Casual pre-event welcome drinks reception with appetizers, sponsored by Dorin & Mayekawa

Marc Chasserot, shecco, Welcome and introduction

Presentations by government and industry experts on the latest regulatory issues and standards for natural refrigerants at Australian/New Zealand region and international dimensions.

Patrick McInerney, Australian Government Department of the Environment, HFC phase-down - Australian and global action

Marc Chasserot, shecco, Global policy updates, Kigali and where to next?

In this session we will open the floor for all influential HVAC&R associations in Australia and New Zealand to share their experiences working with natural refrigerants, to speak about new opportunities, policy and technical barriers and the latest developments from each industry body to accelerate the adoption of natural refrigerant technology.

Chair: Marc Chasserot, shecco, Training on Natural Refrigerants

Matt Allfree, Climate Control Companies Association of New Zealand, Is New Zealand prepared for natural refrigerants?

Kim Limburg, Australian Refrigeration Mechanics Association (ARMA), Training for the future

Glenn Evans, Australian Refrigeration Council, Skills – a multi pronged approach

Steve Smith, TAFE NSW, Training on naturals… Naturally TAFE

Inderpal Saund, Danfoss, Co-operation with TAFE for education of CO₂ technologies

Leading industry representatives will give strategic and visionary presentations sharing their latest success stories, lessons learned, challenges and next steps with regards to natural refrigerant based technologies in Australia, New Zealand and beyond.

Chair: Jan Dusek, shecco

Ian Suffield, BITZER Australia, Bitzer update on market trends

Trent Miller, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioners Australia, Air to Water Heat Pump Utilising Natural Refrigerant CO₂

Stefan Jensen, Scantec Refrigeration Technologies, The Future of Natural Refrigerants

Peter O’Neill , Mayekawa Australia Pty Ltd., Market Trends - Industrial Refrigeration

William Pagani, Epta, Steve Laing, Epta Australia , CO₂ transcritical FTE System

Inderpal Saund, Danfoss, Global Market Trends of Danfoss Perspective

Brian Rees, Hussmann Oceania, NZ & AU – CO₂ and the journey thus far

Jan Dusek, shecco, Natural Refrigerants: Global market trends

In this brand-new panel, Marc Chasserot of shecco will interview one of the most successful CEOs in the industry, Robbie Mayer of F. Mayer Imports.

Key end users will share their experiences using different types of natural refrigerant technologies including benefits, challenges and future plans in commercial and industrial refrigeration applications.

Chair: Stuart Saville, Coles & Jan Dusek, shecco

Tim Hill, Costco, End user experience

Michael Englebright, Woolworths, Sustainable Strategy 2020

Sean Davel, Foodstuffs North Island, Our experience with CO₂

The journey to natural refrigerants

Ian Garradd, North City Council, Opportunities for natref equipment

Chair: Ian Wilson, Strathbrook Industrial Services

Dario Ferlin, Woolworths Food Group, Woolworths’ investment in the Australian industry to deliver sustainable HFC-free refrigeration innovation

Ian Suffield, BITZER Australia, Efficiency gains of a booster system with parallel compression

Mirko Bernabei, SCM Frigo, Improving the energy efficiency of CO₂ commercial refrigeration systems

Abel Gnanakumar, Emerson, The Helix Innovation Center, Providing infrastructure to enable natural refrigerants adoption

Kristian Sørensen, Advansor, New low-energy CO₂ transcritical technology - developments/release 2017

Mike Baker, Baker Refrigeration, Transcritical CO₂ in Australian supermarkets - a reality

Ian Wilson, Strathbrook Industrial Services, Transcritical CO₂ - an index of possibilities

Chair: Matthew Darby, EcoChill

Trent Miller, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioners Australia, Air to water heat pump utilising natural refrigerant CO₂

Martin Millow, Mayekawa Australia Pty Ltd., NH₃/CO₂ cascade system for freeze drier application

Stefan Jensen, Scantec Refrigeration Technologies, The rise of low-charge NH₃ refrigeration systems

Wynand Groenewald, Commercial Refrigeration Services, Transcritical CO₂ Blast Freezer

Klaas Visser, KAV Consulting, Two world-first projects, application of evaporative condenser/gas cooler in Sydney & Kuala Lumpur

Hayato Sakamoto, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Kawasaki turbo chiller using water as a refrigerant

Matthew Darby, EcoChill, Perfecting Produce – the success of hydrocarbon secondary systems in the New Zealand produce distribution sector.

Pre-dinner drinks reception, sponsored by Scantec & Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-conditioners Australia

Networking dinner, sponsored by Bitzer

The free site visit to TAFE NSW, one of Australia's leading providers of vocational education and training with over 500,000 enrolments each year, will be exclusive to registered attendees of ATMO Australia. Lunch and transportation are provided for our guests at no extra cost. Separate registration is required. Click here for more info, pick-up/drop off location and times. Organised and sponsored by Danfoss