Speaker Categories: Impact Architects
Professor Michael Wear
Malgana Traditional Custodian, Shark Bay, Western Australia
Professor Michael Wear
Malgana Traditional Custodian, Shark Bay, Western Australia
Professor Michael Wear is a Mulgana Traditional Custodian from the World Heritage Area of Shark Bay, Western Australia, with over 30 years’ experience working on and caring for the ocean. In 2017, he founded Tidal Moon, Australia’s first Indigenous-owned and led sea cucumber fishery and marine restoration enterprise. Appointed Professor of Practice (Indigenous Environmental Conservation) at Murdoch University in 2025, he was also awarded the Inaugural Prime Minister’s Prize for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledge Systems. His work demonstrates the power of Aboriginal knowledge in Sea Country conservation and sustainable livelihoods.
Rongtao Sun
Head of China Strategic Investment, Aramco Ventures, Aramco Ventures
Rongtao Sun
Head of China Strategic Investment, Aramco Ventures, Aramco Ventures
Rongtao Sun is the Head of China Strategic Investment, Aramco Ventures, looking after Aramco’s strategic investment in new energy, new materials, energy efficiency, CCUS, low-carbon fuels, etc. in China. Before Aramco Ventures, He was the Managing Director of Sinopec Capital.During the time, he led the investment in companies like Sinoding, VITAL thin film, Ligoo New Energy, Sinoma, Rein Energy, etc and held various board roles.Previous to his role at Sinopec Capital, Rongtao was the General Manager of New Energy and Investment for BP China, when he advanced BP’s energy transition through founding JVs with DiDi and making a series of investments in China’s new energy frontiers.He also serves as the committee member of China Carbon Neutral Industrial Collaboration Center, the advisor of China Energy Research Society, the judging panel of China Hydrogen Alliance, the Chairman of the Investment and Financing Committee of China Hydrogen Development and Innovation Society for Urban Gas, and the expert advisor of the Investment Asso. Of China.
