About

Tim has 30 years of financial market experience covering the Australian, Asian and global equity markets and is a highly influential energy finance commentator. Tim was previously the Australasian Director of the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis for 2013-2021. Prior to this, Tim was a top-rated Equity Research Analyst, including Head of Equity Research in Singapore at Deutsche Bank, a Managing Director, Head of Equity Research at Citigroup, Head of Institutional Equities at Shaw & Partners and co-Managing Director of Arkx Investment Management P/L, a global listed clean energy investment start-up that was jointly owned with Westpac.

Tim started his career as a lecturer in Finance and Market Regulation at the University of Technology, Sydney before moving to Macquarie Group in 1988 to work in equity research. Tim has a Bachelor of Business majoring in Accounting and Finance from UTS Sydney (1985-87), the US SEC Series 7 (General Securities Representative Qualification Examination) and Series 24 (General Securities Principal Qualification Examination) qualifications. Tim has written more than 100 reports on the global energy transition, and the roles of finance and policy in accelerating these critical trends. When not studying energy markets, Tim enjoys bushwalking in Kurringgai national park in on the north shore of Sydney with friends, concurrently recharging, exercising and railing about our politicians.

Annemarie has more than 25 years’ experience in public and corporate affairs, media/communications strategy, publishing and academia, and holds a PhD and MA from the University of Sydney. Previous roles include joint chief of staff at the Climate Council, director of communications at The Sunrise Project and the National Trust, head of corporate and communications for multibillion dollar investment fund manager and philanthropist Brian Sherman of Equitilink, and for business leader and philanthropist Graeme Wood’s NFPs, and general manager of the Sherman Centre for Culture and Ideas. She has written and edited several books, including for MIT Press in the US and Melbourne University Press. Her background also includes feature journalism for News Limited and Fairfax, and work as a tenured academic at the University of Sydney in arts informatics/digital culture.

Annemarie also holds a BA and MA from UTS. 

She is a news and politics junkie, and passionate about climate, social justice, and animal protection. She loves bushwalking, observing the endless wonders of nature, movies, art, reading and bingeing on the golden age of streaming TV.

Matthew  focusses on the significant growth opportunities future-facing companies have in the electrified transport and energy transition. He is currently finishing a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Queensland (UQ), majoring in International Trade and Finance. Previously, Matthew spent 2 years studying biotechnology, focusing in chemistry and nanotechnology at UQ. Matthew’s work for CEF has included co-authorship of the major report, published in March 2023, “A Critical Minerals Value-Adding
Superpower: Mapping Australia’s ‘once in a century’ opportunity to lead the world in new economy minerals mining and renewables-powered onshore refining and manufacturing pre-export”.

In his spare time, he enjoys searching for the best eggs benny on the market, hitting the fairway, and avidly following F1.

Nishtha (Nish-ta) comes from a background of Big 4 consulting experience where she delivered impactful work across the not-for-profit sector, and state and federal government. Most notably, she specialised in supporting the Australian Defence Force with identifying supply network exposures during the Covid pandemic, delivering financial compliance analysis on mega acquisitions, and strategizing about how to leverage Industry 4.0 technology to future proof ADF’s asset management and logistics ecosystems. Most recently, Nishtha was the corporate environmental analyst for the Australian Conservation Foundation working to hold banks and superfunds accountable to their climate and nature goals. Nishtha regularly provides guest lectures at La Trobe University on the role of corporations in making social change happen, and she is a long-standing member of La Trobe’s Advisory Committee for the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. 

In her spare time, Nishtha is devoted to classical training in the Indian arts, particularly Odissi dance and music from the east Indian region of Odisha.

Xuyang completed her master’s degree of International Relations with a specialisation in Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Sydney, where her thesis focused on the impact of Chinese feminism on China’s response to the global feminist initiatives – Women, Peace and Security Agenda (WPS). After graduation, she joined Australia’s top foreign policy think tank – the Lowy Institute – researching Australia’s foreign policy, multiculturalism, development aid and Australia-China relations. Later, she joined a London-based NGO think tank InfluenceMap as an analyst, where she assessed Australian oil and gas companies’ lobbying activity and policy engagement, as well as tracking Australia’s climate and energy policy. Her analyses of Chinese politics have been published on media outlets including The Guardian. With her passion for tackling climate change by boosting energy transition, and her knowledge and experience in China policy and geopolitics, Xuyang is looking to unpack China’s energy transition footprint and build a bridge to accommodate energy cooperation between China and Australia.

In her spare time, Xuyang rides her motorbike along the coast, and she is a big fan of rock climbing and anything outdoors. She also enjoys dancing and playing guzheng – a traditional Chinese instrument.