AGENDA

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8:00 AM
Doors Open & Breakfast
9:15 AM
Opening Remarks
9:30 AM
The Voluntary Carbon Market:
Finance, Policy, Trading, and Trust

Explore the evolving landscape of voluntary carbon markets. This panel will discuss the challenges and opportunities in harmonizing these approaches, their relative impacts on market dynamics, and strategies for creating a balanced and effective carbon removal portfolio.

Alexia Kelly

Managing Director, Carbon Policy & Markets Initiative
Hightide Foundation

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Sebastien Cross

Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer
BeZero Carbon

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Sonia Battikh

Global Head of Carbon Offsets Trading
Citi

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Diego Saez-Gil

Founder & CEO
Pachama

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Joe Dell’Orfano

Chief Technology Officer
Verra

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Dana Gibber

Co-Founder & CEO
Flowcarbon

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10:15 AM
How Voluntary Carbon Markets Enable Global Water Security

Explore the evolving landscape of voluntary carbon markets. This panel will discuss the challenges and opportunities in harmonizing these approaches, their relative impacts on market dynamics, and strategies for creating a balanced and effective carbon removal portfolio.

Evan Thomas

CEO
Virridy

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10:45 AM
The Rising Significance of Carbon Removal in the Carbon Markets

Dive into the practical realities of turning corporate net zero commitments into actionable plans. This panel will examine innovative financing mechanisms, implementation challenges, and best practices for companies transitioning from climate pledges to tangible emissions reduction and removal strategies. Learn how leading corporations are navigating — and investing in — this complex journey.

Elizabeth Aldrich

Vice President of Business Development
Anew

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Joseph Kochanski

Head of Operations, Americas
Puro.earth

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Simon Haldrup

CEO
Agreena

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Luke Shors

President & Co-Founder
Capture6

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Caroline Klatt

Co-Founder & COO
Flowcarbon

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11:30 AM
FIRESIDE CHAT:
Corporate Carbon Removals: Make, Invest or Buy

The discussion will provide a roadmap for corporates to make informed decisions on integrating carbon capture into their sustainability strategies, including how to assess investment opportunities in the CDR space. The panel will also showcase concrete best practice examples of companies successfully implementing or investing in CDR solutions, offering valuable insights for organizations looking to enhance their climate impact.

Magnus Drewelies

CEO & Founder
Ceezer

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Aaron Neuville

Partner, Climate Change and Sustainability Services,
Energy & Decarbonization
EY

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Tomas Thyblad

Vice President
Head of ESG Solutions, European Markets
Nasdaq

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Martin Kessler

Chief Business Officer
Flowcarbon

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12:15 PM
The IRA and Government's Role in Financing the Energy Transition with Congressman Ritchie Torres and Vanessa Chan

Explore the evolving landscape of voluntary carbon markets. This panel will discuss the challenges and opportunities in harmonizing these approaches, their relative impacts on market dynamics, and strategies for creating a balanced and effective carbon removal portfolio.

Ritchie Torres

U.S. Representative
New York, District 15

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Vanessa Chan

Chief Commercialization Officer,
Director of the Office of Technology Transitions
U.S. Department of Energy

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Dana Gibber

Co-Founder & CEO
Flowcarbon

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12:50 PM
Prepare for Financing the Future:
Driving Climate Action Through Collaborative Funding Models

This panel will explore how innovative financial mechanisms, like the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation’s (DFC) recent $5.1 billion in approved transactions, are advancing global climate initiatives. Experts will discuss how collaborative funding models, environmental attribute certificates (EACs), and voluntary carbon market rating platforms like Sylvera are driving transparency, accountability, and impact in climate finance. The session will highlight how these tools incentivize clean energy investments and support the path to net-zero, offering new ways to create value in climate strategies

Nicole Pasricha

Head of Climate and Impact
Alma

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Annalise Downey

Head of Climate Consulting
Sylvera

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Shirin Jamshidi

Director, Investments - Asia/MENA
US DFC

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April Allderdice

CEO
MicroEnergy Credits

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Lara Pierpoint

Managing Director
Trellis

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1:25 PM
Lunch
2:15 PM
Catalyzing CDR Innovation:
How XPrize Projects Will Scale

Meet four finalists from the global Xprize competition, showing casing the best and most innovative carbon removal technologies. This panel will explore models for funding early-stage CDR projects, and examine how targeted investments are shaping the future of carbon removal technologies.

Jim Mann

CEO
UNDO

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Mike Kelland

CEO
Planetary

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Nishad Pai

Head of Business Development and Partnerships
Heirloom

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Julia Reichelstein

CEO
Vaulted

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Nikki Batchelor

Executive Director
XPRIZE Carbon Removal

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3:00 PM
Carbon Finance Foundations:
Emerging Innovators Unlocking Institutional Capital for Decarbonization

Join us for an insightful panel discussion on some of the more innovative building blocks of the decarbonization capital stack, exploring how various financial instruments are driving the transition to a low-carbon economy. Industry experts will delve into the opportunities presented by IRA tax credits, innovative carbon insurance products, and the role of equipment leasing in accelerating clean energy adoption.

Alfred Johnson

Co-Founder & CEO
Crux

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James Kench

Head of Insurance
Kita

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Rina Cerrato

Chief Commercial Officer
Green Star Royalties

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Thomas Cottrell Jr.

Director of Originations
CSC Leasing Company

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Dana Gibber

Co-Founder & CEO
Flowcarbon

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3:45 PM
Institutional Leaders Driving the Decarbonization Economy:
Successes, Challenges, and Future Directions

This panel brings together some of the most successful investors in clean energy and infrastructure finance to share insights from their achievements. The panelists will explore innovative approaches to unlocking greater private investment in the critical sector of carbon removals and provide valuable perspectives on overcoming barriers, scaling up projects, and accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Erica Vertefeuille

Co-Founder
Terra Natural Capital

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David Lynch

Principal
Ares Management Corporation

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Matthew Sweeney

Managing Director, Private Credit
Macquarie

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Peter Anderson

Managing Director, Private Equity
LS Power

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Martin Kessler

Chief Business Officer
Flowcarbon

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4:30 PM
Fireside CHAT:
‍A Biochar Developer's Journey to Institutional Financing

Examine real-world applications of debt financing in carbon removal projects. Gain practical insights into structuring debt for carbon projects and understand the key factors that contribute to financial viability and project success.

Bryan M. Eagle

CEO
Glanris

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Will Higbee

Head of Carbon Banking and Markets
Flowcarbon

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5:15 PM
Closing Remarks
5:20 PM
Cocktail Hour
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Key themes

On-Chain
Innovation

How blockchain is transforming the carbon value chain and enabling novel use cases.

Project
Financing

How to bring more private credit solutions and investors on-chain to benefit from increased transparency and lower operational costs.

RWA
Tokenization

How to bridge existing credits on chain, create standardization, find liquidity, and develop the ecosystem needed to scale.

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