Technology is at the heart of tackling the climate crisis. From accelerating the energy transition to identifying where Australia can lead in climate tech, the opportunities for investors in 2025 are growing.
This week’s Impact Investment Summit 2025 will explore the role of climate tech in driving sustainable change and uncover key investment opportunities for the future.
The Climate Tech stream will take place on Day 2 of the Summit, Thursday March 27, kicking off with the keynote “How technology is key to addressing the climate crisis.”
This will be followed by the climate tech panels:
Panel 1: “Accelerating the energy transition”
This panel will include:
- Eytan Lenko, CEO, Boundless
- Dom van den berg, CEO, Energy Networks Australia
- John McKinnon, Chairperson, Infrastructure Access Managers
- Izzy Jensen, CEO, Transition Accelerator
Panel 2: “Where Australia can play and win in Climate Tech”
This panel will discuss key sectors where Australia can excel from energy intensive processes of local minerals and biomass such as biofuels, SAF, biochemicals, green lithium, green iron, and green hydrogen.
Speakers are:
- Tom Kline, Co-Founder & Partner, Climate Tech Partners
- Amy Philbrook, Regional Hydrogen Technical Lead, Arup
- Steve Nethery, General Manager Markets, Windlab & CEO, SP Energy
Panel 3: “Opportunities for Climate Investors in 2025”
Moderated by Will Richardson, Managing Partner, Giant Leap, the panel will include:
- Ridhaa Ahmed, Head of Infrastructure, Grok Ventures
- Paul Evans, Operating Partner, Palisade Impact
- Justin Punch, Chair, Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
- Olympia Yarger, Founder, Goterra
The panel will be followed by a Climate Tech companies Pitch Session.
The two day Impact Investment Summit begins tomorrow at ICC in Sydney — be part of the conversation shaping the future of climate investment. You can register to attend at https://events.humanitix.com/impactinvestmentsummit2025