Climate Change Services Conference 2017
 
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Program - Hilton Adelaide, South Australia
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Thursday 23/11/2017
8:30 amRegistration Open
9:00 am - 10:10 amInternational and financial perspectives on climate change services
Senator Christopher Loeak, Senator, Marshall Islands
Martin Haese, The Right Honourable Lord Mayor of Adelaide , City of Adelaide
Mark Stafford Smith, Chief Coordinating Scientist , Adaptation, CSIRO
Andrew Stock, Climate Council, Cities Power Partnership- connecting & supporting local government climate action
10:10 am - 10:30 amMorning Tea
10:30 am - 12:00 pmEmerging trends in resilience, development and finance: International and national perspectives
Julia Hartelius, Senior Program Lead – Disaster Law, International Programs , Australian Red Cross
Jai O'Toole, Emergency Services Manager, Australian Red Cross
Akhil Abraham, Senior Policy Adviser, British High Commission
Crystal Fleming, General Manager, Investor Group on Climate Change
Dr Nathan Gray, Managing Partner, AsiaAustralis
Dr David Rissik, Deputy Director (General Manager), National Climate Change Adaption Research Facility, Griffith University
12:00 pm - 12:45 pmLunch
12:45 pm - 2:00 pmAdaptation and resilience from planning to mainstreaming
Cecilia Woolford, Chair, Outback Communities Authority
Ann Gibbons, Environmental Sustainability Manager, Marion City Council / Resilient South
Shen Mann, Environmental Strategy Officer, Alexandrina Council (Resilient Hills and Coast)
Luke Sarsons, Senior Climate Change and Sustainability Consultant | Environment and Resources, Arup
Mark Stafford Smith, Chief Coordinating Scientist , Adaptation, CSIRO
Chair: Nicole Halsey, Director, URPS
12:45 pm - 2:00 pmTransition to a low carbon economy
Sandy Pitcher, Chief Executive, Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources
Martin Hablutzel, Head of Strategy, Siemens Ltd Australia
Michelle English, Associate Director Sustainability, City of Adelaide
Jeremy Dore, Adviser, Aboriginal Carbon Fund
2:15 pm - 3:30 pmAdaptation and resilience from planning to mainstreaming
Tom Davies, Chairman and Founding Director , Edge Consulting
Seth Westra, Associate Dean of Research and Innovation - Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences, University of Adelaide
Alison Whitten, Resilient Melbourne Operations Coordinator, City of Melbourne
Dr David Rissik, Deputy Director (General Manager), National Climate Change Adaption Research Facility, Griffith University
Chair: Rohan Hamden, Director, XDI Cross Dependancy Initiative
2:15 pm - 3:30 pmServices emerging from energy market transformation
Sam Crafter, Executive Director, Energy Implementation Taskforce, Department of Premier and Cabinet, SA
Jess Hunt, Group Manager, Future Energy Systems, Australian Energy Market Operator
David Linder-Patton, Chief Executive Officer, Heliostat SA
Chair: John O'Brien, Managing Director, Australian CleanTech
3:30 pm - 4:00 pmAfternoon Tea
4:00 pm - 5:00 pmCollaboration and "co-opertition" - mindsets for a thriving sector ecosystem
Geoff Fisher, Australia - China Sponge City Consortium
Rachel Barratt, CEO , Water Industry Alliance
Steve Morton, Manager, Urban Water, Economics and Water Security, Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources, SA
Bettina Venner, Manager Industry Participation, Industry, Innovation, Science and Small Business
4:00 pm - 5:00 pmEntrepreneurship in the climate change services sector
Prof Noel Lindsay, Director - ECIC / Pro Vice Chancellor - Entrepreneurship, University of Adelaide
Chris Lee, CEO, Climate-KIC Australia
Beth Worrall, Marketing Manager, buddy.com
Matthew Shorten, Managing Director, Balance Carbon
Chair: Kirk Drage, Leap Sheep and Adelaide Smart City Studio
5:00 pm - 6:30 pmSocial Networking Event
 
Friday 24/11/2017
8:00 am - 2:30 pmCommunity Renewable Energy Masterclass for councils and community groups.
Mal Campbell, Frontier Impact Group
Jennifer Lauber Patterson, Frontier Impact Group
10:00 am - 12:30 pmClimate Change Services Australia workshop: Mapping sector capability
10:30 am - 1:30 pmMaking the most of energy and water for wineries, irrigators and food producers
Sam Crafter, Executive Director, Energy Implementation Taskforce, Department of Premier and Cabinet, SA
Mark Gishen, The South Australian Wine Industry Association
Damian Edwards, CQ Partners
Darren Egel, SA Power Networks
Nick Palousis, 2XE
Rohan Wighton, Glaciem Cooling Technologies
Jacob Mahoney, Flowpower
Andrew Nance, The Energy Project
12:30 pmLunch / Close

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Environmental Sustainability
The Hilton aim to embrace sustainable environmental practices beyond the industry norms. As a result they will offset the carbon emissions generated from the meeting room and the food consumed at the Conference. 
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