People

The people supporting each company through the programme.

Climate 4.0 Hub combines programme leadership, Entrepreneurs in Residence, dedicated mentors and specialist expertise, giving companies consistent support as their market-entry needs change.

Programme and FACET leadership

Who runs the Hub

Heath Evans

Associate Director, Climate 4.0 Hub · Swinburne University of Technology

Leads the Climate 4.0 Hub from Swinburne Innovation Studio. His role centres on the delivery of the accelerator and connecting participating companies with relevant industry, investors, research and the wider Australian innovation ecosystem.

Sarah Cumming

Co-Director · FACET

Co-Director of the Franco-Australian Indo-Pacific Centre for Energy Transition, the bilateral institutional framework under which Climate 4.0 Hub operates.

Gordon Chakaodza

Co-Director · FACET

Co-Director of FACET. Before joining FACET he led the Victorian Hydrogen Hub and held senior Australian Government roles including Trade Commissioner with Austrade.

Entrepreneurs in Residence

A regular point of contact throughout the programme.

Entrepreneurs in Residence help companies work through founder-level problems and keep priorities moving.

Mick Liubinskas

Entrepreneur in Residence · Climate Salad

A climate-tech founder, advisor, investor and industry leader. His experience includes startup and accelerator work with Pollenizer, Startmate and muru-D. Within the 2026 programme he provides regular founder support and helps companies navigate the Australian climate-tech ecosystem.

Kristy Battista

Entrepreneur in Residence

Two decades of experience building and scaling technology ventures across climate tech and medtech. Her work focuses on turning technical innovation into commercially disciplined organisations by connecting technology strategy, capital deployment and team capability.

Dedicated mentors

Two mentors for every company.

Each 2026 company is matched with two mentors based on its goals and capability gaps.

Phoebe Gardner

Co-Founder · Bardee

Megan Fisher

CEO · EnergyLab

Mark Stevenson

Founder and CEO · Urban Analytica

Warren Overton

Director · R2Crete

Geoff Gourley

Founder and CEO · ESG&I

Iain Stewart

Co-Founder and CEO · Exergenics

Ash Khalek

Business growth consultant

Daniel Prohasky

Founder and CEO · Curvecrete

Dr Antonin Demazy de Fortet

Founder and Principal · GG Advisory

Bradley Camgoz Posselt

Business Development Director · Porous Lane

David Hauser

Michael Brice

Specialist support

Different questions need different expertise.

The programme can draw on industry, technical, regulatory, research, market-entry and communication expertise as needed.

Pitch coach

Preparing for the final Demo stage

Jon Yeo

Pitch coach · TEDxMelbourne

Works with leaders and specialists on communication, audience attention, trust and decision-making. Volunteer licensee of TEDxMelbourne since 2009. For the 2026 cohort he supports companies as they prepare for the final Demo stage.