Sustainable Agriculture: the New Green Revolution – 10:00 AM AEST
Discussion Topics:
- Alternative proteins
- Fertilizers
- Pesticides
- Precision agriculture
- Carbon markets
- Biodiversity markets
- Regenerative agriculture
Speakers
Kobad Bhavnagri
Global Head of Strategy
BloombergNEF
Kobad Bhavnagri is a leading expert on the energy transition. He is the Global Head of Strategy for BloombergNEF, an international research provider specialising in the transition to a net-zero emissions economy. He helps develop new capabilities and business opportunities for the company, and has expertise across hydrogen, clean power, transport, industry, buildings and agriculture. Kobad is a trusted advisor to senior decision makers around the world, and has held numerous roles with BNEF, including leading its work on industrial decarbonization, hydrogen, Asia-Pacific energy economics and managing its Australian business. He has authored over 100 publications spanning energy policy, economics, finance and technology since joining the company in 2010. Kobad is also a Non-Executive Director of the Carbon Market Institute, an Adjunct Senior Lecturer in the faculty of Engineering at the University of New South Wales and a member of the Australian Government’s Energy Industry Roundtable. He has worked in the energy and finance industries since 2003 as an engineer, management consultant and analyst, and has a first class honours degree in Mechatronic Engineering from the University of New South Wales.
Hugh Bromley
Sustainable Agriculture Research Manager
BloombergNEF
Hugh Bromley leads BloombergNEF’s Sustainable Agriculture research team. Hugh has more than a decade of experience helping companies and policymakers navigate the energy and ecological transition. Hugh has previously led BNEF’s consumer research, understanding how clean-tech such as alternative proteins, solar PV, batteries and electric vehicles can disrupt markets. Before that he led clean energy research for North America, and produced analysis on distributed energy, utility strategy, and carbon markets within the firm’s Australia research team. Prior to BNEF, Hugh worked as an energy consultant focusing on smart-grid and distributed technology integration. He holds a BE (Hons) in Photovoltaic Engineering from the University of New South Wales, Australia.