Officially affiliated Climate Week NYC 2021 Event
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SUMMIT PROGRAM GUIDE
AGENDA DAY 1 - EDT (Attendance for all sessions is FREE of charge)
DAY 1 REGISTRATION HERE
- 8:15am-8:30am – Welcome Addresses
Opening Remarks by Dirk Forrister, President & CEO – IETA
Address by Richard Sandor, Chairman of the Board & CEO – American Financial Exchange
- 8:30am-9:30am – CEO Roundtable Plenary: What Does Climate Leadership Look Like in 2021?
Moderator: Dirk Forrister, President & CEO – IETA
Speakers:
Richard Lancaster, CEO – CLP
Andrés Gluski, President & CEO – AES Corporation
Brian Vaasjo, President & CEO – Capital Power
Mary Kipp, CEO – Puget Sound Energy
- 9:45am-10:30am – Deep Dive: Carbon Markets Analysts Straight Talk - From Data to Understanding
Moderator: Dan McGraw, Head of Americas – Carbon Pulse
Speakers:
Jennifer McIsaac, Director of Market Analysis – ClearBlue Markets
Mark Lewis, Head of Climate Research – Andurand Capital
Justin Johnson, Partner – MMR VT
Matthew Williams, Analyst, Emissions and Clean Energy – S&P Global Platts
- 10:45am-11:00am – Armchair Interview with Mary Nichols, Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy
Dirk Forrister, President & CEO – IETA
Mary Nichols, Fellow – Columbia University Center on Global Energy Policy
- 11:00am-12:30pm – Stocktake Plenary: Progress on Carbon Pricing Across North America
Moderator: Katie Sullivan, Managing Director – IETA
Speakers:
JP Brisson, Partner – Latham & Watkins
Daniel Dudis, Environmental Counsel – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Chelsea Bryant, Managing Director, Global Markets & Strategy – Radicle
Katelyn Roedner, Senior Manager-US Climate – EDF
Jaime Rodríguez, Executive Director – CYDSA
- 12:45pm-1:45pm – Side Event hosted by Bayer Environmental Science: Building a Biodiversity and Community Enhancing Grassland Carbon Projects for Ranchers
Separate Registration Link HERE
Moderator: Katie Sullivan, Managing Director – IETA
Speakers:
Matt Nespeca, Global Market Community Manager, Vegetation Management – Bayer Environmental Science
Karen Haugen-Kozyra, President – Viresco Solutions
Beatriz Zavariz, Manager – Climate Action Reserve
Jeff Cole, General Manager, Nature Based Solutions (NBS) North America – Shell
- 12:45pm-1:45pm – Side Event hosted by Carbon Finance Lab: C-Capsule - Envisioning a Compliance Gateway for Highly Effective & Durable Voluntary Instruments
Separate Registration Link HERE
Moderator and Presentation: Nick Gogerty, Managing Director – Carbon Finance Lab
Speakers:
Evan Ard, Managing Director – Evolution Markets
Jérémie Paul, Product Development Manager – Green Certificate Company
Gareth Turner, Co Founder & Director, Carbon and Renewables – Numerco
Tommy Ricketts, CEO & Co-Founder – BeZero Carbon
- 2:00pm-3:30pm – Plenary hosted by USCC: Leading By Example - Business at the Forefront of Energy Innovation & Sustainability
Separate Registration Link HERE and Direct Viewing link HERE
Co-Moderators:
Marty Durbin, Senior Vice President, Policy – U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Neil Bradley, Executive Vice President & Chief Policy Officer – U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Gary Litman, Senior Vice President, Global Initiatives – U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Speakers:
Rich Voorberg, President – Siemens Energy North America
Katherine Neebe, Chief Sustainability Officer & VP of National Engagement and Strategy – Duke Energy
Right Honorable Lord Barker of Battle, Executive Chairman – En+ Group & Former UK Energy and Climate Change Minister
Warwick King, Vice President, Low Carbon Technologies – ConocoPhilips
Sharon Tomkins, Vice President, Sustainability – Sempra
Elliot Diringer, Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate – U.S. State Department
Karen Fang, Head of Global Finance – Bank of America
Mary Draves, CSO and Vice President of Environment, Health and Safety – Dow
- 3:45pm-4:45pm – Deep Dive: Finance and Markets for Net Zero Dialogue
Moderator: Brett Orlando, Founder & Director – Net Zero Capital Advisory
Speakers:
Federico Di Credico, Managing Director – ACT Commodities
Ariel Perez, Managing Partner – Vertree
Eduardo Piquero, Executive Director – Mexico2
- 4:45pm-5:00pm – Armchair Interview with Fred Krupp, President – Environmental Defense Fund
Dirk Forrister, President & CEO – IETA
Fred Krupp, President – Environmental Defense Fund
- 5:15pm-6:00pm – Side Event hosted by Verra: Answering Your Questions about the Future of the Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCM)
Separate Registration Link HERE
Moderator: David Antonioli, CEO – Verra
Speakers:
Naomi Swickard, Chief Program Officer – Verra
Robin Rix, Chief Policy and Markets Officer – Verra
Candace Vinke, Senior Director, Nature-based Innovations - Verra
AGENDA DAY 2 - EDT (Attendance for all sessions is FREE of charge)
DAY 2 REGISTRATION HERE
- 8:00am-9:00am – Side Event hosted by Carbon Finance Lab: Carbon Reporting Markup Language - Scaling the Quality of our Carbon Conversations for All Products and Services Using an Open Source Language for Compliance and Voluntary Markets
Separate Registration link HERE
Moderator: Mathew Carr, Founder & Reporter – CarrZee
Presenter: Nick Gogerty, Managing Director – Carbon Finance Lab
Discussants:
Bonnie Nixon, ESG Strategic Advisor & Analyst – Sustainable Brands
David Rabley, Managing Director – Accenture Strategy
Deanna MacDonald, CEO & Founder/Co-Founder – Bloc/Bunker Trace
Katherine Foster, Chief Strategy Officer – Open Earth Foundation
- 8:00am-9:00am – Side Event hosted by CCS+ Initiative: Unlocking Carbon Credit Potential for Emission Reductions and Removals
Dial-in information available HERE / Direct Viewing link HERE
Moderator: Katie Sullivan, Managing Director – IETA
Presenter: Matthias Krey, Managing Director – Perspectives Climate Group
Discussants:
Anthony Cottone, Senior Director – Oxy Low Carbon Ventures
Elise Roc, Business Development Manager – Northern Lights
David Ungar, Managing Director – Carbon Finance Labs
- 9:00am-9:15am – Armchair Interview with Congressman Scott Peters, California
Tom Lawler, Washington DC Representative – IETA
Congressman Scott Peters, House Budget Committee, House Energy and Commerce Committee, Joint Economic Committee – California
- 9:15am-10:15am – Deep Dive: Carbon and Competitiveness - Border Carbon Adjustments
Moderator: Tom Lawler, Managing Partner – COEFFICIENT
Speakers:
Michael Mehling, Deputy Director, Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research (CEEPR) – Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Adam Berman, European Policy Director – IETA
Aaron Cosbey, Environmental Economist - International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Gloriamar Gamez, Public Policy Leader, Energy and Climate – Dow
- 10:30am-12:00pm – Plenary: Voluntary Market and Net Zero Pathways
Welcome Address: Katie Sullivan, Managing Director – IETA
Address by Ralph Izzo, CEO – Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG)
Moderator: Andrea Abrahams, Managing Director – ICROA
Speakers:
Stephen Donofrio, Director – Ecosystem Marketplace
Pedro Moura Costa, Director – BVRio & Steering Committee – Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI)
Kelley Kizzier, Associate Vice President, International Climate – Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
David Antonioli, CEO – Verra
Sonja Gibbs, Managing Director & Head of Sustainable Finance – Institute of International Finance (IIF)
- 12:15pm-1:30pm – Plenary: COP26 Outlook and Article 6 Roundtable
Moderator: Dirk Forrister, President & CEO – IETA
Opening Addresses:
Tba, UK Team Member – UK Presidency COP26 *
Molly Peters-Stanley, Negotiator, International Carbon Markets – United States Department of StateSha Yu, Research Scientist – Center for Global Sustainability, University of Maryland
Speakers:
Sha Yu, Research Scientist – Center for Global Sustainability, University of Maryland
Silke Karcher, Head of Division, Climate and Energy Policy, European Climate Initiative (EUKI), Carbon Markets – Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany
Nat Keohane, President – Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES)
David Hone, Chief Climate Change Adviser – Shell International
- 1:30pm-1:45pm – Armchair Interview with Elliot Diringer, US State Department
Lisa Jacobson, President – Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE)
Elliot Diringer, Senior Advisor, Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate – U.S. State Department
- 2:00pm-3:00pm – Deep Dive: Markets & Carbon Capture Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) / Direct Air Capture (DAC)
Moderator: Lisa DeMarco, Senior Partner and CEO – Resilient
Speakers:
Matthias Krey, Secretariat Lead – CCS+ Initiative
Lee Beck, International Policy Director – Clean Air Task Force
Patrick Bürgi, Director, Innovation – South Pole
Michael Avery, CEO – 1PointFive
- 3:00pm-3:15pm – Armchair Interview with Vicki Hollub, President and CEO, Occidental Petroleum
Dirk Forrister, President & CEO – IETA
Vicki Hollub, President & CEO – Occidental Petroleum
- 3:30pm-4:30pm – Deep Dive: Markets for Smart Agriculture
Moderator: Karen Haugen-Kozyra, Founder – Viresco Solutions
Speakers:
Lizzie Aldrich, Vice President – Blueource
Max DuBuisson, Senior Director, Carbon Policy – Indigo Ag
Sean Babington, Senior Staff – U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Michelle Nutting, Manager, Agriculture Sustainability – Nutrien
- 4:45pm-6:15pm – The Future – Where are Markets & Tech Innovations Leading Us?
Moderator: Rick Saines, Partner – Pollination & Co-Chair – IETA U.S. Working Group
Address by Alexander More, Fellow of the Explorers Club Researcher – Harvard, Climate Change Institute & LIU, NYC
Speakers:
Robert Zeller, Vice President, Technology - Oxy Low Carbon Ventures
Susan Uthayakumar, President, Sustainable Business Division – Schneider Electric
Jeff Cohen, Director, Sustainability – Xpansiv
Benktesh Sharma, Senior Director, Technology Solutions – Verra
- 6:15pm-6:30pm – Closing Addresses
Address by Jack Cogen, Former Chairman – IETA
Closing Remarks by Dirk Forrister, President & CEO – IETA
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