2023 Festival Program

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Main Hall

Engage

- Morning introductions & keynotes
- Expo space & product demos
- Investor and theme connection round tables
- Keynotes, pitches & awards
- Industry end of year celebration

Vestibule

Learn

- 25 minute deep dives into climate tech challenges, opportunities, policy, capital raising and more

Treasury

Act

-Morning sessions with industry experts where the audience can get feedback and discussion on key topic - hosted by Ecotone Partners

- Afternoon sessions engaging young climate tech supporters -hosted by Greenfluence

8am

Registration Opens - Coffee, tea and networking

9am

Main Hall

Welcome & Keynotes

- Welcome from Mick Liubinskas, CEO, Climate Salad
- Welcome to Country
- Welcome from Adam Worling - City of Sydney Councillor
- 5 Important Numbers in Climate Tech - Sophie Purdom, Climate Tech VC New York
- War on Waste - Craig Reucassel, Chaser
- 20 Climate Tech Pitches

Vestibule

Treasury

10am

Expo and Demo Section Opens, content starts in Vestibule & Treasury

Main Hall

Expo and Demos

- See over 25 climate tech solutions from Australian companies
- Meet industry players and supporters
- See what City of Sydney, University of Newcastle and others are doing in climate tech

Vestibule

Where are the solutions going to come from?

- Sally-Ann Williams - Cicada Innovations
- John Mellowes - PyroAg

Treasury

Live Pitch Coaching

- Watch and learn as climate tech companies get feedback from experienced mentors

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10.30am

Expo and Demo Section Open in Main Hall, content in Vestibule & Treasury

Main Hall

Investor Connect

- Meet, connect with and hear from 14 climate tech investors including Wollemi, Main Sequence, Giant Leap, Blackbird, and more
- Expo and demos continue

Vestibule

Rethinking Waste

- Olympia Yarger - GoTerra
- Paul Frasca - Sustainable Salons

Treasury

Live Pitch Coaching

- Watch and learn as climate tech companies get feedback from experienced mentors

11.00am

Expo and Demo Section Open in Main Hall, content in Vestibule & Treasury

Main Hall

Investor Connect

- Continues - Meet, connect with and hear from 14 climate tech investors including Wollemi, Main Sequence, Giant Leap, Blackbird, and more
- Expo and demos continue

Vestibule

Science Based Climate Tech

- Louise Brown - Hydgene
- Kristen Petroll - Hydgene
- Jacob Carpenter - Gelion

Treasury

Live Pitch Coaching

- Watch and learn as climate tech companies get feedback from experienced mentors

11.30am

Expo and Demo Section Open in Main Hall, content in Vestibule & Treasury

Main Hall

Expo and Demos

- See over 25 climate tech solutions from Australian companies
- Meet industry players and supporters
- See what City of Sydney, University of Newcastle and others are doing in climate tech

Vestibule

Australia's Response to the US Inflation Reduction Act

- Blair Palese - Climate and Capital Media
- Freddy Sharpe - Climate Friendly

Treasury

Live Pitch Coaching

- Watch and learn as climate tech companies get feedback from experienced mentors

12.00am

Expo and Demo Section Open in Main Hall, content in Vestibule & Treasury

Main Hall

Expo and Demos

- See over 25 climate tech solutions from Australian companies
- Meet industry players and supporters
- See what City of Sydney, University of Newcastle and others are doing in climate tech

Vestibule

The Power of Policy

- Byron Fay - CFO, Climate 200
- Mick Liubinskas - CEO / Co-Founder, Climate Salad

Treasury

Live Pitch Coaching

- Watch and learn as climate tech companies get feedback from experienced mentors

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12.30pm

Expo and Demo Section Open in Main Hall, content in Vestibule & Treasury

Main Hall

Discussions: 
Issues and Ideas

- Let's get into it!
- Find a table that matches your passion, purpose or people.
- Share, discuss and brainstorm
- Whats next? Work out action items to take these ideas forward.
- Topics: AI, Indigenous Climate Tech, Diversity, Industry Collaboration, Blue Carbon, Land Use, Emissions Capture.
‍- Expo and demos continue

Vestibule

Pathways into climate supporting Canva's Sustainability goals

- Mike Williams - Head of Sustainability, Canva

Treasury

Live Pitch Coaching

- Watch and learn as climate tech companies get feedback from experienced mentors

1.00pm

Expo and Demo Section Open in Main Hall, content in Vestibule & Treasury

Main Hall

Discussions: 
Issues and Ideas

- Let's get into it!
- Find a table that matches your passion, purpose or people.
- Share, discuss and brainstorm
- Whats next? Work out action items to take these ideas forward.
- Topics: AI, Indigenous Climate Tech, Diversity, Industry Collaboration, Blue Carbon, Land Use, Emissions Capture.
- Expo and demos continue

Vestibule

Storytelling in Climate Action

- Sally Giblin - Be The Future
- Nic Seton - Australian Parents for Climate Action
- Hannah Moreno - Third Hemisphere

Treasury

Youth Engagement

- Join the team from Greenfluence as they discuss issues and develop ideas of solving climate challenges from a youth perspective

1.30pm

Expo and Demo Section Open in Main Hall, content in Vestibule & Treasury

Main Hall

Discussions: 
Issues and Ideas

- Let's get into it!
- Find a table that matches your passion, purpose or people.
- Share, discuss and brainstorm
- Whats next? Work out action items to take these ideas forward.
- Topics: AI, Indigenous Climate Tech, Diversity, Industry Collaboration, Blue Carbon, Land Use, Emissions Capture.
- Expo and demos continue

Vestibule

Debate: Is financial investing the best path to climate impact?

- Rachel Yang - GiantLeap
- Alezeia Brown -Main Sequence Ventures
- Michael Tolo - Blackbird

Treasury

Youth Engagement

- Join the team from Greenfluence as they discuss issues and develop ideas of solving climate challenges from a youth perspective

2.00pm

Expo and Demo Section Open in Main Hall, content in Vestibule & Treasury

Main Hall

Investor Connect

- See over 25 climate tech solutions from Australian companies
- Meet industry players and supporters
- See what City of Sydney, University of Newcastle and others are doing in climate tech

Vestibule

Making Global Impact

- Camille Goldstone-Henry - Xylo Systems
- Brer Adams - Pollination
- Christine Devlin - Wollemi

Treasury

Youth Engagement

- Join the team from Greenfluence as they discuss issues and develop ideas of solving climate challenges from a youth perspective

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2.30pm

Expo and Demo Section Open in Main Hall, content in Vestibule & Treasury

Main Hall

Investor Connect

- See over 25 climate tech solutions from Australian companies
- Meet industry players and supporters
- See what City of Sydney, University of Newcastle and others are doing in climate tech

Vestibule

2024 Climate Tech

- Kristin Vaughan - Virescent
- David Swan - The AGE / SMH

Treasury

Youth Engagement

- Join the team from Greenfluence as they discuss issues and develop ideas of solving climate challenges from a youth perspective

3.00pm

Expo and Demo Section Open in Main Hall, content in Vestibule & Treasury

Main Hall

Investor Connect

- See over 25 climate tech solutions from Australian companies
- Meet industry players and supporters
- See what City of Sydney, University of Newcastle and others are doing in climate tech

Vestibule

Climate Tech In The Home

- Rachel Goldust - Renew Magazine
- Francis Vierboom - Rewiring Australia
- Gridsight

Treasury

Youth Engagement

- Join the team from Greenfluence as they discuss issues and develop ideas of solving climate challenges from a youth perspective

3.30pm

Expo and Demo Section Open in Main Hall, content in Vestibule & Treasury

Main Hall

Keynote: 2024 Climate Tech Boom

- Sophie Purdom (Partner at Planateer Capital and co-founder of Climate Tech VC, NY USA)

Vestibule

Content ends

Treasury

Content ends

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4.00pm

Expo and Demo Section Open in Main Hall, content in Vestibule & Treasury

Main Hall

50 Startup Pitches

-  30 second elevator pitches from 50 Australian climate tech
- Get excited about the wide range and amazing momentum of these amazing solutions

Vestibule

Treasury

5.00pm

Expo and Demo Section Open in Main Hall, content in Vestibule & Treasury

Main Hall

2023 Australian Climate Tech Awards

- See who will win this years awards
- Women in Climate Tech Award
- Impact Award
- Best Newcomer
- Best Mentor
- Best Investor
- Best Community Member
- Eureka Award for Breakthroughs
- Global Growth Award

Vestibule

Treasury

5.30pm

Expo and Demo Section Open in Main Hall, content in Vestibule & Treasury

Main Hall

Celebrating the Year

-Enjoy some food and drinks
- Network
- Celebrate the year gone by
- Set bold predictions for 2024

Vestibule

Treasury

8.00pm

Event Ends
Possible post-event drinks...

Main Hall

-Ended

Vestibule

Treasury

Our Speakers

Covering a broad range of climate tech, our speakers are experts in their fields and passionate about climate.

Sophie Purdom

Managing Partner at Planeteer Capital & Co-Founder, CTVC

Craig Reucassel

Writer & Comedian

Blair Palese

Climate and Capital Media

Sally-Ann Williams

CEO Cicada Innovations

Rachel Yang

Partner at Giant Leap

Dan Fitzgerald

Managing Partner at ReGen Ventures

Jeremy Kwong-Law

CEO & CIO at Grok Ventures

Olympia Yarger

GoTerra

Kerstin Petroll

Hydgene

Albert Bielinko

Telstra Ventures

John Mellowes

Pyroag

Sally Giblin

Be The Future

Alezeia Brown

Main Sequence

Paul Frasca

Founder & Director at Sustainable Salons Australia & Refoil & Board of directors AHC

Mike Williams

Canva

Michael Tolo

Blackbird

Louise Brown

Hydgene

Camile Goldstone-Henry

Xylo Systems

Byron Fay

Climate200

Freddy Sharpe

Climate Friendly

Nic Seton

Parents For Climate

Dr Rachel Goldlust

Renew

Francis Vierboom

Rewiring Australia

Jacob Carpenter

Gelion

Christine Devlin

Wollemi

Mo Hamdouna

Mo Works

David Swan

SMH

Mark Pesce

Sarah Nolet

Tenacious Ventures

Bronwen Clune

Correspondent Capital Pitch

Lisa Fedorenko

Investment Manager Alberts

Brendan Banfield

GridSight

Kristin Vaughan

Virescent Ventures

Simon Thomsen

Startup Daily

Leigh Kennedy

Australian Hydrogen Council

Eleni Assargiotis

Climate 10x UNSW

Dan Madhavan

Ecotone

Hannah Moreno

Third Hemisphere

Brer Adams

Pollination

Dermot O'Mahony

Kirsty Dare

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More speakers to be announced in the coming weeks.

Ticket Pricing

Prices listed exclude GST and booking fees applied at checkout.

General Admission

$250

Super Early Bird

Ended November 3

$180

Early Bird

Ends November 14

$220

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$150

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