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Location: Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, New York, New York, United States

Event Date & Time:

June 11, 2009	\| -
June 12, 2009	\| -

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Description:

This annual event - the eleventh in the series - will draw together the key players in the US carbon finance industry to explore the implications of the proposed federal cap-and-trade program and other emerging market developments

Attend to discover the host of potential new opportunities (and associated risks) in a historic new era in US climate policy.

Key benefits of attending:

• Keynote speaker - Hon. Eileen Claussen, President, Pew Center on Global Climate Change who will address climate policy under the Obama administration including an overview of proposed regulations and their implications for carbon markets.

• Highly interactive format - full of panel sessions including discussions on:
- Preparing for a federal cap-and-trade system
- Trading in voluntary markets
- Regional carbon trading systems: RGGI, AB32, Midwestern Green Gas Reduction Accord, Western Climate Initiative
- Global climate policy debate: preparing for the post-2012 world and discussing the US's potential role
- CDM implementation challenges
- Forestry and agriculture projects in the US carbon market
- Private equity and VC trends in cleantech and clean energy project financing

• 30+ industry experts - who will update you on all the issues important to you and your business

• Workshop - attend the Introduction to Emissions Trading workshop on June 10
at special reduced rates.

• Superb networking opportunities - meet and do business with the key players and decision makers in the US carbon markets.

30+ top-level speakers including:

Keynote speaker: Hon. Eileen Claussen, President, Pew Center on Global Climate Change	Mike Burnett, Executive Director, The Climate Trust
Steve Corneli, Senior Vice President, Market and Climate Policy, NRG Energy	Serge Harry, Chairman & CEO, BlueNext
Jennifer Layke, Deputy Director, Climate and Energy Program, World Resources Institute	Greg San Martin, Climate Protection Program Manager, Pacific Gas and Electric Company
John Kadyszewski, Director, American Carbon Registry	Bruce Braine, VP, Strategic Policy Analysis, American Electric Power
Steve Anderson, Executive Director, Climate Change and Intergovernmental Relations, Climate Action Secretariat,Government of British Columbia (Western Climate Initiative)	Benjamin N. Feldman, Executive Director, Environmental Markets, JPMorgan; Member of North American Markets Sub-Committee, ICROA
Jonathan Schrag, Executive Director, RGGI Inc	Jesse Heier, Washington Director,Midwestern Governors Association
David Hunter, Director, US Policy, IETA	Michael A. Mehling, President, Ecologic Institute
Nathaniel Keohane, Director of Environmental Policy & Analysis, Environmental Defense Fund	Jasmine Hyman, Director, Programs & Partnerships, The Gold Standard Foundation
Kruskaia Sierra-Escalante, Senior Counsel, Legal Department, IFC	Lex de Jonge, Chair, CDM Executive Board
Eron Bloomgarden, President, Environmental Markets,Equator LLC	Leslie L. Durschinger, Founder; Managing Director, Terra Global Capital LLC
David L. Skole, Professor, Dept of Forestry, Michigan State University	Tod Delaney, President, First Environment
Brian Fan, Senior Director, Cleantech Group LLC	David Kirkpatrick, Founder & Managing Director, SJF Ventures
Martin Whittaker, Director, MissionPoint Capital Partners	Denise Sheehan, Regional Director, The Climate Registry
Jason Scott, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, EKO Asset Management Partners	Kinga Uto, Senior Commercial Advisor, EPCOR Utilities
Joel Levin, VP, Business Development,Climate Action Reserve	Jeffrey Wennberg, Project Manager,Center for Climate Strategies
Evan Lloyd, Director of Programs, Commission for Environmental Cooperation	Timothy Juliani, Senior Fellow & Manager of BELC Relations, Pew Center on Global Climate Change
Christopher Sherry, Co-Chair, RGGI Staff Working Group

How to book

Online by clicking through to the Register page.

Email your details to conferences@environmental-finance.com

Telephone +44 (0)20 7251 9151

Event - Environmental Finance

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Carbon Finance North America 2009