The International Carbon Markets Summit 2024
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The International Carbon Markets Summit 2024

A One-Day City & Financial Global Summit

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Venue Information

Venue: 44 Hallam St - Cavendish Venues
Address: 44 Hallam Street London W1W 6JJ
Tel: 020 7706 7700

Covid-19 Industry Standards & Guidelines

Although the government's coronavirus restrictions have been lifted, its ongoing recommendations and event industry best practice guide our approach to reducing the spread of COVID-19 at our events.  The health, safety and well-being of our attendees and staff remain our highest priority. Hand sanitising stations will be dotted around the venue and face masks will be available at the registration area. In-line with the UK Government's guidance, if you have any COVID-19 like symptoms or come into close contact with someone with COVID-19, please consider taking a test before attending.

Agenda

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

8:30 AM
Registration, networking & morning coffee
 
9:10 AM
Chair’s opening remarks

Martin Kessler, Chief Business Officer, Flowcarbon

9:15 AM
Keynote Address

The UK government’s climate strategy and the importance of London as a global hub for carbon trading

Zoe Norgate, Deputy Director, International Net Zero - Green Finance and Capability, UK Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

9:30 AM
Keynote Address

The U.S. government’s principles for responsible investment in VCMs

Pedro Martins Barata, Associate Vice President, Carbon Markets and Private Sector Decarbonization, Environmental Defense Fund 

9:50 AM
Panel

How are financial institutions currently active in the carbon markets? What other roles could financial institutions play in their development?

Moderator

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

Panellists

Claire Coustar, Global Head of ESG & Sustainable Finance, Deutsche Bank

Brett Orlando, Managing Director, Global Head of Commodity Transition, Bank of America

Christopher Hakes, Head of Carbon Sales, BURN

10:35 AM
Presentation - Standardising contracts and other documentation in the VCMs

Simon Puleston Jones, Consultant, Philip Lee LLP 

10:55 AM
Coffee and networking break
 
11:20 AM
Panel

How carbon projects are being financed, learnings from the front-line

Moderator

Jeremiah Lim, Director, Head of Carbon and Sustainable Fuels EMEA, Energy Transition Investment Banking, Barclays

Panellists

Siddarth Shrikanth, Investment Director for Carbon Removals, JustClimate

Shilpika Gautam, CEO & Founder, Opna

Will Higbee, Head of Carbon Banking and Markets, Flowcarbon

12:05 PM
Fireside chat

Where are we with the rehabilitation of the voluntary carbon markets

Host

Chris Leeds, Executive Director, Head of Carbon Markets Development, Standard Chartered

In conversation with

Mark Kenber, Executive Director, VCMI

Anton Tsvetov, Associate Director for Policy, ICVCM

12:35 PM
Networking & lunch
 
1:40 PM
Fireside chat

Is carbon the next big opportunity for commodity investors?

Host

Basak Odemis, Carbon Finance Lead, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Panellists

Martin Berg, Chief Executive Officer, Climate Asset Management

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

2:10 PM
Panel

How will the relationship between the mandatory and voluntary markets evolve?

Moderator

Melanie Martin, Head of Legal, Kita

Panellists

Simon Puleston Jones, Founder and MD, Emral Carbon

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

2:55 PM
Nature-based carbon credits – providing certainty for corporate users

Michel Schuurman, Director Business Development, Treevive

3:15 PM
Networking & afternoon tea
 
3:35 PM
Panel

How are corporates reacting to the move towards high-integrity credits in the VCMs? What are the projections for demand?

Moderator

Anton Tsvetov, Associate Director for Policy, ICVCM

Panellists

Anton Root, Co-Founder and Head of Research, AlliedOffsets

Kerstin Mathias, Policy and Innovation Director, City of London Corporation

Henning Huenteler, Expert Associate Partner, Bain & Company

Guy Turner, Managing Director, MSCI Carbon Markets

4:20 PM
Panel

Creating the required infrastructure for efficient carbon markets - trade, post-trade, financing, and data

Moderator

Gavin Youll, CFO, Carbonplace

Panellists

Dr. Raúl C. Rosales, Senior Fellow, Centre for Climate Finance & Investment, Imperial

Melissa Lindsay, Founder & CEO, Emstream & Emsurge

Maria Eugenia Filmanovic, Co-Founder, Abatable

Julien Hall, Head of Intelligence, Climate Impact X

5:00 PM
Chair’s closing remarks

Martin Kessler, Chief Business Officer, Flowcarbon

5:05 PM
Close of proceedings
 

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