Carbon Markets, Forestry & REDD USA

Key reasons to attend

Gain an in depth understanding of the potential of the Carbon Markets in the United States:

• Get updated on legislative activity affecting the carbon markets and the US energy agenda
• Understand the policy & regulation affecting the forestry sector
• Learn from insightful discussion on regional carbon programs
• Develop risk mitigation strategies to ensure the success of your carbon and forestry carbon projects
• Identify investment opportunities and the implications of the economic downturn and market uncertainty
• Hear about emerging market opportunities such as forestry, agriculture and the voluntary carbon markets
• Meet and do business face-to-face with every link in the US carbon and forestry market

Who will you meet?

• Governmental representatives
• Policy & advisory bodies
• International project developers
• Offset providers
• Financiers & investors
• Carbon traders & brokers
• Renewable energy experts
• Equipment & technology providers
• Engineering consultants
• Press
• Academics & NGOs
• Carbon markets associations

Confirmed speakers include:

Fabian Núñez,
Former Speaker,
California State Assembly

David Hunter,
Director, US Policy,
International Emissions Trading Association

Jeff Horowitz,
Founder,
Avoided Deforestation Partners

Eric Bettelheim,
Founder & Former Executive Chairman,
Sustainable Forestry Management

Yemi Katerere,
Head, UN-REDD Programme,
Secretariat

Steven Schleimer,
Director of Energy & Environmental Regulation,
Barclays Capital

Marco Monroy, President, MGM Innova
Benoit Bosquet, Senior Natural Resources Management Specialist, World Bank
Cassie Philips, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Weyerhaeuser Company
Greg Fishbein, Director, Conservation Finance and Planning, The Nature Conservancy
Janet Peace, Vice President Markets & Strategy, Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Jørgen Fenhann, Senior Scientist, UNEP Risø Centre
Martin Gitlin, Managing Director, Carbon Credits USA, Noble Carbon Credits Group
Christopher Norton, Partner, Lovells
Yvan Champagne, Vice President – Eastern Canada, Blue Source Canada
Jeff Calvert, Director, Finance, ERA Ecosystem Restoration Associates
Milo Sjardin, Head, North America, New Carbon Finance
Robert O'Sullivan, Executive Director, Climate Focus North America
Kate McGinnis, Carbon Markets Management Advisor, Chevron
Olga Chistyakova, Carbon Analyst, Point Carbon
Dr. Chris Tuite, Director, Forest Carbon Markets, Center for Environmental Leadership in Business
Robert Hrubes, Senior Vice President, Scientific Certification Systems
Benoit Bosquet, Senior Natural Resources Management Specialist, World Bank
Nathan J. Clark, Emission Offset Projects Director, Chicago Climate Exchange
David Antonioli, Chief Executive Officer, Voluntary Carbon Standard
Gary Gero, President, Climate Action Reserve
Kim Carnahan, Policy Leader, Flexible Mechanisms, IETA
John Kadyszewski, Director, American Carbon Registry
Lisa Hodes, Director, US Markets, The Gold Standard Foundation
William Thomas, Counsel, Environmental & Climate Change Practice, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Jeanette Pablo, Director of Federal Affairs & Senior Climate Advisor, PNM Resources
Michael Gillenwater, Executive Director, GHG Management Institute
Monique Lussier, International Climate Change Advisor, Ibaris
Stephen Van Beek, President and Chief Executive Officer, Eno Transportation Foundation
Rob Sargent, Energy Program Director, Environment America
Reinaldo Figueiredo, Program Director, Product Certification Accreditation, American National Standards Institute
Steve Corneli, Senior Vice President, Market and Climate Policy, NRG Energy
Rep. Spencer Black, Representative, 77th District, Wisconsin State Legislature
Christopher Sherry, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, and Chair, Working Group, RGGI
Daniel Sosland, Executive Director, ENE
Prof. Virgilio Viana, Chief Executive Officer, Amazonas Sustainable Foundation
Sarene Marshall, Deputy Director, Climate Change Program, The Nature Conservancy
Steve Ruddell, ACF, President, CarbonVerde
Scott Goetz, Senior Scientist, Woods Hole Research Center
Leslie Durschinger, Founder & Managing Director, Terra Global Capital
Michael Mehling, President, Ecologic Institute 
Lisa Jacobson, Executive Director, Business Council for Sustainable Energy
Jonathan Lash, President, World Resources Institute