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Automotive speaker line-up confirmed for future:gas 2023

Eight of the HVAC industry’s top experts – three of whom are VASA directors – will deliver this year’s future:gas refrigerant seminar series, which for the automotive sector kicks off in late July aimed at businesses and technicians in the automotive air-conditioning business.

The impressive speaker line-up comprises Refrigerant Reclaim Australia general manager Kylie Farrelley, VASA director and former president Ian Stangroome, Sythree principal and director John McCormack (representing Chemours in Australia), Honeywell representative in Australia Eric Yang, VASA VP and Rowe Auto Electrical/Jimboomba Batteries director Mark Rowe, VASA president and SuperCool Group training division manager Brett Meads, Refrigerants Australia executive director Greg Picker and A-Gas New Zealand country manager Mitch Williamson.

From top left: Ian Stangroome, Eric Yang, Greg Picker, Mark Rowe, Brett Meads, John McCormack, Mitch Williamson and Kylie Farrelley
From top left: Ian Stangroome, Eric Yang, Greg Picker, Mark Rowe, Brett Meads, John McCormack, Mitch Williamson and Kylie Farrelley

Tickets to the 2023 future:gas refrigerant roadshow are now on sale at futuregas.ac/automotive

The automotive section of the tour will kick off in Auckland, NZ, on July 25 and end in Perth, WA, on September 6.

Venue information and Google Maps navigation links are located here

Auckland NZ25 July 2023
Wellington NZ26 July 2023
Dunedin NZ27 July 2023
Adelaide SA1 August 2023
Melbourne VIC2 August 2023
Canberra ACT15 August 2023
Sydney NSW16 August 2023
Newcastle NSW17 August 2023
Brisbane QLD22 August 2023
Townsville QLD23 August 2023
Darwin NT4 September 2023
Perth WA6 September 2023
Please note that the Darwin automotive event has changed to Monday, September 4.

A separate tour aimed at the stationary sector and facilitated by VASA is currently in progress, beginning in Vanuatu on May 11 and ending in Lae, PNG, on July 12.

To help as many people as possible to attend, the seminars will take place on weekday evenings during the winter.

Doors open at 5pm, with complimentary welcome drinks, food and trade displays. Be there by 5.30pm for a 6pm start.

Heavily subsidised by corporate and industry support, tickets to future:gas seminars are just $20 per participant.

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