Environmental Trading Congress
July 24-25, 2006
The New York Helmsley Hotel, Midtown Manhattan
Attend Financial Research Associates’
Environmental Trading Congress and Get In On These Hot Markets
Discover strategies for succeeding in the environmental financial markets
Commodity markets for emissions and renewables are primed to take off in
the next 12 months growing from 10 billion dollars in 2005 to as much as
50 billion this year. New cap-and-trade mandates are fueling the demand
for new trading models, and the clean technology market is set to explode.
From water to greenhouse gas, 2006 and 2007 will likely prove to be the
year of the environmental trading market.
FRA's
Environmental Trading Congress
is designed to serve as practical forum
facilitating a productive exchange between industry leaders from the
financial, agriculture, energy and utility markets. The Congress will
examine the key issues impacting environmental trading, including:
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US Outlook for carbon
trading, green house gas trading, demand response trading & REC
trading |
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Understanding and achieving
liquidity in the environmental financial markets |
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New technologies that create
tradable environmental credits and asset management |
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Case studies of environmental
trading practices |
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Trading models & instruments
including credit bundling |
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Impact and opportunities presented
by global environmental finance markets |
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Federal & state policy
updates and pending legislative initiatives |
The conference will cover five
primary trading instruments:
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Water quality trading |
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Emissions trading including carbon,
sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxide (NOx), and greenhouse gases (GHG) |
3. |
Renewable energy credit (REC)
trading |
4. |
Demand response trading / or energy
efficiency trading |
5. |
Weather derivatives trading |
Plus: Attend the Pre-Conference Workshop!
Environmental Trading 101
This in-depth workshop provides a
practical review of how the new commodity markets from greenhouse gases to
renewable energy credits to weather derivates operate.
Register to reserve your spot today!
For a copy of the brochure and complete agenda visit us on the web at:
www.frallc.com/conference.aspx?ccode=b371
Top Reasons to Attend
1. |
Get straight talk on investing into
the hottest emerging markets directly from the most experienced
investors |
2. |
Examine drivers for the development
of carbon offset projects |
3. |
Gain a competitive advantage by
learning about new trading models and techniques |
4. |
Get up to speed on new environmental
policies and programs that effect your market |
5. |
Understand the implications of
voluntary versus regulated environmental markets |
6. |
Find out what the hedge funds are
doing in this space and what it means for you |
7. |
Explore design options for enhancing
liquidity |
8. |
Learn about the Clean Water Act's
provisions for water- quality trading and new developments in this
emerging sector |
9. |
Get up to speed on complex weather
derivatives, and the new developments driving renewed interest in
weather futures |
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Learn the current value of RECs in
financing new projects in your region and globally |
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And much more! |
Members of Our Distinguished Speaking Faculty:
Andrei Marcu, President
INTERNATIONAL EMISSIONS TRADING ASSOCIATION
Brent Beerley, Portfolio
Manager
COMMUNITY ENERGY, INC.
Brian O'Hearne, Managing
Director, Environmental &
Commodity Markets
SWISS Re CAPITAL MANAGEMENT AND ADVISORY
Colin J. High PhD, Chairman
and Senior Consultant
RESOURCE SYSTEMS GROUP INC.
Dale A. Hedman, Director of
Project Development CONNECTICUT CLEAN ENERGY FUND
Dan Lieberman, Director of
Clean Energy Policy
CENTER FOR RESOURCE SOLUTIONS
David H. Kurzman, General
Partner
KURZMAN CLEANTECH LP
David W. South, Vice President
and Executive Director
PACE GLOBAL ENERGY SERVICES, LLC
Jeffrey Fort, Partner and
Practice Group Leader, Energy and Environment Practice Group
SONNENSCHEIN NATH AND ROSENTHAL, LLP
John Borgersen Vice President,
Strategic Planning
GEOTRANS, INC.
John Melby, Senior Vice
President North America
APX INC.
Jonathan S. Naimon, Chief
Executive Officer
LIGHT GREEN ADVISORS, LLC
Josh Margolis, Managing
Director
CANTOR FITZGERALD BROKERAGE, LP
Kedin Kilgore
RNK CAPITAL LLC
Mark S. Kieser, Senior
Scientist
KIESER & ASSOCIATES
Mark T. Cox, General Partner
NEW ENERGY FUND LP
Martin Whittaker, Director
MSM CAPITAL PARTNERS
Matt Arnold, Co-Founder and
Managing Director
SUSTAINABLE FINANCE LTD
Matt Williamson, Director of
Renewable Energy
NATSOURCE LLC
Mel Jones, President and CEO
STERLING PLANET, INC.
Colin J. High PhD, Chairman
and Senior Consultant
RESOURCE SYSTEMS GROUP INC.
Neil Eckert, Chairman
EUROPEAN CLIMATE EXCHANGE
Neal Verfuerth, President and
CEO
ORION ENERGY SYSTEMS
Peter C. Fusaro, Principal
ENERGY HEDGE FUND CENTER LLC
Peter Garforth, Principal
GARFORTH INTERNATIONAL LLC
Peter Koster,
CEO EUROPEAN CLIMATE EXCHANGE
Richard Burrett, Managing
Director, Sustainable Development, Global Markets
ABN AMRO
Robin Cantor, Managing
Director
NAVIGANT CONSULTING
Ronda Sandquist, Member
JACKSON KELLY PLLC
Sam Napolitano, Director,
Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Air and Radiation
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Steve Drummond, Managing
Director
CO2e
Sponsoring and Exhibiting Information
Enhance your marketing efforts through sponsoring or exhibiting at
Environmental Trading Congress
conference. Boost your firm's exposure
at this event by sponsoring a cocktail reception or custom-designed
networking event. Financial Research Associates can custom-design a
sponsorship package tailored to your marketing needs. Or, if product
display is key to your marketing efforts, call us about our exhibitor
opportunities. At
Environmental Trading Congress
conference, there is an outstanding
opportunity for your company to present your product to best advantage.
To learn more about these opportunities,
please contact Corinne Smart at 704-889-1287 or at
mailto:csmart@frallc.com.
Register Today!
Register today to secure your spot at this one-of-a-kind conference
brought to you by Financial Research Associates. Call (800) 280-8440, or
visit
www.frallc.com/conference.aspx?ccode=b371 or fill out the registration
form below and fax/mail it to (704) 889-1292, or 18705 NE Cedar Drive,
Battle Ground, WA 98604.
View the entire conference agenda online at
www.frallc.com/pdf/371.pdf
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Environmental Trading Congress
July 24-25, 2006
The New York Helmsley Hotel, Midtown Manhattan
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