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The 2023 Wall Street Green Summit is our 22nd annual event and one of the longest running and most comprehensive sustainable finance events in the world and will be held in New York City at the Cornell Club in midtown Manhattan and virtually on Zoom on Monday March 13th and Tuesday March 14th 2023.

 

 

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Launched in 2002 by Peter Fusaro, this conference will be both in person and on Zoom covering cutting edge content and industry developments, and featuring the leading practitioners in sustainability.

 

More importantly, it is aimed at building a sustainable finance system for responsible investing and the changing role of business.

The 2023 Wall Street Green Summit agenda is focused on key topical areas of ESG Investing & Reporting, Carbon Markets and Finance, Clean Energy solutions to climate change, and Greening Clean Transportation.

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SmarterMarkets™ host David Greely sits down with Peter to discuss where we are in our decarbonization journey in preparation for the 22nd annual Wall Street Green Summit.

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“How do you reduce a 38 billion metric ton carbon footprint for the planet? The only way to get there is technology and capital.”

Peter Fusaro

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  • Decarbonization Opportunities

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  • ESG Reporting & Software

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  • Climate Solutions Technology and AI 

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  • Transitioning to Clean Transportation

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  • ESG & The Supply Chain

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  • Carbon Trading Platforms

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  • Pricing Climate Risk Into Financial Markets

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  • Carbontech and Blockchain

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  • Energy Storage

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  • Hemp as a Net Zero Building Material

  • Energy Transition Solutions

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  • Sustainability Financing Models

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  • Emerging Hydrogen Economy

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  • VegTech Solutions

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  • Reducing Embedded Carbon in Buildings 

  • Achieving Carbon Neutrality

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  • Carbontech Solutions

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  • Carbon Trading & Finance

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  • Nature Based Solutions for Carbon Offsets

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  • Harmonizing Diverse ESG Standards

Event Topics

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Day 1: Monday March 13, 2023

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7:00 to 8:00 AM Registration and Networking Breakfast

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Sustainable Finance and ESG Trends

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Moderator - Paul Ellis, ESG Consultant, Sustainable Finance Podcast

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  • 8:00 AM - Summit Host Peter Fusaro's Opening Remarks and Introduction of our Special Guest on Corporate Sustainability​

    • Rodrigo Sa is a Partner and Chief of Strategy in a Joint Venture with Saudi Aramco to invest in sustainability technologies​

 

  • 8:20 AM - Managing Diverse ESG Reporting Standards

    • Silvia Pavoni, Founding Editor, Sustainable Views at the Financial Times

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  • 8:40 AM - Investor Perspectives on the SEC Reporting and ESG

    • Nikita Singhal, Managing Director, Co-Head, SustainableInvestment and ESG, Lazard

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  • 9:00 AM - Looking at ESG Reporting Through a Regulatory Prism

    • David Weild IV, Chairman & CEO at Weild & Co.​

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  • 9:20 AM - ESG Data Integration and Risk Analysis

    • Marina Severinovsky, Head of Sustainability, North America, Schroders

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  • 9:40AM - MRV: The Key to Carbon Credit Provenance

    • Peter Moulton, CEO & Co-Founder, Sensand

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10:00 to 10:30 AM- Morning Sponsor Break

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ESG Reporting

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Moderator: Paul Ellis, ESG Consultant, Sustainable Finance Podcast

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  • ​10:30 AM - Pricing Climate Risk into Financial Markets

    • Pooja Khosla, Chief Innovation Officer, Entelligent

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  • 10:50 AM - Blockchain for Impact

    • Aisha Williams, Founder & CEO, ImpactVest

 

  • 11:10 AM - Decarbonizing Financial Assets

    • Jenna Nicholas, CEO, Impact Experience

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  • 11:30 AM - Quantifying the "S" in ESG Performance

    • Bonnie-Lyn de Bartok, Founder & CEO, The S Factor

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  • 11:50 AM - Accelerating Progress Towards Net Zero

    • Patricia Pina, Head of Product Research & Innovation, Clarity AI

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  • 12:10 PM -  Satellite Monitoring for Emissions Intelligence and Insights

    • Introduction of GHGSat by Martine Hebert, Delegate of Quebec in New York, followed by Deepak Anand, Chief revenue Officer, Senior Executive by GHGSat​ Inc.

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12:30 to 1:30 PM Luncheon

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Carbontech and Market Update

 

​Moderator: Scott Krady, Founder & CEO, Magnitude

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  • 1:30 PM - Achieving Carbon Neutrality 

    • David Greely, Chief Economist, Abaxx Exchange

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  • 1:50 PM - Facilitating Solutions for Global Carbon Markets

    • Michael Costa, CEO, BaseCarbon

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  • 2:10 PM - ClimateTech Solutions

    • Jason Dodier, CCO and Co-Founder, GRAIN Ecosystem

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  • 2:30 PM - The Coming Convergence of the Voluntary and Compliance Carbon Markets

    • Stephen Donofrio, Managing Director, EcoSystem Marketplace @ Forest Trends

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  • 2:50 PM - Corporate Transition to Net Zero

    • Rachel Kyte, Dean, Fletcher School at Tufts University and Co-Chair, Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) 

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3:10 to 3:30 PM Afternoon Sponsor Break

 

Decarbonization and CarbonTech 2.0

 

Moderator: David Garrison, CEO, Climate & Capital Connect

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  • 3:30 PM - Carbon Sequestration and Agriculture

    • Julie Lerner, CEO & Founder PanXchange Inc.

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  • 3:50 PM - Methane Capture for Carbon Offsets​

    • Tina Reine, Chief Commercial Officer, Zefiro Methane Corp​

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  • 4:10 PM - Scope 3 Emissions & Greening the Supply Chain

    • Kimberly Randle, Founder & CEO, FairSupply PTY Ltd

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  • 4:30 PM - Financing Climate Progress with Technology-Driven Offsets: Achieving Paris Agreement Objectives

    • David Oliver, Head of Carbon, DevvStream Inc.​

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  • 4:50 PM - Insights From Environmental Asset Exchange

    • James Row, CEO & Founder, Capturiant​

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  • 5:10 PM - Insights Into Carbontech and Decarbonization

    • Fredric Clerc, Director, Carbon to Value Initiative, Urban Future Lab​​

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Sponsors: Abaxx Exchange, GRAIN Ecosystem, Magnitude, Base Carbon, Schroders, FairSupply, DevvStream, Clarity AI, Sensand, Delegation Quebec in New York, GHGSat, Canadian Consulate

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5:30 to 5:35 PM Remarks of Tom Clark, Canadian Consulate General in New York

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​​5:35 to 7 PM Cocktail Reception 

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Sponsored by Zefiro Methane Corp

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Day 2: Tuesday March 14, 2023

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7:30 to 8:00 AM Networking Coffee

 

 

Sustainable Energy Solutions

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Moderator: Robert Parker, Managing Partner, Hono Hoku Advisors

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  • 8:00 AM - Unlocking Sustainable Solutions with Performance Insurance

    • Tad Dritz, Bioconversion and Hydrogen Lead, Ariel Re

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  • 8:20 AM - Implementing Climate Technologies

    • ​ Alex More, Director, TMX Technologies​

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  • 8:40 AM - Insights into the IRA Law

    • Joseph Rekrut, Associate, Hodgson Russ LLP​​

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  • 9:00 AM - Hydrogen & Decarbonization Strategies​

    • Gokce Mete, Senior Manager, Hydrogen and Industry Decarbonization, South Pole

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  • 9:20 AM - New Technology in Energy Storage

    • Ron MacDonald, President & CEO, Zinc8 Energy Solutions

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  • 9:40 AM - Decarbonizing Your Business Travel Through Sustainable Aviation Fuel
    • Nancy Bsales, COO, 4AIR

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10:00 to 10:30 AM Morning Sponsor Break

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Clean Energy Technologies​​ 

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​Moderator: Nick Aster, Marketing Director, North America, South Pole​

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  • 10:30 AM - The Role of Waste to Energy in Advancing ClimateTech

    • Aviv Dekel, Vice President, Business Development & Marketing, Co-Energy

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  • 10:50 AM - Can Artificial Intelligence I Save the Planet?

    • Alec Crawford. Author, Sustainability, Technology, AI and You

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  • 11:10 AM - New Metrics for Green Investing

    • Shelley Goldberg, Green Evangelist, The Green Impact Exchange

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  • 11:30 AM - Greening the Utility of the Future

    • Stephen Wemple, General Manager, Utility of the Future, Con Ed

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  • 11:50 AM - Using Big Data and AI to Mitigate Energy Transition Risk

    • Antoine Halff, Founder, Kayrros

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  • 12:10 PM - New Battery Materials

    • Terence Cryan, Executive Chairman, Westwater Resources, Inc.

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12:30 to 1:30 PM Luncheon

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ClimateTech Innovation and Deployment

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Moderator: Pat Sapinsley, Managing Director, Cleantech Initiatives, NYU Urban Future Lab

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  • 1:30 PM - Green Ammonia: The Next Market

    • Ian Clifford, CEO & Chair, FuelPositive and Andre Mech, Advisor, Carbon Credits & Emission Reduction, FuelPositive

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  • 1:50 PM - Programs at the Urban Future Lab

    • Pat Sapinsley, Managing Director, Urban Future Lab​

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  • 2:10 PM - Sustainable Impact Holding Company Strategy

    • Tyler Wood, Director of ESG & Sustainability, Gravitas Infinitum

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  • 2:50 PM - ​SEC Disclosure & New Regulations: Why Climate Risk Data is the Achille’s Heel of Businesses.

    • Speaker: Lukky Ahmed, CEO, co-founder of Climate X and Forbes Business Council.​​​​​

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3:10 to 3:30 PM Afternoon Sponsor Break

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Innovations in Other Markets

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Moderator: Julie (Shafer) Davitz, Founder/CEO, Plus Media Solutions

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  • 3:30 PM - How Purpose Driven ESG Marketing Can Maximize Value and Impact

    • Julie Davitz, Founder/CEO, Plus Media Solutions

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  • 3:50 PM - Breakthroughs in Regenerative Agriculture

    • Christian Kanlian, Food Systems Consultant. Agritecture

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  • 4:10 PM - The Vision and Recommendations for Developing US Coastal Green Hydrogen Hubs

    • Dr. Venera N. Anderson, Strategy Advisor and Author, Sustainability & Climate | The Harvard Business Review Advisory Council​​

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  • 4:30 PM - Investing in the Just Energy Transition in Africa”?​

    • Michelle Osorio, Investment Director, KawiSafi Fund (Acumen)​

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  • 4:50 PM - Nature-Based Solutions in Forestry

    • Greg Levin, Partner, New Leaf Climate​​​

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  • 5:10 Forest Carbon MRV and Nature Data

    • Dr Murray Collins, CEO & Co-Founder, Space Intelligence​

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5:30 PM Conference Ends

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Sponsors: South Pole, Hodgson Russ, FuelPositive, TMX Technologies, Co-Energy, The Green Impact Exchange, Ariel Re, Zinc8 Energy Solutions. 4AIR, Westwater Resources Inc., Climate X             

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Our Sponsors

​Thank you to our sponsors for their generous financial support.

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Our Partners

​Thank you to our partners for all their support and dedication to our shared mission!

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The Wall Street Green Summit does not sell conference attendee lists. All personal details will be kept confidential.

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Covid 19 Guidelines for Wall Street Green Summit 23

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Global Change Associates (”GCA”) considers the safety of our conference attendees to be our top priority. GCA will follow the Covid-19 guidelines and mandates set forth by the Cornell Club and New York City. These guidelines and mandates may change from time to time.

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By registering for this in-person conference, you acknowledge that an inherent risk of exposure to Covid-19 exists in any public space where people are present. By attending our conference, you and any guests are voluntarily assuming all risks related to exposure to Covid-19 and agree not to hold GCA or its speakers liable for any illness or injury.

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Additional information about the Cornell Club policy is listed at www.cornellclubnyc.com

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GCA has the right to remove anyone from the conference if they not follow the guidelines of the Cornell Club.

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N.B. All Sales are final as of February 27, 2023. Credit will be given for future events.

Questions?

Contact us:

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Peter Fusaro
212-333-4979

peterfusaro@gmail.com

New York, NY

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