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Programme |
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DAY ONE: Thursday 17 January
7:30 Registration and networking breakfast
8.30 Welcome from MGM International |
PANEL I: Introduction to the Kyoto and flexibility mechanisms
9.00 Introduction to the Kyoto Protocol-based mechanisms
Maria Pia Iannariello, Chief Operating Officer, MGM International
9.30 Identifying projects: determining the relative benefits of different project types
Marco Monroy, President, MGM International
10.00 Emissions trading and the EU ETS
Imtiaz Ahmad, Vice President, Morgan Stanley |
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10.30 Networking break
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PANEL II: Introduction to voluntary markets
10.50 The voluntary markets
Ricardo Bayon, Director, Ecosystem Marketplace
11.20 Current Issues in the voluntary markets
Olivia Hartridge, Vice President, Morgan Stanley
11.50 Monitoring and verifying emissions reductions
Trine Kopperud, Project Manager, Det Norske Veritas
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12.20 Networking lunch
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PANEL III: Carbon market issues – financing, legal and taxation
13.30 Financing projects: a review of available financing options
John Mackle, Chief Financial Officer, MGM International
14.00 Negotiating and structuring sales contracts
Chip Rainey, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
14.30 The current taxation environment
Juan Carlos Ferrucho, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal
Jose G Baron, VP of Tax, MGM International |
15.00 Networking break
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PANEL IV: Carbon market update and outlook
15.20 EU Emissions Trading Scheme
Richard Bamforth, Partner, Olswang
15.50 Kyoto market update
Yuzuru Nonaka, Director of Climate Change, JPower
16.20 Outlook for the carbon markets
Jason Patrick, Director, Greenhouse Gas Service, Evolution Markets
16.40 Post 2012
Corrado Clini, General Manager, Ministry of Environment, Italy
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18.00 End of Day One followed by networking cocktail reception
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DAY TWO – Opportunities in carbon finance: Friday 18 January
7.30 Registration and networking breakfast
8:15 Opening remarks
HM Consul General Keith Allan
8.30 Welcome from the State of Florida
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PANEL I: Climate change, carbon trading, and evolving emissions markets 101
9.00 Opening address
9.10 Panel members:
Greg Casas, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig
Alex Rau, Principal, Climate Wedge
Milo Sjardin, Head, North America, New Carbon Finance
David Hunter, Director, US Policy, International Emissions Trading Association (IETA)
10.10 Q&A session
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10.30 Networking break
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PANEL II: Carbonomics – linking carbon finance and clean technology
10.50 Opening Address and Panel Chair
Rob Toker, Consul, Head of Trade and Investment, UK Trade and Investment
11.00 Panel members:
John Paul Moscarella, EVP and Manager of the CleanTech Fund, Econergy International
Maria Teresa Szauer, Environmental Director, Corporación
Andina de Fomento (CAF)
Chris Bennet, Vice President of Strategy and Policy, Florida Power and Light (FPL Group)
12.00 Q&A session
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12.30 Networking lunch
Keynote address
Morgan Stanley
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PANEL III: CDM PROJECTS IN LATIN AMERICA
14.00 Opening address and panel chair
Chandra Shekhar Sinha, Carbon Finance Coordinator, World Bank
14.10 Panel members
Jasmine Haneed, Senior Emissions Broker, TFS Energy
Yuda Saydun, Executive Vice President, Fields Operations, AgCert
Christiana Figueres, LAC Representative, Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism
Marco Monroy, President, MGM International
15.10 Q&A session
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15.30 Networking break
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PANEL IV: Carbon taxes vs cap-and-trade
15.50 Opening address and panel chair
Christopher Chapel, Director of Governmental Affairs, Florida Power and Light (FPL Group)
16.00 Panel members
Anthony Damiano, Manager of North American Power Research, Wood MacKenzie
Alice Le Blanc, Director of the Office of Environment and Climate, AIG Environmental
Rafael Marques, Senior Vice President, Chicago Climate Exchange
Jon Anda, President, Environmental Markets Network, Environmental Defense
Daniel Rosenblum, Carbon Tax Center
17.00 Q&A session
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17.30 Close of conference
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