KEYNOTE SPEAKER / LISA McLEAN
LISA McLEAN
MANAGING DIRECTOR & CEO, CIRCULAR AUSTRALIA
Lisa is a circular economy and zero-carbon business transformation leader. She has been successfully advising industry and governments in developing new policy frameworks and regulations that bring about market change to enable the zero-waste and carbon economy over the past 20 years. This work has covered supply chains, infrastructure, energy, water, waste and mobility sectors in the UK and Australia.
Lisa is the Managing Director and CEO of Circular Australia, a national independent peak NFP leading the Australian transition to a circular economy by 2030. Lisa is also a member of the federal Circular Economy Ministerial Advisory Group (CEMAG) providing input to the Minister for Environment and Water Hon. Tanya Plibersek as she develops Australia's circularity roadmap to 2030.
Lisa has worked to catalyse new circular economy, zero carbon, sustainable markets, including initiating and setting up Open Cities Alliance, a peak association for next-gen infrastructure and the circular economy, the Australian Solar Thermal Association (AUSTELA), advising electric mobility providers, and working in the private sector driving circular economy outcomes in water and energy and advocating for policy and regulatory change. Starting her career as a political journalist working in the national press gallery, she then moved to advising Ministers and Premiers, before heading to the UK to help establish the Clinton Climate Initiative.