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London, October 16-17 2007
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A unique opportunity to learn from, interact and question 30+ leading voluntary carbon experts including:
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Olivia Hartridge,
Vice President,
Morgan Stanley |
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Abyd Karmali,
Managing Director and Global Head of Carbon Emissions,
Merrill Lynch |
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Mark Kenber,
Policy Director,
The Climate Group |
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Dirk Forrester,
Managing Director,
Natsource |
Agenda
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Voluntary Carbonmarkets |
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Day One, 16th October |
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| 08.30 |
Registration and coffee
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| 09.00 |
Opening presentation:
Andrei Marcu, President, IETA |
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| 09.15 - 10.45 |
Session 1
Speakers will provide an overview of the current voluntary market and
the reason why this market has developed and how it will continue to
exist in the foreseeable future. What are the current prices for VER's?
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Moderator: Fiona Harvey, Financial Times
Panellists:
Guy Turner, Director, New Carbon Finance
Mitchell Feierstein, Head of Emissions, Cheyne Capital Management Ltd
Nicola Steen, Vice President, Transactions, CantorCO2e
Neil McIndoe, Head of Corporate Services, Trucost
Lisa Ashford, Principal Commercialization Manager, EcoSecurities |
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| 10.45 |
Networking Refreshment Break |
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| 11.15 - 12.45 |
Session 2
Speakers will present a number of the programmes that currently are
operational in the Voluntary market
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Moderator: Mark Kenber, Policy Director, The Climate Group
Panellists:
Robert Rabinowitz, Director, European Climate Exchange
Andrew Herbert, Managing Director, Radio Taxis Group
Sjaak de Ligt, Program Manager, Trees for Travel
Renat Heuberger, Managing Partner South Pole Carbon Asset Management |
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| 12.45 |
Networking Lunch Break |
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| 14.15 - 15.30 |
Session 3
A series of presentations on the different voluntary standards that are
available. Each presentation will be followed by questions from the
expert panel. |
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Moderator: Robert Dornau, Director of Climate Change
Programme, SGS
The Voluntary Gold Standard
Michael Schlup, Director, The Gold Standard
The Voluntary Carbon Standard
Mark Kenber, Policy Director, The Climate Group
The VER+ Standard
Jochen Gassner, Director, 3C Consulting GmbH
The Voluntary Offset Standard
Olivia Hartridge, European Carbon Investors and Services
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| 15.30 |
Networking Refreshment Break |
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Session 4
Panellists will debate the key elements for an acceptable voluntary
standard and principle criticism some of these programmes get from
the market and ENGOs. What does DEFRA's Code of Best Practice mean
for carbon offsetting? How can a voluntary standard maintain credibility without the cost of the compliance market? |
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Moderator: Robert Dornau, Director of Climate Change
Programme, SGS
Panellists:
Olivia Hartridge, Vice President, Morgan Stanley
Kate Smith, Public Engagement, DEFRA
Jørund Buen, Director, Point Carbon
Amy Merrill, Linklaters
Cameron Hepburn, Director, Climate Bridge
Stephen Singer, Head of Climate Change Unit, Europe, WWF |
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| 17.30 |
Close of Day One & Networking Cocktail Reception |
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Day Two, 17th October 2007
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| 09.00 - 10.45 |
Session 5
Speakers will debate whether the voluntary market will help shape the
compliance market by providing ways that currently are not explored
or possible in the compliance market. How are emission reductions
achieved under a voluntary carbon programme operating in a country
with a compliance market? Issues such as double counting and
recognition of the voluntary programme will be among the topics
discussed.
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Moderator: Abyd Karmali, Managing Director and Global Head
of Carbon Emissions, Merrill Lynch
Panellists:
Charlotte Streck, Founding Partner, Climate Focus
Dirk Forrester, Managing Director, Natsource
Christopher Norton, Partner, Baker & McKenzie
Josh Harris, Carbon Finance Project Manager, The Climate Group
Annika Colston, Vice President, Emission Reduction Projects, Blue Source |
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| 10.45 |
Networking Refreshment Break |
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Session 6
Why are companies sourcing credits from both the voluntary and compliance markets? What are their reasons for doing so? What experiences do they have with the different markets?
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Moderator: Jonathan Shopley, Executive Director, The CarbonNeutral Company
Panellists:
Claire Boasson, Sustainability Project Manager,, Caisse des Depot
Toby Campbell-Colquhoun, Emissions Trading, Shell
Dr Anne Marie Warris, Global Product Manager Climate Change Services, LRQA |
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Networking Lunch Break |
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Session 7
Why are companies sourcing credits from both the voluntary and
compliance markets? What are their reasons for doing so? What
experiences do they have with the different markets?
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Moderator: Eric Bettleheim, Chairman, Sustainable Forestry Management
Panellists:
Scott Settelmyer, Co-founder and Managing Director, TerraCarbon
Igino Emmer, Director, Face Foundation
Dorjee Sun, CEO, Carbon Conservation
Shashank Verma, President, CleanStar Energy |
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| 15.30 |
Close of Conference
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Plus: Take advantage of these workshops designed exclusively to help understand and minimise your carbon footprint.
Workshop A: Measuring your Carbon Footprint
Calculating emissions from businesses, products and services can
be a difficult task. 3C’s workshop will provide guidance for those
who are facing this challenge.
The workshop will be centred on the standardization within the
quantification process of greenhouse gas emissions.
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Registration & Introduction |
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Carbon Footprinting in the
Context of Strategic Carbon Management
Dr. Jochen Gassner, Director Climate Neutral Division,
3C Consulting |
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Interactive Networking Break |
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Status of the Standardisation Debate
Katherine Hunter, Sustainability Sector Content Manager, BSI Group |
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Networking Break |
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Technical Aspects of Carbon Footprinting
Wolfgang Berger, VP Business Development, DFGE Institut für Energie, Ökologie und Ökonomie |
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Networking Lunch Break |
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Information Management Systems
Peter Walsh, Business Development Manager Europe, BMS Systems, Cintellate |
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Interactive Networking Break |
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Overall Carbon Neutral Strategy
Regina Kahl, Energy & Climate Change Manager, HSBC |
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Wrap-up discussion |
 3C is one of the leading Carbon Asset Management firms in Europe employing 45 specialists with extensive experience in project development, risk management, trading strategies and financial consulting. 3C Markets AG provides consulting services regarding emission trading and hedging strategies, especially within the EU ETS. The Carbon Investment Advisory bridges the gap between the carbon and the financial market to offer comprehensive expertise and risk management strategies to carbon fund managers. The Climate Neutral Division is among the world’s leaders for carbon offset services and has numerous clients in the financial and service industry.
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Workshop Timetable:
Registration: 09.00
Workshop: 09.30 - 16.30
Including lunch and networking breaks
Attendance numbers for the workshops are strictly limited,
to ensure interactivity.
Register now to guarantee your place.
Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities
As a sponsor, you will benefit from:
- Networking with an international audience of carbon professionals
- Extensive profiling on the website, brochure and e-marketing campaign
- Extensive on-site branding at the event
A range of sponsorship opportunities are available (gala dinner, cocktail reception, bag, lanyard, badge sponsor etc) which offer excellent branding to help promote your company to a targeted group of industry executives.
Contact ben.leighton@greenpowerconferences.com to discuss your sponsorship and/or exhibition requirements.
Speaking Opportunities
There are a few remaining speaking opportunities at this event. If you are involved in the Voluntary Carbon Markets value chain and would like to submit a speaking proposal (presentation title, 4-5 bullet points and brief synopsis) then please contact dana.vogel@greenpowerconferences.com.
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Partners
We have partnered with The CarbonNeutral Company to make this a CarbonNeutral event. The carbon emissions created by ground travel to this event have been measured and balanced out by verified carbon saving projects. Delegates travelling to the event by air are invited to make their own journeys CarbonNeutral by visiting their website
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Green Power Conferences consistently work in strategic partnership with industry leading organisations and trade publications. Our international and targeted marketing campaigns ensure excellent marketing exposure for our partners
If you would like to partner with us, please contact info@greenpowerconferences.com. |
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Venue
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ICO Conference Centre,
22 Berners Street, London, W1T 3DD, UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7612 0600 Fax: +44 (0)20 7612 0630 E-Mail: info@ico.org
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