Circular Futures Forum 2025
Event Program
Circular Futures Forum Program 2025
Day 1- Wednesday 3rd Sept
Day 2- Thursday 4th Sept
Day 1 - 3:00pm - 5:30pm at Banksia Orange
Registration and Networking Event
Canapes and Beverages by Banksia Orange
Trade tables open
Free event for ticket holders
Day 2 - 8:30am - 4:00pm - Banksia Orange
8:30am - 9:00am - Welcome
Ruth Fagan - Chair of Regional Development Australia Central West Board
Gerald Power - Orange City Council Councillor
9:00am - 10:30am - Session 1 - Circular Economy Systems and Design
Lisa McLean - CEO of Circular Australia - Peak Body for Circular Economy in Australia
Olympia Yarger - CEO of Goterra - Insect Protein and FOGO Robotics
Cameron Kaufman - Circular Economy Expert at Coreo - Circular Economy Consultants and Educators
10:30am - 11:00am Morning Tea
11:30am - 1:00pm - Session 2 - Waste Innovation
Anthony Karam - CEO of Sircel - Ewaste Recycling and Remining
Cameron McKenzie CEO of ASPIRE - Goods to Waste Exchange Platform
Anna Minns - Engagement Lead at Blocktexx Textile Recycling
Discussion and Questions
1:00pm - 1:50pm - Farm to Table Lunch by Banksia Orange
2:00pm - 4:00pm - Think Tank Workshop
University of New South Wales - Trailblazers for Recyling and Clean Energy
Sandeep Kirpalani Academic Lead TRaCE
6:00pm - 9:00pm - Dinner and Networking Ross Hill Wines
Dinner and networking at Ross Hill Winery - Australia’s First Carbon Neutral Winery
Day 3 - 8:30am - 4:00pm - Banksia Orange
8:30am - 8:45am - Welcome
Josh Gordon - Director Regional Development Australia Central West Director
VIPS
8:45am - 10:30am - Session 3 - Circular Futures in Action
Keynote Rae Johnston Award Winning STEM Journalist and Presenter
Andrew Taylor CEO of Bega Valley Circular Valley - Bega Valley Circular Community
Pete Morrison CEO Green Timber Technologies - Sustainable Flat-Pack Housing
Discussion and Questions
10:30am - 11:00am Morning Tea
11:00am - 12:30pm - Session 4 - Resources
Energy of the Future Presentation by Essential Energy
Valentina Petrone - Circular Economy Housing and Development Expert
Simon Campbell and Dr Grant Tranter - RenovoAg - Carbon Farming and Natural Assets
12.30-1.20pm - Farm to Table Lunch by Banksia Orange
1.20pm - 2:00pm - Discussion Panel
Michael Katz - RELA - Renewable Energy Landowner Platform, Hunter Joint Organisation of Councils and RenovoAg
2:00pm - 4:00pm - Think Tank Workshop
University of New South Wales - Trailblazers for Recyling and Clean Energy
Sandeep Kirpalani Academic Lead TRaCE
4:00-5:00pm - End of Event Networking
Day 3- Friday 5th Sept 2025
Early Bird Tickets Now Available
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Early Bird Tickets Now Available ⋆
“In our current economy, we take materials from the Earth, make products from them, and eventually throw them away as waste – the process is linear. In a circular economy, by contrast, we stop waste being produced in the first place.”