Clean Energy and Resource Forum

Innovation Central Melbourne, part of La Trobe’s Digital Innovation Hub, invites you to attend the Clean Energy and Resource Forum, where you will hear from a panel of leading University academics and industry representatives from La Trobe University, UNSW, Cisco, Rio Tinto, CSIRO and United Energy. They will cover key topics, including:

• Net Zero and Industry 4.0
• Digitalisation in Improving Building Sustainability
• Sustainability with Cisco
• La Trobe Net Zero Program and Smart Zero Readiness Assessment Tools

The Forum offers knowledge-sharing, networking and opportunities to explore the crucial role of technology in driving the clean energy transition towards a net-zero future.

Speakers:

• Prof Flora Salim, Cisco Chair of Digital Transport and AI, UNSW and Deputy Director (Engagement) of UNSW AI Insitute
  Topic: Trustworthy AI for Robust Energy Modelling and Forecasting
• Chris Anderson, Smart and Sustainable Real Estate Lead, APJC
  Topic: Empowering Efficiency: Smart Buildings as Catalysts for Clean Energy Transition Prof
• Prof Wei Xiang, Cisco Research Chair of AI and Internet of Things, La Trobe University
  Topic: Hyper-realistic Digital Twins - Accelerating Net Zero Transition by Synergising AI and IoT
• Amy Lamb, Chief Advisor Process Development, Rio Tinto
  Topic: The Role of a Major Mining Company in a Smart Zero Future
• Dr Subbu Sethuvenkatraman, Research Group Leader, CSIRO
  Topic: Role of digitalisation in improving the sustainability of buildings
• Assoc Prof Daswin De Silva, Deputy Director of the Centre for Data Analytics/Cognition, La Trobe University
  Topic: Hyperspeed to Net Zero - Presenting La Trobe University’s Flagship Artificial Intelligence Platform for Net Zero Emissions
• Mark Wexler, Principal Engineer Enabling Technologies, United Energy
  Topic: The Power of Pole Top Batteries