IMPACT X SYDNEY SUMMIT: NOV 1-2, 2023

Climate & nature 2030: Accelerating partnerships for shared growth

ICC Sydney, 1-2 November 2023

Impact X Summit Sydney 2023 will present a two-day agenda of dialogue, workshops, and events, designed to accelerate action for a net zero, climate positive future. The agenda is developed with input from national expert advisory groups and five industry streams will produce an outcome statement of ideas, recommendations, and commitments.

The world’s most promising and exciting innovations will be centre stage, to connect with the investors, buyers, and partners needed to scale. IMPACT X is the only global climate summit in Australia with strong focus on net zero, nature positive solutions. 

 Energy Working Group 

We are drawing together leaders from across the country to identify the priority breakthroughs needed for the Australian energy sector to accelerate the transition to net zero and become a leading provider of renewable energy for the Asia Pacific region.

Australia could create 395,000 new jobs and generate $89 billion in new trade by 2040 through investment in renewable energy exports. This is greater than the economic value and jobs in today’s fossil fuel exports.

This industry working group will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders from business, government, investors, NGOs and academia in a highly interactive format of presentations, panels and roundtable discussions. Participants will identify and recommended the priority breakthroughs needed to;

Accelerate an energy transition that provides equal opportunities for all Australians and a positive impact on nature
Decarbonise the national grid
Build a world class renewable energy industry of the future

 Transport & Infrastructure Working Group 

We are drawing together leaders from across the country to identify the priority breakthroughs needed for net zero and nature-positive transport and infrastructure systems.

Transport and infrastructure is responsible for the largest share of GHG emissions, with negative impacts for people and nature. Australia’s private and public sectors are investing huge amounts into transport infrastructure, to keep pace with population growth and increasing transport demands. Decarbonising transport and integrating nature-based solutions into the design, planning and development of infrastructure can accelerate the transition to a net zero, nature positive future.

This industry working group will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders from business, government, investors, NGOs and academia in a highly interactive format of presentations, panels and roundtable discussions. Participants will identify and recommended the priority breakthroughs needed to;

Accelerate national electric vehicle uptake
Change the way people move and travel
Integrate nature into infrastructure and transport systems
Reduce emissions from air and sea transport

 Industry & Manufacturing Working Group 

We are drawing together leaders from across the country to identify the priority breakthroughs needed to achieve net zero in manufacturing and value chains and build the circular industries of the future.

A circular economy transcends the traditional natural resource and waste intensive take-make-dispose economic model. There are many economically attractive opportunities for investing in a circular economy in Australia in the short term. In the long term, a circular economy is superior to business as usual. In addition, it may help revive manufacturing in Australia and drive a next innovation cycle in the Australian economy.

This industry working group will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders from business, government, investors, NGOs and academia in a highly interactive format of presentations, panels and roundtable discussions. Participants will identify and recommended the priority breakthroughs needed to;

Enhance cross-sectoral sharing and collaboration to reduce emissions across value chains
Accelerate the transition to circular manufacturing – from materials to packaging and consumption
Innovative commercially scalable engineering and design enhancements for world-leading net zero export economy

 Built Environment Working Group 

We are drawing together leaders across the country to identify the priority breakthroughs needed for the Australian construction and building sector to deliver low carbon housing and cities of the future.

The built environment accounts for more than 50% of Australia’s energy consumption and almost a quarter of its emissions. The sector also presents some of the deepest, lowest cost – and largely untapped – emissions reduction opportunities.

This industry working group will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders from business, government, investors, NGOs and academia in a highly interactive format of presentations, panels and roundtable discussions. Participants will identify and recommended the priority breakthroughs needed to;

Better integrate nature in urban planning and design
Radically reduce embodied carbon in buildings
Accelerate transformation to achieve a net zero Australian built environment by 2050 or sooner

 Agriculture & Land Use Working Group 

We are drawing together leaders from across the country to identify the priority breakthroughs needed for the Australian agriculture & land use sector to balance the needs of diverse stakeholders and protect our natural resources.

Meeting future food demand in a sustainable way will require major advances in productivity, market systems, natural resource management and governance. As the world's population grows, demand for food and agricultural products will continue to rise. These pressures compounded by global economic disruptions and climate change, will strain the world's resources in a way that could limit future prosperity and contribute to conflict and population displacement.

This industry working group will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders from business, government, investors, NGOs and academia in a highly interactive format of presentations, panels and roundtable discussions. Participants will identify and recommended the priority breakthroughs needed to;

Decarbonise the agriculture and landuse sector
Strengthen climate resilience
Support Australian farmers in the transition to a net zero
Build a regenerative agriculture export economy