Program changes

Conference Day One: Thursday, June 11

8.00 Registration & networking breakfast

8.45 Opening of conference & chairman’s welcome address
Timothy Juliani, Senior Fellow & Manager of BELC Relations, Pew Center on Global Climate Change

9.00 KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Climate policy under the Obama administration: overview of proposed regulations and their implications for carbon markets
Hon. Eileen Claussen, President, Pew Center on Global Climate Change

9.40 Discussing the impact of the global credit crisis on the carbon finance landscape in the short, medium and long term
Chris Hunter, Vice President, Carbon Finance, US, Climate Change Capital

10.10 Morning break & networking

10:40 PANEL SESSION:
Preparing for a federal cap-and-trade system: what will it look like, when will it come, and what does it mean for carbon market participants?
• The current state of play
• Potential scenarios for the new framework: possible similarities to the EU-ETS; the future for regional systems: will they be amalgamated into a national framework?
• Roadmap and timeline: what factors could accelerate or impede the passing of a cap-and-trade bill through congress?
• Discussing the new opportunities, challenges, and strategic implications for emitters, financial institutions/investors, project developers, service providers
• Considering the alternative: cap-and-trade vs. carbon tax
Moderator:
Jeffrey Wennberg, Project Manager, Center for Climate Strategies
Panelists:
Steve Corneli, Senior Vice President, Market and Climate Policy, NRG Energy
Serge Harry, Chairman & CEO, BlueNext
Jennifer Layke, Deputy Director, Climate and Energy Program,
World Resources Institute

11:50 Putting a price on carbon: analyzing pricing trends in current carbon markets and what this could mean for a federal US trading system
Chris MacCracken, Principal, ICF International

12:20 Lunch & networking

1:50 PANEL SESSION:
Trading in RGGI, CCX allowances and other voluntary markets: how will they all fit into a federal program?
• Carbon trading in a recession: opportunities and limitations
• What’s being traded? Trends in RGGI; voluntary markets
• What is the future for voluntary offset credits in a federal mandatory market?
Moderator:
Mike Burnett, Executive Director, The Climate Trust
Panelists:
Bruce Braine, VP, Strategic Policy Analysis, American Electric Power
Benjamin N. Feldman, Executive Director, Environmental Markets, JPMorgan; Member of North American Markets Sub-Committee, International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA)
Brendan Monaghan, Business Development Manager, TZ1 Registry
Marisa Uchin, Manager, Federal Government Relations, Pacific
Gas & Electric Companyy

2:50 The transition from voluntary to mandatory markets - the role of registries in helping companies to prepare for mandatory reporting and to obtain early action credit
John Kadyszewski, Director, American Carbon Registry

3:20 Afternoon break & networking

3:50 PANEL SESSION:
Regional carbon trading systems
• RGGI: 6 months into the compliance period, where are we headed? What lessons can be learned so far?
• AB32: How is the California market evolving, and what does this mean for other regional initiatives, and a federal system? Role of offsets; potential to import international credits, such as CDM
• Midwestern Green Gas Reduction Accord: Current state of play; scenarios for potential integration into a national program
• Western Climate Initiative: Current state of play; scenarios for potential integration into a U.S. or Canadian national program
Moderator:
Denise Sheehan, Regional Director, The Climate Registry
Panelists:
McKinley Addy, Fuels and Transportation Energy Division, California Energy Commission
Tim Lesiuk, Executive Director, Climate Change Policy and Co-Chair, Western Climate Initiative
Jesse Heier, Washington Director, Midwestern Governors Association
Jonathan Schrag, Executive Director, RGGI Inc
Christopher Sherry, Co-Chair, RGGI Staff Working Group

5.00 Chairman’s closing remarks

5:10 End of Day One

Conference Day Two: Friday, June 12

8.00 Registration & networking breakfast

8.30 Chairman’s welcome address
Joel Levin, VP, Business Development, Climate Action Reserve

8.45 PANEL SESSION:
Global climate policy debate: Preparing for the post-2012 world and discussing the US’s potential role
I: Reviewing developments since Poznan and outlining the expectations for Copenhagen
• In what ways did Poznan achieve/fail expectations?
- Key sticking points, and the implications for carbon markets
• Planning for the potential outcomes of Copenhagen
II: Preparing for the integration of US policy into international post-Kyoto agreements
• What aspects of US climate policy might be assimilated into a global program, either at a federal level or a regional level?
Moderator:
Michael A. Mehling, President, Ecologic Institute
Panelists:
David Hunter, Director, US Policy, IETA
Nathaniel Keohane, Director of Environmental Policy & Analysis, Environmental Defense Fund

10.00 Morning break & networking

10:30 PANEL SESSION:
Debating CDM implementation challenges and preparing for US entry into CDM markets
• What opportunities does the CDM bring to the US market?
• To what extent might a federal cap-and-trade program be open to CDM credits?
• Discussing current challenges such as:
- Time lags in registration, validation and verification
- Defining materiality
- Transparency
• Update on the progress towards new structural reforms
• CDM vs. The Gold Standard
Moderator:
Peter Cook, Senior Investment Officer, Carbon Finance Unit, IFC
Panelists:
Lex de Jonge, Chair, CDM Executive Board
Lisa M. Hodes, Director, US Markets, The Gold Standard Foundation

11:40 PANEL SESSION:
Forestry and agriculture projects in the US carbon market
• Determining the effectiveness of forestry/agriculture in emissions reduction
• Challenges to be aware of when developing and investing in projects
• Forecasting the role of forestry in future climate change policy
• Identifying other factors that could drive or impede market growth
Moderator:
Joel Levin, VP, Business Development, Climate Action Reserve
Panelists:
Eron Bloomgarden, President, Environmental Markets, Equator LLC
Leslie L. Durschinger, Founder; Managing Director, Terra Global Capital LLC
David L. Skole, Professor, Department of Forestry, Michigan State University

12.45 Lunch & networking

2.15 Carbon offsets: the ‘whats, hows and watch-outs’ of verifying offsets
Michael Carim, Senior Environmental Specialist, First Environment

2.45 PANEL SESSION:
Private equity and VC trends in cleantech and clean energy project financing – what new opportunities could be created by a federal cap-and-trade system?
• Approaches to clean energy project financing in the current economic climate
- Identifying viable investments
- Managing risk
• Forecasting the market growth potential for renewable energy and clean technology investments under a federally regulated trading system
• What other climate control regulations could drive further technological innovation and investments?
Moderator:
David Kirkpatrick, Founder & Managing Director, SJF Ventures
Panelists:
Brian Fan, Senior Director, Cleantech Group LLC
Jason Scott, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, EKO Asset Management Partners
Martin Whittaker, Director, MissionPoint Capital Partners

3.45 Preparing for the new carbon-constrained regime: corporate trends in emissions disclosure and carbon reduction programs
Kinga Uto, Senior Commercial Advisor, EPCOR Utilities.

4.15 Chair’s closing remarks

4.30 End of conference

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