UTS Global Game Changers - The Big Carbon Rethink

Imagine a world where buildings, clothes, homewares, office supplies, playgrounds, and electronic equipment – all the products we want and interact with – become “carbon sinks” thereby actively reducing atmospheric carbon emissions. For every product you purchase, you'll not only be decarbonising the atmosphere but also ensuring that the carbon remains out of the atmosphere and repurposed in innovative ways. 

Are you ready to revolutionise the way we combat climate change? Join us on an exciting journey of repurposing carbon into stuff that we want and use every day! Together, we can create a sustainable future where production and consumption have positive impact on our planet. 
 

Event check in opens up from 5pm for a 6pm start.

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Topics on the Table   

• Urgency to change manufacturing industry to green 
• Are all industries equally vulnerable and equally responsibly for the problem? 
• Strategies to achieve green industries – carbon price, CBAM, etc 
• What is slowing industrial green revolution? 
• What can consumers do to assist the transition? 

The Host   

• Craig Reucassel, Australian writer, comedian, and TV presenter, best known for his work on the Australian TV programs, The Chaser and The War on Waste, televised on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (the ABC) (Australia)

Episode Snapshot

• Alex Thomson, Marine ecologist, Science and Technology Australia ‘Superstar of STEM’, leading science communicator and industry engagement manager in the UTS Faculty of Science, and a big fan of algae and how it can change our planet! (Australia)
   

The Panellists  

• Gunter Beitinger, Industrial engineering and project leader at multinational technology company Siemens – striving towards net zero with SVP Manufacturing, Factory Digitisation, and Decarbonisation Platform SiGREEN (Germany)
• Julia Reisser, co-founder of innovative climate-positive Australian company – Uluu – leading production of a natural material derived from oceans able to replace plastics at scale (Australia)
• Peter Ralph, Leading international researcher in the fields of algae bio-systems and biotechnology, seagrasses, and the adaption of aquatic plants to warming and acidifying oceans; and Executive Director of the UTS Climate Change Cluster in the Faculty of Science (Australia)
• Amy Low, Director of brand and marketing for iconic Australian surf-wear company, Piping Hot, delivering sustainable and affordable material and product production for clothing, swimwear, footwear, and accessories (Australia)