Addresses:
. Lauren Sanchez, Chair - California Air Resources Board (CARB)
. Fred Krupp, President - Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
This opening high-level plenary will take stock of the implementation of
market-based carbon pricing instruments around the world. Government
leaders will discuss the state of emissions trading in their jurisdictions and
their expectations for the future. As the impact of carbon market expands
to new jurisdictions and deepens to new sector, this session will review
good practices and past mistakes, aiming to identify key lessons for
policymakers and market participants.
Moderator: Dirk Forrister, President & CEO - IETA
Scene Setting Presentation: Guy Turner, Founder & Advisor - MSCI Carbon Markets
Speakers:
. Mohammad Jumhur Hidayat, Minister of Environment & Head of the Environmental Control Agency, Indonesia
. Mattias Frumerie, Climate Ambassador, Sweden - Head of Delegation to the UNFCCC
. Heike Henn, Director-General for International Climate Policy and Action - Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN), Germany
. Hernan Lopez Hernandez, Head of Climate Change División - Ministry of Environment, Government of Chile
. Incoming Executive Director - Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets
Hear from the world's leading carbon analysts as they provide their latest
analyses, forecasts and insights on trends. US carbon markets have eased
back from their earlier strong levels as lawmakers and regulators have
struggled to approve reforms and renewals of the state-level cap-and-trade
systems. Analysts will review the state of the various markets and the
outlook for prices in the coming months and years.
Moderator: Adarsh Srinivasan, Policy Analyst - IETA
Speakers
. Bo Qin, Head of Americas, Environmental Markets and Weather – BloombergNEF
. Jennifer McIsaac, Chief Market Intelligence Officer - ClearBlue Markets
. Alex Rau, General Partner - Environmental Commodity Partners
. Mitul Kaushal, Engagement Manager - cCarbon
Mobilizing private capital for climate transition requires more than a carbon
price; it requires Financial Market Infrastructure that institutional capital can
trust. IOSCO's Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures set the
benchmark for safe, resilient, and transparent markets, covering clearing,
settlement, registries, and trade-reporting. This session examines how
applying PFMI-grade standards to carbon markets can deliver the
transparency and structural resilience that institutional investors demand.
Moderator: Gordon Bennett, Managing Director, Utility Markets - ICE
Speakers:
. Scott Eaton, CEO - Carbonplace
. Marley Gray, IT Specialist - Oxy Low Carbon Ventures
. Chandler Van Voorhis, Co-Founder - GreenTrees
. Filipe Blackwood Oliveira, Chief Market Relations Officer - Rubicon Carbon
. Mary Grady, Executive Director - ACR
. Nick Osborne, General Manager, Environmental Markets - Shell
For more information, please contact Jeremy Rubin, rubin@ieta.org.
At a pivotal moment for corporate climate action, industry leaders from
Verra, SBTi, and iconic global brands will explore the future of Scope 3.
Coinciding with the debut of Verra’s first new carbon standard in nearly 20
years, the discussion will examine credible pathways for accelerating value
chain decarbonization and achieving Scope 3 targets.
Panelists:
. Mandy Rambharos, CEO - Verra
. Candace Vinke, Chief Program Development and Innovation Office – Verra
. Alex Kazaglis, Chief Strategy Officer - SBTi
. Kim Drenner, Head of Environmental Impact - Patagonia
. Arlene Cotie, Vice-President, Global Carbon Assets & Quality - Bayer
From voluntary commitments to compliance regulations, countries and
companies are increasingly looking to the carbon market to meet their
climate goals. We will discuss the mechanisms needed to empower carbon
projects and credit buyers to meet emerging durability standards and
current efforts to integrate durability risk management into policy
frameworks.
Moderator: Caroline Ott, Founder & Principal - LongRun Climate
Speakers:
. Christine Cadigan, Executive Vice President for Carbon Origination - American Forest Foundation (AFF)
. Carl Kish, Senior Policy Lead - Beyond Alliance
. Puar Si Lang, Vice President - GenZero
For more information, please contact Leon Heckmann, leon.heckmann@icapcarbonaction.com.
Part 1 (14:15-15:00): Scaling CCS and Low-Carbon Fuels - Unlocking Article 6 Carbon Markets for Net Zero and Ambitions Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
CCS is essential to achieving net-zero goals and raising NDC ambition, yet remains challenging to finance. Article 6 carbon markets can help unlock investment, including for CCS, blue hydrogen and ammonia projects. This session explores enabling policy, legal, liability and monitoring frameworks; interoperable registries and carbon finance infrastructure; CCS+ methodologies and pathways; and CCS solutions supporting CORSIA and low-carbon fuels.
Facilitator: William Barrett, Vice President of Product Development - 1PointFive
Speakers:
. Kishor Rajhansa, COO - Global Carbon Council (GCC)
. Pascal Siegwart, Vice President Carbon Markets & Economy - TotalEnergies
. Paul Butarbutar, Executive Director - Indonesian Climate & Growth Dialogue (ICGD)
Part 2 (15:00-15:45): More Than a T-Shirt - Using the World’s Most Universal Garment to Unlock New Demand for Carbon Removal
The T-shirt is one of the world’s most universal products and a powerful platform for collective action. This panel will explore how the official CDR2030 T-shirt is helping create demand for high-quality carbon removal, and what it takes to turn CDR into a credible consumer-facing product. Featuring the project’s collaborators and Liverpool FC, the discussion will examine how this model can scale across products, brands, and supply chains.
Moderator: Chris Neidl, Carbon Removal Lead & UNFCCC High-Level Climate Champions
Speakers:
. Rishi Jain, Director of Impact - Liverpool Football Club
. Amil Shah, CEO - CarbonSig
. Mike Green, CEO - Stratus
. Bali Lee, Founder - Carbon at Risk
. John Stangline, Sustainability Business Unit Manager - Bureau Veritas
The voluntary carbon market built tracking infrastructure. It works. What it did not build is financial infrastructure, and four layers are still missing between a carbon credit and a financial asset: legal title, custody and settlement, data integrity, and commercial connectivity. This session walks one through all four and asks what gets built first and why.
Moderator: Simon Henry, Director, Carbon Market Developments - IETA
Speakers:
. Benoît Clément, Fellow - Verified Carbon Market Collaborative (VCM+)
. Deanna Reitman, Partner - Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
. Megan Reilly Cayten, Managing Director, Head of Carbon - Climate Asset Management
. Sam Gledhill, Chief Development Officer - MillPont
Reaching net zero will require a portfolio, not a single winner. This session
unlocks the various roles and opportunities across removals, CCUS, and
superpollutant mitigation, and how they can serve complementary roles
across prices, timelines, and durabilities. Panelists explore what market and
policy signals exist, and what's still needed, to scale the complete toolkit.
Moderator: Ted Christie-Miller, Co-Founder - Residual Carbon
Opening Remarks: Chris Neidl, Carbon Removal Lead - UNFCCC High-Level Climate Champions
Speakers:
. Bill Flederbach, CEO - ClimeCo
. Steve Kelly, President and General Manager - 1PointFive International
. Bojana Bajzelj, Vice President for Carbon Removal - BeZero
. Alvin Lee, Head of Supply - Puro.earth
Following the reentry of Virginia into RGGI, there has been increased
attention on the market as prices rise to unprecedented levels. This session
will discuss the ongoing adoption of the updated Model Rule and IETA's
engagement with RGGI regulators on program redesign.
Moderator: Justin Johnson, RGGI Representative - IETA
Speakers:
. Mark Hillinger, Portfolio Manager - DRW
. Andrew McKeon, Executive Director - RGGI
. Lee-Ann Bryan, Policy Analyst - Dow Jones Energy
. Paul Greenough, Senior Vice President - Capstone
For more information, please contact Andrea Bonzanni, bonzanni@ieta.org
Despite headwinds at the US federal level, subnational jurisdictions across
North America are maintaining support for carbon market approaches. This
session will cover the ongoing linkage process between California,
Washington, and Québec, RGGI Model Rule Adoption, and Alberta's TIER
reform. The session will also address federal legal threats to state-level
programs.
Moderator: Katie Sullivan, Managing Director – IETA
Key Address: Abigail Spanberger, Governor of Virginia, USA
Speakers:
. Liane Randolph, Former Chair - California Air Resources Board (CARB)
. Joel Creswell, Climate Pollution Reduction Manager - Washington State Department of Ecology, USA
. Lois New, Director and Climate Analyst - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), USA
. Patrick McDonald, Assistant Deputy Minister of the Air, Climate and Clean Technology Division, Department of Environment and Protected Areas, Alberta, Canada
'The Carbon Case’ is a documentary on how climate finance and
international cooperation are put to work in emerging economies. A teaser
was released in London as part of the London Climate Action Week. New
York will celebrate the pre-screening launch, on the road to COP31 in
Türkiye. The film examines how carbon markets can channel investment
into the countries that hold the natural capital the world depends on.
Grab a drink and join us for this exclusive and exciting session!
Facilitator: Nik Gowing, Founder, Thinking the Unthinkable & Former News Anchor, BBC World News
Opening Remarks: Erik Lehikoinen, CEO - Helmi Group
Keynote Address: H.E. Santiago Peña Palacios, President - Republic of Paraguay
Discussants:
. Valerie Hickey, Director, Environment - World Bank Group
. Frederick Teo, CEO - GenZero
Closing Remarks: Dirk Forrister, President & CEO - IETA
For more information please contact Justin Johnson, johnson@ieta.org
Open to all Summit Delegates, included in the Delegate Pass
For more information, please contact Elisa Guida, guida@ieta.org
Join this exclusive conversation. We will explore how New York’s balancing
climate ambition with affordability concerns, the success of the state’s
RGGI experience, and how New York will continue cooperating with other
states to lead the next generation of market-based climate solutions.
Facilitator: Katie Sullivan, Managing Director - IETA
AI is driving a rapid increase in global electricity demand, creating both
opportunities and challenges for energy systems, climate goals, and
economic development. Bringing together perspectives from industry,
energy, technology, and climate policy, this session will look at the role of
carbon markets in enabling the energy transition, and provide practical
insights into balancing economic growth, technological advancement, and
climate action.
Moderator: Federico Di Credico, Chief Commercial Officer - ACT
Speakers:
. Aaron Johnson, Chief Sustainability Officer - PG&E
. Karolina Štelmokaitė, Vice-Minister of Energy - Ministry of Energy, Republic of Lithuania
. Frederic Gagnon-Lebrun, Carbon Markets Specialist and Consultant to The Rockefeller Foundation
Corporate carbon accounting and reporting is being rewritten in real time
– from the GHG Protocol's new Actions & Market Instruments workstream
and ongoing ISO harmonization to form a single corporate standard, to
SBTi's evolving guidance and mandatory disclosure regimes in California
and beyond. This session unpacks how shifting standards are reshaping
carbon markets, corporate strategies, and claims-setting.
Moderator: Jeremy Rubin, Policy Manager - IETA
Speakers:
. Alexia Kelly, Managing Director, Carbon Policy and Markets Initiative - High Tide Foundation
. Billy Bardin, Global Climate Transition Director – Dow
. Erin Craig, Chief Sustainability Officer - 3Degrees
. Shana Gallagher, Net Zero Activation Group Lead, Climate High-Level Champions & Net Zero Head of Engagement, British Standards Institution (BSI)
This session shines a spotlight on Canada’s climate policy landscape,
examine the current state of federal and provincial carbon markets, and
explore Canada’s role in supporting carbon market development globally.
Participants will gain a deeper understanding of Canada’s complex and
interconnected decarbonization policies, market dynamics, linkage
opportunities, and what the future may hold for these uniquely Canadian
carbon markets.
Moderator: Sheldon Fernandes, Founder & Principal - Tidalbreak Climate
Speakers:
. Ana Radu, Director, Sustainability & Climate - TC Energy
. Bennett Chin, Director - BMO Capital Markets
. Joseph Pallant, CEO - Great Bear Carbon
. Kai Alderson, Partner - Fasken
Environmental markets are adapting to a rapidly changing policy and standards landscape. Updates to emissions accounting frameworks, corporate reporting or scope 2 guidance, and the reporting of environmental claims will influence the future utility and value of environmental commodities. This discussion will examine the market implications of these shifts and what they mean for corporate climate strategies, carbon competitiveness, and the future role of carbon markets.
Note: This session will be under Chatham House Rule.
Facilitator: Kevin Birn, Vice President & Head of Carbon Research - S&P Global Energy
Speakers:
. Anne-Laure Pilat, Manager - EY
. Hillary Navarro, Chief Communications and Engagement Officer - Verra
. Linda French, Global Head of Sustainability Policy & Regulation - J.P. Morgan
This session explores the growing role of soil organic carbon removals in
meeting the rising energy demands of the AI and data center economy,
including the upcoming issuance of credits from Agoro Carbon's landmark
transaction with Microsoft, and how high integrity soil carbon can support
net zero commitments at scale.
Moderator: Jen Stebbing, Senior Fellow - Climate Advisers
Welcome & Introduction: Rocio Sanz Cortes, Commercial Director - Agoro Carbon Alliance
Speakers:
. Mandy Rambharos, CEO - Verra
. Elliot Formal, CEO - Agoro Carbon Alliance
. Erica Johnson, Co-Founder & Executive Advisor to the Board - International Soil Carbon Industry Alliance (ISCIA)
. Brook Detterman, Principal - Beveridge & Diamond
VCM demand is being constrained by legal uncertainty and associated
reputational risk. Consequently, this year, IETA - as partner to the Coalition
to Grow Carbon Markets - has been exploring the concept of Safe Harbor
regulation as a way to protect buyers from litigation and help scale
demand. The panel of governments and corporates reflect on emerging
themes from this work ahead of the launch of the Safe Harbour
recommendations ahead of COP 31.
Facilitator: Andrea Abrahams, Senior Advisor, VCM - IETA
Speakers:
. Ruth Dagan, Safe Harbour Drafting Group - Herzog, Fox & Neeman
. Zoe Norgate, Deputy Director for International Green Finance and Capability - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, UK
. Edo Mahendra, Principal Advisor - Ministry of Forestry, Indonesia
. Monica McBride, Director, Regenerative Agriculture and Science for Sustainability - Bayer
For more information, please contact Ieva Steponaviciute, ieva@climateactiondata.org
Industrial decarbonisation depends on capital reaching complex supply
chains, yet fragmented standards, risk-pricing gaps, and policy barriers
limit investment. Convened by TÜV SÜD and AFID, this session explores
digital trust solutions, carbon market infrastructure, and financial
standardisation needed to unlock capital deployment and accelerate full-value-chain decarbonisation.
Moderator: Khushboo Oswal, Global Head of Carbon Management - TÜV SÜD
Speakers:
. Jon Deane, CEO - Trovio
. Dana MacKinnon, Head of Financial Institutions and Lending - S.P.O.N.S.O.R (SCOP)
. Bratin Roy, Global Head of Decarbonisation - TÜV SÜD
. Ian Kuwahara, Director, Energy and Industrial Innovation - Verra
Carbon projects depend on an interconnected stack: finance, farmer
adoption, standards, aggregation and markets. Drawing on TREES’ Lake
Victoria Agroforestry Carbon Project, this interactive workshop builds on
participants’ expertise to reimagine that stack—and explore what it takes
to secure investment and offtake while delivering high-integrity carbon
removal at scale.
Host: Brandy Lellou, Vice President of Climate and Carbon - Trees for the
Future (TREES)
Continued discourse around durability and integrity is impacting policy
formation and market dynamics for nature-based reductions and removals.
This panel will provide insight into the current landscape across policies,
markets, and emerging models that bridge the durability gap like
permanence trusts, contracted durability, and new insurance products –
assessing where we are and what we still need.
Moderator: Teresa Lang, Senior Director - Anew Climate
Speakers:
. Elliot Formal, CEO - Agoro Carbon Alliance
. Rita Hite, President & CEO - American Forest Foundation (AFF)
. Natalia Dorfman, CEO - Kita
. Max DuBuisson, Vice-President, Carbon - Indigo Carbon
. Nan Pond, Vice-President of Nature-Based Solutions - Rubicon Carbon
This panel will explore how carbon market participants and policymakers
are adapting to evolving market dynamics amid geopolitical tensions and
shifting government priorities. With only a handful of countries expected
to use Article 6 to meet their 2030 climate targets, demand from airlines
seeking to comply with CORSIA will be a critical source of finance for many
carbon projects in the near term. Join us for a forward-looking discussion
on the future of global compliance markets.
Moderator: Andrea Bonzanni, Director International Policy - IETA
Speakers:
. Cristina Figueroa Vargas, Carbon Pricing and Markets Coordinator, Chile & Chair, 6.4 DNA Forum
. Charlotte Streck, Co-Founder & Director - Climate Focus
. Robin Rix, President & CEO - Climate Action Reserve (CAR)
. Ben Rattenbury, Vice-President, Policy - Sylvera
The legal foundations of carbon markets remain highly dynamic. Climate
litigation has increased, regulators are exploring ways to provide market
stability through the provision of safe harbours. Simultaneously, a
consensus on the legal nature of carbon credits is emerging following the
release of the UNIDROIT draft Principles. This session will discuss the
recent developments surrounding the legal foundations of carbon markets
and how certain developments could underpin significant market growth.
Moderator: Simon Henry, Director, Carbon Market Development - IETA
Speakers:
. Lisa DeMarco, Senior Partner and CEO - Resilient
. Ruth Dagan, Partner, Head of Environment and Climate Change - Herzog, Fox & Neeman
. Nico van Aelstyn, Partner - Sheppard
. Brook Detterman, Principal - Beveridge & Diamond
In 2026, several market-wide transformations are underway. The
standardisation of credit data and digital MRV, and a proliferation of new
approaches to registry infrastructure, are expected to provide several
opportunities to scale markets and integrity. But to have the impact we
hope to see, these innovations must be communicated adequately to
stakeholders across the value chain. What can be done to maximise the
influence of these advancements and work programmes?
Moderator: Lilly Flawn, Policy Analyst - IETA
Speakers:
. Joe Dell'Orfano, Chief Technology Officer - Verra
. Andrew Howard, CEO - Climate Action Data (CAD) Trust
. Khushboo Oswal, Global Head of Carbon Management - TÜV SÜD
. Kristofer Johnson, Carbon Development Technical Director - Trees for the Future (TREES)
. Junji Katto, Head of InfoSec & Risk Management - Carbonplace
This armchair brings Indigenous community leaders to the forefront to
share how carbon markets can support Tribal land preservation and
Indigenous-led conservation. The discussion will explore governance, self determination,
economic sovereignty, biodiversity protection, nature-based
solutions and conservation finance, while highlighting equitable
partnerships and investment that strengthen Indigenous leadership and
advance community-driven climate solutions.
Facilitator: Mary Grady, Executive Director - ACR
Speakers:
. Bryan Van Stippen, Program Director - National Indian Carbon Coalition (NICC)
. Steven Nitah, Managing Director - Nature for Justice (N4J)
In an increasingly multipolar world, competitiveness is the new organizing
principle of climate action. As governments pursue new industrial
strategies, companies navigate geopolitical and trade realities, and
economies confront rising energy demands, carbon markets move from
environmental instruments to platforms for investment and economic
advantage. With COP31 around the corner, this session will take stock of
major developments and initiatives across the global landscape.
Moderator: Kevin Birn, Vice President, Head of Carbon and Center of Emission Excellence - S&P Global Energy
Speakers:
. Cédric De Meeûs, Vice President Public Policy and Government Relations - Holcim
. Allyson Anderson Book, Chief Sustainability Officer - Baker Hughes
. Alfredo Nicastro, Senior Vice President & Global Head of Carbon Markets - StoneX
. Michael Apicelli, Head of Secretariat - Climate Club
. Josh Cowley, Head of Carbon Analytics - Fastmarkets
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