David Byers presents CCS: Always the next big thing?

Join David Byers for this seminar on behalf of the Peter Cook Centre on Fri 29 November

CCS: Always the next big thing?
Friday 29 November
11am - 12pm 
ChemEng Theatre, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Building 165, University of Melbourne 

david byers headshotBio: David Byers is a senior executive and board director with over thirty years of leadership experience across the commercial and non-profit sectors. He is currently Chief Executive Officer, CO2CRC, Australia's leading carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology research organisation.

In 2018, David was appointed Honorary (Senior Fellow), Chemical Engineering, University of Melbourne. Prior to joining CO2CRC (July 2018), he was interim Chief Executive of the Minerals Council of Australia. David has more than 30 years’ experience across oil, gas and minerals, in Australia and overseas. He has worked in Chief Executive and senior leadership roles in public, membership and commercial organisations.

Some highlights in David’s career include his role as Vice President Government Relations and Public Policy for BHP, four years as Chief Executive of APPEA (Australian Petroleum Producers and Explorer’s Association), three years as Chief Executive of CEDA (Committee for Economic Development of Australia) and 17 years working in senior leadership roles for ExxonMobil in Australia, Singapore and the United States. In 2018, he was appointed a member of the Australian Statistics Advisory Council, the key advisory body to the Federal Assistant Treasurer and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on national statistical services. Other board appointments include Mobil Oil Australia (1998-1999), CEDA (2007-2010), Open Family Australia/Whitelion (2010-2012) and Peter Cook Centre Advisory Council, Melbourne University (2018-current).