​Overview

​This event is designed as a focused, industry-oriented forum to support those interested in how to make renewable heat projects happen in practice. Bringing together industrial end users, industry associations, consultants, developers, technology providers, and key ecosystem partners, the event moves beyond high-level ambition to examine policy implications, technology readiness, delivery models, and real-world project experience.

​Date: Thursday, 12 March 2026
Time: 3:00pm – 5:30pm
Venue: Greenhouse, Salesforce Tower Sydney

​What to expect:
The program combines targeted updates on gas market and policy developments, renewable heat technologies and funding, and learnings from the Renewable Heat Accelerator, alongside discussion of emerging commercial and delivery models such as Heat as a Service. These sessions set the scene for the Renewable Heat Adoption Challenge and a structured, pre-qualified matchmaking session, aimed at connecting industrial project opportunities with the right mix of expertise to support their next steps, and supporting projects towards becoming grant-ready.

​Agenda:

​Welcome

​New Developments and ITS Round Three Grant

​Speaker:

​🔸Zach Ahmad, Investment Senior Analyst, Australian Renewable Energy Agency

​Gas reservation policy and implications on industrial process heat economics

​Moderated by: Tom Lingafelter, Senior Manager - Industrial Decarbonisation, Greenhouse

​Panel:

​🔸Kevin Morrison, Energy Finance Analyst, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis Asia Pacific

​🔸Anne Beresford, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

​🔸Tennant Reed, Director - Climate Change & Energy, Australian Industry Group

​Making it happen - examples of Heat as a Service to support change

​Moderated by: Jarrod Leak, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity

​Panel:

​🔸Tom Geiser, Chief Energy Markets Officer, Good Heat

​🔸Annie Otfinoski, Business Development Manager, Antora

​🔸Ben Link, Account Director, Climatech Zero

​Making it happen - learnings from the Renewable Heat Accelerator

​Moderated by: Emma Peacock, Co-Lead, Australian Renewable Heat Accelerator

​Panel:

​🔸Rick Umback, Manager Industrial Affairs - Retail, Australian Food & Grocery Council

​🔸Cathy Inglis AM, Chief Executive Officer, Think Brick

​Pre-qualified matchmaking and networking session