Pre-COP31 Leaders' Summit 2026: Climate, Energy & Security

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Pre-COP31 Leaders' Summit 2026: Climate, Energy & Security

Bringing together collective voices for an open dialogue on Climate, Energy and Security for a Stable Future

For sponsorship and other enquiries please email us at [email protected] or call us at +61 401 625 001

About the event:

This Summit is part of the For-Purpose Leadership Series

This Summit is a high level, policy focused event, designed to support an open dialogue and strategic alignment ahead of the 31st UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties “COP 31” which is being held in Türkiye in November 2026. The key issues at COP31 are expected to include the credibility and implementation of updated national climate plans, climate finance and adaptation delivery, loss and damage, and pathways to balance emissions with economic and social stability.

Australia has been designated with a leadership role as the COP31 President of Negotiations, in order to steer discussions around COP31, with a strong focus on advancing priorities within the global process. In this context, the Pre-COP31 Leaders’ Summit will provide an early platform for an open dialogue across climate, energy, and security considerations. Hosted in Perth, Western Australia, the Summit will bring together senior executives, academics, economists, scientists and regional leaders, all bringing strong voices to explore how national and regional policy frameworks can reinforce climate outcomes, whilst strengthening energy security, economic resilience, and regional cooperation.

The core intention of this Summit is to focus on translating global climate commitments into credible, deliverable outcomes, by addressing the systems that underpin implementation. We hope to examine energy systems, critical resources and supply chains, national and regional resilience, adaptation, loss and damage, and the role of finance and institutions in delivery.

The Pre-COP31 Leaders Summit: Climate, Energy & Security is more than a policy forum — it is a strategic conversation ahead of a critical moment in the global climate calendar.

As countries prepare for COP31 in Türkiye, governments across Australia, the Pacific, and the wider Indo-Pacific are navigating complex choices around climate ambition, net-zero pathways, energy security, economic resilience, and regional stability. This Summit brings those perspectives together to support shared understanding, informed dialogue, and early policy alignment in advance of formal Pre-COP and COP31 processes.

Attending the Summit will give you the opportunity to:

• Engage with senior policymakers, officials, and regional leaders from across Australia, the Pacific, and partner countries involved in climate, energy, security, finance, and development policy
• Learn from Australian and international policy leaders through six focused panel discussions addressing COP31 priorities, net-zero pathways, energy systems, critical resources, resilience, security, and delivery
• Contribute to a constructive policy dialogue that reflects Australia’s leadership role and advances Pacific priorities within the global climate process
• Explore how integrated policy approaches can strengthen climate outcomes while supporting energy security, economic stability, and regional cooperation
• Help shape shared insights and policy considerations that can inform positions taken forward into Pre-COP discussions and COP31 negotiations

Whether you work in government, multilateral institutions, research, or policy development, the Summit offers a space for forward-focused dialogue that bridges jurisdictions, sectors, and perspectives — fostering relationships and insights that extend well beyond the Summit itself.

The Pre-COP31 Leaders Summit: Climate, Energy & Security will host six high level policy conversations bringing together senior executives, academics, economists, scientists and regional leaders and policy experts.

🟦 Panel 1 - COP31 Priorities & Australia’s Negotiating Role

From Global Commitments to Regional Leadership

Guiding Question:
How can Australia exercise effective leadership into COP31 to align climate ambition, regional priorities, and geopolitical realities across a diverse set of Parties?

Mining, Materials and the Geopolitics of the Net-Zero Economy

Guiding Question:
What role should Australia play in shaping secure, sustainable, and trusted supply chains for the global net-zero transition?

Turning Leadership and Commitments into Real-World Outcomes

Guiding Question:
How can Australia reform finance, institutions, and delivery mechanisms to close the gap between climate ambition and implementation?

Designing Credible Net Zero Transitions that Deliver Reliability, Affordability and Security

Guiding Question:
How can Australia and its partners design and implement credible net-zero pathways that reduce emissions while strengthening energy security, affordability, and system resilience?

Energy, Infrastructure and Climate Risk as Security Multipliers

Guiding Question:
How should Australia and its partners integrate climate and energy risks into national security, infrastructure protection, and regional stability planning?

Strengthening Resilience to Protect Sovereignty and Development

Guiding Question:
How can Australia support climate resilience policies that strengthen state capacity, economic stability, and long-term security across the regions?

🟩 Who Should Attend

Attendees will include representatives from:

• Federal, state and territory governments — Senior officials, and policy leaders across climate change, net zero strategy, energy, resources, finance, foreign affairs, national security, infrastructure, and regional development
• Pacific and Indo-Pacific governments — policymakers and officials responsible for climate policy, energy systems, resilience planning, development, and regional cooperation
• Multilateral institutions and international organisations — including UN agencies, development banks, climate funds, and regional bodies engaged in COP processes, climate finance, adaptation, and implementation
• Energy system and infrastructure authorities — regulators, system operators, and public institutions overseeing electricity markets, fuels, grids, storage, ports, and critical infrastructure resilience
• Resources and critical minerals policymakers — government agencies and public institutions responsible for mining, processing, supply chains, trade, and industrial decarbonisation
• National security, resilience and emergency management agencies — officials working on climate risk, disaster preparedness, infrastructure protection, and regional stability
• First Nations leaders and Indigenous organisations — providing leadership and governance perspectives related to land, resources, energy transition, climate resilience, and self-determined development
• Finance, insurance and development finance institutions — public finance agencies, insurers, and multilateral finance bodies supporting climate mitigation, adaptation, resilience, and risk-sharing
• Research institutions, universities and policy think tanks — contributing evidence, analysis, and systems thinking across climate science, energy transition, security, and economic policy
• Regional and local government leaders — particularly from cities, ports, and climate-exposed regions responsible for delivering energy, infrastructure, and resilience outcomes on the ground

Whether you join us in Perth, Western Australia, or participate online through selected live-streamed sessions, you will be part of a shared policy conversation shaping pathways into COP31.

Please refer to the terms and conditions below:

For sponsorship and other enquiries please email us at [email protected].

The following terms and conditions apply to Your registration for, admission to, and continued attendance at this Event, and to any of your accompanying guests:

1. Your contract for attendance at the Event

These terms and conditions form an agreement between You and the For-Purpose Leaders trading name [ABN 18 664 077 196 (“We”, “Us”, “Our”)].

2. Your capacity

You enter into this agreement in Your own personal capacity, and also for and on behalf of:

(a) any business or organisation which You represent or which employs You; and

(b) any guest other person(s) for whom You complete registration for the Event, (each of which is a "Relevant Person") and You warrant that You:

(i) have the express authority of all Relevant Persons to enter into this agreement on its/their behalf;

(ii) have provided a copy of this agreement to all Relevant Persons; and

(iii) have the consent of each Relevant Person (being an individual) to provide his/her personal information to Us.

3. Compliance with venue terms and conditions:

You must at all times comply with the terms and conditions of entry to each venue connected with this Event, and with any lawful directions given by its authorised personnel.

4. Full payment required:

Full payment, in cleared funds and in Australian dollars, of the registration fee, applicable GST, and all other monies due and payable in connection with Your attendance at this Event must be made in full.

5. Your cancellation of Your registration

You may cancel Your conference registration, by notifying Us by email ([email protected]). If You do not receive acknowledgement by email within five business days, please contact Us on +61 401 625 001. You will only be entitled to a refund or partial refund as set out below:

(a) For in person components of the program, if You cannot attend because it is unlawful (eg due to public health orders): If You are unable, or will, with certainty, be unable, to attend this Event for the reason that it is unlawful for You to travel to the venue or would be legally required to submit to quarantine , You may notify Us by email and provide particulars of the reason You cannot attend. You may notify Us at any time before the commencement of the Event. If We, acting reasonably, accept the reasons given.

(b) Your cancellation for other reasons: If You wish to cancel Your attendance at the Event for any reasons other than those noted in paragraph (a), You may notify Us by email.

(c) Cancellations:

Cancellations made 45 days or more in advance of the Event date, will receive a 100% refund.

Cancellations made within 30 - 45 days will receive a 50% refund.

Cancellations made within 30days of the event will receive No Refund

6. Cancellation, postponement and conversion of the Event to a fully virtual Event by Us:

We may cancel or postpone all or components of the Event, or convert it to a fully on-line/virtual Event at any time, for any reason. We will notify You by email if any of the foregoing occurs, and:

(a) Event cancellation: If the Event is cancelled, We will refund all monies paid to date;

(b) Event postponement: If the Event is postponed, You must notify Us by email within seven (7)days of Our notice of postponement, or before the commencement of the Event, whichever is earlier, either that:

(i) You wish to attend the Event as postponed, whereupon We will retain monies paid by You to date and apply them to Your registration for the Event as postponed; or

(ii) You cannot, or do not wish to, attend the Event as postponed, whereupon We will refund all monies paid to date; and if You do not notify Us within the time required by this clause, You will be deemed to have accepted the postponement and paragraph (i) of this clause applies.

7. Your travel and accommodation expenses:

Expenses for and arrangements You may make for travel and accommodation are at Your sole risk and to the extent permitted by law, We are not liable to You for those expenses in any circumstances. We recommend that You consider making accommodation and transport arrangements that permit variation or cancellation with appropriate refunds. We further recommend that You obtain insurance (if available) that will reimburse You accommodation and transport costs in the event of cancellation.

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While We will make reasonable endeavours to stage the Event as advertised, You agree that, subject only to clause 6, the following may occur without liability of any kind to You:

(a) changes to the Event dates, the venue or the location of the Event or components of the Event within the venue;

(b) changes to program content, its order or session times;

(c) changes to the speakers and other presenters;

(d) changes to the social program and the venue(s) for dinners and other events.

If any changes occur to the Event as advertised, reasonable endeavours will be made to arrange for reasonable substitutes, subject to availability and the circumstances that made the change(s) necessary or desirable. Notice of substantial and material changes will be placed on this website.

You are responsible for checking for such notifications/alerts prior to the Event.

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You must:

(a) conduct Yourself in a reasonable, respectful, considerate and lawful manner;

(b) not act, speak or otherwise communicate in a manner that is offensive, obscene or that reasonable persons may consider to be offensive or obscene;

(c) if You consume alcohol, do so reasonably and responsibly;

(d) not place the safety and health of any person(s) at the Event at risk;

(e) not cause personal injury to, or defame, any person or damage the property of any person;

(f) be respectful towards speakers and others expressing their opinions and refrain from causing a nuisance or interrupting or disrupting program content;

(g) comply promptly with Our reasonable and lawful directions of Our authorised staff, Our contractors and of the relevant venues;

We may, without liability to You or any Relevant Person, eject You (and/or a Relevant Person) from the Event and/or refuse entry to the Event or any part of the Event if We, acting reasonably, consider that You or a Relevant Person are/is in breach of these terms and conditions, or for any other reasonable cause.

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You release Us from liability for any losses, costs (including legal costs and disbursements) damage or claims, including but not limited to:

(a) death or personal injury of any kind sustained by You or any Relevant Person;

(b) damage to, loss of or destruction of Your and any Relevant Person's property of any kind;

(c) damage to Your reputation or that of any Relevant Person, except to the extent that such loss, cost, damage or claim is directly caused by Our negligence (but in which case, clause 11 applies).

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(ii) for any other loss, is limited in aggregate to the sum of the monies actually paid by You in connection with Your registration for the Event; and

(c) the express rights set out in this Agreement are Your sole rights of cancellation and Your sole entitlements to a refund or partial refund.

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(a) all goods and services supplied to You in connection with the Event (including but not limited to transport, accommodation, the venue, food and beverage, audiovisual services, security, cleaning, programme content and entertainment) will be supplied by suppliers (each, a “Supplier”) who are all independent contractors of Us;

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(c) the views expressed by any event attendee, speaker, exhibitor, or sponsor are not necessarily those of Us. All attendees, speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors are solely responsible for the content of their presentations, marketing collateral, advertising and their actions and omissions.

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(ii) any term of a contract by which We are made liable for Your act or omission, or otherwise. You acknowledge and agree that Your actions and omissions may make Us liable to third parties, including under indemnities.

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(b) any loss or liability We incur to the venue operator or any other third party, as a direct or indirect consequence of Your act or omission, whether or not We have assumed such liability contractually, is a reasonably foreseeable loss recoverable by Us from You.

15. Virtual (on-line) participation in the Event

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(a) it is Your responsibility to ensure that You have appropriate technology, internet connectivity and speed to participate;

(b) We are not liable for any interruption, delay sound or picture quality problems You may

experience because Your technology is inadequate or because of internet or power interruptions, or internet speed, or other connectivity problems You may experience;

(c) You are not entitled to a refund if You are unable to participate, or if the quality of Your

participation is diminished, because of the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b).

(d) You will comply in all respects with clause 9 of this agreement and with any rules, protocols or other directions made by Us or the virtual session chair, whether published or issued in writing or orally;

(e) If/when You post questions or messages to others participating by virtual means, Your personal information may be shared with those persons; and

(f) You warrant that the home/work environment in which You access the virtual component of the Event is safe and free of risk to Your health and safety.

16. Photography and videography/filming

(a) You may use handheld cameras and/or smart phones at the Event to take photographs and videos/films for personal, non-commercial use, provided the act of so doing is not disruptive, intrusive or in breach of intellectual property or privacy rights and provided that the subject of such photography and videography/filming consents. Such photographs and videos/films may not be published, sold, reproduced, transmitted, distributed or otherwise commercially exploited in any manner whatsoever.

(b) We may hire service providers (photo/video/streaming/audio) to document and display the Event experience. We may also use social media to post photos and videos and to display select submissions at the venue and on Our websites.

(c) You irrevocably authorise Us to:

(i) record You (picture and voice) on photos, films and sound recordings (each, a “Recording”); and

(ii) edit and incorporate the Recording into a photo, video gallery, short film or webinar as a record of and for the promotion of the Event and future similar events, for no monetary or other compensation to You and You acknowledge and agree that You have no right, title or interest in such Recording.

17. Relevant Persons

If You register a Relevant Person (or for and on behalf of a Relevant Person - see the definition in clause 2) for this Event, You must ensure that each Relevant Person complies with these terms and conditions of registration and attendance. If You are a guest of a

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continued attendance at the Event, that You agree to these terms and conditions of registration and attendance and that You comply with them. If You do not agree to these terms and conditions of registration and attendance, please notify Us and Your name will be removed from the guest list.

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sensitive information as defined in the Privacy Act 1998 (Cth).

(b) You also consent to Our use of Your personal information to let You know of future events or services that We consider You may be interested to attend.

(c) Subject to paragraph (d) of this clause, You consent to Our publication of a delegate list and to disclosure of Your personal information, including "sensitive" personal information to:

(i) Suppliers, to the extent We consider it necessary or desirable to enable them to provide

appropriate goods or services to You

(ii) Sponsors and exhibitors participating in the Event.(such as dietary or accessibility requirements);

(d) You may withhold consent for disclosure of Your personal information (but not in respect of Recordings) to sponsors and exhibitors during the registration process or by notifying Events team at [email protected]

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You may transfer Your registration for this Event to a person (the “Transferee”), provided You notify Us and that the Transferee agrees to be bound by these terms and conditions in such manner as We require. If a transfer of a registration is made under this clause, no refund of registration fees will be payable.

20. Governing law

These terms and conditions are made under and governed by the laws applicable in the Western Australia, Australia, and You accept the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of that place.

By registering for this event, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agreed to abide by these terms and conditions.

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Info: Mining, Materials and the Geopolitics of the Net-Zero Economy: What role should Australia play in shaping secure, sustainable, and trusted supply chains for the global net-zero transition?

Info: Turning Leadership and Commitments into Real-World Outcomes: How can Australia reform finance, institutions, and delivery mechanisms to close the gap between climate ambition and implementation?

Info: Designing Credible Net Zero Transitions that Deliver Reliability, Affordability and Security: How can Australia and its partners design and implement credible net-zero pathways that reduce emissions while strengthening energy security, affordability, and system resilience?

Info: Energy, Infrastructure and Climate Risk as Security Multipliers: How should Australia and its partners integrate climate and energy risks into national security, infrastructure protection, and regional stability planning?

Info: Strengthening Resilience to Protect Sovereignty and Development: How can Australia support climate resilience policies that strengthen state capacity, economic stability, and long-term security across the regions?

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