Agenda
Here's what's scheduled for the event. All times are in GMT.
8:40 AM | Registration and morning networking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9:10 AM | Conference introduction Maurice Button, Chief Executive, City & Financial Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9:15 AM | Morning Chair’s welcome address Chris Podgorney, Product Manager, Isometric | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9:20 AM | Keynote Address London as a centre for the carbon markets Baroness Penn, Treasury Lords Minister, HM Treasury; Co-Chair of the Transition Plan Taskforce | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9:40 AM | Keynote Address Latest developments in the international carbon markets Chris Leeds, Executive Director, Head of Carbon Markets Development, Standard Chartered | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10:00 AM | Keynote Address Towards high-integrity credits in the voluntary carbon markets (VCMs): the work programme of the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) Annette Nazareth, Chair of the Board, The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10:20 AM | Panel How will the relationship between the mandatory and voluntary markets evolve? Moderator Maria Eugenia Filmanovic, Co-founder, Abatable Panellists Ruben Vermeeren, Deputy Head of Unit, DG CLIMA, European Commission Chris Webb, Managing Director, Global Head of Carbon Markets, HSBC Gordon Bennett, Managing Director, Utility Markets, ICE Eron Bloomgarden, Founder & CEO, Emergent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11:05 AM | Coffee and networking break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11:25 AM | Panel Improving the quality, governance, transparency, and claiming of carbon credits in the VCMs – the ICVCM’s Core Carbon Principles and the CCP Category-level Announcement, and the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative’s Claims Code of Conduct Moderator Tommy Ricketts, CEO & Co-founder, BeZero Carbon Panellists William McDonnell, Chief Operating Officer, The Integrity Council for The Voluntary Carbon Market Mark Kenber, Executive Director, VCMI Kerstin Mathias, Policy & Innovation Director, City of London Corporation Andrew Howard, Senior Director, Climate Policy and Strategy, Verra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12:10 PM | Panel Creating the required infrastructure for efficient carbon markets - trade, post-trade, financing, and data Moderator Gordon Bennett, Managing Director, Utility Markets, ICE Panellists Marisa Buchanan, Senior Vice President, Low Carbon Solutions - BP Trading & Shipping Dr Raúl Rosales, Senior Executive Fellow, Centre for Climate Finance and Investment, Imperial College Business School Melissa Lindsay, Founder & CEO, Emstream & Emsurge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12:55 PM | Networking & lunch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1:50 PM | Afternoon Chair’s opening remarks Dr Helen Bray, Vice President Policy, Puro.earth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1:55 PM | Presentation Raising the bar: scientific rigor & transparency in carbon removal verification Lukas May, Head of Expansion and Policy, Isometric | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2:15 PM | Panel The role of financial institutions in the development of the carbon markets – trading, investment and liquidity Moderator Panellists Martin Berg, Chief Executive Officer, Climate Asset Management Simon Puleston Jones, Chief Executive Officer, Climate Solutions Brett Orlando, Managing Director, Global Head of Commodity Transition, Bank of America | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3:00 PM | Presentation Carbon removal credits – providing certainty for corporate users Antti Vihavainen, CEO, Puro.earth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3:20 PM | Standardising contracts and other documentation in the VCMs Belinda Ellington, Consultant, Ellington Resolution Ltd; former MD and General Counsel for Commodities and ESG, Citi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3:40 PM | Afternoon tea and networking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3:50 PM | Panel A focus on the demand-side: How are corporates reacting to the move towards high-integrity credits in the VCMs? What are the projections for demand? Moderator Ellen Lourie, NCS & Aviation Director, IETA Panellists Tom Williams, Director, Food & Agriculture, World Business Council for Sustainable Development Emilien Hoet, Managing Director, UK, ClimatePartner Trevor Allen, Head of Sustainability Research at Markets 360, BNP Paribas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4:30 PM | Panel Developing a high integrity biodiversity credit market Moderator Jeremy Eppel, Principal, NatureFinance, and Co-Founder, Eppel Sustainability Panellists Dr Tim Coles OBE, Director and Chief Executive Officer, rePLANET, and Member, BCA Task Force Anna Lehmann, Global Director Policy and External Affairs, Wildlife Works Dr Helen Crowley, Managing Director, Pollination | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5:10 PM | Chair’s closing remarks Dr Helen Bray, Vice President Policy, Puro.earth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5:15 PM | Networking drinks welcome speech followed by networking drinks, sponsored by Agreena, and close of proceedings Speaker Erica Johnson, External Affairs Manager, Agreena |