Ryan Kushner

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I look for levers of change in the global energy transition, and right now Australia is one of the most powerful ones on the planet. As Trade Director, Green Economy with the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), based in San Francisco at the Australian Consulate, my mandate is to connect Australian climate innovators with US and Canadian investors, corporates, utilities, and founders. My focus spans clean technology, hydrogen, mining and related equipment and services sectors. Australia's combination of legislated emissions targets, world-class renewable deployment, extraordinary resource endowment, and deep technical capability is creating momentum the world would benefit to engage with. My job is to help make those connections happen. Previously, I co-founded Third Derivative, now the world's largest climate tech accelerator, with 286 portfolio companies that have collectively raised $4.1B. Before that, I worked with New Energy Nexus, helped build the Free Electrons accelerator, and authored "Accelerate This!", a playbook for climate entrepreneurship that has been used by accelerators worldwide. If you are investing, scaling, or exploring cross-border collaborat

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