Conference Program

Conference Day One: Thursday, January 15 – program

Conference Day Two: Friday, January 16 – program

Documentation

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DAY ONE: Thursday, January 15

8.00 Registration & networking breakfast

8.30 Opening of conference & chairman’s welcome address

CARBON POLICY

8.35 Introduction to the keynote address
HM Consul General Keith Allan

8.50 KEYNOTE ADDRESS from the Florida Governor's Office
US and the State of Florida carbon policies and market activities in the context
of global action on climate change

9.25 PANEL DISCUSSION: Recent developments in US Federal and State climate change legislation and trading systems
• Outlook for RGGI – first US mandatory cap-and-trade scheme
• Update on other regional US emissions reduction initiatives e.g. in Florida, Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord, Western Climate Initiative, California: AB32 and the Climate Registry
• Responses to policy from industry, NGOs and the carbon market
Alastair Totty, Head, National Climate Change Team, British Embassy
Franz Litz, Senior Fellow, World Resources Institute
Josh Margolis, CEO, CantorCO2e
William Blake, Director of Emissions Trading, Shell Energy

10.40 Coffee break & networking

11.10 PANEL DISCUSSION: International climate change policy debate
• State of international negotiations, outcomes from the UN Climate Change Conference in Poland (COP14) and implications for carbon markets
• Key lessons from the EU Emissions Trading Scheme for expected US cap-and-trade programs
• Opportunities for linking US and international GHG abatement programs
• Likely shape of a post-2012 global climate change agreement
Sonia Hamel, Advisor on Climate Action and Emissions Trading to the UK
Friis Arne Petersen, Danish Ambassador to the United States
Alexander Ochs, Director, International Climate Policy, Center for Clean Air Policy

12.10 Early price signals and latest forecasts for the US carbon
emissions markets
Steve Fine, Vice President, ICF International

12.40 Lunch & networking

CARBON TRADING & INVESTMENTS

2.10 PANEL DISCUSSION: Carbon as a driver for investments in low-
carbon technologies
Bruce Braine, Vice President, Strategic Policy Analysis, American Electric Power
Mark C. Trexler, Managing Director of Global Consulting Services, EcoSecurities
Ian Carter, Director, Market Development, Wholesale New Energy, Direct Energy
George Sorenson, Chairman, FE Clean Energy Group

3.30 Coffee break & networking

4.00 PANEL DISCUSSION: The role of private equity, venture capital, institutional investors and carbon funds in supporting emissions reduction projects
Joëlle Chassard, Manager, Carbon Finance Unit, World Bank
R. Andrew de Pass, Managing Director & Head of Sustainable Development Investments, Citi Alternative Investments
Evan Kerr, Director of Marketing and Product Development, Asset Management Services, Natsource

5.15 Negotiating and structuring sales contracts
Greg Casas, Shareholder, GreenbergTraurig

5.45 Chairman’s closing remarks

5.50 Networking drinks reception

DAY TWO: Friday, January 16

8.00 Registration & networking breakfast

8.30 Opening of conference & chairman’s welcome address

CARBON FINANCE & PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

8.40 CASE STUDIES: CDM projects and opportunities in the Americas
Erica Stephan, Communications Officer, Carbon Markets,
Global Issues Group, British Embassy
William E. Flederbach, Vice President, US Operations, MGM International Group

9.20 Assessing the role of voluntary offset credits in the context of a
mandatory market
Christopher Walker, North America Director, The Climate Group

10.00 Meeting monitoring, reporting and verification commitments to
ensure compliance
Tod Delaney, President, First Environment

10.30 Coffee break & networking

11.00 Overcoming accounting and taxation hurdles for emissions
reduction credits
Pat Concessi, Partner, Deloitte

11.30 PANEL DISCUSSION: Carbon buyers and sellers panel – how to identify
and execute the best projects
Helen Robinson, CEO, TZ1 Registry
William E. Flederbach, VP, US Operations, MGM International Group
Martin Schroeder, Head of Forestry Unit, Carbon Management Service, TÜV SÜD
Wiley Barbour, Founder and Chief Technical Officer, American Carbon Registry

12.30 Lunch & networking

CARBON & OTHER MARKETS

2.00 How will the cost of carbon impact on coal, gas and power markets?
Scott Nyquist, Director, McKinsey & Company

2.35 PANEL DISCUSSION: Turning challenges into opportunities – how
electric generators and other big emitters can capitalize on their emissions reduction strategies
Thaddeus J. Huetteman, President, PEAR, Chairman, EMA
Michael Walsh, EVP, CCX
Alex Hernandez, Managing Partner, Carbon Solutions America

3.30 Coffee break & networking

3.50 Standards and experiences in avoided deforestation and
reforestation projects
Martin Schroeder, Head of Forestry Unit,, Carbon Management Service, TÜV SÜD

4.25 Assessing the potential role of agriculture and forestry in reducing
carbon emissions
Katherine Hamilton, Associate Director, Ecosystem Marketplace

5.00 Chairman’s closing remarks & close of conference

Documentation

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Program changes

Environmental Finance Conferences reserve the right to make any necessary changes to the program without prior notice.