PROGRAM & SPEAKERS
The 5th annual Climate Investor Forum, coming in 2027 – will once again host an impressive, influential line up of speakers.
Forum Program
The agenda built for APAC's climate investment community.
Now in its fifth year, the Climate Investor Forum continues to set the standard for climate investment events across APAC. The 2027 program brings together world-class speakers, 12 sector showcases, expanded networking and B2B meeting opportunities, and signature evening events — all designed to connect capital with the climate solutions shaping our region's net zero future.
Program overview 2027
THE GLOBAL STATE OF PLAY
- Market developments, geopolitics & forces
reshaping climate investment globally
- How the energy transition is realigning capital
flows in APAC
- The need for energy sovereignty and
independence impacting policy, markets,
technology and finance
WHERE THE SMART MONEY IS MOVING &
HOW
- How institutional investors, PE, VC and family
offices are successfully executing strategies
- Who is meeting the challenges in securing
late-stage growth capital
- What are the climate solutions, technologies
and projects attracting the smart money
MEETING THE MOMENT – AUSTRALIA’S
OPPORTUNITY
- How are the Government’s Specialist
Investment Vehicles co-investing and catalysing
The Future made in Australia strategy
- What role will carbon and nature markets
play in financing emissions reduction
- Which sectors can Australia genuinely lead
globally
INDUSTRY & CORPORATE ACTION
- How is climate a driver of industrial
transformation, productivity, energy security,
and corporate value creation?
- What is the role of corporates in financing
Australia’s Climate Technology Scale-Up Gap
- Resilience & adaptation capital — mobilising
investment into infrastructure & naturebased
solutions at scale
In February 2027, The 5th Climate Investor Forum will once again include over 100+ speakers, moderators, and presenting climate solutions, at the forefront of the climate investment landscape.
world class speakers
The Climate Investor Forum has brought together an unparalleled community of world class speakers and leaders driving the global climate agenda. Explore just some of the Fourm’s 400+ speakers — spanning ministers and institutional investors to fund managers, major corporates, and companies pioneering the next generation of climate solutions — across four landmark gatherings.
Hon Lily D’Ambrosio
Minister for Climate Action, Minister for Energy and Resources, Minister for the State Electricity Commission, Victorian Government
Carol Schwartz
Chair, Trawalla Foundation & Climate Council, Board Member, Reserve Bank of Australia
Melanie Brock AM
Non Executive Director, Asahi Group Holdings, Mitsubishi Estate and Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Dr. Valerie Speth
Dr. Valerie Speth, Managing Director, APAC Head of Climate Infrastructure, Global Infrastructure Partners, a part of BlackRock
Rebecca Mikula-Wright
CEO, Investor Group on Climate Change (Aus/NZ) and Asia Investor Group on Climate Change
Connecting Capital to Scale Climate Solutions
- 23 – 24 February 2027
- MCG, Melbourne, Australia
Globally Significant Keynote Speakers
Engage with and hear from globally significant keynote speakers.
Commercial Transactions
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.
Full Ecosystem of Investors
All forms of private and public capital providers across asset classes converge here.