Carbon Finance World 2007
18 – 20 September 2007, The University of Chicago Gleacher Center, Chicago
Carbon finance experts estimate that the global carbon market is now worth over $27 billion. Financial giants along with Fortune 500 companies, utility & energy companies, fund managers and regulatory bodies are cashing in on the lucrative concept of carbon finance. Carbon Finance World 2007 has been developed to examine the emerging opportunities in this new global market. This conference will provide attendees with countless business development and networking opportunities, real investment prospects and an action plan for profitable growth.
_Speakers_
- Imtiaz Ahmad, Vice President, Morgan Stanley
- Matthew Arnold, Co-Founder & Director, Sustainable Finance LTD
- Christopher Bell, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP
- Alan Bernstein, CEO, Sustainable Forestry Management
- Eric Bettelheim, Executive Chairman & General Counsel, Sustainable Forestry Management
- Bruce Braine, VP, Strategic Policy Analysis, American Electric Power
- Claude Brown, Partner & Co-Chair Environment and Climatic Trading Group, Clifford Chance LLP
- Mike Burnett, Executive Director, The Climate Trust
- Christopher Carr, Counsel, Vinson & Elkins
- Joelle Chassard, Manager, Carbon Finance Unit, World Bank
- John Curtis, US Practice Leader, Environmental Resource Management
- Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
- Robert de Boer, Director- Sales, Noble Carbon Credits
- Neal Dikeman, Partner, Jane Capital Partners
- Andrew Ertel, CEO, Evolution Markets
- Doug Esamann, Senior Vice President, Strategy & Planning, Duke Energy
- Mr. Peter Etienne, Senior Counsel, Baxter
- Kevin Ewing, Partner, Bracewell Giuliani LLP
- Allen Fiksdal, Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council Manager, State of Washington
- Richard French, Senior Manager, Assurance/Business Advisory Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Gary Guzy, Senior Vice President, Marsh USA Inc.
- Gary Hart, Consultant, ICAP Energy
- Dennis Hirsch, Counsel, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
- Sam Hitz, Vice President, Policy & Operations, California Climate Action Registry
- Glenn Hodes, Energy Economist, United Nations Environment Program
- Jason Scott Johnston, Professor and Director, Program on Law, the Environment and the Economy, University of Pennsylvania Law School
- Vinod Kesava, Chief Operating Officer, Asia Carbon Group of Companies
- Matthew Kiernan, Chief Executive Officer, Innovest Strategic Value Advisors
- Jennifer Layke, Deputy Director, Climate & Energy, World Resources Institute
- William Luraschi, President, AES Alternative Energy
- Christopher Mcdermott, Manager-Environmental Investments, Hartz Capital
- Ronald Meissen, Sr. Director Sustainability Corporate Environment, Health and Safety, Baxter Healthcare
- Ricardo Nogueira, Counsel/Investment Advisor to Trading Emissions PLC, EEA Fund Management Limited
- Andrew Orringer, Partner, Clifford Chance US
- Nicholas Parker, Chairman & Co-Founder, Cleantech Group, Canada
- Lindene Patton, Senior Vice President & Counsel, Zurich
- Mark Proegler, Director, Emission Markets Group, BP
- Louis Redshaw, Head of Environmental Markets, Barclay’s Capital
- Zoe Riddell, US Director, Carbon Disclosure Project
- Nancy Ryan, Energy Advisor, California Public Utilities Commission
- Armin Sandhoevel, Head Allianz Climate Core Group Head Carbon Risk/CoC Renewables RM Dresdner Bank Chairman UNEP FI Climate Change Group, Dresdner Bank
- Mike Scott, Principal, Carbon Ventures, ENVIRON
- John Scowcroft, Head, Environment & Sustainable Development, Eurelectric
- Truman Semans, Director for Markets and Business Strategy, Pew Center for Climate Change
- Michael Sheehan, Chief, Mobile Source Planning Section, Division of Air Resources, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
- Gray Taylor, Environment Practice Head, Bennett Jones LLP
- Bill Thomas, Counsel, Global Environment Group, Clifford Chance LLP
- Seb Walhain, Director, Environmental Markets, Fortis Bank
- Chris Walker, U.S. Director, The Climate Group
- Michael Walsh, Executive Vice President, Research, Chicago Climate Exchange
- David Webster, Founder, Clean Air Conservancy
- Martin Whittaker, Director, MissionPoint Capital
- Vikram Widge, First Vice President, KfW Carbon Fund, International Finance Corporation
- Cynthia Williams, Professor of Law, University of Illinois College of Law
- Sergio Wolkovisky, Structured Products, ING Financial Markets LLC
- Bernhard Zander, First Vice President, KfW Carbon Fund, KfW Bankengruppe