AustralAsian Cleantech Forum Advisory Panel

Members of the AustralAsian Cleantech Forum Advisory Panel represent a mix of leading organisations and are professionals knowledgeable about the emerging Cleantech investment and market opportunities for companies, investors and governments.

The role of the Australasian Cleantech Forum Advisory Panel is strictly limited to the provision of assistance regarding the annual Forum event. Panel participants are in no way associated with any other (including commercial) activities of Cleantech Australasia.

Adrian Bunter, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Glenn Fozard, Investment Advisor, Tricom Equities
Ivor Frischknecht, Investment Director, Starfish Ventures
Brian Price, CEO, Financial And Energy Exchange
Jane Sharwood, Manager Melbourne International, City of Melbourne
Sean Wiles, Investment Manager, CVC Sustainable Investments
Rachel O'Neill, Director, Carbon Solutions Group, Institutional Banking, nabCapital
Jamie Taylor, Director, Equity Capital Markets, WilsonHTM
Michael O'Sullivan, Investments Manager - Environmental Infrastructure, JF Infrastructure

Clean Technology AustralAsia is based in Melbourne was established in 2004 with the mission to build and service the AustralAsian Cleantech network of companies and investors and position them for success in local, national and international markets. As a result of the 3rd AustralAsian Cleantech Forum™ all subsequent forums include the AustralAsian Cleantech Investment Showcase™ for presenting Cleantech companies. These companies are selected by the expert Australasian Cleantech Forum Advisory Panel detailed below.


	Adrian Bunter Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers A member of the PricewaterhouseCoopers private client services team, Adrian has over 13 years experience in advising and assisting companies throughout their growth cycles from early stage to “mid-cap” and exit stage. Adrian has experience in accounting, assurance and taxation services but specialise in assisting organisations in the process of capital raisings, strategy development, business acquisitions and divestments. These advisory services include mentoring businesses, providing insight on strategic considerations, performance of financial due diligence analysis and assistance, financial modelling, process management and overall transaction support. Adrian brings valuable experience, knowledge and an understanding of the complex management issues companies face at varying time points in their growth. Adrian has extensive experience in new technology, information, communication, health, professional services and property sectors, as well as a depth of expertise in strategy and planning, project management, and commercial due diligence for new technology companies. PricewaterhouseCoopers is committed to supporting fast growth companies, and the firm has a global program in place to support Companies with Extraordinary Potential (CWEP). PricewaterhouseCoopers have an experienced team with a passion and focus on working with businesses with high growth potential and ambitious goals. The team provide companies with a key focal point through which all of their needs can be anticipated and satisfied as they move through the growth phases. The CWEP team includes specialists in accounting, audit, tax, legal and strategic advice, working together to offer comprehensive solutions in areas as broad as IP, grant applications and tax structuring for acquisitions or IPOs to name a few. This is supported by the firm’s industry expertise and external commercial network which is invaluable for identifying potential opportunities to support growth.

	Glenn Fozard Investment Advisor, Tricom Equities Glenn provides specialized advisory services for those investors seeking entry into the Cleantech and Sustainable Responsible Investment (SRI) field. His 8 years of experience in the financial services and advisory industry supports his dedicated and passionate approach to identifying early stage companies on the verge of commercialiazation as well as more mature companies with established SRI principles of business. “Investing in Cleantech companies are a chance for the investment community to drive the development of society towards one which balances the competing principles of profitability and sustainability. Its easy to get excited about investing in a company that has the potential to enure water security or eliminate greenhouse gases. But its not so easy to ensure that it can be done in an efficient and cost effective fashion, with a credible roadmap to commercialization and a management skillset to execute the plan successfully. We aim to connect the two.” “The principals of SRI do not just provide for an investment filter guided by ethics but also serves as a criteria for identifying outperforming companies on the sharemarket. Those companies which rate highly for environment, society and corporate governance are less prone to the risk of financial and public relations shocks. Shocks which can decimate a brand or destroy a business model.” Glenn is a member of the Ethical Investment Association and Rotary and offers all investors in SRI and Cleantech companies a 5%-10% rebate of brokerage costs to charity. Rotary members also have the option of allocating this rebate to their home club.

	Ivor Frischknecht Investment Director, Starfish Ventures Established in 2001, Starfish Ventures is an Australian owned venture capital fund manager seeking superior returns through active investment in innovative technology companies. Starfish Ventures has over $150 million in funds under management and has made investments in over 20 companies to date. Starfish seeks investments in emerging Australian businesses across all technology sectors including, communications, biotechnology and life sciences, industrial technology and material sciences. The team's track record includes Australian technology success stories ResMed, Moldflow, Preston Aviation Solution and Sirtex Medical. Ivor Frischknecht has broad business experience as a company founder, board director, manager, consultant and investor. He joined Starfish Ventures in 2005 after 15 years of hands-on management and investing experience. His focus is on Cleantech investments-companies that develop energy, water and environmental technologies. Prior to joining Starfish, Ivor was a Director of the New Ventures Group at Idealab, a California-based firm that incubates and invests in early stage technology companies. At Idealab, he evaluated and developed business plans and helped the CEOs of existing investments grow and finance their companies. Two of the companies developed clean energy technologies. Prior to Idealab, Ivor was a senior operating executive, including CEO, of several Silicon Valley startups in the energy technology, enterprise software and the Internet sectors. He was CEO of H2onsite, a hydrogen generation technology company, and COO of DMFCC, a micro fuel cell company. He co-founded a software company, Angara Database Systems, built it from zero to sixty employees over five years, raised US$40MM of top-tier venture capital and debt, and eventually merged it with a public company. Ivor has a strong international network of sources of capital, having secured lead investments from several top tier venture capital investors. He has helped companies grow as an independent investor, consultant and advisor, from incorporation through several rounds of financing. Prior to working in California Ivor was a strategic management consultant with Bain & Company in Sydney, Boston and San Francisco. He also worked for the law firm Minter Ellison, and was a research scholar at the Reserve Bank of Australia and Harvard University. Ivor holds an MBA from Stanford University and Bachelors of Economics (Hons) and Law from the University of Sydney. Ivor serves on the Board of Directors of the following portfolio companies: Senviro and Space-Time Research.

	Sean Wiles Investment Manager, CVC Sustainable Investments Sean Wiles is an Investment Manager with CVC Sustainable Investments Limited (CVCSI). CVCSI is an unlisted equity fund that commenced operation in 2002 and is at the forefront of environmentally sustainable investment in Australia. CVCSI's objective is to create a diversified investment portfolio that generates exceptional returns to investors while delivering meaningful and measurable environmental benefits. CVCSI targets companies with operations dedicated to addressing environmental problems or that are developing or utilising clean technologies that cause little or no environmental damage. The fund has an existing portfolio of Australian listed and unlisted investee companies across a diverse range of environmental sectors. CVCSI is part of the CVC Group of investment companies and shares an investment manager with CVC Limited, the best performing private equity fund on the ASX over 5 years. With over twenty years experience in the managed funds industry, the CVC Group has shared its maturity and strength with over seventy companies, establishing an investment philosophy that has yielded a proven reputation for partnering businesses with solid growth potential. CVC has significant experience and skill in investment selection, management and exit. Sean commenced his career as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG, working primarily within their restructuring and insolvency division, both in Australia and the UK. Sean’s core experience has been in leading independent business, diagnostic and cash management reviews, operational and financial restructuring, turnaround planning and transactions due diligence for both Private and Public Sector participants. Since joining CVC last year, Sean has worked closely with a number of CVCSI's investee companies to develop and implement relevant and sustainable growth strategies. These strategies have included assisting the various management teams with sourcing and undertaking the vendor due diligence on potential acquisition targets, capital and debt raising and implementing cost monitoring and operational restructuring measures. Sean has had considerable recent exposure to businesses operating within the renewable energy, agribusiness, biofuels and water services industries. Along with environmental investing, Sean also has significant industry sector experience in government and health advisory, manufacturing, construction and pharmaceuticals. Sean has a bachelor degree in Commerce (Accounting and Finance) and is a member of the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Australia. He also holds board positions with CVCSI investee companies.

	Rachel O'Neill Director, Carbon Solutions Group, Institutional Banking, nabCapital Rachel O'Neill was instrumental in establishing this new group which will focus on the evolving carbon finance market, seeking opportunities to build new capabilities and deliver client solutions. The CSG will work closely with other areas of nabCapital and the greater NAB Group by acting as a centre of excellence for all matters relating to carbon financing, including renewable energy, alternative energy efficiency, and other clean technologies. Rachel has over 14 years of banking experience , the latter six years in Institutional Banking specialising in the energy and utilities sector in credit risk management and client relationship management roles. She holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Queensland. nabCapital, a division of National Australia Bank provides risk management, funding and investment solutions to clients across NAB Group and manages the relationships of selected corporates on a global basis. nabCapital has recently formed a Carbon Solutions Group ("CSG") to act as a centre of excellence for matters relating to carbon financing. The CSG will provide clients (from small, medium enterprises through to large corporates) with the best financial tools to manage their businesses in a carbon constrained economy.

	Jamie Taylor Director, Equity Capital Markets, WilsonHTM Prior to joining WilsonHTM Jamie had a 15 year career with Merrill Lynch including 10 years running their Australian institutional sales business in London. He returned to Australia in 2001 to run Corporate Broking and later was appointed Co-Head of Equity Capital Markets. He subsequently worked for Patersons Securities as a Director in Corporate Finance and then joined WilsonHTM in April 2007. Current responsibilities include execution of all capital markets transactions and origination of transactions with a focus on the clean technology sector. Jamie is a member of the AustralAsian Cleantech Advisory Panel and holds a Bachelor of Economics from Monash University.

	Michael O'Sullivan Investments Manager - Environmental Infrastructure, JF Infrastructure Michael O’Sullivan Investment Manager – Environmental Infrastructure Michael O’Sullivan has involved in project finance and infrastructure investment for over nine years and in 2003 was instrumental in establishing the environmental infrastructure investment portfolio for James Fielding Infrastructure. Since then, Michael’s focus has been on managing and growing this area of JF Infrastructure’s business. Mirvac Funds Management is the property funds management arm of the Mirvac Group. Mirvac is a leading diversified property group focusing on property investment, development, funds management, property and hotel management. Prior to joining JF Infrastructure, Michael’s was deeply involved in both sides of the more traditional economic and social infrastructure financing transactions, with Lend Lease Corporation and then PricewaterhouseCoopers. Prior to moving into a career in finance, Michael completed his MBA at Cornell’s Johnson School in the United States following a career of more than ten years as a consulting engineer throughout the Asia-Pacific region.