Agenda

Here's what's scheduled for the event. All times are in BST.

8:30 AM
Registration, networking & morning coffee
 
9:05 AM
Chair’s opening remarks
 
9:10 AM
Keynote Address I: UK’s Leadership in Carbon Markets
 
9:25 AM
Keynote Address II: The Importance of the COP 29 Agreement on International Carbon Trading System Standards

James Grabert, Director, Mitigation Division, United Nations Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)

9:40 AM
Panel: London as a Centre for International Carbon Markets

Panellists

Alderman Bronek Masojada, Elected Alderman, Billingsgate Ward, City of London Corporation; Member, UK Carbon Markets Forum

Chris Shipley, Head of Global Carbon Markets Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)

Speaker tbc, CFC Underwriting

10:30 AM
Keynote Address III: Scaling Carbon Markets for a Net-Zero Economy
 
10:50 AM
Networking & coffee
 
11:15 AM
Panel: High-Integrity Carbon Markets: Moving Beyond Offsetting

Panellists   

Mark Kenber, Executive Director, Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI)

Guy Turner, Managing Director, MSCI Carbon Markets

12:00 PM
Panel: The Impact of Evolving Regulation and Policy on the Development of the Carbon Markets

Moderator

Carlo De Giacomo, Head of Commodities, AFME (Association for Financial Markets in Europe) 

Panellists   

Richard Barker, Board Member, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)

Jeff Swartz, Vice President, Low Carbon Strategy, Regulatory Affairs & Partnerships, bp 

12:45 PM
Networking & lunch
 
1:45 PM
Presentation: The Role of Insurance in Scaling Carbon Markets  

George Beattie, Head of Innovation, CFC

2:00 PM
Panel: Carbon as a New Asset Class for Institutional Investors

Panellists  

Simon Puleston Jones, Founder and MD, Emral Carbon

Aditya Sanghvi, Innovation Manager, CFC

2:45 PM
Networking & afternoon tea
 
3:10 PM
Panel: Nature-Based Solutions vs. Technology-Based Carbon Removals

Panellists   

Phoebe Thomas, Carbon Underwriter, CFC

3:55 PM
Panel: Corporate Decarbonisation Strategies: Beyond Buying Carbon Credits

Panellists   

Aleyn Smith-Gillespie, Director, The Carbon Trust

4:40 PM
Chair’s closing remarks
 
4:45 PM
Close of proceedings
 

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