Day One – Tuesday, 15 November

8.00 Registration & networking

8.45 Opening remarks from the chair
Michelle T. Davies, Partner, Eversheds

9.00 OPENING ADDRESS:
Chris Dodwell, Knowledge Leader, International Climate Change and Energy, AEA
(UK’s former Head of International Climate Change Policy)

9.30 PANEL DISCUSSION:
Update on the UN climate change negotiations
• Outlook for international climate policy – global agreement or fragmented approaches?
• What needs to be resolved within and outside the UN process?
• What are the likely outcomes of COP 17? Implications for industry and the financial sector
Moderator: Rachel Broquard, Senior Associate, Eversheds
Henry Derwent, President & CEO, IETA
Kirsty Hamilton, Associate Fellow, Energy, Environment & Development Programme, Chatham House
Alexander Sarac, Legal Director, DLA Piper

10.30 Morning break & networking

11.00 PANEL DISCUSSION:
Finding complementary roles for private and public finance
• Role of governments and development banks
• Leveraging private finance
• Opportunities for innovative financial instruments
• Identifying viable partnership strategies to fund low-carbon development
Alfred Evans, Head of Emissions Group, Bunge
Julian Richardson, CEO, Parhelion Underwriting
Amal-Lee Amin, Programme Leader on International Climate Finance, E3G

12.00 PANEL DISCUSSION:
Preparing for Phase III of the EU ETS
• Overview of the main registry reforms
• Trading challenges under the revamped scheme
• Outlook for EU allowance prices and supply/demand trends
• Expansion to other sectors, e.g. aviation
Benedikt von Butler, Director, Environmental Products, Citigroup
Graham Stuart, Partner, Environmental Markets, Baker & McKenzie
Miles Austin, Director, Carbon Markets & Investors Association
Trevor Sikorski, Head of Environmental Market Research, Barclays Capital

13.00 Lunch & networking

14.15 PANEL DISCUSSION:
Assessing the potential of new sources of climate finance
• Success and failures of green fiscal stimulus packages
• Outlook for green finance against a background of government spending cuts
• The role of green investment banks – eg UK, Netherlands, US
Moderator: Stephen Hill, Partner, Eversheds
Christopher Flensborg, Head of Sustainable Products & Product Development, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Nick Robins, Head of Climate Change Centre, HSBC Bank
Mike Ramsay, Partner, Generation Investment Management

15.15 PRESENTATION:
Can green bonds attract institutional investors?
• Reviewing recent issues
• Who is issuing and who is buying?
• Creating bonds that work
• Setting standards and scaling up the market
Dima Rifai, Managing Partner, Paradigm Change Capital Partners

15.45 Afternoon break & networking

16.15 PANEL DISCUSSION:
Carbon Markets 2.0
• Impact of the CDM reforms
• Progress in sectoral crediting
• Price expectations for CERs
• Likely shape of carbon markets post-2012
• Looking beyond the CDM, e.g. REDD+; Japan’s Bilateral Offset Credit Mechanism
• Prospects for projects in Africa and other LDCs
Miles Austin, Director, Carbon Markets & Investors Association
Simon Glossop, Group Carbon Manager, ToughStuff International
Chris Villiers, Associate Director, EcoSecurities
Edward Hanrahan, Executive Director, ClimateCare

17.15 PRESENTATION:
Climate change and aviation – impact on the environment, economy and airlines
• Details of EU legislation
• The non-EU airline challenge
• Impact on the EU ETS
• Cost predictions for different carriers
Peter Hind, Managing Director, RDC Aviation

17.45 End of Day One & Networking Drinks Reception
 
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Day Two – Wednesday, 16 November

8.15 Registration & networking

8.40 Opening remarks from the chair
Peter Sweatman, CEO and Founder, Climate Strategy

8.50 PANEL DISCUSSION:
The role of forests in tackling climate change
• Connecting forestry, biomass and carbon
• Status update on REDD+
• Sources of demand for REDD+ credits (Voluntary, California etc)
• Attracting institutional investors to forestry assets
Moderator: Peter Sweatman, CEO and Founder, Climate Strategy
Olivia Fussell, President & Founder, Carbon Credit Capital
Mark Meyrick, Head of Carbon Desk, Eneco Energy Trade
Jonathan Shopley, Managing Director, The CarbonNeutral Company

9.50 PANEL DISCUSSION:
Financing low-carbon growth in the BRIC nations
• How is the REC market in India evolving? – trading, demand, supply, market capitalisation
• Landscape for the PAT scheme and energy efficiency trading
• Challenges into buying CERs in Latin America
• China’s plans for domestic emissions trading
• The role of foreign investors, developers and financiers
Moderator: Peter Sweatman, CEO and Founder, Climate Strategy
Juha Ruokonen, Manager, Advisory Services, GreenStream
Arturo Brandt, Senior Broker, CDM Latin American Representative, TFS Green
Neal Mehta, Consultant, Camco

10.50 Morning break & networking

11.15 PRESENTATION:
Carbon Capture & Storage 
• Finance requirements – scale and timing
• Update on UK / European projects
• International developments
Luke Warren, International Policy Executive, The Carbon Capture & Storage Association (CCSA)

11.45 PANEL DISCUSSION:
Investment opportunities in low-carbon finance
• Regions and sectors with the greatest potential
• New developments in clean energy and climate funds
• Opportunities for pension funds and other long-term investors
• Measuring performance – climate-related indexes
Moderator: Peter Sweatman, CEO and Founder, Climate Strategy
David Harris, Director of Responsible Investment, FTSE Group
Ash Sharma, Vice President & Head, Carbon Finance and Funds, Nordic Environment Finance Corporation
Peter Adriaens, Director, Global CleanTech Cluster Association
Stephen Mahon, Co-founder & CIO, Low Carbon Accelerator

12.45 Lunch & networking

14.00 PRESENTATION:
Regional emissions trading programmes in North America
• California prepares for trading; Outlook for WCI
• What’s left of RGGI?
• Carbon trading in Canada
Scott Deatherage, Partner, Patton Boggs

14.30 PRESENTATION: 
Australia’s carbon tax and trading plans
Karen Gould, Manager, Environmental Financial Products, Macquarie Bank
 
15.00 Afternoon break & networking

15.20 PRESENTATION:
Financing mechanisms, investor trends and drivers in sustainable forestry projects
Simon Fox, Principal, Mercer

15.50 PRESENTATION:
Reducing shipping's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
• Current shipping emissions and growth forecasts
• Importance of evaluation
• EU measures on the table
• A global commitment: IMO performance standards
• Uniting flag nations - next steps for shipping
Helena Athoussaki, CEO, Carbon Positive

16.20 End of conference

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