Agenda

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

8:30 AM
Registration, networking & morning coffee
 
9:05 AM
Morning Chair’s opening remarks

George Beattie, Head of Innovation, CFC

9:10 AM
Keynote Address I: UK’s Leadership in Carbon Markets

Rachel Kyte, UK Special Representative for Climate. UK Government

9:25 AM
Panel: London as a Centre for International Carbon Markets

Moderator

Katerina Busuttil, Head of Standards Development - Voluntary Carbon Markets, BSI

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)

Adrian Rimmer, Director, Sustainable Finance & Investment, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

10:15 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)

10:30 AM
Presentation: From Data to Decarbonisation: Scaling Impact Through Digital Engineering

Camilo Mejia, Chief Executive Officer, Enovate Ai

10:50 AM
Networking & coffee
 
11:15 AM
Panel: High-Integrity Carbon Markets: Moving Beyond Offsetting

Moderator

Frank Watson, Deputy Head of Content, Carbonwise

Panellists   

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

Guy Turner, Managing Director, MSCI Carbon Markets

Maria Eugenia Filmanovic, Co-Founder, Abatable

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 

Hugh Salway, Senior Director for Market Development and Partnerships at Gold Standard

12:45 PM
Networking & lunch
 
1:35 PM
Afternoon Chair’s opening remarks

Rebecca Nye, Chief Experience Officer & UK Managing Director, Enovate Ai

1:40 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

Moderator

Richard Folland, Head of Policy, Carbon Tracker

Panellists  

Simon Puleston Jones, Founder and MD, Emral Carbon

Aditya Sanghvi, Innovation Manager, CFC

Julia Kachynska, Investment Manager, Climate Asset Management

Neelesh Agrawal, Founder & CEO, Calculus Carbon

2:50 PM
Networking & afternoon tea
 
3:10 PM
Panel: Nature-Based Solutions and Technology-Based Carbon Removals

Moderator

Neha Dutt, Policy Lead – Nature-related Financial Risks and Opportunities, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Panellists   

Phoebe Thomas, Carbon Underwriter, CFC

Henning Huenteler, Expert Associate Partner, Bain & Company

Max Hobhouse, Head of Strategic Finance, rePLANET 

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

Moderator

Dave Worthington, Managing Director, Verco Global  

Panellists   

Aleyn Smith-Gillespie, Director, The Carbon Trust

Sheri Hickok, Chief Executive Officer, Climate Impact Partners 

Sara Ferretti, Associate Director - Sustainability, Net Zero and ESG, Turner & Townsend  

4:35 PM
Afternoon Chair’s closing remarks

Rebecca Nye, Chief Experience Officer & UK Managing Director, Enovate Ai

4:40 PM
Close of proceedings
 

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