DAY ONE: Monday, August 24
ROOM: Don Julián |
8:30 – 9:00 AM
9:00 – 10:30 AM
KEYNOTE SPEECH # 1
10:30 – 10:40 AM
10: 40 AM – 12:10 PM
12:10 – 12:30 PM
12:30 – 2:00 PM
ROOM: Doña Sol
2:00 – 3:30 PM
3:30 – 5:00 PM
5:00 – 5:30 PM
5:30 – 7:00 PM |
Registration – Continental Breakfast
OPENING
Introduction by Conference Chair
Blas Luis Pérez Henríquez
Director, Executive and International Programs, Goldman School of Public Policy and the Center for Environmental Public Policy (CEPP), University of California, Berkeley, United States; Senior Visiting Fellow, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), United Kingdom; and, Visiting Professor, CIDE, Mexico
Welcome Remarks: Mexico’s Commitment to Address Climate Change
First Steps: Mexico’s Special Climate Change Program (PECC)
Juan Rafael Elvira Quesada, Secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT), Mexico
Policies to Tackle Climate Change: Towards a Green Economy
Angel Gurría, Secretary General, Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
BREAK
SESSION #1
Regional Allies in Fighting the Dangers of Climate Change
Climate Action and Economic Development in California
Linda S. Adams, Secretary of Environmental Protection (Cal EPA), State of California, United States
Provincial Initiatives in Energy and Climate Policy in Canada
Robert Nöel de Tilly, Senior Policy Advisor, Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks, Quebec, Canada
A New Era in Energy and Environmental Policy in the US
Mark Trexler, Director, Climate Strategies and Markets, DNV Climate Change Services, United States
BREAK
SESSION #2
The Economics of Climate Change: The Case of Mexico
Ricardo Ochoa, International Relations, Ministry of Finance (SHCP), Mexico
Luis Miguel Galindo, Coordinator, Economics of Climate Change in Mexico, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico [ presentation ]
Dimitri Zenghelis, Chief Climate Economist, Cisco Systems, London Office; and Senior Research Fellow, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and Environment, London School of Economics (LSE), United Kingdom [ presentation ]
LUNCH
SESSION #4
The Challenge of Policy Implementation: Energy Efficiency, Mitigation Costs and Opportunities for Mexico
Gabriel Quadri, Ecosecurities, Mexico [ presentation ]
Francisco Barnes Jr., McKinsey & Co., Mexico Office, United States [ presentation ]
Todd Johnson, Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank [ presentation ]
Carlos Mena, Centro Mario Molina, Mexico
[ presentation ]
BREAK
SESSION #5
The Global Carbon Market: Risks and Opportunities for Mexico
Panel Discussion:
Steven Gray, Climate Change Capital, United Kingdom [ presentation ]
Mark Trexler, Director, Climate Strategies and Markets, DNV Climate Change Services, United States [ presentation ]
Montserrat Ramiro, Carbon Finance PEMEX, Mexico [ presentation ]
Fernando Tudela, Undersecretary of Policy and Planning, (SEMARNAT), Mexico |
ROOM: DOÑA SOL |
7 PM |
DINNER
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DAY TWO: Tuesday, August 25
ROOM: Don Julián
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9 – 10:00 AM
10:00 – 10:30 AM
10:30 – 12:00 PM
12:00 – 12:30 PM
12:30 – 2:00 PM
ROOM: Doña Sol
2:00 – 3:30 PM
3:30 – 4:45 PM
4:45 – 5:00 PM
5:00 – 6:30 PM
6:30 – 6:45 PM
6:45 – 7:30 PM
7:30 – 9:00 PM
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Mexico’s Climate Policy Implementation Challenges: Mitigation and Adaptation
Adrian Fernandez, National Institute of Ecology (INE), Mexico
BREAK
SESSION #6
Panel: The Future of the Energy Sector
Francisco Acosta, Director General, Electricity Generation, Transmission, and Transformation, Ministry of Energy (SENER), Mexico [ presentation ]
Carlos De Regules, Director General of Environmental Protection, Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), Mexico [ presentation ]
Arne Jungjohann, Program Director Environment and Global Dialogue Program Henrich Boell Foundation North America, Germany [ presentation ]
Juan Rosellon, Professor, Economics, CIDE, Mexico [ presentation ]
BREAK
SESSION #7
Transportation and Climate Change
Sandra Herrera, Undersecretary for Environmental Regulation, SEMARNAT, Mexico [ presentation ]
Adriana Lobo, Center for Sustainable Transport (CTS), Mexico [ presentation ]
Ivan Islas, National Institute of Ecology, Mexico [ presentation ]
Rodolfo Lacy, Centro Mario Molina, Mexico [ presentation ]
LUNCH
SESSION #8
Environmental Benefits: Energy Efficiency Best Practices, the Green Economy and Technological Developments for a Transition to a Low Carbon Economy
Energy Efficiency in Mexico: Room for Improvement
Odon de Buen, President, Energía Tecnología y Educación, Mexico
Fostering the Green Economy: The Case of California
Ricardo Martinez, Assistant Secretary for Border Affairs of the California Agency for Environmental Protection, United States
Emerging Clean Technologies: The US Federal Energy Management Program
Charles Williams, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, United States
Energy Policy in Mexico
Carlos Viniegra, Ministry of Energy (SENER), Mexico
BREAK
SESSION #9
Design and Implementation of a Cap-and-Trade System in Mexico
Cap-and-Trade: The Sectoral Approach
Juan Pablo Osornio, International Policy Analyst, Center for Clean Air Policy, United States
Market-based Climate Policy Alternatives for Mexico
Dallas Burtraw, Senior Research Fellow, Resources for the Future, United States
Market-based Climate Policy in Mexico
Emilio Pineda, Ministry of Finance (SHCP), Mexico
BREAK
Climate Change and the Green Economy
Mario Molina, President, Mario Molina Center, 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Mexico
FAREWELL RECEPTION
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On-line registration is available. Registration requests received after the deadline will be considered only on a space-available basis. Registration deadline: August 20, 2009.
