Enjoy a coffee and pastry while networking with your peers

Jeff Oatman, Head of Membership and Collaboration, Green Building Council of Australia

Davina Rooney, CEO, Green Building Council of Australia and Prema Govender, Manager, Sustainable Government, Department of Energy, Environment, Climate Change and Water  NSW Government / Kasper Sollberger, Principal Policy Officer, Department of Energy, Environment, Climate Change and Water  NSW Government

Hear about:

• Exploring how practice is evolving to shift embodied carbon to zero using tools and benchmarks 
• Where are the real opportunities to drive change  
• Addressing the role of manufacturers and materials in driving emissions reduction 

Panelists:

• Jorge Chapa, Chief Impact Officer, Green Building Council of Australia (moderator)
• Natalya Partington, Carbon Planning Associate, Slattery
• Carlos Flores, Director, NABERS
• Paul Edwards, Global ESG Lead, TSA Riley 

Gabrielle Pavicic, Green Star Program Lead, Market Transformation, Green Building Council of Australia and Sasha Titchkosky, Co Founder & CEO, Koskela

Elham Monavari, Head of Green Star Strategic Delivery, Green Building Council of Australia

Speaker to be announced

Hear more about:

• Overview of GBCA circular procurement guide 
• Discussion on opportunities to build less and dematerialise  
• How collaboration across the supply chain influences project decisions   
• How setting performance outcomes can deliver better results for projects 

Panelists:

• Katherine Featherstone, Senior Manager Products & Materials, Market Transformation, Green Building Council of Australia (moderator)
• Bel Chellingworth, Circular Economy and Waste Consultant, BC Consulting
• Ian Dixon, APAC Sustainability Service Line Leader, GHD

Davina Rooney, CEO, Green Building Council of Australia

Speaker to be announced

Taryn Cornell, Senior Manager – Strategy and Development, Green Building Council of Australia and Bruce Precious, Principal Consultant, Six Capitals Consulting

Taking shape as the first NSW state cultural institution to be based in Western Sydney, the Powerhouse Parramatta project team turned to Green Star Buildings to deliver a better, sustainable, future ready community asset. Hear about the integration of sustainable and climate resilient design into this project.

Speaker to be announced.

This project highlights UNSW’s commitment to innovation, sustainability and ensuring the health and wellbeing of our community. Hear more about UNSW’s electrification journey. 

Melissa Nouel, Sustainable Built Environment Manager, UNSW and Jose Bilbao, Senior Manager, Energy and Utilities Management, Estate Management, UNSW

Taryn Cornell, Senior Manager – Strategy and Development, Green Building Council of Australia

Speaker to be announced

Informed by Indigenous narratives of Country from Djinjama, First Building was designed as a modular kit-of-parts. The building utilises a combination of materials that that low-impact and/or enable disassembly. 

Jeff Morgan, Principal, Hassell Studio and Lucy Sharman, Director Sustainability, Bradfield Development Authority

Jeff Oatman, Head of Collaboration and Membership, Green Building Council of Australia