March 22, 2010 – Pre-Summit Seminar
Introduction to Carbon Trading and Finance
The environmental financial markets are getting more clearly defined due to the activity of the US Government as well as regional programs. This year’s “Introduction to Carbon Trading and Finance” will be a full day program held at the New York Times Building, next our conference venue at the Times Center. Experts in the world of environmental finance from Global Change Associates, Covington and Burling, Equator Environmental and the Environmental Markets Association will provide the basics and latest developments on carbon trading, cap and trade, carbon offsets, and global carbon reductions.
Presenters:
Peter C. Fusaro, Chairman, Global Change Associates
Ruben Kraim, Partner, Covington & Burling, The New Copenhagen World of Carbon
Eron Bloomgarden, President, Equator Environmental, Forestry & Other Carbon Offsets
Thaddeus J. Huetteman, President, Power & Energy Analytic Resources, (PEAR) Inc
Gary Payne, Manager, Environmental Trading Group, Dominion Resources
Agenda:
| 8:00 AM | Registration and Breakfast |
| 8:30 AM | Peter Fusaro’s presentation on Carbon Markets |
| 10:00 AM | Morning Break |
| 10:15 AM | Ruben Kraiem, Partner, Covington & Burling, The New Copenhagen World of Carbon |
| 11:30 AM | Eron Bloomgarden, President, Equator Environmental, Forestry & Other Carbon Offsets |
| 12:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 PM | Thaddeus J. Huetteman, President, (PEAR) Inc, The Other Environmental Financial Markets and Their Impact on Carbon |
| 3:30 PM | Gary Payne, Manager, Dominion Energy Clearinghouse, Trading Simulation |
| 5:00 PM | Seminar Completed |
Venue:
Covington & Burling
The New York Times Building
620 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY
Registration:
$995
A 20% discount will be applied for those attending the Wall Street Green Trading Summit
Register here
Your Instructors:
Peter C. Fusaro, Chairman, Global Change Associates
Chairman of Global Change Associates a financial services advisory in New York and is the best selling author of What Went Wrong at Enron and 15 other books on energy and the environmental financial markets. Peter is an energy industry thought leader noted for his keen insights in emerging energy and environmental financial markets. eter is currently advising on carbon trading and finance as well as clean energy technology arena to financial services companies. Peter was selected for Who’s Who in America for 2007, 2008 & 2009 and Who’s Who World in 2009. He coined the term “Green Trading” and holds the Wall Street Green Trading Summit with Reuters in New York each spring (www.wsgts.com). He is also a well known expert on Asia Pacific energy and environmental financial markets. He co-founded the Energy Hedge Fund Center LLC (www.energyhedgefunds.com) in 2004. Peter graduated with an MA in international relations from Tufts University and a BA from Carnegie-Mellon University.
Rubén Kraiem, Partner, Covington & Burling
Partner at Covington & Burling LLP, where he co-chairs, with Stuart Eizenstat, the firm's Carbon Markets, Climate Change and Clean Technology practice. His practice includes the representation of clean technology investors and investee companies, as well as transactional work on behalf of investors and institutions in the carbon markets. He is involved also in legislative work on behalf of clients engaged in the climate change policy debate. Most recently, he was involved in designing the initiatives by KKR and TPG that gained the support of major environmental organizations for the proposed acquisition of TXU. Mr. Kraiem is an advisor to the Coalition for Rainforest Nations, and in this capacity he attended the Bali Conference on Climate Change (COP-13) in December, 2007. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Fordham Law School, where he teaches a course on Climate Change Law & Policy.
Mr. Kraiem was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in 1994. In addition to his service as an NRDC Trustee, he is also a Council Member of Resources for the Future and has advised the Nathan Cummings Foundation and the Gordon Moore Foundation on conservation and environmental initiatives.
Mr. Kraiem is a graduate of Yale College and the Harvard Law School. He has been a teaching fellow at Harvard College and an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School. More recently, he was a Distinguished Scholar in Residence at New York University Law School (2002-2003).
Eron Bloomgarden, President, Equator Environmental Markets
Eron is President of Equator Environmental Markets with responsibility for carbon and environmental assets throughout the organization. A pioneer in the development of carbon markets, Eron has advised governments, multilateral institutions, and international corporations on many aspects of the emerging market. Eron has extensive experience in the areas of carbon finance and emissions reduction project development and has worked on several carbon market “firsts” including the first Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project in the world to receive carbon credits and the first unilateral CDM project. Prior to joining Equator, Eron was US Country Director at EcoSecurities, where he spearheaded the firm’s entry into the North American carbon market and managed all aspects of the firm's United States operations including origination, strategic planning, project development, and policy. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Environmental Markets Association (EMA) and previously served as a Liaison Delegate to the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Eron holds an MPA from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and completed the PLD at Harvard Business School.
Thaddeus J. Huetteman, President, Power & Energy Analytic Resources, (PEAR) Inc
Mr. Huetteman is President of Power & Energy Analytic Resources, (PEAR) Inc., a Georgia corporation providing expert advisory services and technical support to companies seeking to manage environmental risks in deregulated electricity markets. His company publishes Allowance Market Outlooks covering the trading of SO2, NOx, and mercury in the U.S., as well as CO2 across regional and global markets. Mr. Huetteman has extensive experience in the area of emissions credit trading, ranging from modeling allowance market conditions to strategies for improving operational cost competitiveness and was involved in efforts to formulate EPA's model NOx trading rule for implementation of the Agency's rules on transport of ozone to non-attainment areas. He has also completed a number of due diligence efforts for energy asset acquisitions both in the U.S. and Europe. Prior to founding PEAR, Inc., Mr. Huetteman was Vice President in EDS's Management Consulting Services group, responsible for its strategic fuel management program and power markets practice. From 1986-1989, Mr. Huetteman was Director of DRI/McGraw-Hill's Coal Service. Prior to that, he was a Regulatory Impact Analyst with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the Energy Policy Division.
Gary Payne, Manager, Environmental Trading Group, Dominion Resources
Gary Payne is an Emissions Trader at Dominion Energy Clearinghouse. Headquartered in Richmond, Va., Dominion Energy Clearinghouse is the energy trading and marketing operation of Dominion (NYSE: D), one of the largest energy marketers in North America. Mr. Payne, who joined Dominion in September 2002, is responsible for managing Dominion's portfolio of emission commodities, and serves as company consultant on issues surrounding emissions trading. Prior to joining Dominion, Mr. Payne held positions in emissions and energy trading at Aquila Energy, Kansas City, Missouri, and Koch Energy Trading, Houston Texas. Mr. Payne also worked in energy marketing for Illinova Power marketing in Salt lake City, Utah. Mr. Payne holds a Bachelors Degree in Sociology from Brigham Young University, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City.
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