Transition Risk Masterclass Intensive Sydney
How to capitalise on new energy, electrification and ESG reporting and
ABOUT
This masterclass is about how to capitalise on the energy transition, electrification and ESG reporting to avoid stranded assets.
If you’re a property owner, manager or consultant, you’ve got some big challenges to deal with. There’s an energy crisis, a new world of renewable energy you’ve got to navigate and buildings to electrify.
But where do you start? If you don’t get it right, the tenants might walk, investors can easily switch to greener fields, and the cost of finance could likely rise. The assets you manage can start to look like stranded assets.
This masterclass can switch things around for you and make everyone happy – from the CEO to the board and the stakeholders. It will save you a world of pain. And your chief executive, board and the people who manage the Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards will thank you.
You’ll hear from the leaders driving the policy and industry trends, technical experts with case studies and practical plans you can adapt to your needs.
WHY ATTEND
This masterclass will help you unlock your asset’s potential and your value as a strategic property owner, manager, or service provider.
Understand what transition risk means for your organisation
Learn what investors, regulators and insurers now expect
Hear practical case studies and discover great technical solutions from industry leaders
Leave with frameworks you can implement immediately
MC: STEVE FORD
The program is curated by Steve Ford, one of the most respected experts in the industry, who led property giant GPT’s net zero transition. Steve will guide and shape the questions and answers you need to hear. He knows the pitfalls but also where the solutions lie.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Property owners
Asset managers
Energy efficiency and electrification specialists
Facility managers and capital works managers
Sustainability professionals
Risk managers
Fund managers
Disclosure and reporting managers
PROGRAM
This masterclass will be an essential part of your success story. It will empower you with practical solutions so you can build your own skills and business and make your clients happy.
THEMES
Mandatory compliance
Australian Sustainability Reporting Standards (ASRS) now mandate clear disclosure of your strategies to manage an orderly transition plan to a low carbon energy future.
Market Volatility
Doing nothing exposes your portfolio to an increasingly erratic energy market and sudden price spikes. Tenants and investors can flee buildings that don’t meet expectations
Capital Risk
The lack of a viable plan could mean being forced to act outside your normal capital planning cycles, leading to exposure on higher retrofitting costs
For more information, visit our website: https://thefifthestate.com.au/transition-risk-masterclass/
POWERED BY
Speakers
Steve Ford
After a decade working in science and communications, followed by two decades of development and delivery of sustainability plans in the property industry, Steve Ford shares his insights to a number of organisations as an independent Strategic Sustainability Consultant. He is known for leading energy and climate transition during his time as Head of Sustainability at GPT including achievement such as overseeing energy intensities reductions exceed 50% across property portfolios, implementing demand-side flexibility programs, industry leading decarbonisation programs including renewable energy contracting, electrification and delivering carbon neutral property outcomes. These leading programs flow through the highest governance structure with comprehensive environmental management systems and early adoption of sustainability reporting standards.
Marsha Costanzo, National Manager – Operational Efficiency & Energy, GPT
Carlos Flores, Director, NABERS
Carlos is the Director of NABERS (National Australian Built Environment Rating System), one of one of the largest and most successful government sustainability initiatives for buildings in Australia. He represents Australia at several global building sustainability initiatives at the International Energy Agency and the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark. Carlos is a mechanical engineer by trade, and a regular speaker at major sustainability conferences in Australia and overseas.
Nova Franklin, Principal Strategic Designer, NABERS
Nova Franklin is a strategic designer with over 20 years of experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives across government and for-purpose sectors. She brings deep expertise in stakeholder engagement, policy and program design, and a strong understanding of the levers and frameworks that drive change. Her work focuses on bridging policy, industry and technical perspectives to drive real world uptake and impact at scale. Nova is Principal Strategic Designer at NABERS, where one of her focus areas is developing energy flexibility metrics to encourage commercial buildings to support a more sustainable and stable grid. Passionate about practical, scalable solutions for Australia’s clean energy transition, Nova played a key role in co-designing NABERS’ five year strategy and Embodied Carbon tool. As Acting Head of Product Development, she led innovative initiatives to advance sustainability across commercial buildings. Her experience includes early stage policy work on Minimum Energy Efficiency Rental Standards in NSW, stakeholder consultations shaping evidence-based policy options for NatHERS Home Energy Ratings disclosure policy in NSW and co-creating GreenPower’s current strategic plan.
Anthony Szatow, Head of New Energy Solutions, BUILDINGS ALIVE
Anthony Szatow has worked at the forefront of energy market innovation since 2006, in roles spanning research, advocacy, entrepreneurship and innovation in corporate environments. He conducted formative research on barriers to distributed generation that helped shape network connection processes for behind the meter solar in 2008, developed a lasting template for cost effective zero emission homes in 2012 for Victoria’s first mass market zero emission home project, and co-founded market leading home electrification platform BOOMPower in 2015.
Michael Di Russo, Executive Director
Michael Di Russo an Executive Director in the Investment team at the Clean Energy Finance Corporation. Michael leads the organisation’s debt and equity investments that accelerate Australia’s transition to lower emissions within the built environment. At the CEFC, Michael has contributed to more than $2.5 billion in purpose-led investments demonstrating market leading outcomes. Michael has more than 20 years’ experience in the property sector across a range of roles covering town planning, acquisitions, corporate and structured finance. Michael previously held roles with CBA, Westpac Group, Ashe Morgan and Spectrum Property Partners.
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