The 2017 National Sustainability in Business Conference will be held in Brisbane from the 23-24 March and will address the need for sustainable business practices, and what this means in today’s ever-changing world.
2017 Conference Topics Include:
- Renewable Energy Systems and Sources – Biofuel, Biomass, Hydrogen & Fuel Cells, Hydropower, Solar Energy, Geothermal Energy, Wave Energy, Tidal energy, Energy Storage and Wind Power. This can also include energy transformation from renewable energy system to grid.
- Think Local First – development of the local economy and community, urban agriculture, Buy Local.
- Innovative Business Opportunities – Incubators, Start Ups, Venture Capital / Entrepreneurs.
- The Energy Market – Regulators, Wholesale and Supply Chain, Retailers, Consumer Demand, Carbon trading, Emissions.
- Trends, Policies and Strategies – current and emerging trends, technologies, research, government policies and industry initiatives within the environmental and sustainability sector
- Financial Impact – social and environmental risk, industry development, operational and managerial impact, market risk and opportunity, stakeholder issues
- Innovation – energy transition, application and feasibility, social and economic change, research & development opportunities
The exceptional lineup of speakers includes:
- Ms Anne-Marie Birkill, Partner and Executive Director, One Ventures presenting “What Does it Take to Move Beyond Innovation? It Takes Ruthless Execution and Resilience”
- Mr Stan Krpan, CEO, Sustainability Victoria presenting “TAKE2: Victoria’s Climate Change Pledge Program and the Role of Collective Business Action to Reach a Net Zero Emissions Future”
- Mr Mark Lound, Director, Australian Bureau of Statistics presenting “Using Environmental-Economic Accounting in Policy Decision Making”
- Mr Antony Sprigg, CEO, Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia presenting “Changing the Infrastructure Legacy”
Click here to download the conference program.
Visit the 2017 National Sustainability in Business Conference website for further information and to register today!
