8:00 - 10:30 Workshop A: Carbon Trading 101: Everything You Wanted to Know About Carbon Trading But Were Afraid to Ask

This workshop explains the basics of carbon trading and its impact on your investment portfolios. Join our expert faculty in analyzing trading opportunities and strategies as well as learning how to apply them to the current market. Attending this workshop will offer an educational and practical perspective to successfully navigate carbon trading and add to your bottom line. What you will learn:

• Choosing the right partners for your investment needs
• Selecting the most appropriate investment vehicle based on risk profile
• Identifying mistakes commonly made while accessing low-carbon investments

How you will benefit:

• Becoming a smarter sustainable investor
• Allocating capital with confidence and maximize returns
• Avoiding common pitfalls during the investing process

Workshop Leader:

Robert O’Sullivan
Executive Director
Climate Focus North America

11:00 - 1:30 Workshop B: Carbon Offsets 101: Regulation and Increased Opportunities

This workshop will give a detailed understanding of how carbon offsets are created and applied. We will examine the criteria of offsets along with the developments in the regulatory and voluntary markets. What you will learn:

• Providing an overview of carbon offsets and reviewing regulatory developments in North America
• Looking ahead in the US markets and preparing for increased opportunities
• Breaking down offset quality fundamentals including additionality and verification

How you will benefit:

• Hearing about the economic impact of offsets
• Exploring the roles of the voluntary and regulatory markets
• Learning how carbon offsets are determined

Workshop Leader:

Shanna Brownstein
Policy Associate
The Climate Trust

1:45 Registration For Workshop C

2:00 - 4:30 Workshop C: Carbon Markets During a Challenging Economic Environment

This workshop addresses how investors operate during a difficult financial climate. Discuss the impact of the recent financial crisis on the carbon markets and how investors adjusted.

What you will learn:

• Discussing whether the chances of a climate deal worsened or improved by the economic downturn
• Determining if there was long-term impact with new carbon investors shying away from the sector
• Investing in clean energy to stimulate the economy as a viable solution How you will benefit:
• Learning how to navigate the carbon markets during economic highs and lows
• Becoming a smarter investor
• Learning how investor peers manage risk and look for opportunities

Workshop Leader:

Imtiaz Ahmad
Executive Director
Morgan Stanley

4:45 Registration For Workshop D-Dinner Will Be Served.

5:00 - 7:30 Workshop D: Tradable Carbon Credits in the Timberland Market

This workshop will cover how agreeing to conserve forest rather than converting forest land to other uses may also serve to generate tradable carbon credits. Forest lands offer significant opportunities for sequestering carbon as well as limiting additional emissions to the atmosphere from forest land conversion. What you will learn:

• Examining how to measure forest carbon
• Exploring new and emerging domestic and international project opportunities
• Analyzing the impact of a globally integrated carbon trading system for forest owners and investors

How you will benefit:

• Getting an essential update on the policy and regulation affecting the timberland sector
• Hearing the pros and cons of creating a global umbrella framework for REDD under the UNFCCC
• Identifying the key funding avenues and finance mechanisms

Workshop Leader:

Tiffany McCormick Potter
Former Senior Analyst
Point Carbon