Chair: Rachael Phelan, Partner, Financial Risk Management, KPMG Adaptation: an insurer’s perspective Alison Ledger, Head of Group Strategy, Insurance Australlia Group (IAG) Case Study Sydney Water’s approach to climate change adaptation Judi Hansen, General Manager Sustainability, Sydney Water Informing adaptive responses; the Critical Infrastructure Program for Modelling & Analysis (CIPMA) Koenraad Van Landeghem, Assistant Director CIPMA, Attorney-General’s Department Assessing climate change vulnerability via AGIC sustainability rating tool Doug Harland, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Green Infrastructure Council
3:10	Afternoon Tea
3:45	The Policy- Finance –Technology Triangle Leveraging low carbon investment in an uncertain policy environment Moderator: Nathan Fabian, CEO, Investor Group on Climate Change Australia & New Zealand   What are the likely energy & infrastucture paths for Australia & New Zealand Understanding the risk/return & carbon pricing approaches to project financing Public vs private funding: getting the balance right Policy measures to unlock the investment backlog Global technology investment trends & successes Overcoming technology development & deployment risks  Panellists: Debt financier: Mark Joiner, Executive Director Finance, National Australia Bank Equity financier: Mark Rogers, Asset Manager, Infrastructure Investment, Colonial First State Global Asset Management Technology provider: Ben Waters, Commercial Director, GE Australia & New Zealand Project developer: Niall McCarthy, Director, Eureka Funds Management Law and policy:  Martijn Wilder, Head of Global Environmental Markets Practice, Baker & McKenzie Policy maker: Blair Comley, Deputy Secretary, Department of Climate Change & Energy Efficiency
5:30	Domestic Policy Update cont’d from 11.30am session The Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Climate Change and Water
5:50	Closing Remarks for Day 1
6:00	Networking Drinks
7:00	Conference Dinner Dinner Host: Ian Stuart, Business Events Sydney                                            Dinner Sponsor: Sydney Convention& Exhibition Centre Dinner Speaker: Telling it like it is: Media in the carbon debate Keith Orchison AM, Editor of Powering Australia yearbook and writer for Business Spectator and The Australian