The Journey to a Cleaner Energy Future
Week of August 13, 2022
Climate Change: The Multi-faceted Challenge of a Just Transition to a Cleaner Energy Future
This first discussion will provide you a global perspective on the key facts and drivers for lowering emissions and to move the world to a cleaner energy future.
The Hitchhikers Guide to New Energy Solutions
An exploration of the key solutions needed to achieve the shift to a cleaner energy future – this session will be full of surprises and will be in non tech speak!
The Energy Future and Social Inequality
There are unintended consequences as we drive towards a cleaner energy future – paradoxically energy is both the basis for growing prosperity and if done badly exacerbates social inequality.
Peter Bryant is a recognized thought leader on innovation and digital transformation, sustainability (ESG) including the energy transition across multiple sectors including mining and energy. He lives in Southern California, having immigrated to the US in 1996, from New Zealand by way of Australia, and has two daughters, one a junior at SMU and the youngest a sophomore in high school
He is widely published on these themes, including appearing on CNBC and being quoted by the Wall St. Journal, and sits on the Board of Advisors for two leading VC Funds, Chrysalix and Foundamental, that have a focus on multiple heavy industries including mining, O&G, and utilities, and also various emerging tech companies including Lilac Solutions, Symboticware and Safe.AI. In addition, he has served on the Innovation Councils for multiple mining and energy companies.
He is an active speaker, most recently at COP26 on the Mining Value Chain for electrification/decarbonization; CERAWeek 2022; The Future Minerals Summitt 2022 in Saudi Arabia; the Baker Hughes 2020 Annual Energy Forward Meeting in Italy with 1750 global O&G leaders plus a keynote at the New Zealand Prime Ministers 2019 Just Transition to Net Zero Emissions Summit. Peter has advised many leading companies including Anglo American, BHP, Rio Tinto, Teck Resources, JCI, BP, GE O&G, Baker Hughes, Castrol, Edison International and Goldcorp.
Peter is Co-Founder and Board Chair of the Development Partner Institute www.dpimining.org , a nonprofit focused on improved social, economic and environmental outcomes for communities from resource development projects. He is also an invited participant in the joint Rockefeller Foundation and Brookings Institute 17 Rooms program, that is focused on accelerating the 17 UN established Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and regular participant the WEF’s annual Mine Minsters Summit. He also co-authored The Growth Champions –The Battle for Sustained Innovation Leadership published in 2012.
Mr. Bryant holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Administration from Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand. He holds a CA from the NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a co-founder of The World Innovation Network (formerly The Kellogg Innovation Network) www.twinglobal.org.
Board Chair & Managing Partner Clareo www.clareo.com