NACW 2024 SPEAKERS Adam Moreno Nature-Based Strategies Section Manager, California Air Resources Board Alexia Kelly Managing Director, Carbon Policy and Markets Initiative (CPMI), High Tide Foundation Amy Hughes Director of Markets and Finance, Climate-Smart Agriculture, EDF Amy Kessler Director of Latin America, Climate Action Reserve Amy Zell Technical Director, Voluntary Carbon Markets, IETA Ana Carolina Moreno Villarreal Climate Change Analyst, Ministry of Environment of Panama Annalise Downey Senior Manager, Technical Climate Consulting, Sylvera Annette Nazareth Chair, Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market Ariel Hayward Senior Program Manager, Carbon Removal, Microsoft Ashley Conrad-Saydah Chief of Policy and Community Affairs, Vibrant Planet Benoît Clément Director of Financial Innovation, Verra Bronson Griscom Vice President, Natural Climate Solutions, Conservation International Camilo Trujillo LAC Lead and Digital Markets, IETA Chris Canavan CEO, Global Carbon Market Utility Chris Tolles CEO and Co-Founder, Yard Stick PBC Christian Eggleton Director, Forest Carbon Verification, TÜV SÜD America Christina McCain Founder & Principal, Ecosophy, LLC Craig Ebert President, Climate Action Reserve Dani Warren Corporate Administrator, Great Bear Carbon Credit Limited Partnership Danny Gray Executive Vice President, Eco Material Technologies David Antonioli Strategic Advisor David Gillers Chief of Staff, Chief Operating Officer and Director of the Climate Risk Unit, CFTC David LaGreca Voluntary Carbon Markets Services Director, EcoEngineers Dee Lawrence Co-Founder and Director of Carbon Projects, Cool Effect Derek Six Chief Operations Officer, ClimeCo Donna Lee Co-Founder, Calyx Dr. Ram Ramanathan Distinguished professor (emeritus) of climate sustainability, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Dr. Steven Cliff Executive Officer, California Air Resources Board Eduardo Piquero CEO, MÉXICO2 Elise Allély-Fermé Director of Conservation, Pronatura Mexico Emily Wimberger Managing Partner, Huanani Eric Holst Forester and Associate Vice President for Natural Climate Solutions, Environmental Defense Fund Erik Stanek Senior Sustainability Specialist, Blue Diamond Growers Eva Berton Unit Head, Carbon Markets Bureau, Environment Climate Change Canada Fabiola Muñoz Dodero Country Director, Peru, Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF Task Force) Gov. Jay Inslee Governor, State of Washington Harry Horner Head of Strategy, cCarbon.info Henrique Luz Manager – Markets and Standards, VCMI Jack Blackwell Vice President of Lands & Resources, Chugach Alaska Corporation Janet Peace Head of Advisory Services, Anew Jason Gray Program Director, Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF Task Force) Jean-Yves Benoit Director General, Ministry of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change, Québec Jeff Berman Senior Director for Registries, Xpansiv Jennifer McIsaac VP of Market Analysis, ClearBlue Markets Jess Roberts VP of Ratings, Sylvera Jim Kharouf Communications Director, Incubex Joanne C. Hochheiser Executive Director, Product Manager – Environmental Solutions, Commodity Insights, S&P Global Joel Creswell Climate Pollution Reduction Program Manager, Washington State Department of Ecology John McDougal Vice President of Portfolio Management, Anew John Nickerson Registered Professional Forester and Owner, Dogwood Springs Forestry Jon Costantino Principal, Tradesman Advisors Inc. Jose Luis Rivera General Director, CO2CERO SAS Juan Durán Executive Director, EcoRegistry Judy Meltzer Director General, Carbon Markets Bureau, Environment and Climate Change Canada Justin Johnson Partner, MMR, LLC Karen Boyd Industrial Carbon Services Lead, Truterra, LLC Katelyn Roedner Sutter California State Director, EDF Katie Sullivan Managing Director, IETA Kim Myers Senior Associate, Carbon Markets Policy, The Nature Conservancy Kirsten Jurich Principal, Hua Nani Partners Kristen Gorguinpour Vice President of Programs, Climate Action Reserve Kristina Wyatt Deputy General Counsel & Chief Sustainability Officer, Persefoni Kyler Sherry Chief Operations Officer, The Climate Trust Laura Watson Director, Washington State Department of Ecology Lauren Sanchez Senior Advisor for Climate, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Laurie Wayburn Co-Founder and President, Pacific Forest Trust Leslie Durschinger Founder, CEO, CIO, Terra Global Capital Liane Randolph Chair, California Air Resources Board Lisa DeMarco Senior Partner and CEO, Resilient LLP Lisa Gonzales-Kramer Senior Director, Forest Carbon Development, Mast Reforestation Luke Oliver Managing Director, Head of Climate Investments; Head of Strategy, KraneShares Marisa Hamsik General Manager of Strategy & Market Insights for Offsets & Emerging Technologies, Chevron New Energies Mark Denne Co-founder, Carbon International Mark Kenber Executive Director, VCMI Mark Lewis Co-PM, ACET Fund Mark Sippola Chief, Cap-and-Trade Program, California Air Resources Board Mary Grady President and CEO, Environmental Resources Trust Matthew Botill Division Chief, California Air Resources Board Max DuBuisson Head of Sustainability Policy & Engagement, Indigo Ag McKenzie Smith Associate Director, Climate Action Reserve Melissa Gallant Senior Advisor, Climate, TNC Michael Berends CEO and Co-Founder, ClearBlue Markets Michael Dreibelbis Counsel, Latham & Watkins Nathalie Flores Vice-Chair, UN Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice Nico van Aelstyn Partner, Sheppard Mullin Nora Cohen Brown Head of Market Development & Policy, Charm Industrial Pablo Gabutti Secretary of Energy Transition, Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Services, Córdoba Pedro Barata AVP, Carbon Markets & Private Sector Decarbonization for the Global Climate Cooperation, EDF Rajinder Sahota Deputy Executive Officer – Climate Change & Research, California Air Resources Board Richard W. Corey Partner, AJW, Inc Rina Cerrato Chief Commercial Officer, Green Star Royalties Rob Lee Chief Carbon Officer, Catona Climate Robert Parkhurst Founder, Sierra View Solutions Rosendo Perez ICICO Ross Zelen Chief Consultant, Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies, California State Senate Rostin Behnam Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sam Wade Director of Public Policy, RNG Coalition Sarah Leugers Chief Growth Officer, Gold Standard Sassan Saatchi Co-founder and CEO, CTrees Silvia Llamas Coordinator of Operations, Pronatura Sur A.C. Spencer Meyer VP of Ratings, BeZero Carbon Steph Harris Senior Program Manager, Carbon Removal, Microsoft Steven Rothstein Managing Director, Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, Ceres Sydney Chamberlin Project Director for Climate & Nature-based Solutions, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Takashi Hongo Senior Fellow, Mitsui & Co. Global Strategic Studies Institute Teresa Tattersfield Co-founder, Bret Consultores Toby Janson-Smith Chief Program Development and Innovation Officer, Verra Uti Agarwal Americas Carbon Originator, BP Virgil Welch Partner, Caliber Strategies William Hohenstein Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy, USDA
Adam Moreno Nature-Based Strategies Section Manager, California Air Resources Board Alexia Kelly Managing Director, Carbon Policy and Markets Initiative (CPMI), High Tide Foundation Amy Hughes Director of Markets and Finance, Climate-Smart Agriculture, EDF Amy Kessler Director of Latin America, Climate Action Reserve Amy Zell Technical Director, Voluntary Carbon Markets, IETA Ana Carolina Moreno Villarreal Climate Change Analyst, Ministry of Environment of Panama Annalise Downey Senior Manager, Technical Climate Consulting, Sylvera Annette Nazareth Chair, Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market Ariel Hayward Senior Program Manager, Carbon Removal, Microsoft Ashley Conrad-Saydah Chief of Policy and Community Affairs, Vibrant Planet Benoît Clément Director of Financial Innovation, Verra Bronson Griscom Vice President, Natural Climate Solutions, Conservation International Camilo Trujillo LAC Lead and Digital Markets, IETA Chris Canavan CEO, Global Carbon Market Utility Chris Tolles CEO and Co-Founder, Yard Stick PBC Christian Eggleton Director, Forest Carbon Verification, TÜV SÜD America Christina McCain Founder & Principal, Ecosophy, LLC Craig Ebert President, Climate Action Reserve Dani Warren Corporate Administrator, Great Bear Carbon Credit Limited Partnership Danny Gray Executive Vice President, Eco Material Technologies David Antonioli Strategic Advisor David Gillers Chief of Staff, Chief Operating Officer and Director of the Climate Risk Unit, CFTC David LaGreca Voluntary Carbon Markets Services Director, EcoEngineers Dee Lawrence Co-Founder and Director of Carbon Projects, Cool Effect Derek Six Chief Operations Officer, ClimeCo Donna Lee Co-Founder, Calyx Dr. Ram Ramanathan Distinguished professor (emeritus) of climate sustainability, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Dr. Steven Cliff Executive Officer, California Air Resources Board Eduardo Piquero CEO, MÉXICO2 Elise Allély-Fermé Director of Conservation, Pronatura Mexico Emily Wimberger Managing Partner, Huanani Eric Holst Forester and Associate Vice President for Natural Climate Solutions, Environmental Defense Fund Erik Stanek Senior Sustainability Specialist, Blue Diamond Growers Eva Berton Unit Head, Carbon Markets Bureau, Environment Climate Change Canada Fabiola Muñoz Dodero Country Director, Peru, Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF Task Force) Gov. Jay Inslee Governor, State of Washington Harry Horner Head of Strategy, cCarbon.info Henrique Luz Manager – Markets and Standards, VCMI Jack Blackwell Vice President of Lands & Resources, Chugach Alaska Corporation Janet Peace Head of Advisory Services, Anew Jason Gray Program Director, Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF Task Force) Jean-Yves Benoit Director General, Ministry of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change, Québec Jeff Berman Senior Director for Registries, Xpansiv Jennifer McIsaac VP of Market Analysis, ClearBlue Markets Jess Roberts VP of Ratings, Sylvera Jim Kharouf Communications Director, Incubex Joanne C. Hochheiser Executive Director, Product Manager – Environmental Solutions, Commodity Insights, S&P Global Joel Creswell Climate Pollution Reduction Program Manager, Washington State Department of Ecology John McDougal Vice President of Portfolio Management, Anew John Nickerson Registered Professional Forester and Owner, Dogwood Springs Forestry Jon Costantino Principal, Tradesman Advisors Inc. Jose Luis Rivera General Director, CO2CERO SAS Juan Durán Executive Director, EcoRegistry Judy Meltzer Director General, Carbon Markets Bureau, Environment and Climate Change Canada Justin Johnson Partner, MMR, LLC Karen Boyd Industrial Carbon Services Lead, Truterra, LLC Katelyn Roedner Sutter California State Director, EDF Katie Sullivan Managing Director, IETA Kim Myers Senior Associate, Carbon Markets Policy, The Nature Conservancy Kirsten Jurich Principal, Hua Nani Partners Kristen Gorguinpour Vice President of Programs, Climate Action Reserve Kristina Wyatt Deputy General Counsel & Chief Sustainability Officer, Persefoni Kyler Sherry Chief Operations Officer, The Climate Trust Laura Watson Director, Washington State Department of Ecology Lauren Sanchez Senior Advisor for Climate, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom Laurie Wayburn Co-Founder and President, Pacific Forest Trust Leslie Durschinger Founder, CEO, CIO, Terra Global Capital Liane Randolph Chair, California Air Resources Board Lisa DeMarco Senior Partner and CEO, Resilient LLP Lisa Gonzales-Kramer Senior Director, Forest Carbon Development, Mast Reforestation Luke Oliver Managing Director, Head of Climate Investments; Head of Strategy, KraneShares Marisa Hamsik General Manager of Strategy & Market Insights for Offsets & Emerging Technologies, Chevron New Energies Mark Denne Co-founder, Carbon International Mark Kenber Executive Director, VCMI Mark Lewis Co-PM, ACET Fund Mark Sippola Chief, Cap-and-Trade Program, California Air Resources Board Mary Grady President and CEO, Environmental Resources Trust Matthew Botill Division Chief, California Air Resources Board Max DuBuisson Head of Sustainability Policy & Engagement, Indigo Ag McKenzie Smith Associate Director, Climate Action Reserve Melissa Gallant Senior Advisor, Climate, TNC Michael Berends CEO and Co-Founder, ClearBlue Markets Michael Dreibelbis Counsel, Latham & Watkins Nathalie Flores Vice-Chair, UN Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice Nico van Aelstyn Partner, Sheppard Mullin Nora Cohen Brown Head of Market Development & Policy, Charm Industrial Pablo Gabutti Secretary of Energy Transition, Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Services, Córdoba Pedro Barata AVP, Carbon Markets & Private Sector Decarbonization for the Global Climate Cooperation, EDF Rajinder Sahota Deputy Executive Officer – Climate Change & Research, California Air Resources Board Richard W. Corey Partner, AJW, Inc Rina Cerrato Chief Commercial Officer, Green Star Royalties Rob Lee Chief Carbon Officer, Catona Climate Robert Parkhurst Founder, Sierra View Solutions Rosendo Perez ICICO Ross Zelen Chief Consultant, Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies, California State Senate Rostin Behnam Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Sam Wade Director of Public Policy, RNG Coalition Sarah Leugers Chief Growth Officer, Gold Standard Sassan Saatchi Co-founder and CEO, CTrees Silvia Llamas Coordinator of Operations, Pronatura Sur A.C. Spencer Meyer VP of Ratings, BeZero Carbon Steph Harris Senior Program Manager, Carbon Removal, Microsoft Steven Rothstein Managing Director, Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets, Ceres Sydney Chamberlin Project Director for Climate & Nature-based Solutions, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Takashi Hongo Senior Fellow, Mitsui & Co. Global Strategic Studies Institute Teresa Tattersfield Co-founder, Bret Consultores Toby Janson-Smith Chief Program Development and Innovation Officer, Verra Uti Agarwal Americas Carbon Originator, BP Virgil Welch Partner, Caliber Strategies William Hohenstein Director, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy, USDA
Dr. Ram Ramanathan Distinguished professor (emeritus) of climate sustainability, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Eric Holst Forester and Associate Vice President for Natural Climate Solutions, Environmental Defense Fund
Fabiola Muñoz Dodero Country Director, Peru, Governors’ Climate and Forests Task Force (GCF Task Force)
Jean-Yves Benoit Director General, Ministry of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change, Québec
Joanne C. Hochheiser Executive Director, Product Manager – Environmental Solutions, Commodity Insights, S&P Global
Marisa Hamsik General Manager of Strategy & Market Insights for Offsets & Emerging Technologies, Chevron New Energies
Pablo Gabutti Secretary of Energy Transition, Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Services, Córdoba
Pedro Barata AVP, Carbon Markets & Private Sector Decarbonization for the Global Climate Cooperation, EDF
Ross Zelen Chief Consultant, Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies, California State Senate
Sydney Chamberlin Project Director for Climate & Nature-based Solutions, The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
