Speakers | NACW2011

Gary Gero

President

Climate Action Reserve

Gary Gero serves as President of the Climate Action where he is responsible for ensuring the organization’s activities meet the highest standards for quality, transparency and environmental integrity. In that capacity, Gary has led the growth of a ... Read More

Welcome Remarks

Thursday

8:00am - 8:20am

Path 1: Carbon Markets in North America

California Takes the Stage

Thursday

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Michael Gibbs

Deputy Secretary for Climate Change

California Environmental Protection Agency

Michael Gibbs is the California Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Secretary for Climate Change. In this capacity, Mr. Gibbs is the lead deputy for the Agency’s climate change initiatives, including coordinating initiatives across state ... 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

Maria Elena Giner

General Manager

Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC)

General Manager of the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) since October 2010. Ms. Giner is a Civil Engineer with more than 20 years of experience in the private and public sectors focusing on development and implementation of ... Read More

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

Building Partnerships: Regional Programs

Friday

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Kathryn Bickel Goldman

Senior Policy Manager

Climate Action Reserve

Kathryn is a Senior Policy Manager for the Climate Action Reserve where she leads development of new offset protocols and represents the Reserve in agriculture offset initiatives. Since 2001, Kathryn has worked on agriculture and forestry GHG ... Read More

Path 4: Looking at Offsets

The Role of Agriculture

Thursday

1:30pm - 3:00pm

James Goldstene

Executive Officer

California Air Resources Board

James N. Goldstene is the Executive Officer of the California Air Resources Board. The Board is responsible for promoting and protecting the public health and ecological resources of California through effective reduction of air pollutants while ... Read More

Path 1: Carbon Markets in North America

California Takes the Stage

Thursday

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Frank Gorke

Assistant Secretary for Energy

Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Frank Gorke is Assistant Secretary for Energy in the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs and leads key energy and climate projects for Energy Undersecretary Phil Giudice and Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs ... Read More

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

Building Partnerships: Regional Programs

Friday

2:00pm - 4:00pm