THE INDUSTRIAL TRANSITION: Energy Efficiency • Innovation • Circularity

A practical discussion about where industry is heading, what is already changing, and what businesses can do about it.
About this Event

Certificate of Attendance

Attendees who participate in the event will receive a Certificate of Attendance provided by WEG and BrazilWeek

Meet the Speakers

• Richard Walker | Director, WEG Australia

Energy Efficiency from Global to Local

With more than 30 years of industrial experience, Richard will bring WEG’s global and Australian perspective on energy efficiency, electric motors and smarter asset decisions, exploring where industry can find practical opportunities to improve performance and reduce energy consumption.

• Guy Chandler | Energy & Utilities Leader, KordaMentha | Former PwC Energy Leader

The Energy Transition: What Industry Needs to Understand

Guy brings extensive experience across energy, utilities, technology and asset transformation. He will help frame the bigger energy transition, what is changing and what businesses need to understand to make better decisions as the energy system evolves.

• Andrew Larder | Head of Strategy & Planning, Operational Decarbonisation, BHP

From Targets to Action: Making Industrial Decarbonisation Practical

Andrew brings the perspective of one of the world's largest mining companies. Drawing on his work in strategy, planning and operational decarbonisation at BHP, he will explore how industry can move from emissions ambitions and targets towards practical action.

Industry Panel

From Transition to Action

Richard, Guy and Andrew will come together for an interactive discussion exploring the transition from different perspectives: energy efficiency, energy systems, mining, decarbonisation, investment and industrial performance.

• Francine Tavares, Gilberto Xavier | WEG Circular

When an Asset’s Life Ends, Does Its Value End Too?

Francine, Filipe and Gilberto will introduce the WEG Circular Pilot and explore a different opportunity for industry, treating the circular economy as an asset and value strategy.

• Waiting for confirmation | AI, Innovation & Business Transformation Leader

A provocative conversation about how AI, innovation, and leadership are reshaping businesses, careers, and the way we work.

The session will then open into an interactive conversation and Q&A with attendees, creating an opportunity to ask questions and bring the discussion closer to yourself:

How do I stay relevant? How do I adapt? What can I do differently as a leader, a professional and an individual to reinvent myself for what comes next?