Verra will have a strong presence at Climate Week NYC and the North America Climate Summit to discuss important and timely issues around climate action. The delegation will be led by David Antonioli, CEO, who among other activities will speak about transformation in the voluntary carbon market at the North America Climate Summit.
Other Verra staff attending, speaking, and looking to connect with stakeholders include:
- Robin Rix, Chief Legal, Policy, and Markets Officer
- Andrew Howard, Senior Director, Climate Finance and Markets
- Jerry Seager, Interim Chief Program Officer
- Candace Vinke, Senior Director, Nature-based Innovation
- Benoît Clément, Director, Financial Innovation
- Sinclair Vincent, Director, Sustainable Development Innovation and Markets
- Steve Zwick, Senior Manager, Media Relations
- Payal Ghosh, Manager, Technological and Industrial Solutions
Please join us at the events listed below or elsewhere. We look forward to connecting with you!
At Climate Week NYC, Verra staff will speak at the following sessions:
- APCO Forum on Climate: Panel 3: What’s Next for Voluntary Carbon Markets
- 20 September, 3:25-4:10 pm EDT
- Robin Rix, Chief Legal, Policy, and Markets Officer
- Plastic Credits: The New Mechanism to Reduce Your Waste Footprint
- 22 September, 12 pm EDT
- Sinclair Vincent, Director, Sustainable Development Innovation and Markets
- Climate Week Blockchain Summit
- 20 September, 10:00-11:30 am EDT
- Benoît Clément, Director, Financial Innovation
At the North America Climate Summit 2022, Verra staff will speak at the following sessions:
- Tokenization of Carbon Credits in the VCM: Benefits and Key Considerations
- 21 September, 1:00-1:45 pm EDT
- Benoît Clément, Director, Financial Innovation
- Plenary—Voluntary Markets: A Stepping Stone on Pathway to Net Zero
- 21 September, 2:00-2:30 pm EDT
- David Antonioli, Verra CEO
- Catching the Wave of Transformation in the Voluntary Carbon Market
- Hosted by Verra
- 21 September, 5:00-6:00 pm EDT
- Speakers will discuss the development of new methodologies, the potential of crypto instruments and tokens, and the enhancement of social and
environmental safeguards. David Antonioli, Verra CEO, will moderate the session.
- Deep Dive—Financial Institutions, Net Zero and Carbon Markets
- 22 September, 11:00 am-12:00 pm EDT
- Robin Rix, Chief Legal, Policy, and Markets Officer
Special Events on Digital Approaches:
Benoît Clément, Director, Financial Innovation, will also participate in the following events:
- Next Generation Digital Solutions for Climate and Sustainability
- 19 September, 1:30 pm-5:00 pm EDT
- This is an informal networking event for Open Collaboration working group members to discuss the opportunities and next steps of this project.
- Hosted by Gold Standard, the IOTA Foundation, and ClimateCHECK.
- Climate Week Blockchain Summit
- 20 September, 10:00-11:30 am EDT
- Tokenization of Carbon Credits in the VCM: Benefits and Key Considerations
- 21 September, 1:00-1:45 pm EDT