8th Annual Australasian Cleantech Forum - list of speakers 

Dr. Adriaens is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy in the Ross School of Business, where he serves as CleanTech Director to the Wolverine Venture Fund of the University of Michigan. He is past-President of the Association of Environmental Science and Engineering Professors, and a...

Ben is principal of management consultancy firm Bulletpoint. In the past 12 months Ben has assisted clients raise over $50 million in funding from the Government. He has worked on a number of government assessment panels including the Solar Flagships and Renewable Energy Demonstration Projects.

Jan 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 and Greenhouse Technologies, an early stage venture fund manager targeting new sustainable energy...

Angus 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 Investment Funds and Multi-Strategy capabilities. Angus is also accountable, in partnership with the...

Geoff 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 established the options trading team of BZW Australia. He remained in Australia until 1996, trading...

Ivor 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 considerable operational management depth in software and internet to the team. Prior to joining...

Sydney-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 corporate banking (Westpac), funds management (Challenger), ESG research (Innovest Strategic Value...

Kingsley, 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 right now due to the rise of China, shifting demographics, technological revolution, and political & ...

Peter 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 agriculture sector for small to medium sized agriculture companies.

Bernard Lambilliotte is the Chief Investment Officer for Ecofin Limited, an established and leading sector specialist in utilities, infrastructure, alternative energy and energy sectors worldwide. Prior to co-founding Ecofin in 1992, Bernard was an investment manager with Pictet & Cie., private bankers, in Geneva and London, where he was...

Tim 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 investment team. This involves leading the fund's corporate engagement efforts, implementing investment...

David 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 practical experience with a passionate belief in the need to address the causes of anthropogenic...

Davin is a partner in our Engineering Department and the head of our Sustainability & Clean Technologies practice group which brings together IP professionals from a variety of technical backgrounds to assist clients operating in this exciting area in all aspects of IP including patents, trade marks, commercialisation, licencing and designs. ...

Tim is the Head of Carbon and Sustainability at AGL Energy. In this role, Tim is responsible for: AGL's sustainability strategy; greenhouse accounting and reporting; renewable energy and energy efficiency certificate creation; and carbon policy and regulation. AGL's sustainability strategy has been recognised externally through inclusion on the...

John is the founder and Managing Director of Australian CleanTech and has advised a number of organizations on their options with respect to securing or making cleantech investments. He has also launched the ACT Australian CleanTech Index that tracks the performance of Australia's listed Cleantech companies, is facilitating the Adelaide Cleantech...

Mr 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 services, financial services, employer services, risk management etc. One of his key roles is to...

Niklas 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 portfolio companies. He is also responsible for all matters related to finance, accounting, and legal...

Mr 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 committee and Chairman of the Audit and Governance Committee. In addition, David is a founding...

Scott Voss is a managing director who joined HarbourVest in 1999. He transferred to the Firm's Hong Kong-based subsidiary in 2011 to complement the primary partnership team's venture, cleantech, and developing Asia capabilities. He has also focused on primary partnership investments in the U.S. and Latin America and collaborated with the...

Lisa co-founded Ecofin Australia Pty Ltd (formerly Change Investment Management) in October 2009. She has over 17 years of experience in the finance industry including co-founding Australia's first Clean Energy Equity Fund in 2007 where she was a Portfolio Manager and the sole Responsible Manager. As a proven pioneer of the industry, she has...

Michael is Managing Director of Wilkore Pty Ltd, a building company that he founded and which specialises in the design and construction of controlled enviornment facilities and laboratories. He is also a founding investor and chairman of the board at MiniFab and involved in a number of other business ventures. Michael is actively involved in...

Christian Zabbal is the Managing Director of Black Coral Capital. Black Coral Capital is a large family office that invests significant resources in cleantech and renewable energy. BCC deploys capital at all stages of growth, from venture to infrastructure, and does both direct investments (in companies) and indirect investments (through private...