Imagine Melbourne

Vicente (Vince) S. Pérez

National Advisory Council Chairman, WWF
Chairman, Alternergy
Former Philippine Energy Minister

Vince is Chairman of Alternergy and Solar Pacific, Philippine renewable power companies in wind, hydro and solar. As Philippine Energy Minister from 2001 to 2005, he promoted clean energy and crafted an ambitious renewable energy policy framework. He served briefly as Deputy Minister for Industry and was Vice-chairman of the Philippines’ Renewable Energy Board. Vince is also a trustee of WWF-China, a board member of WWF US, and a member of advisory boards of the Bhutan Foundation, Coca-Cola FEMSA Philippines, New Zealand Trade Enterprise, the Pictet Clean Energy Fund, and the Yale Center for Business and Environment. He had 17 years’ experience in finance at Mellon Bank, and Lazard in London, New York and Singapore, and then founded Next Century Partners, a private equity firm in Singapore, and the Asian Conservation Company. Vince is a director of ST Telemedia, the Temasek media holding company, and of Banco de Oro, and was a director of EDC, Asia’s largest geothermal company, of Del Monte Pacific, and of Northwind, the first wind farm in Southeast Asia. Vince holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, a BS in Business Economics from the University of the Philippines, and was a Yale World Fellow where he lectured an MBA class on renewable power.

Helen Millicer

Principal – One Planet Consulting
National President of ATA, Alternative Technology Association

Helen Millicer has depth and breadth on energy, materials, waste and water, and insightful perspectives on future directions for industry and society. Her consulting practice, One Planet Consulting, supports clients such as the ACT, NSW and Victorian Governments, local/regional groups and industry bodies on sustainability strategies, market research and effective program design. Helen is the National Recycling Strategy Manager for the Vinyl Council of Australia and an Expert Panel member for the Victorian Government’s $20 million New Energy Jobs Fund. In previous roles in government and industry, Helen has successfully led and been engaged in industry innovation, strategy planning, change management and communications. She is also a Director of the Loddon Mallee Waste and Resource Recovery Group and national President of the Alternative Technology Association, which advocates for sustainable living and liveable homes. Helen’s expertise is sought for radio, magazines, conferences and seminars and she presents for the UN Global Cities Program to visiting Chinese Government delegations on sustainable futures. She holds qualifications in business management from Monash University, carbon accounting from Swinburne University and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Helen has also won a number of scholarships and awards, the most recent being an international travelling Churchill Trust Fellowship on how Australia can shift to a more sustainable and circular economy.