Maximising your sustainability

We are proud to partner with our friends at the Sydney Startup Hub - Fishburners, Stone & Chalk, Tank Stream Labs and Optus 5G Innovation Hub, to host an exclusive event on the importance of building a stronger sustainable community across the ecosystem.

With the backlash against greenwashing getting louder, more corporates, and indeed the regulations, are moving towards full transparency on their carbon footprint. This is leading to corporates tracing their energy and committing to the United Nations 24/7 Carbon Free Energy Compact to drive systemic change.

Businesses and startups that care about environmental sustainability are now crucial, as consumers and customers demand change, the world is increasingly recognising the importance of using products and services that have minimal environmental impact, create less waste and more value for customers.

Join us on Wednesday 21 September at 8:00am and take part in an interactive panel discussion facilitated by Mick Liubinskas, CEO at Climate Salad. Hear from our panellists as they share their insights on best sustainability practices:  

• Bill Barden, Founder Enosi and Released Energy 
• Ivy Lu, Product Manager UPowr
• Corri Byrne, Social Impact Manager, Optus (Sustainability team), and
• Georgina Carberry, Founder and CEO My-Childe

With the move towards home electrification, new entrants are eager to seize distributed energy opportunities while traditional corporates fight to retain customers and meet ESG responsibilities. Hear how a newly developed marketplace for distributed renewable energy solutions, that partners can embed in their ecosystems and leverage existing brand trust to accelerate the fight against climate change.

Discover the innovation and passion from our panellists about how their companies conduct themselves that is essential to creating solutions for sustainability that answer the call to change by consumers.

Event Format

8:00am - 8:30am Breakfast & Networking

8:30am - 9:30am Panel Discussion

9:30am - 10:00am Networking 

About the presenters 

Mick Liubinskas is a climate tech investor and advisor. He co-founded Climate Salad to help build climate-focused startups and help the world get to and beyond net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. He has helped build 100’s of tech companies as a co-founder and with Pollenizer, Startmate, muru-D and Austrade.

Ivy Lu, Product Manager at UPowr. Currently developing a turnkey platform and field services app to manage high quality distributed energy asset installations at scale. Background in biomedical mechanical engineering, and previously founded a home maintenance subscription service at IAG’s Firemark Labs.

Bill Barden, Founder of Enosi and Released Energy, xInvesting in technology to bring forth 24/7 Carbon Free Energy. Bill has 30 years banking and finance experience. 

Corri Byrne, Social Impact Manager, Optus (Sustainability team), Community and NFP sector engagement and opportunity development. 

Georgina Carberry is Founder and CEO of My Childe—a company on a mission to design zero impact childhoods. Georgina has over 15 years leading high performance teams in product and design. She is a lean product development nerd and fierce advocate for gender equity in VC.