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Thursday, 28 February 2008

New Energy Finance Summit - Day One

09:00 AM Registration & Reception
10:30 AM Introductory Remarks - Financing the Low Carbon Revolution: The Vision, The Numbers
11:00 AM Session I: Developments in New Energy

Questions for the floor:

1. How significant will the contribution of renewables ultimately be?

2. What investors will make money in clean energies?   

Speakers:
12:30 PM Luncheon - Sponsored by The Carbon Trust
02:00 PM Session II: Developments in Energy Infrastructure

Questions for the floor:


1. How does the growth of clean energy represent a threat to traditional energy players?

2. How should traditional energy players respond to the need for clean energy?

Speakers:
03:30 PM Networking Break - Hosted by Cambridge University
04:00 PM Session III: Developments in Effective Policy

Questions for the floor:


1. What should be the priority for clean energy policies going forward?

2. How can policy makers provide stability to investors, while retaining the ability to innovate?

Speakers:
05:30 PM Close of Day 1 Summit

New Energy Finance Awards Dinner

06:30 PM Drinks & Museum Tours
07:30 PM Dinner & Awards Ceremony held at The Wallace Collection

Black Tie Reception and Museum Tour, followed by Dinner and the New Energy Finance Awards Ceremony. 

The New Energy Finance Award Categories include:

I   -  Public Markets
II  -  Project Finance
III -  Carbon Finance
IV -  Mergers & Acquisitions

V  -  Venture Capital & Private Equity


10:30 PM Post-Dinner Party

Friday, 29 February 2008

New Energy Finance Summit - Day Two

07:30 AM Executive Breakfast: The War for Talent moves to Alternative Energy - Sponsored by Heidrick & Struggles
09:00 AM Session IV: Opportunities in Equity Finance

Questions for the floor:


1. Is availability of capital a barrier to the commercialisation of clean energy technologies?


2. What measures could policy-makers take to improve the environment for investing in clean energy companies?

Speakers:
10:30 AM Networking Break - Sponsored by Bird & Bird
11:00 AM Session V: Opportunities in Carbon Markets

Questions for the floor:


1. To what extent are carbon markets sufficient to shift the world to a low carbon future?

2. How would restrictions on the use of project-based credits for developing countries affect investor appetite in the carbon markets? 

Speakers:
12:30 PM Keynote - The Role of Energy in Addressing the Climate Challenge
Speakers:
01:00 PM Luncheon - Sponsored by Climate Change Capital
02:00 PM Session VI: Opportunities in Asset Finance

Questions for the floor:


1. What policies would be required for clean energy to reach 50% of global energy investment volume?


2. How could clean energy investment in the developing world be accelerated?

Speakers:
03:30 PM Closing Session
Speakers:
04:00 PM Closing Reception - Sponsored by Nomura
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