In 2008, Australia Week will host “The Road to Renewables” symposium with a focus on the transition from fossil fuels to renewable technologies. Discussions will include the need for the development of renewable technologies, what will work in the real world, identifying barriers to technology deployment and overcoming them to make the transition, case studies of existing best practice which will feature the global pace-setters of renewable technologies. These issues will be explored through the prism of major climate change challenges including: power generation, urban development, transportation and goods movement, and emissions trading.

Speaker List:

Opening presentation
by Dr. Tony Hayment - Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Economic Development
Moderator – Terry Tamminen, former Special Advisor for Energy policy to Gov Schwarzenegger
Dr. Marc Jacobson, Director of Stanford University's Atmosphere/Energy Program
The Hon. Paul Lucas, Deputy Premier of Queensland, Australia
Anthony Pratt, Chairman/CEO, Pratt Industries
Jeffrey Seul, Partner, Holland & Knight

Energy Generation
Moderator - Terry Tamminen
James Boyd, Vice-Chair, California Energy Commission
Barry Goldstein, South Australia Director - Petroleum & Geothermal
Steve Larson, President, Woodside Natural Gas
Nathan Lewis, Chemical Engineering, CalTech
Dr. Chun-Zhu Li, Chemical Engineering, Monash University
Rick Zalesky, Vice President of Biofuels & Hydrogen, Chevron Technology Ventures

Emissions Trading
Moderator- Carol Coletta, President, CEOs for Cities
James Ham, Principle, James Ham Legal
Wayne Nastri, Director, US Environmental Protection Agency Region Nine

Urban Development
Timothy Brick, Director, Metropolitan Water District
Kateri Callahan, President, Alliance to Save Energy
Dr. Peter Newman, Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University