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Suddenly the green shoots of a 'New Green Economy' are everywhere … so will they take root, or burn off? The environment has featured in government stimulus responses to the global recession, and the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme is dominating national politics. But the recession will pass, the CPRS may yet fall through, and Australia has to address the question: What then?
Transformation to a low-carbon, sustainable economy won't just happen without a lot of nurturing. From energy to transport, water to waste, buildings to broadband, Green Capital is exploring this emerging green economy and the interconnected network underlying it. Who's driving it and who’ll pay? What's working and what's holding us back? And when can we expect real change?
To help plot a path for change, Green Capital is engaging leading thinkers and doers from the public, business and community sectors in dialogue on this enormous challenge. Through our series of three ‘Emerging Green Economy' events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, our speakers and panellists will map out progress and probe barriers in key sectors like energy, water, transport and resource conservation.
What exactly is meant by a ‘green economy’ anyway? Is there actually a plan to restructure the whole economy from wasteful and polluting to clean and green? Will promised green jobs materialise? How do we close out old economy infrastructure like coal plants and ramp up clean investment in a brave new world? Along with new technologies, how do we engineer cultural transformation as well?
Join with Green Capital to help shape and support the principles, policies, programs and products we’ll need to drive great economic transformation towards sustainability.
Speakers
Melbourne - The Arts Centre, Thursday August 27th, Luncheon: 12pm - 3pm
Chairperson:
Mat Murphy, Business Reporter - The Age
Keynotes:
Hon. Richard Marles MP, Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation & Industry
Panel:
Alex Gordon, Climate Change Policy Advisor - Climate Policy Australia
Francis Grey, Research Director - Sustainable Asset Management Australia Ltd
John Thwaites, Chairman - Monash Sustainability Institute
Mike Hill, Chairperson - Moreland Energy Foundation
Philip Sutton, Director - Greenleap - Green Innovations Inc.
Mark Wakeham, Campaigns Director - Environment Victoria
More details to come...
Sydney - Hilton Hotel, Thursday September 10th, Breakfast: 7-10am
Chairperson:
Murray Hogarth, Senior Advisor, Green Capital
Keynote:
Monica Barone, Chief Executive Officer, City of Sydney
Panel:
Tony Maher, General President: Mining & Energy Division - CFMEU
Anita Mitchell, Head of Energy and Sustainability Services Australasia / Head of Sustainability Strategy Asia - Jones Lang Lasalle
Simon Smith, Deputy Director General - NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change & Water
Ben Keneally, Head of Marketing & External Affairs - Better Place Australia
Oliver Yates, Global Head - Utilities & Climate Change - Macquarie Capital
Doug Harland, Chief Executive Officer - Australian Green Infrastructure Council
Peter Egger, Assistant Commissioner - Natural Resources Commission
Keynotes & Panels are subject to change...
Brisbane - Event Details To Be Confirmed
Ticket Prices - Sydney / Melbourne:
Early Bird Deadline - Melbourne: 13th August, 2009; Sydney: 27th August 2009;
| All Prices include GST |
Early Bird Rate
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Full Rate
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Green Capital Annual Subscriber
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1 Ticket FREE
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1 Ticket FREE
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Individual Tickets
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$176.00 |
$220.00
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Table of 10
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$1320.00
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$1870.00
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| NGO & Non-Profit Organisations |
$110.00
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$110.00 |
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Cancellation Policy [PDF 67Kb] |
