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Luke Menzel
CEO
Energy Efficiency Council
Melbourne
Luke Menzel is the CEO of the Energy Efficiency Council, the peak body for Australia's energy management industry. The EEC's mission is to put efficiency, electrification and smart energy management at the heart of the transition to a prosperous, net zero Australia.
Luke is Vice-President of the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council, Co-chair of the Australia-Germany Energy Efficiency Sub-Working Group and sits on the Australian Government's Energy Performance Advisory Group.
Speaker agenda and/or resources
Panel Session: Innovating for Environmental, Social, and Governance, Biodiversity & Community Outcomes
Join us for insights from our panellists and an interactive discussion on biodiversity, community outcomes, and the future of renewable energy in Australia, hosted by Wenona Hadingham:
- Driving Responsible Renewable Development – Lessons on ESG and supply chains in renewable projects with Dr Mary Stewart
- Protecting Carnaby Cockatoos – Minimising environmental impacts in Western Australia with James Beckett
- Powering Affordability – How energy efficiency in the built environment is making housing more sustainable, equitable, and ESG-aligned with Luke Menzel
- Yackandandah, Victoria – A community-led transition to 100% renewable energy with Dr Juliette Milbank
Meet our moderator & panellists
Keynote Presentation & Fireside: The Demand Side in Action: Policy, People, and Technology Driving Decarbonisation
Hear an energising presentation from Dr Saul Griffith, followed by a fireside conversation on how demand-side electrification is scaling at pace across household, commercial and industrial sectors.
Drawing on experience from Rewiring America and Rewiring Australia, Saul will spotlight how policy “carrots” like the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) have unlocked momentum and accelerated the adoption of clean technologies in community and corporate transitions alike. In WA, efforts in DER and industrial electrification show what’s possible.
This session celebrates those wins and asks: how do we take them further, faster, together?