PROGRAM & SPEAKERS

The Climate Investor Forum 2025 will once again host an impressive, influential line up of speakers.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

18 MARCH 2025

International Climate Investor Roundtable

Invitation only

VIP Pre-Event Cocktails - Melbourne Town Hall

19 MARCH 2025

FULL DAY PROGRAM

Olympic Room, MCG

Welcome and opening address

Opening Plenary I - Global trends, developments and opportunities in climate investing

As investors, corporations and governments increasingly accelerate the deployment of climate solutions, what are the key supply and demand factors and where are the key geographic and sectoral investment hotspots?

Opening Plenary II - Defining the global role for Australian climate solutions

What are the investments, policies, technologies and market forces and trends that make Australia an attractive place to invest, and what are the climate solutions that Australia can build high value exports to regional markets?

Morning Tea

Concurrent Sector Showcases - I

The best of Australia’s world class growth companies and projects
across 9 sectors. Overview of the climate solution, investment and partner needs and strategies for growth.

  • Nature Based Solutions
  • Critical Minerals
  • Circular Economy

Concurrent Sector Showcases - II

  • Food and Agriculture
  • Climate Tech
  • Mobility and Transport

Lunch

Corporate Plenary - Speed and scale, meeting complex corporate decarbonization challenges

Insights and strategies on industry approaches to investing in meeting corporate emissions reduction targets and net zero targets.

Investor Plenary - Blended finance, innovative ways to mobilise private capital required to supercharge funding the transition to a net zero economy

What are some of the innovative climate financing models across different asset classes that can mobilise greater volumes of private capital?

Afternoon Tea

Concurrent Sector Showcases - III

  • The Energy Transition
  • Blue Economy- Oceans and Water
  • Buildings and Infrastructure

Closing Plenary - The unicorns are coming - what was Wow?

What are the climate technologies, products or services to watch –
the next Unicorns!

Networking Cocktails, Betty Cuthbert Room

Betty Cuthbert Room
Climate Investors Forum Cocktails
Music and Networking

Gala Dinner, MCC Dining Room

Special dinner and Keynote Speakers.

In March 2025, The Climate Investor Forum will once again include over 50 speakers and moderators at the forefront of the climate investment landscape.

world class speakers

Five plenary sessions. Nine key sector sessions. Thirty Six presenting world class climate solutions.

Senior decision-making representatives from key industries including:

Along with CEO’s and senior representatives from companies delivering:

world class Previous speakers included

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Hon Julia Gillard

AC, 27th Prime Minister of Australia

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Martijn Wilder

AM, Chair, National Reconstruction
Fund, CEO, Pollination

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Carol Schwartz

Chair Trawalla Foundation, Chair, Climate Council, Board Member, Reserve Bank of Australia

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Kristian Fok

Chief Investment Officer, Cbus Super

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Elizabeth O’Leary

Global Chair, Agriculture and Natural Assets, Macquarie Asset Management

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Anote Tong

Former President of the Republic of Kiribati

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Debby Blakey

CEO, HESTA

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Fiona Messent

Executive Manager, Climate Change, Qantas

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Ian Learmonth

CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation

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Megan Flynn

Managing Director, Global Head of Advisory, Pollination

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Kobad Bhavnagri

Global Head of Strategy, BloombergNEF

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Audrey Zibelman

International energy transition leader and Advisor X, the Moonshot Factory

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Holly Kramer

Non-Executive Director, Woolworths Group & Fonterra

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Andrew Bullock

Managing Director, Adamantem Capital

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Ben Krasnostein

Managing Partner, Kilara Capital

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Paul Hunyor

Managing Director and Co-Founder, Wollemi Capital

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Ingrid Maes

Founder & Managing Director W23 at Woolworths Group

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Graham Winkelman

Head of Carbon Management, BHP

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Matt Drum

Managing Director, Anthesis Australia

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Alan Schwartz

AM, Chairman. Trawalla Group

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Albert Bielinko

Partner, Telstra Ventures

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Charlie Ill

Chief Investment Officer, Investible

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Charlotte Connell

Ambassador, Climate Investor Forum

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Chris Lee

CEO, Climate-KIC

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Chris Thomas

Director, Wollemi Capital

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Christina Tonkin

Managing Director, Corporate Finance, Australia & New Zealand Banking Group

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Christine Amour-Levar

Co-Founder, Investors for Climate and Founder & CEO HER Planet Earth

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Diana Callebaut

Global Head of Investments, Pollination

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Dougal McOrmish

Partner, Kilara Capital

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Emma Jenkin

Partner, Kilara Capital

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Heechung Sung

Head of Natural Capital, Clean Energy Finance Corporation

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Hon Lily D’Ambrosio

Minister for Climate Action, Minister for Energy and Resources, Minister for the State Electricity Commission, Victorian Government

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Justin Merrell

Group Sustainability Director, Lion

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Katie Valentine

Head Decarbonisation Integration & Execution, Fortescue

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Kris Campbell

Senior Facilities Manager, Knight Frank

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Kristin Vaughan

Managing Partner, Virescent Ventures

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Kylie Little

Director- Climate Tech Lead, KPMG High Growth Ventures

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Lord Mayor, Sally Capp

City of Melbourne

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Mark Frayman

Managing Partner, Orion Industrial Ventures

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Matt Genever

Chief Executive Officer, Sustainability Victoria

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Matthew Pryor

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Tenacious Ventures

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Megan Fisher

CEO, Energy Lab

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Practice Manager, Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy, World Bank

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Nerida Bradley

Chief Impact Officer, Green Collar

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Nick Chiarelli

CEO, Ocean Impact Organisation

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Peter Castellas

CEO, Climate Zeitgeist

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Raf Wood

Managing Partner, Silva Capital

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Rajiv Viswanathan

Managing Director, Adamantem Capital

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Rasika Mohan

Executive Advisor – ESG, Sustainability and Decarbonisation, GHD Advisory

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Tim Buckley

Director, Climate Energy Finance

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Tim Hannon

Managing Director, Gaia Natural Capital

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Troy Powell

Head of Sustainability, Orica

A network of DECISION MAKERS

Substantial commerical opportunity and interaction, 2024 attendee representation included:

Sector representation made up of:

43%
Investors
27%
Climate Technology Products & Services
21%
Corporates
6%
Professional Services
3%
Government

A MUST ATTEND EVENT FOR

Investors

To evaluate some of the best of the investable universe of climate solutions and connect with other investors from superfunds to VCs, PE, family offices, government funds and banks. 

Corporate Executives

To connect with the cutting edge of solution providers, potential co-investors and partners to help deliver your decarbonisation agenda.

Climate Solutions Companies and Projects

To showcase solutions and network with potential corporate customers, commercial partners and investors. 

Government Funding Agencies 

To connect with private investors to leverage government funds into the net zero transition.

Climate Leaders

To  influence, lead, motivate and guide corporate decision makers and the emerging climate investment community.

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Our sponsors in 2024

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Connecting Capital to Scale Climate Solutions

High Calibre Speakers

Engage with and hear from globally significant keynote speakers.

Commercial Outcomes

Network and build personal relationships with key decision makers driving climate related investments and commercial transactions.

World Class Climate Solutions

Understand the global potential of the best of Australian investment ready, scalable world class climate solution companies and projects.