ecoBiz Leaders Forum - Cairns

Future-proofing your business in a changing climate

Enjoy breakfast while hearing from local businesses and sustainability experts about practical ways to future-proof your business in a changing climate.

To make the most of the Leaders Forum and bonus sessions please make sure you set up your ecoBiz digital platform account before the day: https://www.ecobiz.au

Leaders Forum program

7:00-8.30am: Leaders Forum breakfast

It’s a great chance to connect with like-minded businesses and share insights, challenges and success stories. Speakers include:

• Michelle O’Loughlin, Sustainability Officer, Cairns City Council

• Suzie Cray and Kirsty Nancarrow, Founders, eMotion Video and Media Training

• Catie Simmons, Program Manager, ecoBiz

9:00am-10:00am: Climate risk and adaptation module overview (optional)

If you’re able to stay on after breakfast, we invite you to join our climate risk module overview.

Led by our ecoBiz Program Manager, Catie Simmons, learn how ecoBiz’s new module can help you identify climate risks and opportunities, prepare an action plan and future proof your business.

10:30am-12:00pm: Carbon workshop (optional)

Led by our ecoBiz Carbon Coach, Omar Biaz, the workshop will include practical advice on how ecoBiz’s free digital platform can help you measure and manage your carbon emissions.

Meet our keynote speaker:

Kara-Glenn Worth

Kara-Glenn Worth is a fourth-generation primary producer based in Innisfail, Far North Queensland, with over a decade of experience in stakeholder engagement, community facilitation, and agricultural innovation. She currently serves as the Digital Agriculture Innovation Consultant for the Tropical North Queensland Drought Resilience Adoption and Innovation Hub, where she leads programs to support agtech adoption and resilience for regional producers.

Kara is the architect of AgValuate, TNQ agriculture’s first digital innovation assessment tool, developed with producers to guide strategic decision-making and innovation readiness on-farm. She also sits on the Board of Terrain NRM and the Freshcare Industry Collaboration Advisory Committee, contributing her insight on sustainable farming systems and industry-wide engagement.

In addition to her professional work, Kara is the founder of Joy: Learn, Grow, Play — a nature-based education centre teaching children traditional and lost skills through bushcraft, nature art, and outdoor play. The centre reflects her passion for intergenerational resilience, place-based learning, and the role of community in shaping a sustainable future.

Kara is a vocal advocate for climate innovation and has volunteered as a mentor for Tech Girls Movement and Startup Bootcamp, supporting emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in agritech. Her work spans digital transformation, producer engagement, and grassroots education, with a deep commitment to thriving regional and remote communities.

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