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The Green Revolution and the Emerging World
The event is still scheduled for tonight - Walk-ins welcome |
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
5:30 – 6:30 pm
Registration & Networking
6:30 – 7:30 pm Panel Discussion
7:30 – 8:00 pm Q&A
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Baruch College
The William and Anita Newman Vertical Campus
55 Lexington Avenue (at 24th Street)
14th Floor, Room 14-270,
NYC
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$26 FWA Members
$40 Non-Members |
 The recent climate change talks in Copenhagen have underscored the fact that developing nations must play a significant role in addressing future environmental issues. However, the public in general does not realize the extent to which emerging nations are already engaged in many areas of the global environmental marketplace.
This panel will discuss the role of emerging nations in developing sustainable energy practices, including their role in developing green energy projects and their role in the global carbon trading market. The panel will address issues such as:
- How are emerging economies participating in the development of alternative energy technologies?
- What are some of the most challenging political and economic barriers that developing countries face in adopting sustainable practices?
- How are alternative energy projects being financed in the emerging world?
- What financial incentives are being offered?
- What is the role of emerging nations in the carbon trading market?
- What are the implications for developing countries as result of the recent Climate Summit in Copenhagen?
Panelists' Profile
 Karla Canavan
Manager, Latin America
Bunge Emissions Group
Karla Canavan leads the global commercial strategy for Bunge’s Emission Group and directs the Latin America geography. Bunge Emissions Group is part of Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG): an integrated, global agribusiness and food company operating in the farm-to-consumer food chain. It is present across the emission reduction sector in project development, investment management, advisory services and trading structures financial transactions. Karla has over 15 years experience in managing extensive business areas throughout the region. She holds a Bachelor in International Relations from Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico, and a Diploma in International Negotiations from Georgetown University.
 Colleen Harkness
Managing Director and Leader
Global Growth Markets Group
GE Energy Financial Services
Colleen Harkness leads the Global Growth Markets group within GE Energy Financial Services, focused on expanding GE’s global investment footprint across energy industry segments. She is in charge of a team targeting energy investments in emerging markets and rapidly growing economies with large needs for capital to improve infrastructure.
Harkness joined GE in 1994 and manages teams in Sydney, Singapore, New Delhi, Dubai, Houston and Stamford in their evaluation and completion of energy investments. Harkness was involved in GE Energy Financial Services’ investment in an Indian power developer, as well as financing of power plants in the Philippines, Mexico, Indonesia, Australia, the United States and Europe. She is a specialist in investment risk management and certified as a master black belt in GE’s Six Sigma quality program. Harkness earned her bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the University of Michigan.
 Sonia Medina
U.S. Country Director
EcoSecurities Group
EcoSecurities is one of the oldest firms in the carbon trading market in the emerging world and in developed countries. Sonia Medina has significant experience in the international and American greenhouse gas mitigation market, particularly in relation to carbon project development, capacity building, and carbon transactions. Prior to becoming U.S. Country Director at EcoSecurities, she was responsible for global project origination efforts and managed local teams on five continents, identifying, assessing, and contracting greenhouse gas emission reduction projects. She has also worked on climate change projects in Nicaragua, Chile, Brazil, Tanzania and Fiji, advising private and public partnerships. Sonia has a Masters in Science in Environmental Change and Management from the University of Oxford, U.K., is a graduate if INSEAD, France, and has a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences from the University of Madrid, Spain.
 Christine Eibs Singer
CEO
E + Co
E + Co is one of the leading investors in local energy businesses in the emerging world. As co-founder and CEO, Christine Singer has overseen the organization’s growth from a start-up to an international leader in the developing country energy finance space. She is instrumental in maintaining E + Co’s mission to empower local small and growing enterprises that supply clean and affordable energy to developing countries, producing social, environmental and financial returns. She has led collaborations with multilateral organizations and major corporations with a goal of creating a foundation for clean energy access in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Christine spent over 10 years at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, concentrating on the development of public-private partnerships. She is an Honors graduate of Douglass College and the Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University.
 Moderator:
Paula Durand
Senior Venture Officer, Clean Technology
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
The EDA is a state financing and development agency that works to strengthen New Jersey’s economy by retaining and growing local businesses by attracting international enterprise. Paula focuses on working with investors and early stage clean technology companies under the Edison Innovation Fund, an integrated set of resources that support financing initiatives throughout all stages of development and commercialization, and delivering a suite of clean energy solutions to this community. She previously worked in corporate banking at Chase and corporate and investment banking at HSBC Securities where she managed a global portfolio of over 100 public sector clients. She is a member of several clean energy advisory review boards at the EDA and the NJ Commission of Science and Technology. She also serves on the Fairleigh Dickinson University Sustainable Business Incubator Advisory Council and several boards of professional accounting and finance organizations. Paula received her BA degree in Economics from Northwestern University, her MBA in Finance from NYU and is a Certified Management Accountant.
Directions: Subway: 1/6/F/R/W to 23rd Street Station. Bus: M1,2,3,5,6,7,15,18,101,102 to 23rd Street. For further options please consult the Baruch College website: www.baruch.cuny.edu/map.html.
Special thanks to the Weissman Center for International Business, Baruch College for hosting this event.
This event is organized by the Global Agenda Committee of the FWA of New York, Inc..
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Reservations Required -- Bring Photo ID -- Walk-Ins Welcome |
Reservations/Cancellations and payments are required by Wednesday, February 10th. |
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