Clare Larkin-Sykes
Co-Lead, NewH2 - Hunter Hydrogen Technology Cluster

Professor Clare is Co-Lead of NewH2 the Hunter Hydrogen Technology Cluster, hosted by HunterNet. Clare leads multi-stakeholder initiatives including technology and decarbonisation roadmaps, place-based industry hub strategy development, and challenge-based innovation programs. She is a strong collaborator and advocate of future resource and energy industries including the symbiosis of clean technology solutions to traditional processes and value chains.

Managing Director, LarkinSykes Advisory

Clare is Founder and Managing Director of LarkinSykes Advisory which supports forward-thinking organisations navigating the rapidly changing world of resources and energy transformation, decarbonisation, and responsible production. Clare leads multi-stakeholder initiatives including technology and decarbonisation roadmaps, place-based industry development, challenge-based innovation programs, and assurance initiatives. She is a strong collaborator and advocate of future resource and energy industries including the integration of clean technology solutions to traditional processes and value chains.

Clare is a mining engineer (UNSW) and holds applied finance qualifications. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), is a Churchill Fellow, and serves on the Advisory Board of the Newcastle Institute of Energy and Resources (NIER), NSW Decarbonisation Innovation Hub and NSW Independent Planning Commission.