Australian Renewable Fuels Week 2025 Program
Join us in Sydney for Australian Renewable Fuels Week from March 3 to 7, 2025. Low Carbon Fuel and Renewable Gas will be essential in achieving Australia's target of 43% emission reduction by 2030 and Net Zero by 2050 and enhancing fuel security, economic development and regional transition. For significant sectors of Australia’s economy, they are the only viable option today.
The Commonwealth Government has identified Low Carbon Fuel and Renewable Gas as priority areas with funding, policy initiatives and support mechanisms currently in design. This event will be crucial in shaping the future of the sector and informing government stakeholders.
The conference is taking place over 3 key days.
Tuesday 4 March, 8.30am – 7.30pm
Low Carbon Liquid Fuel
8.30am - 9.00am Welcome
Shahana McKenzie, CEO, Bioenergy Australia
Shahana McKenzie, CEO, Bioenergy Australia
The Hon. Chris Bowen MP, Minister for Climate Change and Energy
Flyn van Ewijk, Regional Director, Asia Pacific, LanzaJet, Platinum sponsor message
9.00am - 10.00am The essential role of Low Carbon Fuel in emission reduction and energy security
Platinum Sponsor LanzaJet
Flyn van Ewijk, Regional Director, Asia Pacific, LanzaJet, Platinum sponsor message
9.00am - 10.00am The essential role of Low Carbon Fuel in emission reduction and energy security
Platinum Sponsor LanzaJet
Senator David Van, Australia's fuel security and energy resilience
Dr Gerard Ostheimer, Secretariat, Biofuture Council and CEO, Molecule Group, Biofuels for sustainable development
Dr Gerard Ostheimer, Secretariat, Biofuture Council and CEO, Molecule Group, Biofuels for sustainable development
Jeremy Moorhouse, Bioenergy Analyst, International Energy Agency, Accelerating sustainable fuel use
Emily Marthaler, Director of Global Policy, Growth Energy, Low carbon fuel insights from the Americas
Stephen Forshaw, Chief Representative, Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific, Airbus, The role of low carbon fuel in global energy security
10.30am - 12.30pm Upscaling Low Carbon Fuel production to meet global demand
Sponsored by Neste Australia
10.30am - 12.30pm Upscaling Low Carbon Fuel production to meet global demand
Sponsored by Neste Australia
Steven Bartholomeusz, Head of Public and Regulatory Affairs, APAC, Neste, Gold sponsor message
Mac Irvine, Chief Financial Officer, Jet Zero Australia, Bringing the regions to the runway with SAF
Dr Kimberly Camrass, Sustainability Lead – Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, Boeing, SAF State of Play – Emerging insights to accelerate uptake
Mac Irvine, Chief Financial Officer, Jet Zero Australia, Bringing the regions to the runway with SAF
Dr Kimberly Camrass, Sustainability Lead – Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, Boeing, SAF State of Play – Emerging insights to accelerate uptake
Renee Wootton, Global Director, New Market Development, LanzaJet, Scaling SAF globally through alcohol to jet
Andrea Polson, General Manager, Stakeholder Engagement and Communications, Licella, Project Swift: Licella’s first-of-kind SAF biorefinery for Queensland, with Australian HTL technology
James Williamson, General Manager, Neste Australia, Turning new feedstocks into fuels: Learnings from commercial production
Matt Doyle, CEO, Wagner Sustainable Fuels, Providing SAF solutions today for the Net Zero targets of tomorrow
Margaretha Coertzen, Service Line Leader – Hydrogen and Hydrocarbons, GHD, Australia's e-SAF opportunity: Scaling up for sustainable aviation
Andrea Polson, General Manager, Stakeholder Engagement and Communications, Licella, Project Swift: Licella’s first-of-kind SAF biorefinery for Queensland, with Australian HTL technology
James Williamson, General Manager, Neste Australia, Turning new feedstocks into fuels: Learnings from commercial production
Matt Doyle, CEO, Wagner Sustainable Fuels, Providing SAF solutions today for the Net Zero targets of tomorrow
Margaretha Coertzen, Service Line Leader – Hydrogen and Hydrocarbons, GHD, Australia's e-SAF opportunity: Scaling up for sustainable aviation
David Stribley, Co-Founder, HAMR Energy, The role of Renewable Methanol in supporting hard to abate sector decarbonisation
Richard Whewell, Senior Manager – Australia, Honeywell UOP Energy & Sustainability Solutions, Low carbon fuel technology pathways – Today and the future
1.30pm - 3.10pm Driving demand for Low Carbon Fuel
Sponsored by Licella
Richard Whewell, Senior Manager – Australia, Honeywell UOP Energy & Sustainability Solutions, Low carbon fuel technology pathways – Today and the future
1.30pm - 3.10pm Driving demand for Low Carbon Fuel
Sponsored by Licella
David Taylor, Executive General Manager, Licella, Gold sponsor message
Jan-Marcus Lückhof, DHL Group, DHL's decarbonization strategy: "Mission 2050: Zero Emissions"
Brigadier Mark Baldock, Director-General Fuel Capability, Department of Defence, Defence Future Energy Strategy
David Bartnik, Head of Innovation, Svitzer Australia, Caught in a (decarb) conundrum: An Australian maritime experience in trying to decarbonise via low carbon liquid fuels
Chloe Davison, Principal Emissions, Waste and Circularity Consultant, Glaze Sustainability, Fuelling demand: Consumer goods brands, book-and-claim and demand aggregation
Samuel Parsons, Director - Environment & Sustainability, V/Line Corporation, Decarbonisation of regional passenger rail in Victoria
Samuel Parsons, Director - Environment & Sustainability, V/Line Corporation, Decarbonisation of regional passenger rail in Victoria
Ignacio Hernandez, CEO, HIF Asia Pacific, Demand for e-Fuels – Focus on e-Gasoline and e-Methanol
3.40pm - 5.30pm Governments driving the acceleration of Low Carbon Fuel
Sponsored by NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
3.40pm - 5.30pm Governments driving the acceleration of Low Carbon Fuel
Sponsored by NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water and NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
Tim Stock, Director, Hydrogen and Clean Energy, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Sponsor message
Dr Valerie Sarisky-Reed, Director, Bioenergy Technologies Office, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. SAF potential
Martin Gulbis, Manager, Business Development & Transactions, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Investing in the future of Australian low carbon liquid fuels
Martin Gulbis, Manager, Business Development & Transactions, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Investing in the future of Australian low carbon liquid fuels
Michael Cashen, Research Officer Beyond Fossil Diesel, NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, NSW Government driving low carbon fuels
Mark Tierney, Executive Director Emerging Industries, Queensland Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning
Dr Daniel Roberts, Research Director, Energy Technologies, CSIRO, RD&D to address the scale challenges of an Australian SAF industry
Anannya Mishra, Project Officer, Agriculture and Food, CSIRO, Australia's feedstock opportunity: biophysical potential and future supply chains
Jonty Richardson, Senior Manager, Analytics & Consulting, Argus Media, Renewable Diesel and SAF market outlook: Overcoming key barriers to growth
5.30pm - 7.30pm Networking Reception
Sponsored by Queensland Government
Join us for a Networking Reception from 5.30pm to continue the discussion around Low Carbon Liquid Fuel and Renewable Gas. This is open to all ticket holders.
Driving Australia’s Bioeconomy
Wednesday 5 March, 8.30am – 5.30pm
Wednesday 5 March, 8.30am – 5.30pm
8.30am - 8.55am Welcome
Low Carbon Fuels Alliance of Australia and New Zealand
The Hon. Penny Sharpe, MLC, NSW Minister for Climate Change, Minister for Energy, Minister for the Environment, and Minister for Heritage
John Blackburn AO, Air Vice-Marshall (Retd.), Chair of the Institute for Integrated Economic Research, Low carbon liquid fuels and Australia’s energy security
Low Carbon Fuels Alliance of Australia and New Zealand
The Hon. Penny Sharpe, MLC, NSW Minister for Climate Change, Minister for Energy, Minister for the Environment, and Minister for Heritage
John Blackburn AO, Air Vice-Marshall (Retd.), Chair of the Institute for Integrated Economic Research, Low carbon liquid fuels and Australia’s energy security
Pauline Kennedy, Low Carbon Policy and Advocacy Manager, ANZ, bp, Platinum sponsor message
8.55am - 11.00am Enabling sustainable feedstock growth and innovation
Platinum Sponsor bp
Professor Mark Brown, International Energy Agency Bioenergy TCP Chair, Supply chain logistics - Overcoming the challenges of moving biomass
Geoffrey Bell, CEO, MicroBioGen, Enhancing SAF Production in Australia
Dr Allan Green, Managing Director, AGRENEW Pty Ltd, Advanced Feedstocks – how agricultural innovation can build the feedstock supply
Dr Christopher Wren, Head of Advocacy and Policy, Australian Sugar Milling Council, Biofuel feedstocks – A future made in Australia?
Rachel Palumbo, Global General Manager, Seeds, Nufarm, Accelerating the adoption of low carbon liquid fuels: Nufarm’s oilseed solutions
Marc Diaz, Chief Commercialisation Officer, Terviva, Maximising Pongamia yields for sustainable SAF production: Innovations in crop science and value-added products
Tom Woodlock, Market Reporter, Argus Media, How Australian tallow is supporting the global biofuels industry and why it needs to be priced
Paul Beastall, CEO, HutanBio, Bioenergy breakthrough: Unlocking Western Australia's potential with algae biofarms
James Hygate OBE, CEO, Firefly Green Fuels, SAF from sewage
Michael Pope, Origination Leader Australia, GHD Advisory, Biogenic CO2 – The next frontier in sustainable fuel production
Dr Md Jahirul Islam, Central Queensland University, Techno-economic assessment of converting municipal solid waste (plastic and tyre) into standard automobile fuel
11.30am - 1.00pm Financing the future bioeconomy
Sponsored by Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC)
Rupert Maloney, Executive Director, Alternative Fuels, CEFC, Gold sponsor message
Jason Cheng, CEO, Kerogen Capital, SAF – An international investor’s perspective
Alex Grant, Director, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Accelerating pre-commercial activity
Prue Newall, Director of Environmental Sustainability, IFM Investors, Ready for takeoff: Australian renewable fuels investment
Joe O’Neil, Director, Alternative Fuels, Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Low carbon liquid fuels – Australian market and investment insights
Ana-Marija Jurisic, Director, Investment, Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility, Supporting the development of projects in northern Australia
Dexter Wang, Director of Strategy, Benchmarks, S&P Global, How do price signals drive strategic investment in biofuels?
2.00pm - 3.30pm Enabling a wholistic energy system and maximising social license
Sponsored by Argus Media
Jason Cheng, CEO, Kerogen Capital, SAF – An international investor’s perspective
Alex Grant, Director, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Accelerating pre-commercial activity
Prue Newall, Director of Environmental Sustainability, IFM Investors, Ready for takeoff: Australian renewable fuels investment
Joe O’Neil, Director, Alternative Fuels, Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Low carbon liquid fuels – Australian market and investment insights
Ana-Marija Jurisic, Director, Investment, Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility, Supporting the development of projects in northern Australia
Dexter Wang, Director of Strategy, Benchmarks, S&P Global, How do price signals drive strategic investment in biofuels?
2.00pm - 3.30pm Enabling a wholistic energy system and maximising social license
Sponsored by Argus Media
Jo Clarke, Australia Country Manager and Bureau Chief, Argus Media, Gold sponsor message
Dr Gerard Ostheimer, Secretariat, Biofuture Council and CEO, Molecule Group, Global policy efforts for sustainable fuels
Sabiene Heindl, CEO, The Energy Charter, Social license built through collaboration
Professor Mark Brown, International Energy Agency Bioenergy TCP Chair, The critical role of public perception, economic incentives, and policy for biofuel sustainability
Jim Snow, Executive Director, Oakley Greenwood, Lessons from Australia's largest Net Zero gas “Greenwashing” Federal court case – An expert witness view
Virpi Barrett, Director of Green Energy Commerce, Sunshine Hydro, How can green fuel production and the power grid live in symbiosis?
Steve Yeardley, Future Fuels Leader, GHD, Low carbon liquid fuels vs battery electric vehicles
4.00pm - 5.30pm Carbon accounting, traceability and certification of bio products and feedstocks
Sponsored by LMS Energy
Tiana Nairn, Group Manager - Policy, LMS Energy, Gold sponsor message
Emily Marthaler, Director of Global Policy, Growth Energy, Positioning biofuels for success – global opportunities and lessons learned from the U.S. bioeconomy
Anita Kapernick, Assistant Director, Net Zero Industries Division, Guarantee of Origin and Trade, Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Guarantee of Origin Scheme
Tim Lloyd-Smith, Future Energy Study Leader, GHD, Navigating the Green Premium: Carbon price strategies for sustainable fuels
Steve Tan, Vice President, Business Development, Argus Media, The role of bioenergy in the Australian carbon market
Dr Gerard Ostheimer, Secretariat, Biofuture Council and CEO, Molecule Group, Global policy efforts for sustainable fuels
Sabiene Heindl, CEO, The Energy Charter, Social license built through collaboration
Professor Mark Brown, International Energy Agency Bioenergy TCP Chair, The critical role of public perception, economic incentives, and policy for biofuel sustainability
Jim Snow, Executive Director, Oakley Greenwood, Lessons from Australia's largest Net Zero gas “Greenwashing” Federal court case – An expert witness view
Virpi Barrett, Director of Green Energy Commerce, Sunshine Hydro, How can green fuel production and the power grid live in symbiosis?
Steve Yeardley, Future Fuels Leader, GHD, Low carbon liquid fuels vs battery electric vehicles
4.00pm - 5.30pm Carbon accounting, traceability and certification of bio products and feedstocks
Sponsored by LMS Energy
Tiana Nairn, Group Manager - Policy, LMS Energy, Gold sponsor message
Emily Marthaler, Director of Global Policy, Growth Energy, Positioning biofuels for success – global opportunities and lessons learned from the U.S. bioeconomy
Anita Kapernick, Assistant Director, Net Zero Industries Division, Guarantee of Origin and Trade, Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Guarantee of Origin Scheme
Tim Lloyd-Smith, Future Energy Study Leader, GHD, Navigating the Green Premium: Carbon price strategies for sustainable fuels
Steve Tan, Vice President, Business Development, Argus Media, The role of bioenergy in the Australian carbon market
Renewable Gas
Thursday 6 March, 8.30am – 4.00pm
Thursday 6 March, 8.30am – 4.00pm
8.30am - 8.55am Welcome
Jarrod Irving, Chair, Renewable Gas Alliance
Vikram Singh, Head of Renewable Gas Development, Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG), Platinum sponsor message
8.55am - 10.15am The essential role of Renewable Gas in emission reduction and energy security
Platinum Sponsor AGIG
Charlotte Morton OBE, CEO, World Biogas Association, Making biogas happen by 2030
Sally Moxham, Co-Director of Gas Substitution and Energy Efficiency, Energy Group, Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action, Victoria's Industrial Renewable Gas Guarantee Directions Paper
Jack Shepherd, Manager Green Gas and Sustainable Fuels, Blunomy, Catalysing Renewable Gas markets: Lessons from Europe
Dr Leigh Clemow, Policy Manager, Energy Users Association of Australia, The threat to Australian manufacturing
10.45am - 1.00pm Upscaling Renewable Gas production to meet global demand
Sponsored by Jemena
10.45am - 1.00pm Upscaling Renewable Gas production to meet global demand
Sponsored by Jemena
Suzie Jakobovits, General Manager Renewable Gas, Jemena, Gold sponsor message
Thomas Wagner, Chief Representative South-East Asia, EnviTec Biogas AG, Advancing Renewable Gas: EnviTec Biogas' global innovations and insights for Australia's energy transition
Jarrod Irving, General Manager - Renewable Gas and Fuels, LMS Energy, Lessons from Global Markets, applying international best practices to fast-track local development
Jarrod Irving, General Manager - Renewable Gas and Fuels, LMS Energy, Lessons from Global Markets, applying international best practices to fast-track local development
James Harman, CEO, EDL, U.S. renewable gas projects and policies enabling their success
Disong Zhang, Managing Director, Anaergia Singapore, Treatment option for multiple feedstocks to maximise biogas production
Disong Zhang, Managing Director, Anaergia Singapore, Treatment option for multiple feedstocks to maximise biogas production
Professor Yang Liu, Professor and Chair of Sustainable Water Technologies, Queensland University of Technology, Removing ammonia from wastewater to optimise biogas from landfills
Nick Lawrance, Engineering Manager, NALG, Energising organics
Joseph Oliver, Managing Director, Delorean Corporation, Delorean’s role in transforming Australia’s bioenergy landscape
Dr Scott Grierson, CEO/Managing Director, Valorify, Co-product opportunities to maximise value capture from biogas plants
Dylan Gower, Director, Clean Bioenergy, Renewable Gas for regional industry and agriculture
2.00pm - 3.30pm Driving demand for Renewable Gas
Sponsored by GreenPower
Joseph Oliver, Managing Director, Delorean Corporation, Delorean’s role in transforming Australia’s bioenergy landscape
Dr Scott Grierson, CEO/Managing Director, Valorify, Co-product opportunities to maximise value capture from biogas plants
Dylan Gower, Director, Clean Bioenergy, Renewable Gas for regional industry and agriculture
2.00pm - 3.30pm Driving demand for Renewable Gas
Sponsored by GreenPower
Carl Hollis, Manager, National GreenPower Accreditation Program, Gold sponsor message
Bruno Nielsen, COO, Biogas Denmark
Vikram Singh, Head of Renewable Gas Development, AGIG, Driving demand for Renewable Gas – Building awareness and reducing risk
Suzie Jakobovits, General Manager Renewable Gas, Jemena, The pathway to decarbonise NSW gas demand
Carl Hollis, Manager, National GreenPower Accreditation Program, GreenPower Renewable Gas Certification – Supporting renewable gas industry development and the industrial sector to decarbonise
Jarrod Leak, CEO, Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity (A2EP), Mapping and matching renewable gas supply and demand