Charlie Caruso is General Manager (WA) at the Smart Energy Council and leads the Green Hydrogen & Critical Minerals portfolio for Zero Carbon Hydrogen Australia. She brings a strategic vision rooted in deep policy expertise, international partnerships, and clean energy innovation and leverages her academic background in international law and relations to help shape sustainable energy markets in in Western Australia. Her role perfectly positions her to guide discussions on stimulating hydrogen based products and demand, translating WA’s hydrogen strategy into actionable market outcomes.