What a year!

Whether it's to vent or dump. Or to cheer and applaud. Let's get together and remind each other that we are a strong community with an incredible ability to collaborate and support each other.

Summary:

Great people, tasty canapes, refeshing drinks, a short keynote, a few awards and lots of fun.

Agenda;

1. Arrival, canapes, drinks and networking
2. A funny MC welcoming us all
3. Two inspiring keynotes
   1. Liza Noonan - CEO of Cicada
   2. Danny Kennedy - global legend in cleanenergy
4. 3 Awards
   1. Impact
   2. Newcomer
   3. Investor
5. More fun and joy to charge your batteries for 2026

Announcement: Award Finalists and Speakers

We’re ready to unveil the finalists, keynote speakers, MC and how to vote for peoples choice.

Congratulations to all those who got nominated and especially those that got selected as finalists.

Here they are:

Finalists for Impact Award - Best Climate Tech Company

This award is to celebrate scale, growth and actually having a big impact on environmental problems.  Previous winners include MGA Thermal and CIM.

• Amber Electric
• FloodMapp
• Goterra
• MCi Carbon
• Relectrify
• SwarmFarm Robotics
• Xefco

Finalists Newcomer Award - Best Climate Tech Company Under Two Years Old

This one is for the new companies bursting on the scene with big ambitions for impact.  

• Alchemy Charge
• AlGenie
• Carbon Eyes
• Hachiko
• Levur
• New Energy Transport
• OptiGrid

Finalists for Investor Award - Best Impact and Industry Support by An Investor

We know this sector needs high conviction, high engagement capital, along with a desire to support the whole ecosystem.

• Amanda Goodman, Partner, Ecotone Partners
• Danin Kahn, Founder & Investor, Electrifi Ventures
• Jeremy Atkin, Partner, Bandera Capital
• Sarah Nolet, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Tenacious Ventures Group
• Kristin Vaughan, Managing Partner, Virescent Ventures

Peoples Choice Awards

This year, for the first time ever, along with the panel of highly esteemed judges giving out the big awards, we’ve giving everyone the opportunity to have their voices heard. So which companies and investors do you respect the most?

Vote Here For Peoples Choice

Keynote Speakers & MC

This year we’re excited to share we have two keynotes from industry leaders.

Liza Noonan - New CEO of Cicada Innovations

Danny Kennedy - Co-founder of New Energy Nexus, Advisor to Wollemi and world leading rabble rouser.

We also have a world leading stand up comic coming in to MC. Stand up comic and voice talent world champion Simon Kennedy will be running the show.

Amazing Sponsors

We do this for the impact, but we can’t do it without our sponsors. Thanks so much for your contribution.

1. Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC): Australia’s government‑owned “green bank” that invests in clean energy and economy‑wide decarbonisation technologies.
   URL: https://www.cefc.com.au/
2. FPA Patent Attorneys: An Australian‑based independent patent & design attorney firm with deep expertise in IP filings, prosecution and commercialisation.
   URL: https://www.fpapatents.com/
3. Virescent Ventures: A specialist climate‑tech venture fund manager that invests in founders and technologies driving the transition to net‑zero in Australia and beyond.
   URL: https://www.virescent.vc/
4. Melomys Advisory: A sustainability advisory firm specialising in natural capital, sustainable finance and responsible innovation with a global ecosystem mindset.
   URL: https://www.melomys-advisory.com/
5. Ashurst (Lawyers): A global commercial law firm with a strong Australian presence, advising on major infrastructure, energy, technology and legal transactions.
   URL: https://www.ashurst.com/

A few other things;

1. If you'd like to sponsor or support, contact Mick
2. If you're a student or would like to volunteer, contact us

Zero Waste Goal

We are going to be aiming to run out of food and drinks, so we don't have waste. This means we are going to order less food and it may mean that some people won't get fully fed. We'll try hard to get it right, but if you end up hungry, we'll try and order in some pizza or take you out for a kebab.

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