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?”