Cleantech development and investment for innovators, investors, industry & government
Conference Day One, Monday 27 February 2012
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| 8.30am | Registration and early morning refreshments | ||
| 9am |
Opening remarks by Chair
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Investing in Cleantech | |||
| 9.10am |
Super panel: How institutional investors are investing sustainably and responsibly to hedge climate change risks Tim MacreadyTim joined Christian Super in 2005 to implement the Fund’s decision to apply ethical investment principles across its entire portfolio and in all asset classes. Having managed that implementation process, he now oversees the internal ethical... more.. Bill HartnettSydney-based Bill Hartnett has spent the majority of his 20 year career in the area of responsible investment and environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment risk analysis. Bill has a unique combination of industry experience (roles in... more.. Frank PeganMr Frank Pegan has been the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Catholic Super since August 2002. Since this time he has been involved with implementing a number of strategic and organisational changes covering investment management, member... more..
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| 9.50am |
Keynote: Learn how family offices in North America are strategically investing into cleantech
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| 10.20am |
Family panel: The role of Family investment vehicles in advancing clean technology investment in a low carbon world – The bridge between government, business, and community David ShelmerdineMr Shelmerdine is a director of MotherCare Australia Pty Ltd, a board member of The Gold Standard Foundation and past Deputy Chairman of The Myer Family Company Holdings Pty Ltd, a member of its investment committee, remuneration and nominations... more.. Moderator:Mr David McInnesDavid McInnes is Group Manager, Sustainability with Linfox Pty Limited, an Australian based Logistics company with over 20,000 employees, $2bn turnover with operational sites in 11 Asia Pacific countries. A long term Linfox associate, David brings... more..
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| 11am | Morning tea | ||
Capital Attraction | |||
| 11.30am |
Panel: Leveraging the economic, political, and social trends to invest in profitable cleantech opportunities Geoff EvisonGeoff is the co-founder of Arkx and one of its two Portfolio Managers. He entered the financial services industry in 1985 as a trader with BZW, the largest market making firm in the UK. In 1988, he moved to Australia and with two colleagues... more.. Angus DennisAngus is responsible for the Sustainable and Responsible Investment product line in the Asia Pacific region, as well as contributing to broader Australian equities. In this role, he manages business development within AMP Capital's Responsible... more.. Ivor FrischknechtIvor Frischknecht joined Starfish Ventures in 2005 after 15 years of hands-on management and investing experience. His focus is on cleantech investment companies that develop energy, water and environmental technologies. He also contributes... more..
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| 12.10pm |
Panel: Linking the worlds of cleantech and investment to understand expectations Mr Kingsley JonesKingsley, PhD CFA is the Founding Partner of Jevons Global, a newly formed entity devoted to global thematic strategies. These are trend-oriented investment strategies which aim to exploit investor under-reaction to the very large changes happening... more.. Jan DekkerJan is a career cleantech investment professional. He has been employed in a variety of senior executive roles within the cleantech arena for over 20 years. Prior to founding Cleantech Ventures, Jan was the Managing Director of the Centre for Energy ... more..
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| 12.50pm | Networking lunch | ||
Investment Showcase | |||
| 1.50pm |
Investment showcase: Hear about the latest in cleantech innovation
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| 3.20pm | Speed networking and afternoon tea | ||
Opportunities in Asia | |||
| 4.20pm |
Panel: Capitalising on investment opportunities in Asia to deliver high-yielding returns  Peter KennedyPeter is the Managing Director of CLSA's Clean Resources Private Equity Fund prior to joining CLSACP in 2008, Peter was the founding partner of Fulcrum Funds, therefore putting him in the best position to bring to light funding opportunities in the... more..Mr Niklas PonnertNiklas is the CFO of Origo Partners PLC, a LSE listed private equity investment company focused on growth opportunities created by the urbanization and industrialization of China. In his current capacity, Niklas oversees new investments and... more..
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| 5pm |
How to attract funding from Asian investors to finance cleantech innovation
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| 5.30pm |
Closing remarks by Chair
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| 5.40pm |
GCCA networking drinksCome to the launch of the Australian Cleantech Network into the Global Cleantech Cluster Association. Learn how to harness the benefits of international collaboration through the Cluster network and gain exposure to investors, new markets, and more! |
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