Agenda
| Tuesday 10 September 2024 | ||
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| 08:00 - 09:00 | Networking Breakfast
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| 09:00 - 09:10 | Welcome RemarksDavid Hermer, Head of Santander CIB US Anousheh Ansari, CEO, XPRIZE
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| 09:15 - 09:55 | Panel 1: The Road to Gigaton-Scale RemovalReaching gigaton-scale carbon removal by 2050 means building a new trillion-dollar industry, yet many innovative carbon removal approaches are only at kiloton-scale today. Hear from scientists and industry experts about where we need to get by 2030 to stay on track to reach our climate goals. Moderator: Nikki Batchelor, Executive Director, XPRIZE Carbon Removal Panelists:
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| 10:00 - 10:40 | Panel 2: Voluntary Carbon Markets Driving Speed and ScaleCorporate buyers in the voluntary carbon market are key players helping to scale nascent carbon removal companies. Hear from the largest buyers about their motivations to secure offtake agreements, what they’ve learned in the process, and what it will take to activate the next generation of buyers.
Moderator: Megan Kemp, Global Head, Tech Carbon Dioxide Removals, NextGen
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| 10:50 - 12:00 | Private Meetings - If any, as per individual schedule
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| 12:10 - 13:10 | Keynote & LunchFireside chat with Julio Friedmann, Chief Scientist, Carbon Direct and Rob Santangelo, Global Head of Energy & Energy Transition, Santander CIB
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| 13:15 - 13:55 | Panel 3: Debating Carbon Removal Pathways with the XPRIZE JudgesCarbon removal can take many different forms, but each of them carry tradeoffs in terms of energy use, land use, water, and cost, to name a few. Hear leading experts and the judges of the XPRIZE Carbon Removal about the benefits and challenges of different carbon removal pathways.
Moderator: Michael Leitch, Senior Technical Lead, XPRIZE Carbon Removal
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| 14:00 - 14:40 | Panel 4: Investing in Early-Stage ProjectsHundreds of new carbon removal companies are competing for finite early-stage capital. Hear from investors who have been leading early carbon removal investments the last few years about how they evaluate successful companies and how we can continue to grow the market.
Moderator: Charlie Renzoni, VP of Carbon Markets, Deep Sky
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| 14:50 - 18:00 | Private Meetings - If any, as per individual schedule
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| 18:15 - 19:15 | Cocktail Reception hosted by King & SpaldingAtrium at the Marriott Marquis hotel
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| 19:15 - 21:00 | Welcoming Event / Networking ReceptionAtrium at the Marriott Marquis hotel
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| Wednesday 11 September 2024 | ||
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| 08:00 - 09:00 | Networking Breakfast
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| 09:00 - 09:40 | Panel 5: Building First-of-a-kind, Large ProjectsAchieving net zero will require companies to overcome key hurdles in developing large-scale, first-of-a-kind projects. This requires innovative paths to commercialization, de-risking and staged capital raising.
Moderator: Carlos Rivero, Head of US Energy & Energy Transition, Santander CIB
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| 09:45 - 10:25 | Panel 6: Achieving Project Bankability / Scalability and Driving Down Capital CostsOptimizing a project’s capital structure is key to its success. Being intentional about developing a path to bankability early provides comfort to equity capital, and in turn, to debt capital well ahead of FID.
Moderator: Andrew Platt, Head of Structured Finance & Advisory - North America, Santander CIB
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| 10:35 - 11:45 | Private Meetings
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| 11:55 - 13:00 | Networking Lunch
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| 13:00 - 13:20 | Screen Legion 44 trailer and discussion with Leila Conners, Director, Legion 44 - Founder, Tree Media and Nikki Batchelor, Executive Director, XPRIZE Carbon Removal
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| 13:20 - 14:00 | Panel 7: Innovative Financing Models for Carbon Removal ProjectsWhat other innovative financing models can the carbon removal industry explore to scale new projects at the speed required to meet the climate crisis? Hear from a range of experts looking at new ways to develop projects, drawing from experiences in other industries, and adapting to where carbon removal projects are today.
Moderator: Lucia Merchan, Head of Commodities Structuring and Head of ESG for Global Markets, Santander CIB
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| 14:10 - 17:20 | Private Meetings
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| 17:00 - 18:00 | Women in Carbon Removals Gathering hosted by Davis PolkAtrium at the Marriott Marquis hotel
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| 18:00 - 19:00 | Financing breakout sessionProduct experts from Santander CIB’s various financing franchises available to discuss debt trends and raising debt. The Harlequin, 68 4th St. San Francisco, CA 94103
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| 18:00 - 20:30 | Networking and Dinner Reception at the HarlequinThe Harlequin, 68 4th St. San Francisco, CA 94103
| The Harlequin 68 4th St, San Francisco, CA 94103, Estados Unidos |
| Thursday 12 September 2024 | ||
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| 08:00 - 09:00 | Networking Breakfast
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| 09:00 - 09:40 | Panel 8: Policy Backdrops Fostering Capital FlowsGovernment policies around the world have the ability to significantly influence project development and returns for carbon removal technologies and thus can drive decision-making around investments. Understanding this ever-changing landscape provides insight into the future of this industry.
Moderator: Toby Bryce, Managing Director, Yale Center for Natural Carbon Capture
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| 09:45 - 10:25 | Panel 9: The Future of Sustainable Aviation FuelAviation is currently the third largest source of greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector in the US, and emissions are expected to continue to grow given the interconnected world we live. It’s also one of the most challenging industries to decarbonize. Learn how suppliers and buyers are thinking about decarbonizing aviation and the future of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).
Moderator: James Foley, Executive Director, Structured Finance, Santander CIB
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| 10:35 - 12:25 | Private Meetings
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