John O’Brien Partner, Energy Transition & Decarbonisation Deloitte Financial Advisory

John has 30 years’ experience in the Australian and global clean energy and clean technology sectors and now leads Deloitte’s decarbonisation work in Australia. He works extensively with global clients on translating decarbonisation ambitions into practical financial and strategic actions. John is also Deloitte’s Global Lead for decarbonisation in the Mining and Metals sector. John started his career in the oil & gas industry in Scotland and Syria, engineering roles in London and Adelaide before joining Origin Energy in corporate development. In 2007, John established Australian CleanTech, a boutique advisory firm that led the development of the cleantech sector in Australia for ten years.

John is widely published with his last book, Visions 2100, launched at the Paris COP21 Climate Conference in 2015. He will be joining live from COP26 in Glasgow where he will be launching his latest book, Stories from 2030, which sets out practical steps of what is likely to happen locally and globally over the next decade.