MAIN SUMMIT DAY 1

21 October 2008

8:00

REGISTRATION

8:50

OPENING REMARKS

Greenhouse gas emissions reduction today and the place of the Middle East and North Africa in the global scheme of abatement initiatives.

Representative
UNFCCC

TRENDS & OUTLOOK 1

The Middle East & North Africa – Next Big Supplier of Carbon Credits?

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

9:00

FIRST, A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE GLOBAL CARBON MARKET TODAY?

State and trends in today’s global carbon market, from the leading authority on the subject. 2008 promises significant carbon market developments, especially after the year’s high-level international meetings tackling climate change.

Karan Capoor
WORLD BANK CARBON FINANCE UNIT

9:30

CDM IN THE MIDDLE EAST? PROSPECTS FOR PROJECTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA

An investment banking perspective on the potential for carbon offset projects in the MENA region. Learn what drives interest in the region among investors in the low-carbon economy and examine potential inhibitors to further investment.

Kostas Nikolopoulos
Vice President, Carbon Finance
CLIMATE CHANGE CAPITAL

10:00

COFFEE BREAK AND CHAT

10:30

EMISSION REDUCTION INVESTMENTS AND TRADING IN THE MIDDLE EAST – A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE

Outlook for carbon trading in the Middle East, covering analysis of the region as both destination and source of carbon investment. Learn about current abatement initiatives in the Gulf and new opportunities opening up for the oil and gas industry.

Dr. Tilak Doshi
Executive Director, Energy
DUBAI MULTI COMMODITIES CENTRE

TRENDS & OUTLOOK 2

What the Future Holds for Carbon: Projections and Outlook

11:00

RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGY TRENDS AND THE CARBON MARKET 2008-2012: BIOENERGY, SOLAR AND WIND

Renewable energy trends until 2012 and the carbon market. Examine the potential of various world regions for bioenergy, solar and wind energy, covering Asia, Middle East & North Africa, and South America.

Dr. Armin Sandhövel
CEO
ALLIANZ CLIMATE SOLUTIONS GMBH
Head
ALLIANZ DRESDNER CLIMATE CORE GROUP
Head
UNEP FI CLIMATE CHANGE WORKING GROUP

 11:30

MAXIMIZING THE VALUE FROM CARBON PROJECTS
How to take a project through the CDM process, what sellers should do to achieve the highest possible prices, what buyers are looking for from sellers, with a look at historical pricing and the current state of pricing in today’s carbon market.

Darren Gurner
Senior Emissions Broker
TFS GREEN

12:00

POST-2012 SCENARIOS FOR CARBON

Scenario modelling for various post-2012 scenarios within an international carbon finance policy context. Learn about emissions trajectories, marginal abatement costs, global investment flows and carbon market contribution.

Assaad W. Razzouk
Group CEO
SINDICATUM CARBON CAPITAL

12:30

EXECUTIVE NETWORKING LUNCH

TRENDS & OUTLOOK 3

Fresh Sources of Carbon Demand: Expanding the Global Market

2:30

NEW MARKETS FOR CARBON: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE DEMAND-SUPPLY BALANCE

Analysis of voluntary markets, Canadian demand and recently established carbon exchanges around the world. Discuss the prospects for global carbon trading, and the implications of these new sources of demand for carbon prices.

John Paul Miller
Origination and Transaction Services
NATSOURCE EUROPE LTD

3:00

SO, HOW DOES THIS WORK? THE VOLUNTARY CARBON STANDARD

The voluntary carbon market grew by more than 200% from 2006 to 2007 and is forecast to generate up to US$5 billion in annual sales of voluntary carbon offsets by 2010.  Examine current developments and the resulting opportunities for business.

Edwin Alders
Acting CEO
VCS ASSOCIATION

3:30

TEA BREAK AND CHAT

TRENDS & OUTLOOK 4

Other Climate Change Initiatives

4:00

GREEN BUILDING IN THE MIDDLE EAST: CDM OPPORTUNITY?

The Burj Al Taqa (Energy Tower) in Bahrain covers 100% of its own energy demand using traditional techniques of natural ventilation. Examine the global green building trend and its potential for generating carbon credits using this building as a case study.

Dipl.-Ing. (UNIV) Thomas Luecking
Executive Director
GERBER ARCHITEKTEN INTERNATIONAL GMBH (GERMANY)
Member of the Board
GERBER ARCHITEKTEN MENA W.L.L. (BAHRAIN)

EXECUTIVE ENGAGEMENT

Meet the Regulators

4:30

BREAKOUT MEETINGS WITH DNAs FROM MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA

Meet DNAs from across the MENA region and hear their outlook for market-based emissions abatement mechanisms in their respective countries.

Confirmed attending:

1. Morocco
2. Egypt
3. Yemen

5:00

CLOSING REMARKS