As Australian businesses face increasing pressure to reduce emissions, manage energy costs and navigate mandatory climate reporting requirements, Sustainability Business Live 2026 is positioning itself as one of the country’s leading events focused on practical business outcomes.
Taking place on 3–4 June 2026 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, the event will bring together business leaders, sustainability professionals, energy users, solution providers and industry experts to explore the commercial realities of sustainability, decarbonisation and energy transition.
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One of the most anticipated sessions will be The Great Energy Debate, featuring Dr Saul Griffith and Chris Uhlmann in a live, unfiltered discussion on Australia’s energy future.
Scheduled for 10:40am on 3 June, the session will tackle some of the most important questions facing Australian businesses today, including the pace of the energy transition, the costs and opportunities associated with electrification, and the practical challenges of achieving net zero targets. The debate will be moderated by Charlotte Connell from Greenhouse and will include audience participation.
The broader conference has been designed to help organisations make informed business decisions around reducing emissions, managing waste, improving sustainability performance and meeting climate reporting obligations.
Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from more than 240 speakers, compare technologies and solutions, and gain practical insights that can be applied across operations, procurement, finance, infrastructure and sustainability strategies.
Other notable speakers include:
- Matt Kean, Chair of the Climate Change Authority and a key voice on Australia’s economic and climate transition.
- Nicholas Reece, Lord Mayor of City of Melbourne
- Alex Grant, General Manager of Transport at the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), who leads investment in zero-emissions transport and charging infrastructure
- Natalie Kyriacou, award-winning environmentalist, author and sustainability advocate
- Justin Merrell, Group Environmental Director at Lion
- Nishi Vissamraju, Head of Sustainability at NextDC
- Peter Bennett, Head of Energy Sales & Service at AGL
- Mark McKenna, Global Sustainability Director at Arcadis
- Michael Cox, Associate Director at Schneider Electric
- Gerry Buchanan, Head of Sustainability Governance at Toyota
- Sabrina Miethke, Energy & Sustainability Associate Manager at Accenture.
With more than 120 sessions across two days, Sustainability Business Live 2026 aims to provide businesses with balanced perspectives, practical knowledge and direct access to the people, technologies and strategies shaping Australia’s sustainability and energy future.
For organisations involved in energy, infrastructure, utilities, sustainability, manufacturing, transport and major projects, the event offers an opportunity to better understand the risks, challenges and opportunities associated with the transition to a lower-emissions economy.
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