Speakers | NACW2011

Matthew Barmack

Director of Market & Regulatory Analysis

Calpine Corp.

Dr. Barmack focuses on CPUC regulatory policy, particularly as it pertains to long-term procurement policy, resource adequacy, renewable integration, and combined heat and power. Dr. Barmack has spent 14 years as a student of and participant in ... Read More

Path 1: Carbon Markets in North America

Juggling Renewables and Carbon

Friday

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Obadiah Bartholomy

Project Manager

Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Obadiah Bartholomy is a Project Manager in the Energy R&D group at SMUD. He leads their Climate Change program, including Cap and Trade implementation, climate policy development, GhG strategic planning, Local Climate Action Planning, mitigation ... Read More

Path 3: New Strategies and Solutions

Preparing for Regulations: the Business Perspective

Friday

11:00am - 12:30pm

Ricardo Bayon

Partner

EKO Asset Management Partners LLC

Ricardo Bayon is a Partner and a co-founder of EKO Asset Management Partners, an investment and advisory firm specialized in environmental markets. Previously, he helped found and served as the Managing Director of The Ecosystem Marketplace. He is ... Read More

Path 4: Looking at Offsets

The Role of Agriculture

Thursday

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Ed Begley Jr.

Actor and Activist

When it comes to taking personal responsibility for the environment, few individuals can match the record of actor and activist Ed Begley, Jr. Known for turning up at Hollywood events on his bicycle, he has served as chairman of the Environmental ... Read More

Keynote Addresses and Discussion

Thursday

8:20am - 9:45am

Nicholas Bianco

Senior Associate

WRI

Nicholas Bianco is assisting U.S. states and Canadian provinces as they develop regional climate programs through the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Advisory Group and the Western Climate Initiative. His current areas of research include: the ... Read More

Path 2: New Developments in Federal, State and Local Climate Policy

Building Partnerships: Regional Programs

Friday

2:00pm - 4:00pm

La Ronda Bowen

Ombudsman

California Air Resources Board

As Ombudsman for the California Air Resources Board, La Ronda Bowen, pro-actively engages stakeholders on issues of air quality, public health, and the economy especially as these topics relate to the implementation of California’s Global Warming ... Read More

Path 3: New Strategies and Solutions

The New Clean Energy Economy and Green Jobs

Thursday

3:30pm - 5:30pm

James Boyd

Vice Chair

California Energy Commission

James D. Boyd is serving a second five-year term on the California Energy Commission. He has served as the Vice Chair since June, 2006. Commissioner Boyd presides over the Energy Commission's Transportation and Fuels, Renewables and AB 32 Committees ... Read More

Path 2: New Developments in Federal, State and Local Climate Policy

Supporting Roles: the Complementary Regulations of AB 32

Friday

11:00am - 12:30pm

JP Brisson

Senior Counsel

Linklaters

Jean-Philippe heads Linklaters’ U.S. Environment and Climate Change Practice where he advises clients on carbon finance and commodities-related transactions. JP has more than twelve years of experience with carbon markets having worked on his first ... Read More

Path 3: New Strategies and Solutions

Preparing for Regulations: the Business Perspective

Friday

11:00am - 12:30pm

Jack Broadbent

Executive Officer/APCO

Bay Area Air Quality Management District

Jack P. Broadbent is the Executive Officer for the Bay Area Air Quality Management District in the 9-county Bay Area region. He has overseen passage of updated CEQA guidelines that help cities reduce harmful air pollutants, created a $3 million ... Read More

Path 3: New Strategies and Solutions

Preparing for Regulations: the Business Perspective

Friday

11:00am - 12:30pm

Derik Broekhoff

Vice President, Policy

Climate Action Reserve

Derik Broekhoff is Vice President for Policy at the Climate Action Reserve, where he is responsible for managing the policy development staff and overseeing the development of protocols for quantifying and registering greenhouse gas reductions from ... Read More

Path 4: Looking at Offsets

Nuts and Bolts of ARB Offset Protocols: Part 1

Friday

11:00am - 12:30pm

Margaret Bruce

Vice President, Climate Group

Ecology Action

Margaret leads the Climate Group at Ecology Action, which includes the flagship program Energy Upgrade California (EUC), a state-wide energy efficiency/renewable energy program conducted in collaboration with the California Energy Commission with ... Read More

Path 3: New Strategies and Solutions

The New Clean Energy Economy and Green Jobs

Thursday

3:30pm - 5:30pm

Harold Buchanan

Managing Partner

CE2 Capital Partners

Harold is a 20-year energy industry veteran. Prior to co-founding CE2 Capital Partners, he was SVP of Business Development at Sempra Energy which he joined after completing a fellowship at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Prior to MIT, Harold was ... Read More

Path 3: New Strategies and Solutions

The Sequels: the Transition of Voluntary and Pre-compliance Markets

Friday

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Véronique Bugnion

Head, Trading Analytics and Research

Thomson Reuters Point Carbon

Véronique Bugnion manages Trading Analytics and Research efforts for Point Carbon, a Thomson Reuters company. This includes the development of trading, data and research products for the power, natural gas and carbon markets. Véronique is a ... Read More

Welcome Remarks

Thursday

8:00am - 8:20am

Path 1: Carbon Markets in North America

A Peek Behind the Scenes

Friday

11:00am - 12:30pm

Chris Busch

Director of Policy and Program

Apollo Alliance

Chris Busch, Ph.D., is the Director of Policy and Program for the Apollo Alliance. Previously, he served as Policy Director for the Center for Resource Solutions, Climate Economist for the Union of Concerned Scientists, and Senior Research Associate ... Read More

Path 3: New Strategies and Solutions

The New Clean Energy Economy and Green Jobs

Thursday

3:30pm - 5:30pm