PROGRAM & SPEAKERS

The 4th annual Climate Investor Forum 2026 will once again host an impressive, influential line up of speakers.

PROGRAM at a glance

16 FEBRUARY 2026

Invitation only

High level Pre- COP31 - Climate Finance and Investment Roundtable

VIP Pre-Event Cocktails - Melbourne Town Hall

17 - 18 FEBRUARY 2026

International and Ministerial Keynotes

Key Plenary Sessions

Concurrent Climate Solutions Sector Sessions

Showcasing groundbreaking, scalable climate solutions across 12 thematic sectors

Dinner, Drinks & Networking

Across three impactful days, the Climate Investor Forum will host networking drinks and the annual Gala Dinner, a premier industry highlight and unmissable evening of connection and collaboration.

In February 2026, The 4th Climate Investor Forum will once again include over 50 speakers and moderators at the forefront of the climate investment landscape.

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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H.E. Tshering Tobgay

Prime Minister Bhutan

Melanie Brock
Melanie Brock AM

Non Executive Director, Asahi Group Holdings, Mitsubishi Estate and Kawasaki Heavy Industries

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Nicholas Moore AO

Australia’s Special Envoy for Southeast Asia

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Matt Kean

Chair, Climate Change Authority, and Director, Regulatory Affairs and Strategic Partnerships, Wollemi Capital

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Megan Flynn

Managing Director, Global Head of Advisory, Pollination

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Peter Horn

Deputy CEO (Acting), Trade and Investment, Austrade

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Ian Learmonth

CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation

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Kobad Bhavnagri

Global Head of Strategy, BloombergNEF

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Christina Tonkin

Managing Director, Corporate Finance, ANZ

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Andrew Bullock

Managing Director, Adamantem Capital

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Executive Director, Infrastructure, IFM Investors 

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Dr. Zhengrong Shi

Global Solar Innovation Pioneer

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Dr. Valerie Speth

Dr. Valerie Speth, Managing Director, APAC Head of Climate Infrastructure, Global Infrastructure Partners, a part of BlackRock

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Alan Schwartz AO

Managing Director. Trawalla Group

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Fiona Messent

Chief Sustainability Officer, Qantas  

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David Scaysbrook

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners

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Kristin Vaughan

Managing Partner, Virescent Ventures

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Nicholas Reece

The Lord Mayor, City of Melbourne

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Ben O’Donnell

Chief Investment Officer, Climate Asset Management

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Rebecca Mikula-Wright

CEO, Investor Group on Climate Change (Aus/NZ) and Asia Investor Group on Climate Change

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Peter Castellas

CEO & Founder, Climate Zeitgeist, Climate Investor Forum

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Beth Jones

Deputy Secretary and Chief Executive Agriculture Victoria, DEECA

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Aubrey Keller,

Vice President, Emerging Technologies, Temasek

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Tim Buckley

Director, Climate Energy Finance

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Kristy Graham

CEO, Australian Sustainable Finance Institute

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Michael Masterman

CEO and Founder, Element Zero

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Dr. Catherine Ball

Scientific Futurist, XPrize:Wildfire Advisory Board Member

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Nishi Vissamraju

Head of Sustainability. NextDC

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Sarah Clarke

Group General Manager Sustainability, Mirvac

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Rod Bristow

CEO, Breakthrough Victoria

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Megan Fisher

CEO & Director, Energy Lab

Heidi Lee
Heidi Lee

CEO, Beyond Zero Emissions

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Edward Mason

CEO, Jet Zero Australia

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Leanne Griffin

Industry Taskforce Chair, Circular Australia

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Luke Menzel

CEO, Energy Efficiency Council

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Mick Liubinskas

CEO, Climate Salad

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Debby Blakey

CEO, HESTA

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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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Ingrid Maes

Founder & Managing Director W23 at Woolworths Group

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Graham Winkelman

Head of Carbon Management, BHP

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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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Chris Lee

CEO, Climate-KIC

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Chris Thomas

Director, Wollemi Capital

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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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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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Mona Sur

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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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 Hannon

Managing Director, Gaia Natural Capital

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Anjali Nelson

General Manager - New Initiatives, GreenCollar 

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Nick Chiarelli

CEO and Co-Founder, Ocean Impact Organisation

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Troy Powell

Head of Sustainability, Orica

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.