To be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on 7–8 October, All-Energy Australia is modelled on the successful UK conference and exhibition, All-Energy UK.

At 3 pm on Thursday 8 October, a 90-minute round table discussion will involve the following industry heavyweights:

  • Bob Welsh, CEO, VicSuper, a major investor in clean technology energy;
  • Fred Buenrostro, former CEO of California Public Employees Retirement Scheme (CalPERS), USA. CalPERS is one of the world’s largest pension funds and a major ‘activist’ investor in cleantech. Mr Buenrostro is one of the key architects of CalPERS clean technology investment strategy;
  • Steve Gibbs, Investor Group on Climate Change, Australia;
  • Jan Dekker, Principal, Cleantech Ventures Pty Ltd, which manages the investment funds available through the Centre for Energy and Greenhouse Technologies, an integral part of the State of Victoria’s investment in clean technology energy;
  • Peter Hanley, Division Director, Utilities and Climate Change, Macquarie Capital Advisers Limited, Australia, a venture capital investor in clean technology energy; and
  • Lisa Wade, Partner, ArkX Equity Partners, Australia, another venture capital investor in clean technology energy.
Regional director of All-Energy Australia Boyd Dale said that it is likely that this is the first time that so much private investment capital has been represented in one place at the one time in Australia.

“It is not too much of a stretch to say that these finance leaders have the future of the clean energy sector in their hands,” Mr Dale said.

Free to registered delegates, this business-to-business event has attracted more than 100 Australian and international speakers and will showcase the latest technology and innovation in clean and renewable energy.

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Among keynote speakers are President of the European Solar Thermal Technology Industry Federation Olivier Druecke and CEO of the Energy Supply Association Brad Page, along with Ian Gallet, who heads the Society of Underwater Technology and Victoria’s Energy and Resources Minister Peter Batchelor, who will open the conference.

Others of note to address the two-day multi-stream conference will include Drew Clarke, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism, Richard Elkington, General Manager Power and Environment for Loy Yang Power and Bruce Harrison, CEO of the Biofuels Association of Australia.

“All-Energy Australia will provide a forum for discussion and networking between those involved in the industry and a good opportunity to mix with other likeminded individuals and companies,” said Mr Dale.

“The event – hosted by the Victorian Department of Primary Industries and endorsed by the Australian Clean Energy Council and the Western Australian Sustainable Energy Association – will canvas all major themes relating to clean and sustainable energy development.”

Delegates are being drawn from around the world. Registrations to date include representatives from Europe, North America, the United Arab Emirates, China, India, Japan, Malaysia and Nepal.

The event organisers are also responsible for orchestrating All-Energy UK, Europe’s largest clean energy exhibition and conference, which has been staged annually in Aberdeen, Scotland, since 2001.

All-Energy UK ‘09 – held in May – was the most successful yet, attracting more than 5,000 global participants, including nearly 400 exhibitors, from 60 countries.

Details about All-Energy Australia can be found at the event website.

You can also get a preview of what's to come in the show preview edition of the All-Energy Australia '09 newsletter.

The team at EcoGeneration will be bringing you up-to-date coverage of the event via our daily print newsletter, along with regular updates on the EcoGeneration website. You can also read highlights from the conference program, the exhibition and networking events in EcoGeneration’s Nov/Dec magazine conference wrap.