Decarbonisation-focused innovation that involves mechanical, digital and physical is being created in our city. Right here in Melbourne, home-grown founders are building the actual hardware, supply chains, and AI frameworks needed to dismantle the carbon economy.

From building custom electric side-loader garbage trucks from the ground up, to turning solar panel waste into aggregate concrete, and deploying cutting-edge Edge AI to optimise massive commercial buildings, breakthrough climate tech is happening in our own backyard.

Join the EnergyLab community for an evening that moves past theoretical climate policy to showcase the raw, high-stakes reality of commercialising deep climate tech.

Why you should be in the room:

• Hear the real startup journeys: Pull back the curtain on what it takes to manage international manufacturing, navigate risk-averse legacy industries, and scale deep-tech hardware.

• Power of collaboration: Learn how local innovators are teaming up rather than competing

• Network with the ecosystem: Connect with founders, climate tech investors, operators, and corporate sustainability leaders over food and drinks before and after the panel.

The Panel:

Megan Fisher — CEO, EnergyLab (Moderator)
Zoe Chen — Founder, Bigger Energizer (Electrifying heavy transport & waste fleets from the ground up)
Neeraj Das — Managing Director, Elecsome Pty Ltd (Pioneering the circular economy via solar panel upcycling)
Errol Murray — Co-Founder, Brightspace (Optimising commercial real estate using predictive Edge AI)
Vicky Tu — CEO, HAL Systems (Building cloud-optimised, intelligent climate control networks)

Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur looking for your next move, an investor searching for breakthrough tech, or just passionate about seeing how Melbourne is leading the decarbonisation race, this night is for you. A massive thank you to the City of Melbourne for sponsoring this event and supporting our local climate tech innovators.

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