6-7 MARCH 2024
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SHAPING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Over two days, the Sustainability Leaders Summit will bring together more than 300 of the nation’s leading corporate sustainability executives to delve deeply into the challenges and opportunities behind the ultimate goal of transforming business for the better.

The Summit features an ambitious, outcomes-focused agenda with over forty frontline perspectives from the highest levels of sustainability practice in Australia. From the macro and micro issues that challenge businesses in their transition to sustainability, to the opportunities that are there for businesses that can take a forward and leadership position, the Summit is an exclusive, executive-level event that will unite the sustainability decision makers from the region’s most influential companies.

Why Attend

    • For over a decade we have secured the involvement of the highest calibre speakers from Australia and around the world. We have tools that make audience engagement seamless so you can ask the questions that matter.

 

    • Every session is independently moderated to facilitate candid discussion and debate.

 

    • Your experience is at the heart of the Summit. Our audience is screened for seniority, so you’ll be networking in a five-star environment with the minds shaping business.

 

  • We respect the seniority of our delegates by diving deeper into technical subject matter with a business-driven, outcomes-focused agenda.

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35+ Industry Speakers
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2 Powerful Days
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Executive Learning Agenda
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12 Keynotes
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300+ Executives
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5-Star Networking Environment
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2024 Speakers

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Sven Wiltink
Global Senior Director Sustainability

Radisson Hotel Group (BE)
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Sven Wiltink
Global Senior Director Sustainability

Radisson Hotel Group (BE)
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Justine Rowe
Chief Sustainability Officer

Telstra
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Justine Rowe
Chief Sustainability Officer

Telstra
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Siobhan Toohill
Chief Sustainability Officer

Westpac Group
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Siobhan Toohill
Chief Sustainability Officer

Westpac Group
As Westpac’s Chief Sustainability Officer, Siobhan leads the Group’s sustainability strategy, with a particular focus on climate change, human rights and the emerging area of natural capital. Siobhan is passionate about the capacity of business to realise positive social and environmental impact and the integration of ESG – and through this, create long-term value.

Over her career Siobhan has held a wide range of governance roles, including currently as Co-chair Banking Board for the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), member of the Steering Group (the key governance body) for the Net Zero Banking Alliance, a board member of the Greater Sydney Parklands, and former deputy chair of the Green Building Council of Australia.

Siobhan has been recognised as an AFR 100 Woman of Influence (Board and Management Category) and has been recently awarded the Chief Executive Women’s Transition Leadership scholarship.
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Siobhan Leach
Group Sustainability Officer

Ramsay Health Care
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Siobhan Leach
Group Sustainability Officer

Ramsay Health Care
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Brooke Donnelly
GM Sustainability

Coles
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Brooke Donnelly
GM Sustainability

Coles
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Tim Rodsted
Head of Sustainability

BlueScope
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Tim Rodsted
Head of Sustainability

BlueScope
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Sarah Clarke
Group General Manager, Sustainability

Mirvac
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Sarah Clarke
Group General Manager, Sustainability

Mirvac
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Roslyn Toms
Group Executive, Legal & Chief Risk Officer

nib
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Roslyn Toms
Group Executive, Legal & Chief Risk Officer

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Roslyn brings almost 20 years of legal and risk expertise to the nib foundation Board.

She is currently nib’s Group Executive Legal and Chief Risk Officer, with responsibility for the legal, risk, compliance and governance of the nib group businesses in Australia and its global operations. She is also General Counsel and Company Secretary of nib holdings limited.

Ros was also previously General Counsel and Company Secretary of a national building and construction company, and worked in private practice for over 12 years for a number of leading Australian law firms.

Ros is also the Executive responsible for Sustainability at nib, and is committed to fostering healthy futures for nib’s customers, employees, shareholders and the communities in which we operate to help drive nib’s mission and vision of people enjoying better health.

Ros holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications, a Bachelor of Laws as well as Graduate Diplomas in Legal Studies and Applied Corporate Governance. She is also a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is currently a director of the Risk Management Institute of Australia.
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Angela Winkle
Chief Sustainability Officer

RM Williams
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Angela Winkle
Chief Sustainability Officer

RM Williams
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Helen Maisano
Senior Director, Group Sustainability

Optus
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Helen Maisano
Senior Director, Group Sustainability

Optus
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Sue Brown
Executive Group Director, Sustainability

Worley
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Sue Brown
Executive Group Director, Sustainability

Worley
Sue is Executive Group Director of Sustainability for Worley. Sue has deep domain expertise honed over 20+ years working on the environmental, social and governance issues of the energy, chemicals and resources industries globally.

Sue advises the Worley Board and management team on emerging sustainability and climate issues and engages widely with stakeholders on these issues.

Since joining Worley in 2012 Sue has held senior advisory roles, led the Environment and Society consulting group in Melbourne and led Worley’s Corporate Affairs function. Prior to joining Worley, Sue led sustainability teams for BP and AGL.
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Stephen Smith
General Manager, Sustainability

nbn Australia
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Stephen Smith
General Manager, Sustainability

nbn Australia
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Penny Barker
General Manager, Sustainability

Stockland
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Penny Barker
General Manager, Sustainability

Stockland
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David Young
Director of ESG

Accor Pacific
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David Young
Director of ESG

Accor Pacific
David Young is the Director of ESG for Accor Pacific reporting to Sarah Derry the Pacific CEO. The role is focused on developing and delivering the Accor Group Sustainability and ESG strategies across Accor’s over 400 properties in the region. Carbon Emissions Reduction , Single Use Plastic removal, Food Waste & Sustainability , Eco Certification and Diversity & Inclusion are the key programs David is leading across stakeholders including owners, franchisee’s government , suppliers , guests and Heartists.

Prior to joining Accor David was most recently Sustainability Program Director for the oneworld alliance and Executive Manager Sustainability for Qantas . He has extensive aviation and hospitality, loyalty, catering and operations experience in Australia, New Zealand and Asia with Qantas , Air New Zealand and the Journey Group Plc in the UK.

His governance experience includes current Board roles with YHA Australia , Out for Australia and the Golden Stave Foundation. He is a former Vice President of the Bobby Goldsmith Foundation, Director of Bio Energy Australia and has sat on the IATA Sustainability Council and oneworld Environment & Sustainability Boards.

Trained as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young, David holds post graduate degree’s in Hospitality Management and Commercial Law and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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Rebecca Jinks
Director, ESG & Sustainability

Taronga Ventures
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Rebecca Jinks
Director, ESG & Sustainability

Taronga Ventures
Rebecca is the ESG & Sustainability Director for Taronga Ventures. She is responsible for supporting the ESG ambitions and programs of our portfolio companies and institutional investors and providing ESG advisory services to the market through Taronga Advisory.

Her career has spanned in-house ESG business strategy development and program deployment to consultancy and advisory. Rebecca has a had success leading and building teams, working with boards through periods of change and growth to deliver tangible business outcomes.

She has a focus on the intersection of ESG and real assets, and at Taronga Ventures is working with companies to leverage technology and innovation solutions to mitigate ESG risks and take advantage of sustainability related opportunities.

Rebecca has worked in ESG program design and implementation, with a specialist focus on real assets from reporting and disclosure to strategy and roll-out. Rebecca was previously Head of ESG & Sustainability, Asia Pacific with Cushman & Wakefield, guiding and supporting owners, investors and occupiers to realise their ESG visions through program deployment.

She has a passion for cutting-edge solutions to promote and advance responsible business practices in the industry.

Rebecca holds a Bachelor of Science, Environment (hons) from the University of Melbourne and a Masters Degree in Sustainability and Business Management from Monash University.
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Louisa Harris-Baxter
Head of ESG

Vocus Group
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Louisa Harris-Baxter
Head of ESG

Vocus Group
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Kym Beeston
Head of Legal & ESG

Patties Food
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Kym Beeston
Head of Legal & ESG

Patties Food
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Karen Durand
Corporate Sustainability Manager

Incitec Pivot
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Karen Durand
Corporate Sustainability Manager

Incitec Pivot
Karen Durand is an Environmental Geoscientist and Corporate Sustainability Manager of Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL), a global fertiliser and explosives manufacturer with a multibillion-dollar ammonia manufacturing base. Before working for IPL, Karen’s research investigated the use of stable oxygen and carbon isotope ratios in carbonate deposits from northwest Queensland to develop past average temperature curves for use in palaeoclimate reconstruction and the calibration of predictive climate change models. Karen has a working knowledge of the issues associated with climate change and the sustainability of both emissions intensive manufacturers and IPL’s agricultural and mining customers. She is GRI certified, completes IPL’s NGER and TCFD reporting and oversaw the development of bespoke future climate-related scenarios specific to IPL. Karen is working closely with IPL engineers to develop IPL’s operational and scope 3 Net Zero pathways and is involved in the development of ‘green ammonia’ projects within IPL.
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Nick Walker
Head of Environment & Sustainability

Melbourne Airport
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Nick Walker
Head of Environment & Sustainability

Melbourne Airport
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Michael Anderson
Head of Sustainability

Graincorp
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Michael Anderson
Head of Sustainability

Graincorp
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Jodi Litzenberger
Head of Sustainability

Guzman y Gomez
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Jodi Litzenberger
Head of Sustainability

Guzman y Gomez
Jodi is currently Head of Sustainability and People Safety for Guzman y Gomez. She is a Chartered accountant and has worked across many industries through her career including, financial services, property, aviation and FMCG. She has seen the importance of ensuring businesses are capturing the right data and staying across the trends – both local and global. Jodi has a passion for transparency and using data and insights to support real progress on the key issues facing businesses today.
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Patrick Castauro
Senior Director, Sustainability & Social Impact

CSL
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Patrick Castauro
Senior Director, Sustainability & Social Impact

CSL
Patrick Castauro is currently Senior Director Sustainability and Social Impact at CSL Limited. Patrick leads CSL’s global sustainability efforts, including performance transparency and disclosure. He has supported CSL’s sustainability efforts for over 10 years and more recently led the development of CSL’s global sustainability strategy.

Patrick has a Bachelor of Science Degree from The University of Melbourne, and in 2013 obtained a Graduate Certificate in Change Management from the Australian Graduate School of Management at the University of NSW.
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Matt Genever
Interim Chief Executive Officer

Sustainability Victoria
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Matt Genever
Interim Chief Executive Officer

Sustainability Victoria
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Fiona Murfitt
Vice President, Sustainability

Evolution Mining
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Fiona Murfitt
Vice President, Sustainability

Evolution Mining
Fiona is the Vice President of Sustainability at Evolution Mining. This is an Executive role with responsibility for the Health, Safety, Environment, Risk and Social Responsibility portfolios and is leading Evolution’s step change in Sustainability focussed on leaving a positive legacy within the communities in which we operate.

After working in high-risk environments for more than 25 years, her ambition is to help build cultures where people go home better than when they arrived – where people and the communities are positively impacted. She is passionate about Sustainability, underpinned by a genuine care for people and the communities in which they live. Fiona is known for creating trusted relationships and connects strategy with delivery to help unlock potential. This care is anchored in her personal experience of a workplace fatality in her family - so her role is also a deeply personal one.

Fiona’s operational experience is supported by a comprehensive academic background which includes a Masters in Risk and Technology, Post grad qualifications in Leadership, Transformation, Innovation and Coaching. She is also a published author in the areas of operational risk, contractor management and leadership.

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Paolo Bevilacqua
Group Head of Sustainability

Frasers Property
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Paolo Bevilacqua
Group Head of Sustainability

Frasers Property
Paolo is an Executive that has delivered industry leading programs and solutions at both a project and organisational level across real estate and energy sectors in multiple geographies over a 20-year career.

In November 2022, Paolo was appointed Frasers Property Limited inaugural Group Head of Sustainability. In this role, Paolo is responsible for sustainability strategy for the Group’s multinational and diversified operations.

Prior to this role, Paolo was the founding General Manager and Chair of Frasers Property’s Real Utilities, an energy retailer and utilities business, delivering carbon neutral energy to customers.

Prior to Frasers Property, Paolo held various sustainability and renewable energy roles, working on some of Australia’s leading green building projects and new business solutions.

Paolo is Vice Chair of the International Living Future Institute and Chair of the Property Council of Australia’s National Sustainability Roundtable.

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Matthew Nicholas
Director of Sustainability

Tennis Australia
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Matthew Nicholas
Director of Sustainability

Tennis Australia
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Michael Lambden
Head of Sustainable Futures

Melbourne Water
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Michael Lambden
Head of Sustainable Futures

Melbourne Water
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Dan Holland
Director, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability

Endeavour Group
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Dan Holland
Director, Corporate Affairs & Sustainability

Endeavour Group
Dan joined Endeavour Group in 2022 with extensive experience in the drinks industry at Australia's two major brewers, along with time in the financial services and telecommunications industries. With more than 20 years leading teams in Corporate Affairs, Reputation and Sustainability, Dan’s role carries responsibility for overarching ESG strategy and program delivery across the Endeavour Group’s range of sectors from wine production and bottling services, retail and hospitality.

Working chiefly in the drinks and hospitality industries, his sustainability and ESG work has centred on social aspects and community practices. Endeavour Group’s strategy aims to demonstrate leadership in the area of product and service responsibility, often piloting and testing new practices ahead of the market.

He has successfully delivered responsibility and community programs, as well as being involved in key circular economy projects including the establishment of container deposit schemes.
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Olivia Whitaker
Sustainability Manager

L’Oreal
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Olivia Whitaker
Sustainability Manager

L’Oreal
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Ramana James
Head of Sustainability

Dexus
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Ramana James
Head of Sustainability

Dexus
Ramana is the Head of Sustainability at Dexus and has a long career in sustainability, ESG and shared value. Ramana has more than 20 years’ experience leading sustainability, ESG and climate change locally and internationally and has extensive experience in developing integrated and embedded approaches to sustainability that support strategic priorities and commercial success of organisations. Previously to Dexus he was Executive General Manager of Safer Communities at IAG, responsible for developing, executing and enabling IAG’s organisational wide purpose, sustainability, safer communities and shared value activity. Prior to this he led sustainability and shared value teams across the telecommunication and property industries with Vodafone and Stockland. Working with the Board and Group Management Committee, Ramana has accountability for developing Dexus’s sustainability and ESG strategy and supporting portfolios across the platform in execution and delivery. Ramana has previously been recognised as a ‘Shared Value Trailblazer’ at the BOSS Magazine Shared Value Awards and was a Co-Chair of the Coordinating Working Group for the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative.
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Chris Brace
General Manager

Yarra Valley Water
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Chris Brace
General Manager

Yarra Valley Water
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Fiona Lawrie
Head of ESG & Corporate Affairs

Officeworks
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Fiona Lawrie
Head of ESG & Corporate Affairs

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Dr Sheila Nguyen
Head of Sustainability

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
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Dr Sheila Nguyen
Head of Sustainability

FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
Dr Sheila Nguyen is a leading regenerative built environment design professional who has consulted with several sport organisations and professional clubs, globally, on strategic and operational environmental sustainability issues with the most recent work with the Australian Olympic Committee’s Climate Action Plan. Sheila was given the Honorary Lifetime Member award from the British Association for Sustainable Sport (BASIS) and recognised as an Australian Financial Review Top 100 Women of Influence (2019) for her leadership in galvanising the sport industry to protect and respect the natural environment. She has contributed to over 50 internationally peer-reviewed research outputs and media outlets, has been an invited speaker for SXSW 2023, TEDx in 2015, and presenter at a number of natural environment and sport industry forums, most notably, at COP21 in Paris (2015), the first-time sport has been invited to the climate agreement discussions. Sheila was the invited Chairperson & MC for the Sustainable Innovations in Sport Forum in Amsterdam (2018) (Ajax Stadium) and was the co- MC and Chairwoman for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Sport for Climate Action Framework signatories forum among other change making forums. Sheila is on a number of boards and advisory committees including as an Independent Director on the World Lacrosse Sustainability Committee, and is currently a judge for both the British Association for Sustainable Sport (BASIS) Awards 2023 and Sail GP’s Impact Awards. Sheila is the Co-Founder and an NED of the Sports Environment Alliance, the coalition of sport & planet leaders in Australia and New Zealand working to protect the places where we play so we can continue to do what we love- watch and play sport. She is currently the proud Head of Sustainability for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023
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Susan Mizrahi
Non-Executive Director

United Nations Global Compact Network Australia
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Susan Mizrahi
Non-Executive Director

United Nations Global Compact Network Australia
Susan Mizrahi is a senior sustainability strategist and has over 20 years’ experience working in Asia, Europe, North America - as well as domestically - on international, business and human rights issues. Susan was named as a sustainability thought leader in the global 2022 Sustainability Top 100 list (BizClick, 2022).

Susan is committed to leading positive, systemic change on social and environmental issues and has achieved this through working collaboratively across and within the private, public and not-for-profit sectors. Susan commenced at Australia Post in 2015 and was appointed as the business’ inaugural Chief Sustainability Officer in 2019, leading the business’s science-based approach to achieve Net Zero and its advocacy of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Susan’s diverse subject matter expertise includes sustainability frameworks and theories; supply chain sustainability; modern slavery and labour rights; circular economy; ESG and climate risks; diversity and inclusion; and the China-Tibet issue.

Susan is a Non-Executive Director UN Global Compact Network Australia. Since 2021, she has served as Chair of the Australian Retailer Association’s Sustainability Advisory Committee. Between 2017 and 2020, Susan served as Chair of the London Benchmarking Group Australia and NZ (now Business for Societal Impact). Susan holds a Master in International Relations & Asian Politics (UQ) and a Master of Management (Supply Chain) (UoM).

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  • 8:30 am
    Registration, Refreshments and Networking
  • 8:50 am
    Opening Remarks from the Chair
  • 8:55 am
    Minister Address
  • 9:05 am
    Opening Keynote
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    Justine Rowe
    Chief Sustainability Officer

    Telstra
  • 9:30 am
    Partner Keynote
  • 10:00 am
    Outlook Session

    Forging through the Fog: Charting the Sustainability Course

    • Responding to ISSB: Navigating the new mandatory reporting landscape.
    • Moving with momentum through a new era of sustainability.
    • Actioning national commitments along the unclear path forward.
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    Nick Walker
    Head of Environment & Sustainability

    Melbourne Airport
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    Matthew Nicholas
    Director of Sustainability

    Tennis Australia
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    Krista Milne
    Co-Heat Officer & Director if Climate Change & City Resilience

    City of Melbourne
  • 10:45 am
    Change Leader Keynote

    Beyond Paper Promises: The Road to Sustainable Transformation 

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    Susan Mizrahi
    Non-Executive Director

    United Nations Global Compact Network Australia
  • 11:05 am
    Morning Refreshments and Networking
  • 11:45 am

    Breakout 1 - Partner Keynote

    Breakout 2 - Partner Keynote

  • 12:10 pm

    Breakout 1 - Keynote

    Resources for Resilience: The Future of Sustainable Infrastructure/Manufacturing

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    Tim Rodsted
    Head of Sustainability

    BlueScope

    Breakout 2 - Keynote

    Here to Stay: Hospitality’s Collective Movement to Reducing Environmental Impacts

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    David Young
    Director of ESG

    Accor Pacific
  • 12:40 pm
    Lunch and Networking
  • 1:30 pm

    Supply Chain Breakout Keynote 1: Environment

    Partner Keynote

    Supply Chain Breakout Keynote 2: Ethics

    Partner Keynote

  • 1:50 pm

    Supply Chain Breakout Session 1: Environment

    Finding Clarity in Complexity: Minimising the Environmental Risks of Supply

    • Leading approaches to the challenges of Scope 3 emissions.
    • Tapping into the circular economy.
    • Leveraging partnerships to build more resilient and sustainable value chains.
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    Michael Anderson
    Head of Sustainability

    Graincorp
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    Sasha Courville
    Chief Impact Officer

    Bank Australia
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    Ramana James
    Head of Sustainability

    Dexus
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    Fiona Lawrie
    Head of ESG & Corporate Affairs

    Officeworks

    Supply Chain Breakout Session 2: Ethics

    Transparency at the Core: Remodelling the Ethics of Supply

    • Identifying risk and eliminating systems of complicity.
    • Integrating visibility across all networks: tackling ethical sourcing and modern slavery.
    • Devising frameworks for meaningful impact.
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    Louisa Harris-Baxter
    Head of ESG

    Vocus Group
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    Kym Beeston
    Head of Legal & ESG

    Patties Food
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    Sue Brown
    Executive Group Director, Sustainability

    Worley
  • 2:45 pm
    Afternoon Refreshments & Networking
  • 3:30 pm
    Networking Session

    5 minute chat about the Streams among the table

  • 3:35 pm
    Platinum Keynote
  • 3:55 pm
    Governance Transformation Session

    Elevating the Pathways to Credible Progress

    • Redefining governance and accountability strategies in the wake of oncoming regulation.
    • Engaging AI as an efficiency mechanism in reporting.
    • Reconfiguring operations to support change management and transformation.
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    Helen Maisano
    Senior Director, Group Sustainability

    Optus
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    Rebecca Jinks
    Director, ESG & Sustainability

    Taronga Ventures
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    Jodi Litzenberger
    Head of Sustainability

    Guzman y Gomez
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    Fiona Murfitt
    Vice President, Sustainability

    Evolution Mining
  • 4:40 pm
    Headline Keynote

    Local Matters: Responding to community expectations of Corporate Sustainability

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    Siobhan Toohill
    Chief Sustainability Officer

    Westpac Group
  • 5:00 pm
    Closing Remarks From the Chair
  • 5:05 pm
    Close of Day One
  • 9:00 am
    Registration, Refreshments and Networking
  • 9:15 am
    Opening Remarks from the Chair
  • 9:20 am
    Innovator Keynote

    Tapping into the Potential of Property: Mirvac on Exploring the Future of Electric Homes and Other Innovations Reimagining Society

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    Sarah Clarke
    Group General Manager, Sustainability

    Mirvac
  • 9:40 am
    Leadership Strategy Session

    Maximising Sustainability Imperatives within Corporate Strategy

    • The evolving role of the CSO in a highly regulated environment.
    • Financing sustainability: delivering impact while driving growth.
    • Integrating sustainability KPIs within measured business outcomes
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    Matt Genever
    Interim Chief Executive Officer

    Sustainability Victoria
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    Paolo Bevilacqua
    Group Head of Sustainability

    Frasers Property
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    Michael Lambden
    Head of Sustainable Futures

    Melbourne Water
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    Siobhan Leach
    Group Sustainability Officer

    Ramsay Health Care
  • 10:25 am
    Diamond Keynote
  • 10:50 am
    Morning Refreshments and Networking
  • 11:20 am
    National Keynote

    Taking Bold Steps to go Circular

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    Brooke Donnelly
    GM Sustainability

    Coles
  • 11:45 am
    Respond Session

    Shaping a Sustainable Future: Roadmapping alongside Regulation

    • Untangling the legislative landscape: meeting regulatory requirements with precision.
    • Cross-industry responses to mounting ESG pressures.
    • Integrating global standards into corporate practice.
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    Karen Durand
    Corporate Sustainability Manager

    Incitec Pivot
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    Roslyn Toms
    Group Executive, Legal & Chief Risk Officer

    nib
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    Patrick Castauro
    Senior Director, Sustainability & Social Impact

    CSL
  • 12:25 pm
    Keynote

    Taking Bold Steps to go Circular 

    speaker
    Angela Winkle
    Chief Sustainability Officer

    RM Williams
  • 12:45 pm
    Keynote
    speaker
    Cate Harris
    Group Head of Sustainability

    Lendlease
  • 1:05 pm
    Lunch Welcome Remarks
  • 1:15 pm
    Lunch and Networking
  • 2:00 pm
    Platinum Keynote
  • 2:20 pm
    Engagement Session

    Louder Voices, Wider Circles: De-sioling Sustainability  

    • Telling a clear story: Influencing stakeholder understanding and sentiment with data and metrics.
    • Expanding Indigenous engagement and involvement across sustainability initiatives.
    • Investing in corporate advocacy and people-powered sustainability.
    speaker
    Stephen Smith
    General Manager, Sustainability

    nbn Australia
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    Chris Brace
    General Manager

    Yarra Valley Water
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    Olivia Whitaker
    Sustainability Manager

    L’Oreal
  • 3:00 pm
    International Keynote
    speaker
    Sven Wiltink
    Global Senior Director Sustainability

    Radisson Hotel Group (BE)
  • 3:25 pm
    Closing Remarks From the Chair
  • 3:35 pm
    Close of Summit
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Why Get Involved

The Sustainability Leaders Summit is unparalleled in the level of delegates and speakers it attracts. It is driven by an ambitious business agenda, and our audience is screened for seniority to ensure you are networking with the minds shaping business.

Our limited keynote and moderated panel speaking opportunities will effectively embed you in this top-end business community. Digital and physical brand activations, as well as consultations in dedicated activation spaces further enable you to engage with this decision-making audience.

As a marketing platform to demonstrate expertise, credibility and grow your business with sustainability professionals, the Sustainability Leaders Summit offers unrivalled cut-through.

 

PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Zoe Baptist  – Account Manager
Tel: 0403 967 480
Email: zoeb@connectmedia.com

 

GENERAL ENQUIRIES

Email: team@connectmedia.com
Tel: 61 2 8004 8590

Venue/Accommodation Details

  • Venue
  • Accommodation
place

SOFITEL MELBOURNE ON COLLINS

25 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000. Click here for more venue information.

 

To become an ALL Member and access a 5% discount via the Sofitel Melbourne website, please use this link to sign up.

Accommodation bookings can be made via the Sofitel Melbourne On Collins website: https://www.sofitel-melbourne.com.au/

Pricing and Discounts

Early Bird Registration
Sold Out
Standard Registration
(from 25/11/2023)
$2195 + GST
$6585 + GST

Attendance at the Sustainability Leaders Summit is strictly for in-house Sustainability Executives and Professionals. If you are a Service Provider, please zoeb@connectmedia.com to discuss your involvement.

GENERAL ENQUIRIES

Email: team@connectmedia.com
Tel: 61 2 8004 8590

 

PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Zoe Baptist  – Account Manager
Tel: 0403 967 480
Email: zoeb@connectmedia.com

 

We look forward to delivering this event for you.

 

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