The next frontier for commercial buildings

Luke Menzel

CEO, Energy Efficiency Council

Luke Menzel is CEO of the Energy Efficiency Council, Australia's peak body for energy efficiency, energy management and demand response. Luke leads the Council’s work to make sensible, cost effective energy efficiency measures standard practice across the Australian economy.

Luke sits on a number of government and independent advisory committees, and is Vice President of the Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC).

Dale O’Toole

National Manager, Building Performance, GPT Group

Dale works with GPT's operations and development teams across the country to address the inter-related issues of energy & water consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, plant integrity and occupant health & well-being across the retail, office and logistics assets. His most recent focus has been supporting GPT’s attainment of carbon neutrality, incorporating key elements of energy efficiency, renewable energy, battery storage, electrification and demand management.  He has a background in property risk and resource management, having worked in multi-disciplinary consulting roles on major commercial, industrial and healthcare sites across Australia.  Dale has a Grad Dip in Corporate Environmental & Sustainability Management and a Grad Dip in Disaster (Risk) Management to supplement his ‘hands-on’ experience.

Monique Alfris

Head of Operations and Standards, NABERS

Monique Alfris is Head of Operations and Standards at NABERS. Monique is tasked with managing the day-to-day work of NABERS, including how the program responds to challenges as diverse as the decarbonisation of the electricity grid and the COVID pandemic.

Monique has worked internationally in sustainability, renewable energy and poverty alleviation for over 15 years. Career highlights include consulting to Green Building Councils in Australia and Africa and founding Pollinate Energy. Pollinate Energy is a social enterprise which has now provided renewable energy to over 600,000 people living in poverty. The organisation has won multiple international awards and was featured on an episode of the ABC’s Foreign Correspondent.

Philip Harrington

Principal, SPR

• 35 years’ experience in energy/climate policy and commercial roles.
• Experience in international organisations, federal government, state government, government business enterprise and private sector.
• Economist, policy analyst, consultant, team leader, organizational developer.