Event

12.11.24, 03:00 PM

RSB Annual Conference 2024

The title of this year’s RSB Annual Conference is “Sustainable Markets: Accelerating Finance for Good.” It is designed as a platform to engage across finance, project development, policy, and the private sector to help grow sustainable bioeconomy solutions.

GMA’s Jackie Brew, Senior Manager for Aviation, is speaking as part of the panel, “Unlocking Brand Power for Sustainable Bioeconomy Growth” taking place at 3:15PM on December 11.

Location

Geneva, Switzerland

Event

December 4-5, 2024

DEPLOY24

Demonstrate, Deploy, Decarbonize 24 (Deploy24) is hosted by the US Department of Energy and convenes leaders and decision-makers focused on accelerating the deployment of and investment in clean energy.

Andre de Fontaine will be moderating the following panel that is part of the Day One Circuits – Decarbonizing Transport and Industry.

“Clearing for Takeoff: Finding SAF Offtake and Scaling the SAF Economy” – December 4, 2024 | 2:00-3:00PM

Location

Washington, DC

Event

November 12-15, 2024

Greenbuild International Conference & Expo

GMA’s Joan Gibbons is part of the speaking agenda at this event tailored to global green building professionals. She will be a panelist as part of the following session:

“What Actual Tracking Shows About Jobsite Emissions” – November 13, 2024 | 10:30-11:30AM

Location

Philadelphia, PA

Event

November 19-22, 2024

INTERCEM Americas

Cement and Concrete Program Manager Clayton Gerber will be part of the agenda at this cement industry conference, speaking at the following session:

“The Green Market – Opportunities for Decarbonization Finance & Sales for First Movers using Book and Claim Mechanism” – November 20, 2024 | 3:15PM CST

Location

Houston, Texas, USA

Event website

Event

October 29-31, 2024

VERGE 24

GMA will have a robust presence at VERGE 2024, that includes the following:

October 30 – 9.00AM | Edmond Yi and Andre de Fontaine will participate in the workshop, “Sustainable Aviation Fuel: A Flightpath to 2030”
October 30 – 10.45AM | Clayton Gerber will be part of the session, “The Art of Crafting Offake Agreements to Generate Low-carbon Demand”
October 30 – 10.45AM | Andre de Fontaine will be part of the session, “The Future of Decarbonized Road Logistics”
October 31 – 11.00AM | Andre de Fontaine will moderate the session, “Decarbonizing Ports, Ships and Redefining Leadership Across Maritime”

Connect with us at info@gmacenter.org if you would like to find a time to meet up during the conference.

Location

San Jose, CA

Event

October 2-4, 2024

Sustainable Aviation Futures North America

GMA’s Andre de Fontaine is part of the speaking agenda for this event as part of our role as the SABA Secretariat. Details to come.

Location

Houston, Texas

Event

September 23-27, 2024

New York Climate Week

The Center for Green Market Activation will have a robust presence at New York Climate Week, including a combination of roundtable discussions, workshops, member meetings, and larger format events some of which offer public registration or streaming.

September 24, 2024 | New York | 9-11AM “Innovate, Collaborate, Accelerate: Value-Chain Decarbonization at Scale”
September 24, 2024 | Green Markets Day | 2-8PM (invitation-only)

Green Markets Day Agenda
2:00pm – Welcome remarks
Chuka Umunna, Global Head of Sustainable Solutions, J.P Morgan

2:15pm – Keynote remarks
John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for International Climate Policy

2:25pm – Fireside chat: The Role of Government in Advancing Green Markets
David Turk, Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy
Sarah Bloom Raskin, Partner, Kaya Partners and Distinguished Professor, Duke University
Andrew Steer, President & CEO, Bezos Earth Fund

2:45pm – Unleashing Market Forces to Scale Green Industry: Green Market Makers
Allison Fleming, Executive Director, Global Sustainable Solutions, J.P. Morgan
Bryan Fisher, Managing Director, RMI
David Crane, Under Secretary for Infrastructure, U.S. Department of Energy
Faustine Delasalle, CEO, Mission Possible Partnership
Markus Exenberger, Executive Director, H2Global
Moderator: Paul Bodnar, Director of Sustainable Finance, Industry, and Diplomacy, Bezos Earth Fund

3:45pm –Applying a Green Market Maker to Jumpstart Green Ammonia
Alzbeta Klein, CEO, International Fertilizer Association
Hans Olav Raen, CEO, Yara Clean Ammonia
Roeland Baan, CEO, Topsoe
Timo Bollerhey, Executive Director, HINT.CO
Moderator: Cate Hight, Partner, Bain & Co

4:15pm – Networking Break

4:45pm – Overview of Buyers’ Alliances and Book-and-Claim Systems
Kim Carnahan, CEO, Center for Green Market Activation
Kelley Kizzier, Director of Corporate Action and Markets, Bezos Earth Fund

5:00pm – From Commitments to Contracts – Lessons from Companies Executing on Decarbonization Using New Green Market Tools
Chris Atkins, Director of Worldwide Operations Sustainability, Amazon
Roberta Barbieri, Vice President for Global Sustainability, PepsiCo
Nicholas Flanders, CEO, Twelve
Caroline Pontoppidan, Executive Vice President & Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Maersk
Moderator: Kim Carnahan, CEO, Center for Green Market Activation

5:45pm – Launching a New Book-and-Claim Program for the Concrete and Cement Sector
Leslie Biddle, Deputy Under Secretary for Commercialization and Finance, U.S. Department of Energy
Andre de Fontaine, Senior Director of Programs, Center for Green Market Activation
Heather House, Principal, RMI

6:00pm – Panel: Launching a New Book-and-Claim Program for the Concrete and Cement Sector
Adam DiNardo, Head of Strategy and Business Development, Brimstone
David Perkins, Vice President, Government Affairs & Communications, Heidelberg Materials
Devon Lake, Head of Net Zero Strategy, Meta
Will O’Donnell, Manager Partner, Prologis Ventures
Moderator: Leslie Biddle, Deputy Under Secretary for Commercialization and Finance, U.S. Department of Energy

6:30pm – From System Design to Contract Negotiation – Standing Up and Scaling up New Green Buyers Alliances
Kim Carnahan, CEO, Center for Green Market Activation
Ingrid Irigoyen, CEO, Zero Emissions Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA)
Nat Keohane, CEO, C2ES
Moderator: Kelley Kizzier, Director of Corporate Action and Markets, Bezos Earth Fund

7:00pm – Closing Remarks
Rama Variankaval, Global Head of Corporate Advisory & Sustainable Solutions, J.P Morgan

7:05pm – Reception
September 25, 2024 | Climate NEST | 11AM-12PM “Are Science-Based Targets Compatible with Market-Based Solutions?”

Source: https://www.climateweeknyc.org/

Location

New York, New York

RSB Annual Conference 2024

DEPLOY24

Greenbuild International Conference & Expo

INTERCEM Americas

VERGE 24

Sustainable Aviation Futures North America

New York Climate Week

September 24, 2024 | New York | 9-11AM “Innovate, Collaborate, Accelerate: Value-Chain Decarbonization at Scale”

September 24, 2024 | Green Markets Day | 2-8PM (invitation-only)

September 25, 2024 | Climate NEST | 11AM-12PM “Are Science-Based Targets Compatible with Market-Based Solutions?”