Where the Asian Carbon Markets meet to do business

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Now in it's 4th year, Carbon Markets Asia will continue to provide an excellent platform for new project hosts to learn about the latest market developments and do business with CER buyers. 

350 participants from 28 countries have attended Carbon Markets Asia to date, including over 75 project host companies - click here to see who.

With a proven track record of delivering high calibre project developers and carbon credit buyers, Carbon Markets Asia offers the perfect environment for you to meet the right people face-to-face. This year, to encourage the expansion of the market, project hosts (and prospective hosts) from Asia are invited to register from only $299*

Carbon Markets Asia 2008 has been expanded to include 2 streams of high level content, a series of in depth focussed seminars and a bigger exhibition.

Agenda

Monday 23rd June, Pre Conference Seminar:

An Introduction to the Carbon Markets

This in-depth one day seminar will provide project developers with the expertise and knowledge to successfully enter the carbon market. Combining expert presentations with practical case study analysis our seminar will serve as an excellent introduction to anyone wanting to further their knowledge or embark on a CDM project.

• How to identify and design a successful CDM project
• Sources available for raising finance
• How to analyse the financial risk factors
• How to take a project through the CDM process
• Assessing the success to date and potential for improvement of current models
• A step-by-step guide to carbon credit trading
• Understanding legal implications for CDM projects

Registration & Coffee

Opening Plenary Session: Carbon Mitigation in Asia

Global market context and developments

• How European and other markets are affecting Asia

Manfred Stockmayer, Managing Director of New Markets, Camco Global

Asia in the global carbon market

• How is Asia’s shift to a low-carbon trajectory coming along?

Erik Chan, Southeast Asia Coordinator, EcoSecurities

Initiatives to drive the Asian market

• Is Asia a policy driver or a follower?
• Carbon market based climate change regimes post 2012

Rae Kwon Chung, Director, ESDD, UNESCAP*

Networking Break in the Exhibition Area

New Market Developments

DNA Roundtable

Regional DNAs discuss the developments in their country and in the region as a whole

• How will Asia maintain its key role in the global carbon market?
• What initiatives are in place to remove barriers to CDM project development?
• What is the scope of CDM project development?
• Understanding the project approval process
• How can the private sector increase its involvement in the carbon market?
• Removing the bottlenecks
• Growing CDM-related awareness
• How can organisations and companies from different sectors engage in the market?

Marcus Chee, Director, Business Council for Sustainable Development, Malaysia
Yang Hongwei, Director, CDM Project Management Center, Energy Research Institute, National Development and Reform Commission, China
Albert Magalang, CDM Project Evaluator/Environmental Management Specialist, Philippine DNA, Philippines
Sudarshan Senaratne, Consultant, Asian Development Bank, Sri Lanka
Prasertsuk Chamornmarn, Deputy Executive Director, Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO), Thailand

Balancing Project Priorities

Panel Discussion: Economic Development, Energy Security and Environmental Preservation

• How have the sustainable development benefits of CDM been realised in Asia?
• Has the clean technology and knowledge transfer taken place?
• How can the CDM help to improve economic development & energy security
• Is Programmatic CDM the kick start for new CDM growth?
• Will PoAs deliver the sustainability factor that industrial CDMs are lacking?

Tomonori SUDO, Advisor, Office for Climate Change, Development Assistance Strategy Department, Japan Bank for International Development
Rahul Kar, Manager - Sustainability Advisory, KPMG

Networking Break in the Exhibition Area

Carbon Trading

Asian CDM projects in global competition - a buyer’s perspective

• What are buyers looking for when buying offsets?

Speaker to be confirmed.

Panel Discussion: CER pricing

• Key Drivers for price setting
• How can companies maximise the value of their CERs?
• What price are sellers demanding? Do they meet buyer expectations?
• Unilateral CDM Projects

Guy Turner, Director, New Carbon Finance, UK

Panel Discussion: The Role of Regional Trading Platforms

• Will a central trading and clearing hub facilitate much more liquidity and market participation across Asia?
• How many hubs should there be?
• Increasing the competition for EU & US schemes

Helen Robinson, Executive Director, TZ1 Market
Immanuel Edward J. Alwin, Project Manager, Asia Carbon Exchange

Close of Day One & Networking Drinks

Refreshments & Exhibition Visit

Finance & Investment Opportunities

Panel Discussion: What are investors looking for?

• Strategies and trends in current investment
• Will the lack of regulatory certainty dry up long-term investment?
• Driving a new low carbon economy in Asia
• Will investors take on the less fruitful challenge of renewable energy projects?
• Increasing the participation of banks and local financiers in CDM project funding

Takashi Hongo, Director General and Special, Advisor for Kyoto Mechanism, JBIC

Panel Discussion: New investment models for CDM

• Finance options at different stages of project development
• The emergence of private equity and sovereign wealth funds
• The problems and challenges of financing renewable projects
• At what stage in project development is the finance needed?

Dr Martin Kruska, Director Carbon Asset Development, First Climate
Ken Cheung, Partner, Watson, Farley & Williams
Joseph Hwang, Director, PT Gikoko Kogyo Indonesia

Networking Refreshment Break

Commercial Case Studies

Voluntary Carbon Markets

Panel Discussion: An overview of the voluntary carbon market

• What are the latest developments in VCM standards?
• How are voluntary emissions priced?
• The status of voluntary markets in Asia
• How will it function in relation to the compliance market?

Grattan MacGiffin, MF Global

Networking Refreshment Break

Verification & Monitoring

Experiences from a Verifier's Perspective

• Project design document development
• Methodologies & additionality
• Validation and registration
• On going Project Maintenance
• How to ensure projects are implemented as planned
• What risks may be expected during verification?
• Lessons learned from the verification of CDM projects
• Key elements of validation, verification & certification - opportunities and pitfalls

Closing Plenary Session: Future Directions

Panel Discussion: Potential Future Scenarios

• What does the future hold?
• What role will CDM will play in emissions reduction post-2012?
• What kind of credits will be allowed for compliance post 2012?
• Future Emission Restrictions
  

If you are involved in the extended Carbon Markets value chain in Asia and would like to submit a speaking proposal (presentation title, 4-5 bullet points and brief synopsis) then contact

Now in its 4th year, Carbon Markets Asia offers an integrated solution of brand positioning, business development and face-to-face networking opportunities with senior decision makers.

Connecting you with the right people
With a proven track record of delivering high calibre project developers, Carbon Markets Asia provides the perfect environment for you to do business with project developers from across Asia under one roof.

This year, to encourage tto encourage the expansion of the market, project hosts from
Asia are invited to register for only $299.

First class business opportunities

• Generate new high level business contacts
• Enhance your company's brand visibility globally
• Increase your market share and gain competitive advantage
• Reinforce existing partnerships
• Find new partners and business opportunities

Cost effective packages to meet your business needs
Our sponsorship and exhibition packages are designed to help you meet your business objectives. If you are looking to win prospective clients, strengthen existing relationships or enhance your company profile, we will help you do so in a cost effective manner.

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First Climate combines the competence and expertise in project and methodology development from Factor AG and the financial savviness in carbon credit commercialization and the climate neutral expertise of 3C. As a vertically integrated player covering the entire carbon credit value chain, First Climate is among the leading companies in the dynamic carbon markets.

The Camco Group is a pioneering business with an outstanding track record creating value in the sustainable energy and low carbon markets. The Group works closely with major companies worldwide, establishing partnerships to turn our clients’ climate change liabilities into economic, social and environmental assets. Camco is one of the world's leading carbon asset developers with a 150m-tonne carbon credit portfolio. We identify and develop projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and then arrange for the sale and delivery of carbon credits to international compliance buyers and into the voluntary market.

EcoSecurities is one of the world s leading companies in the business of originating, developing and trading carbon credits. The last 10 years has seen EcoSecurities involved in the development of many of the global carbon market s most important milestones, including developing the world s first Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project to be registered under the Kyoto Protocol, and the first to be issued with carbon credits. Today, the company is working on 402 projects in 36 countries using 18 different technologies, with the potential to generate more than 142 million carbon credits. In 2006, EcoSecurities was voted Best CDM/JI Project Developer by both Point Carbon and Environmental Finance magazine.

MGM International is a project development, investment and comercialization firm whose objectives are the identification, design, negotiation, execution and monitoring of CDM projects that contribute to reducing anthropogenic GHG emissions. Our company has a multidisciplinary staff based in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, India, Japan, Mexico and the United States, that brings togheter the often unusual combination of top academic credentials and years of practical experience that maake projects happen. MGM has wide experience in successfully developing methane and other greenhouse gases CDM projects worldwide.

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