Conference Day Two - 1 September

Go to day one Go to pre-conference masterclasses

08:00

Registration and welcome coffee

08:50

Opening remarks from the Chair

Ben Eade
Chief Executive Officer
Manufacturing Australia

Re-structuring business processes to achieve net zero

09:00

Strategizing your net zero plan using the power of renewables

Moving from carbon fuels to oxygen fuels to meet Linde’s global targets for 2028 and 2035
Assessing the potential of batteries vs hydrogen as clean solutions
Linking decarbonisation to profitability
Trialling processes and examining the results of potential ways of eliminating diesel fuel

Ashley Mills
Director, Onsite & Bulk
BOC South Pacific

09:30

'Future Energy' collaboration in the nickel sector: transitioning to renewable energy sources and other lower carbon-emitting solutions

Nickel Mines' existing carbon footprint and potential reduction to the company's operations in Indonesia
Challenges and opportunities for decarbonising the company's value chain
Collaborative actions and partnerships to grow sustainably

Muchtazar (Tazar)
Sustainability Manager
Nickel Industries

10:00

Eradicating CO2 from fertiliser manufacture - carbon neutrality by design

(Formerly Leigh Creek Energy, NeuRizer is constructing a urea manufacturing facility in South Australia capable of producing carbon neutral fertiliser)

Embedding the decarbonisation pathway into the Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) process
Creating a fully integrated production facility with all inputs (gas, power and CO2) on-site to ensure that the NRUP achieves zero carbon from first operations in 2025
Maximising the capabilities of new technology like Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)

Noreen Byrne
Chief Sustainability Officer
NeuRizer

10:30

Morning tea

11:00

Re-engineering existing processes to achieve resource-efficient operations

Building net zero into current infrastructure and processes
Trialling and demonstrating technologies in large-scale commercial environments
Establishing CO2 targets to reduce emissions
Mitigating the climate impact of plants

Helen Szabo
Environment Manager ANZ
McCain Foods

11:30

The accidental emissions strategist: justifying energy efficiency and decarbonisation from an economic point of view

Looking for opportunities and analysing when (how) they stack up financially for a small manufacturer
Saving electricity with a solar system monitored by an in-house software
Finding the right recycling partners and minimising waste with tighter control of factory processes
Considerations for a cleaner future: where to next?

Dan Louden
Chief Executive Officer
Big Tyre

12:00

Integrating a net zero business strategy to propel growth

Innovation as a key to unlocking emissions reduction
Collaborating with customers, suppliers, communities and government
Creating goals and measuring consistently to attain high performance and keep everyone on track

Blaise Porter
Group Director Sustainability & Social Responsibility
Sims Limited

12:30

Lunch

13:30

Realising the benefits for business (and the environment) of an established culture of continual improvement

How a 1994 ‘spear to the chest’ inspired a revolution in carpet manufacture
Replacing process heating when electrification is not viable
Beyond net zero: radical collaboration, restorative business and carbon sequestration using carbon negative materials

Aidan Mullan
Sustainability Manager
Interface Australia & New Zealand

14:00

PANEL DISCUSSION: What are the key metrics to measure and analyse on the journey to net zero?

How helpful are incentive programs in reducing real emissions – ie jumping specific hurdles instead of taking a holistic approach to emissions reduction
What sort of standards and certifications are useful in ensuring that metrics are ‘real’?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of dividing emissions into Scope1, 2 and 3?
Is uptake/storage of CO2 (recarbonation) in end product (eg cement) a meaningful metric?

Moderator:

Aidan Mullan
Sustainability Manager
Interface Australia & New Zealand

Panellists:

Zoe Godijn
Manager Value Chain Emissions
Rio Tinto

Helen Szabo
Environment Manager
McCain Foods

Dani Siew
Manager, Corporate Engagement
Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC)

John Davis
Head of Climate Solutions, APAC
South Pole

14:40

Afternoon tea

15:10

Hydrogen to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors: heavy industry, mining and transport

Progressing the decarbonisation of industrial processes by integrating green energy alternatives
Leveraging of existing production and export infrastructure, and the requirements for common use infrastructure
Strategically choosing the role of green ammonia and hydrogen to develop market uptake and maturity
Keeping an eye on the bottom line – making green hydrogen make financial sense

Leigh Holder
Business Development Director
Yara Clean Ammonia – Australia

15:40

PANEL DISCUSSION: What are the options for industries where carbon is unavoidably generated in production processes?

What lessons should industrials take from the oil and gas industry?
How effective is CCS in mitigating emissions now and what improvements can be expected?
What are the timelines on commercially viable, efficient (greenie-proof) CCS?
Are there any technologies besides CCS that can achieve deep reductions in CO2 emissions from high-emitting industries?

Moderator:

Matthias Raab
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
CO2CRC