13 -15 October 2026 | Sydney | Australia
Industrial Net Zero Conference 2026
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Reducing emissions for hard to abate industries
A decade of efficiency gains, fuel switching, and operational optimisation has brought Australian industry to the edge of the hard problem. The emissions that remain are structural. Eliminating them requires capital, policy architecture, and market conditions that don't yet exist at scale.
Industrial Net Zero 2026 is about building them.
Some organisations are making genuine progress. Others have quietly walked back their commitments, not out of bad faith, but because the enabling conditions simply aren't there yet. Both realities deserve an honest conversation.
Now in its fifth year, the summit brings together industrial operators, government, researchers, and capital providers to ask the harder question: how do we align the right conditions, policy, finance, technology, and institutional cooperation, to help hard to abate sectors decarbonise today. This is the forum where that work begins.
2025 speakers included:
Andrew Stewart
Orica
Kimberly Camrass
Boeing
Samantha Langley
Vulcan Energy
Anoop Thakur
Orora
Ali Nezhad
Boral
Rory Bracken
Fulton Hogan
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Reasons to attend
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Have the honest conversation
No spin. No performative commitments. A frank exchange between industry, government, and researchers about what's working, what isn't, and what needs to change.
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Learn from operators making real progress
Case studies from the organisations actually delivering - not theoretical pathways, but hard-won lessons from the coalface of industrial decarbonisation.
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Align government, industry, and research
The enabling conditions for deep decarbonisation require coordination across sectors. This is the room where those relationships are built and those gaps are named.
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Understand what's viable now
Cut through the noise on technology, policy, and finance. Learn what's genuinely investable today versus what remains a longer-term bet.
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Shape the policy and regulatory settings
Direct dialogue with policymakers and regulators on the Safeguard Mechanism, funding criteria, and the market design needed to unlock industrial investment.
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Access the capital that makes projects move
Connect with public and private capital providers, financiers, government agencies, and infrastructure funds, who are actively looking to deploy into industrial decarbonisation.
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Position your organisation for what comes next
The conditions for large-scale decarbonisation will eventually align. The organisations best placed to move fast will be the ones building relationships and readiness now.
Key themes
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From commitments to conditions: what government, industry, and research each need to contribute to make deep decarbonisation viable
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The Safeguard Mechanism under scrutiny: does the policy design match what industry actually needs?
Making industrial decarbonisation investable: bridging the bankability gap with public and private capital
Technology realism: what's deployable now, what's stalled at pilot stage, and how to bridge the scale gap
Operating while transitioning: staying competitive, reliable, and operational through the decarbonisation process
Mandatory disclosure and accountability: what ASRS and Scope 3 requirements mean for industrial operators
Just transition: workforce, communities, and the social contract of industrial decarbonization
Partnership Opportunities
The Industrial Net Zero Conference is your opportunity to meet senior executives from hard to abate industries, who are actively looking for ways to decarbonise their operations.
Whether you have the technology to help drive emissions reduction, or can help businesses plan their transition, this is a chance to engage with the decision makers responsible for moving Australian industry to net zero.
The event offers numerous opportunities for sponsors to network, share their expertise, and build their reputation as thought leaders in the Industrial Net Zero space.
If you’d like to become an exhibitor, sponsor or speaker, please contact:
Tashi Gazzard
P: +61 (0) 418 884 713
E: tashig@questevents.com.au
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