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  • Executive Briefing | The Business of Climate Change in the Indo-Pacific

Executive Briefing | The Business of Climate Change in the Indo-Pacific

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How are the major economies of the Indo-pacific taking advantage of emerging low-carbon markets? How are Australian businesses playing a role in the region’s transition to green energy?

As a region of four billion people, spread across archipelagos, river basins, and densely populated megacities, the Indo-Pacific is at the forefront of the effects of climate change. While economic growth has brought rising levels of prosperity, rapid development is likely to accelerate global emissions and temperature increases. Yet, with capacity expected to increase by 2 terawatts at decade’s end, the Indo-Pacific is poised to become the key destination for renewable-energy development.

Asia Society Australia and PwC warmly invite you to join a lunch briefing with Patrick Suckling, Non-Resident Senior Fellow at Asia Society Australia, Georgie Skipper, Chief of Corporate and Government Affairs at Sun Cable, and Lachy Haynes, Energy Transitions Partner at PwC, as they share insights on how Australian businesses can take advantage of the green energy shift across the Indo-Pacific. The session will be moderated by Haidi Stroud-Watts, Anchor at Bloomberg Television.

A light lunch will be served after the discussion. This is an opportunity to engage with our experts and profile your organisation’s interest in the business of climate change.

Date: Thursday 29 September 2022
Time: 12 - 2:00 p.m. AEST
Venue: PwC, One International Towers, Sydney 

Registration is essential and in-person places are limited. For any enquiries, please contact programaustralia@asiasociety.org 


This event is presented in partnership with PwC 

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About our Speakers 

Lachy Haynes

Lachy Haynes, Energy Transition Partner, PwC

Lachy was instrumental in the development of the PwC Energy Transition business, an integrated group that works with organisations to identify energy transition scenarios, formulate and implement strategic responses, develop projects and execute transactions, and report outcomes to stakeholders.

He has an abiding interest in the development and structure of markets that facilitate the energy transition, and advises on the associated business model innovation, climate technology commercialisation, supply chain and infrastructure development, and funding requirements.

Lachy has a global perspective, having lived and worked in London, with responsibility for projects across Africa, Asia and South America, and Santiago where he established a resources industry practice for a global consulting firm.

Lachy's own commitment to social impact manifests itself in his role on the PwC For Purpose Council and as a Non Executive Director for Kidney Health Australia.

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Patrick Suckling, Non-resident Senior Fellow, Asia Society Australia

Patrick Suckling served as Australia's Ambassador for the Environment, and has over twenty-five years foreign, trade and investment, development, and climate policy experience.

He led international policy and engagement for two Prime Ministers as head of International Division, Department of Prime Minister, and Cabinet and served as an Adviser to Foreign Minister Downer. He has been Australia’s High Commissioner to India, served at the Australian Embassy in Washington working on the Australia-U.S. Alliance and been Australia’s Senior Official for APEC. He has led Australia’s consular support for Australians overseas, media and parliamentary engagement for the Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio and overseen comprehensive incoming government briefing for two Foreign Ministers and Australia’s Trade Minister.

He is currently a Senior Partner at Pollination, a specialist climate advisory, and investment firm.

 

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Georgie Skipper, Chief of Corporate and Government Affairs, Sun Cable

Georgie is a foreign policy and trade and investment expert. She is currently the Chief of Corporate & Government Affairs to Sun Cable, developing a $20 billion infrastructure project to supply renewable energy to the ASEAN region. Prior to this Georgie was the Director of Global Public Policy at Atlassian and the Senior Adviser to Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop (2013-2018). Georgie is also a Fulbright Scholar and will focus on driving impactful investment into the Indo-Pacific region.

Haidi Stroud-Watts

Haidi Stroud-Watts, Anchor, Bloomberg Television

Haidi Stroud-Watts is the Sydney anchor for “Daybreak Australia,” Bloomberg Television’s flagship morning program, covering market-moving business and finance news in Australia as it kicks off the Asia-Pacific trading day. She also co-anchors “Bloomberg Markets Asia,” with Rishaad Salamat in Hong Kong.

Stroud-Watts has conducted in-depth interviews with many leading business, financial and corporate newsmakers including Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan, Nobel Laureate for Economics Angus Deaton, World Bank Managing Director Bertrand Badre and the founders of China’s largest conglomerate, Fosun. She has also reported live from major events, most recently China’s 19th Party Congress in Beijing.

Stroud-Watts joined Bloomberg in 2015 as an anchor for Bloomberg Television in Hong Kong. Prior to joining Bloomberg, she was the Senior Business Anchor for Channel NewsAsia in Singapore. She began her career as a lawyer in Melbourne before making the switch to journalism as a Business Anchor with CCTV News in Beijing, and subsequently to Fox Business Network as its Asia Markets Reporter.

Fluent in Mandarin and English, Stroud-Watts graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, History and Political Science, and a Bachelor of Law degree.


Asia Society Australia acknowledges the support of the Victorian Government.

Victoria State Government

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