2026 Festival

Speaker Profile

Simon Holmes a Court

Simon Holmes à Court is an Australian businessman, energy analyst, clean tech investor, climate philanthropist, Director of the Smart Energy Council and the Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network and writes regularly about the transformation of Australia's energy sector. He is the founder and convenor of Climate 200. 

Can Grassroots Activism Change The Planet?

Sunday April 26
Ellen Grant Hall
12.00pm / 60 mins

Sarah Hamylton, Simon Holmes à Court and Tim Pilgrim and Liz Porter 

As more individuals and local communities address their own local-specific climate change challenges and find success, is this a time to rethink environment strategies?