Speakers | NACW2011

Rajinder Sahota

Manager, Program Operations, Office of Climate Change

California Air Resources Board

Rajinder Sahota is a manager at the California Air Resources Board tasked with completing the rule making process for California's cap-and-trade regulation and the development of the compliance offset program. Development of the compliance offset ... Read More

Path 4: Looking at Offsets

Nuts and Bolts of ARB Offset Protocols: Part 1

Friday

11:00am - 12:30pm

Path 4: Looking at Offsets

Nuts and Bolts of ARB Offset Protocols: Part 2

Friday

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Dr. Stephan Schwartzman

Director, Tropical Forest Policy

Environmental Defense Fund

Dr. Steve Schwartzman, Director of Tropical Forest Policy at Environmental Defense Fund, works directly with Amazonian indigenous forest peoples, civil society, government officials and international policy makers to protect tropical rainforests. He ... Read More

Path 4: Looking at Offsets

International Forestry: the Great Green Hope

Thursday

3:30pm - 5:00pm

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Governor

State of California

Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Austrian-born immigrant, former Mr. Universe bodybuilder and movie star known around the world, gratefully served the people of California as the state’s 38th governor from 2003 to 2010. First elected in California’s ... Read More

Keynote Addresses and Discussion

Thursday

8:20am - 9:45am

Welcome and Keynote Addresses

Friday

8:30am - 9:30am

Denise Sheehan

Executive Director

The Climate Registry

Denise Sheehan is the Executive Director of The Climate Registry, a not-for-profit organization, which assists businesses and organizations in measuring, reporting and managing their carbon footprints. The Registry was created by US states and ... Read More

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

Building Partnerships: Regional Programs

Friday

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Brian Shillinglaw

Manager, Policy & Regulatory Affairs

New Forests Advisory Inc.

Brian Shillinglaw manages New Forests' policy and regulatory affairs program, with an emphasis on analysis and advocacy related to forest carbon regulations and climate legislation in California, the U.S. and internationally. With over USD $1 ... Read More

Path 4: Looking at Offsets

International Forestry: the Great Green Hope

Thursday

3:30pm - 5:00pm

Jonathan Shopley

Managing Director

The CarbonNeutral Company

As an early pioneer of the carbon markets, Jonathan Shopley’s understanding of how carbon market instruments have developed over the last 10 years includes; what’s worked to ensure credibility and quality of carbon reductions, what should happen ... Read More

Path 3: New Strategies and Solutions

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

Friday

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Nicole Singh

Director of Program Implementation

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Inc.

Nicole is the Director of Program Implementation at the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Inc. RGGI, Inc. was created to provide technical and administrative services to the states participating in RGGI. Previously, Nicole was the Associate ... Read More

Path 1: Carbon Markets in North America

A Peek Behind the Scenes

Friday

11:00am - 12:30pm

Hal Snyder

Vice President of Customer Solutions

Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)

Hal D. Snyder is Vice President of Customer Solutions for Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E). He oversees customer programs promoting energy efficiency, sustainability, low-income assistance and the ... Read More

Path 1: Carbon Markets in North America

Juggling Renewables and Carbon

Friday

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Sarah Stanner-Cranston

Program Director

Climate Action Reserve

Sarah Stanner-Cranston manages the implementation, reporting and verification of emissions reduction projects under the Reserve. She oversees the accreditation, training and ongoing compliance monitoring of project developers and verification bodies. ... Read More

Path 3: New Strategies and Solutions

Marquee Acts: Corporate Leadership and Best Practices

Thursday

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Brian M. Storms

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

NYSE Blue

Brian Storms serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of NYSE Blue. He has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, spanning such diverse disciplines as sales, marketing, and distribution; new product innovation; ... Read More

Closing of Opening Session

Thursday

11:45am - 12:15pm

Scott Subler

President, CEO and Co-founder

Environmental Credit Corp. (ECC)

Dr. Scott Subler is President, CEO and co-founder of Environmental Credit Corp. (ECC), a leading developer and aggregator of greenhouse gas reduction projects. Dr. Subler is active in the development and implementation of projects that mitigate ... Read More

Path 1: Carbon Markets in North America

Market Dynamics in California and WCI

Thursday

3:30pm - 5:00pm

Nancy Sutley

Chair

White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Nancy Sutley is Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and serves as the principal environmental policy adviser to President Obama. CEQ coordinates environmental efforts across Federal agencies, helps develop environmental ... Read More

Path 3: New Strategies and Solutions

The New Clean Energy Economy and Green Jobs

Thursday

3:30pm - 5:30pm