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?”

 

Location

New York, New York