Chair’s Opening Remarks

Deven Pillay, Chief Executive Officer, CEF Carbon

Opening Keynote: State of the Global Carbon Market
Deven Pillay, Chief Executive Officer, CEF Carbon

 Up-date of the African Carbon Market
Johan van den Berg, Chief Executive Officer, CDM Africa Climate Solutions, South Africa

A Project Developer’s View on CDM Projects in Africa
Ciska Terblanche, CDM Specialist, ANGLO AMERICAN, South Africa

Question and Answer Session with Regional Designated Nation Authorities

• How can the DNAs build and enhance capacity and awareness?
• Understanding the project approval process
• In what sectors do projects originate?
•  What initiatives are in place to remove barriers to CDM project development?

Lwazikazi Tyani, Director General, Department of Minerals and Energy, DNA South Africa
Balisi Gopolang, Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, DNA Botswana*
freddy Manyika, Division of Environment, Vice President’s Office, DNA Tanzania*

The Importance of Sustainable Development

• How important is the CDM to Africa?
• Ensuring environmental benefits
• Securing the additionality of projects

Belynda Petrie, Chief Executive Officer, OneWorld Sustainable Investments, South Africa

Carbon Standards – The Critical Role of the Gold Standard and Other Standards in Africa

• How do the different standards measure up?
• Avoiding reputational risks
• Does the Gold Standard address buyers sustainability concerns?

Kristian Gautesen, Market Analyst, GreenStream Network, Norway

Panel Discussion: Development of Programmatic CDM in Africa

• Has programmatic CDM proven to be the solution for small scale projects?
• How well is programmatic CDM working in practice in Africa
• Has it encouraged investment in small scale projects?

Dean Cooper, Managing Director, Parallax and PACE, United Kingdom
Henk Sa, Country Director, EcoSecurities, South Africa

Trading and Pricing of African CERs and VERs

• How can sellers get a fair value for their product?
• How desirable is my project?
• Factors influencing carbon credit pricing

Amit Oza, Emissions Broker, TFS Green, UK

Panel Discussion: How to Increase Investments in African CDM

• What is the right financing option for my project?
• What are the risks and barriers?
• To what extent will political risk effect investor’s decisions?
• How can investment opportunities for projects be promoted?

Andrew Johnstone, Director Macquarie Capital Funds, Macquarie Bank Africa, South Africa
Wiseman Khumalo, Chief Executive Officer, Carbon Reductions, South Africa
Marisa Bester , Carbon and Renewables Finance, Standard Bank, South Africa
Elisabeth Lokshall, Carbon Market Consultant, Norplan, Norway
Paul Eardley-Taylor, Director Project Finance Power & Utilities, HSBC Bank, South Africa
Mark Fitzsimmons, Business Development Director, ESBI Carbon Solutions

How to Identify CDM Projects

• Can your company benefit from CERs as an additional revenue stream?
• What types of projects are promising?

Peter Oldacre, Managing Director South Africa, Camco, South Africa

Legal and Contractual Issues for CDM Projects

• Ownership of CERs
• Property regime
• Environmental legal due diligence

Andrew Gilder, Director, IMBEWU Sustainability Legal Specialists and Warburton Attorneys, South Africa

Overcoming Common Pitfalls in Verification and Monitoring
Luciano Grugni, Regional Manager Sub-Saharan Africa, TÜV SÜD, Italy

Chair’s Opening Remarks

Marco Monroy, President and CEO, MGM International

Omnia Fertilizer Nitrous Oxide Reduction Project
Rudi Kriese, General Manager Business Development, Omnia Fertilizer, South Africa

35 MW Bagasse Based Cogeneration Project
Tom Owino Oduol, Executive Director, Environmental Cost Management Centre, Kenya

Tugela CFB10 Conversion from Coal to Bark Fired
Johan Myburgh, Process Development Manager, Sappi Kraft, South Africa

Networking Refreshment Break & Exhibition Visit

Waste to Energy CDM Case Study
Lindsay Strachan, Executive Director, Carbon Reductions, South Africa

Durban Landfill Gas to Electricity Project

• Case study on Marrianhill,  La Mercy, Bisasar Road landfills

John Parkin, Deputy Head Plant and Engineering, eThekwini Municipality, South Africa

Voluntary Project Case Study

Converting African Kerosene Lamps into Solar Lamps: a SolarAid Gold Standard VER Program

• Piloting Gold Standard VER projects in Malawi and Zambia
• Using a micro business approach through the training of solar entrepreneurs
• Increasing the program scale to a regional East Africa CDM project

Dr Nicolas Sireau, Director, SolarAid, UK

Overview of the Voluntary Market

• Overview of voluntary standards in the market
• How to determine whether the voluntary market is right for your project

Sandra Altmeyer, Project Manager, First Climate, Germany

Panel Discussion:  Potential of the Voluntary Carbon Market in Africa

• What types of projects have proven successful?
• What are the barriers to reaching Africa’s full potential in this market?
• Are VERs a reliable revenue stream?

Sebastian von Wolff, Regional Manager Africa, OneCarbon International, South Africa
Amit Oza, Emissions Broker, TFS Green, UK
Jon Kornik, Principal, South Pole Carbon Asset Management, South Africa
Robbie Louw, Promethium, South Africa
Emily Tyler, Senior Associate, Climate Change Division, Genesis-Analytics, South Africa

Panel Discussion:  Using the Carbon Market to Promote Sustainable Forestry

• How African countries can benefit from this emerging market and new commodity
• Accessing  issues of permanence and barriers
• Addressing deforestation, sustainability and conservation
• Is the market for forestry projects only or should we consider a wider biodiversity market place?

Roselyne Mariki, Carbon Offset Manager, Green Resources Tree Farms, Tanzania
Pat Hardcastle, Consultant, LTS International, Kenya
Sandra Altmeyer, Project Manager, First Climate, Germany

Long-Term Mitigation Strategies for Africa

• How will the market take shape moving forward?
• Will emission caps come into play in the region?
• How can you secure financing post 2012
• Can a price be put on post 2012 CERs?

Speaker to be announced

What is the Future for Carbon Capture and Storage in Africa?

• Is CCS a viable option in mitigating greenhouse gases?
• How does Carbon Capture and Storage work and is it relevant for Africa?
• CCS and the CDM

Speaker to be announced

The first Carbon Markets Africa brought together representatives from the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism, UNFCCC, Sasol Nitro, AES Nitrates, Anglo American, Safal Steel, Tongaat Hulett Starch, CIC Energy, Sasol, International Power, City of Cape Town, Mutual & Federal, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, GTZ, Investec Bank, BNP Paribas, Standard Bank, Central Energy Fund, Development Bank of South Africa, Nedbank, EcoSecurities, TFS Energy, Orbeo, Evolution Markets, Climate Change Capital, ERM and many more.

Here’s who you’ll meet at Carbon Markets Africa

• Project Developers & Hosts
• Bankers & Finance
• Government & Municipalities
• Analysts & Research
• Carbon Consultants
• Project Verifiers
• Carbon Brokers
• Press
• DNAs & CDM Offices

We are now accepting speaking proposals for this event. If you would like to submit a speaking proposal (presentation title, 4-5 bullet points and brief synopsis) then please contact

Why sponsor:

Connecting you with the right people
With a proven track record of delivering high calibre project developers, Carbon Markets Africa provides the perfect environment for you to do business with project developers from across Africa under one roof.

First class business opportunities
Our sponsorship and exhibition packages are designed to help you meet your business objectives. If you are looking to win prospective clients, strengthen existing relationships or enhance your company profile, we will help you do so in a cost effective manner.

Contact Santosh Sarma for further details
Tel: +971 4 813  5213 | Mobile: +971 50 880 1671 | Fax: +44 207 900 1853
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Gold sponsor:

CEF Carbon is part of the CEF Group of Companies, an entity which is mandated to manage strategic energy interests on behalf of the South African Government.

CEF Carbon is a dynamic African CDM player with a differentiated offering built on sustainable and renewable energy projects.

CEF Carbon, which has an established presence in London and Johannesburg, works with both sellers and buyers of carbon credits in all main carbon markets, offering a full range of transaction services, including financial advice, legal and carbon due diligence.

CEF Carbon’s objective is to help clients maximize their returns and minimize the risks in developing CDM projects and monetizing the resulting Carbon credits.

For more information visit www.cef.org.za.

Silver sponsor:

GreenStream Network is a leading Northern European actor in the carbon and renewable energy markets, with offices across Europe, South Africa and in China.

The carbon and renewable energy marketsprovide exciting new investment opportunities.GreenStream evelops and manages investment vehicles investing in renewable energy and carbon commodities and projects.

GreenStream provides multi-disciplinary advisory services to public and private organisations on environmental trading schemes, energy commodity markets and related policy and legislation. We design customised carbon andrenewable energy business strategies, offer market and policy analyses, and provide expertise for project development andmanagement.

Global sponsor:

The Camco Group is a pioneering business with an outstanding track record creating value in the sustainable energy and low carbon markets. The Group works closely with major companies worldwide, establishing partnerships to turn our clients’ climate change liabilities into economic, social and environmental assets.

Camco is one of the world's leading carbon asset developers with a 150m-tonne carbon credit portfolio. We identify and develop projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and then arrange for the sale and delivery of carbon credits to international compliance buyers and into the voluntary market.

TÜV SÜD is an internationally leading technical service organisation with over 13.000 employees and present at more than 600 locations worldwide. Under the UNFCCC TÜV SÜD is the only DOE accredited for all scopes of the CDM. Having realised over 800 project validations, TÜV SÜD was elected „best verifier of climate change projects“ by „Environmental Finance“.

Supporting sponsor:

The Carbon Group works together with companies, NGOs and communities to identify, develop, and finance CDM and voluntary-market projects.  We are strongly committed to supporting projects with tangible local development benefits, especially in Africa.  As a full-service origination consultancy, our involvement starts at the earliest concept stages of project development and extends through the sale and delivery of carbon credits.  The Carbon Group is based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and New York, USA.  For more on what we do, please visit our website:  www.thecarbongroup.org.       

TFS Green is part of Tradition, a global leader in interdealer broking. With offices in 24 countries, Tradition covers over 3,000 institutional clients and covers markets ranging from global foreign exchange, energy and environmental products, commodities, equities, coal, freight, precious metals, property and pulp & paper markets to money markets, derivatives and bonds and repos.

Tradition’s CDM & JI business, TFS Green, is a market leader in its field. It was awarded Best Broker Kyoto Credits (Runner up) in the Environmental Finance Awards 2007, and received a total of 14 awards for its services within the environmental markets – the highest number won by any company in the history of the awards. TFS was also awarded “Broker of the Year 2008’’ by Point Carbon. For more information visit www.tfsgreen.com

The 2nd annual Carbon Markets Africa offers an integrated solution of brand positioning, business development and face-to-face networking opportunities with senior decision makers.

ESBI Carbon Solutions develops, finances and participates in greenhouse gas emission mitigation projects under the CDM and JI. We approach projects from both a technical and commercial perspective, so that the full carbon credit potential of the asset is realised. To asset owners in developing countries, we offer a complete carbon credit generation service. This includes: technical expertise, project investment, project management capabilities and carbon process expertise. Additionally as an EU based compliance buyer of credits/allowances we also offer, through our strong credit rating, significant reduction in counterparty risk for asset owners

Endorsed by:

www.saee.org.za

The Southern African Association for Energy Efficiency (SAEE) is one of 67 international chapters of the American Association of Energy Engineers (AEE).
As a chapter of the AEE, the SAEE is committed to the following objectives whilst increasing the profitability of organisations:

• An increase in energy efficiency
• The utilisation of innovative energy service options
• The enhancement of environmental management programmes
• Upgrades to facility operations that result in energy optimisation
• The improvement of equipment performance whilst conserving energy

The primary function of the SAEE is to promote the energy industry associated with demand-side management (DSM) and energy efficiency in Southern Africa. www.saee.org.za

www.carbon.org.za

The Promoting Access to Carbon Equity (PACE) Centre is a South African based not-for-profit organisation. PACE is focused on applying relevant local experiences to ensure that the carbon offset market is used as an effective tool to fight poverty. PACE therefore pays specific attention to the development of high quality Voluntary Carbon Trading and Clean Development Mechanism projects in the Southern Africa Region.
PACE operates a “Credible CarbonTM ” facility which ensures that CDM and voluntary carbon offset projects in Southern Africa:

• adhere to the principles of the “Gold Standard”, thereby ensuring a verifiable contribution to greenhouse gas mitigation
• produce a locally relevant development impact
• provide investors with a favourable project development environment
• deliver quantifiable poverty alleviation benefits

A key aim for PACE is to build local capacity within Southern Africa to ensure that the agenda for development from carbon income is driven by local needs rather than solely by the interests of international carbon buyers. To achieve this aim, PACE brings:

• on the ground experience and ability to ensure that CDM and carbon off-set projects are locally relevant
• knowledge of local stakeholders and a working relationship with the South African DNA
• ability to link carbon offset and CDM projects with local economic development and poverty alleviation
• close contact to players in the relevant international carbon markets

PACE – Making Carbon Work for the Poor
pace@carbon.org.za

www.trees.co.za

FOOD & TREES FOR AFRICA develops, manages and promotes greening, carbon offset, sustainable natural resource management and food security programmes that contribute to poverty alleviation, improved environments, capacity building and skills development. Since 1990 FTFA has distributed millions of trees and helped to set up thousands of natural food gardens for the poor and underserved in South Africa. www.trees.co.za

The British Chamber of Business in South Africa was formed in 1965 and is a non-profit organisation. The Chamber's primary objective is to facilitate mutually beneficial relationships between UK and Southern African businesses.

Giving effect to our value proposition "Networking and Events Driven Outcomes for Business - Performance with a Purpose", the Chamber serves as a networking platform, as well as providing a forum for its Members to discuss and share best practices and business intelligence. Members are also afforded the opportunity to use the Chamber's communication network to deliver specific business messages and reinforce brand attributes.

The Chamber works in partnership with UK Trade & Investment, which is the UK Government's trade promotion agency. This partnership gives our members access to both the UK Trade Commissioner to South Africa and the British High Commissioner who have strong links with the South African Government. UK Trade & Investment also have a number of high profile visitors to South Africa including UK Government Ministers and sector focused groups of UK companies. . The Chamber and UK Trade & Investment dovetail our activities to encourage, promote and strengthen the strong bilateral trade and investment links between Southern Africa and the
UK

THE FOUNDATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA, a non-membership, private, not-for-profit organisation, is actively involved with initiating and facilitating business and other processes conducive to sustainable development in Africa - with the emphasis on sustainability. These processes include the promotion of networking opportunities; business opportunities; investment opportunities; promotion of special projects; dissemination of business information; joint venture initiatives and a range of value added services - all to serve AFRICA! http://www.foundation-development-africa.org/

The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) is an active global partnership that structures policy and regulatory initiatives for clean energy, and facilitates financing for sustainable energy projects.

Backed by national governments, businesses, banks and NGOs, REEEP is uniquely placed to contribute to international, national and regional policy dialogues. The partnership has funded more than eighty high quality projects in forty countries that remove market barriers to clean energy, primarily in the developing world. www.reeep.org

www.hedon.info

CarbonSIG is the HEDON Special Interest Group for those working on cooking and carbon. CarbonSIG currently connects over 250 members from around the world through information, discussion and action around improved household energy and carbon mitigation and adaptation. Members benefit from an email discussion list and have access to other online resources. The service is free to use so why not register for HEDON now via the link below, and subscribe to the Cooking and Carbon Special Interest Group (CarbonSIG): www.hedon.info/JoinTheNetwork

The HEDON Household Energy Network is an international forum dedicated to improving social, economic, and environmental conditions in the South, through promotion of local, national, regional and international initiatives in the household energy sector.

HEDON also publishes Boiling Point, a technical journal for those working with household energy in developing countries. It deals with technical, social, financial and environmental issues and aims to improve the quality of life for poor communities living in the developing world

HEDON is coordinated by Eco Ltd, a private consultancy firm based in London, which aims to empower local communities and organizations to secure appropriate and sustainable energy to meet local needs. Focussing on project, market and business development activities, Eco Ltd provides a wide range of high quality services to organisations operating in the household energy sector in developing countries.

CarbonSIG: www.hedon.info/CarbonSIG
Boiling Point: www.hedon.info/BoilingPoint
Eco: www.ecoharmony.com/HouseholdEnergy

The Chemical and Allied Industries’ Association (CAIA) was established in 1994 to promote a wide range of interests pertaining to the chemical industry. These include fostering South Africa’s science base; seeking ways to promote growth in the sector; promoting the industry’s commitment to a high standard of health, safety and environmental performance; and consulting with government and other role players on a wide variety of issues.
Membership is open to chemical manufacturers and traders as well as to organisations which provide a service to the chemical industry, such as hauliers, spill response and testing laboratories.
CAIA is the South African custodian of the international Responsible Care initiative, which has been adopted by 52 countries worldwide. Through this initiative, companies make a formal public commitment to steadily improve performance in health, safety and environmental management. Another key component of this initiative is the promotion of transparency when dealing with the public. In South Africa, the more than 160 companies which are signatories to the initiative account for 90% of chemical production.
Contact: Dr M D Booth, Tel: (011) 482 1671, Fax: (011) 726 8310 E-mail: caiainfo@iafrica.com

The Climate Action Partnership (CAP) Six of South Africa’s largest conservation NGOs (Conservation International South Africa, The Endangered Wildlife Trust, The Wilderness Foundation, The Botanical Society of SA, The Wildlife and Environment Society of SA and The Wildlands Conservation Trust) have come together to form the Climate Action Partnership (CAP). CAP is a powerful alliance that aims to slow climate change and increase the resilience of South Africa’s biodiversity and communities to the predicted changes by promoting intact ecosystems that are connected at a landscape level. Over the past two years CAP has begun to raise public awareness around climate change issues, we have developed a user-friendly carbon footprint calculator tailored to the South African situation, and have begun engaging South African businesses and government on climate change and biodiversity issues. CAP also supports a national portfolio of climate mitigation and adaptation projects. These include a major reforestation project in KwaZulu Natal and the development of a business plan for an aligned restoration project in the Eastern Cape. Innovatively, CAP believes that climate change presents an opportunity to address poverty and steer South African development in a sustainable direction.

The NGO partners of the Climate Action Partnership are:

Conservation International is an international conservation NGO working in 46 countries around the World. CI focuses its activities in the biologically richest yet most threatened places on Earth (called Biodiversity Hotspots), where each conservation dollar spent can save the most species. There are 32 Hotspots in the World, and three of these are in South Africa. Conservation International’s South African Hotspots Program works tirelessly to protect these special places.

The Wildlands Conservation Trust was formed in 2005 through an amalgamation of the KZN Conservation Trust and Wildlands Trust – creating a formidable new body with the combined expertise and collective strength to protect and conserve our natural heritage. Bio-diversity in KwaZulu-Natal, indeed in South Africa, is under severe threat. Recognizing this threat, and that there is insufficient biodiversity conserved, the Trust aims to reverse this trend, by increasing the existing area under formal and informal conservation; achieving management excellence in these areas; establishing a benchmark for responsible tourism, natural resource use and sustainable livelihoods projects within and around the conservation network; and increasing awareness and understanding of the region's unique biodiversity. To achieve its mission, the Trust has, over time, developed innovative programmes to conserve biodiversity.  These include support for both formal and informal conservation.  Some of the programmes comprise conservation-based community development projects – so that previously disadvantaged communities can take ownership of biodiversity preservation and use it as an empowerment tool.  There are also programmes that act as catalysts for the protection of threatened species and to foster increased conservation awareness amongst the people of South Africa.

The Botanical Society of South Africa was established in 1913, the same year that the now world famous Kirstenbosch Garden National Botanical Garden was started. The land for the garden was granted by the Government on condition that an appropriate organization was formed from civil society to support its development. The Botanical Society has faithfully fulfilled this obligation as well as extending its support to the other seven National Botanical Gardens around the country. It has also become involved in biodiversity conservation and education. The Conservation Unit is a core part of the Society. Our goal is to contribute to the long-term conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in South Africa, particularly in recognised priority areas. We undertake strategic conservation projects, often in partnership with other organisations, in order to achieve this goal.

“A healthy planet and an equitable world that values and sustains the diversity of all life.” As a leading high-profile player amongst the large number and variety of conservation organisations in South Africa, the Endangered Wildlife Trust fills the key niche of conservation action, through applied field-work, research and direct engagement with stakeholders. With specialist Working Groups and a large team of skilled field staff deployed throughout southern Africa, the EWT’s work supports the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems. Priority interventions focus on identifying the key factors threatening biodiversity and developing mitigating measures to reduce risk and reverse the drivers of species extinction and ecosystem degradation. Through a broad spectrum of partnerships and networks, the Endangered Wildlife Trust responds to the key threats driving species and ecosystem loss by developing innovative methodologies and best practice guidelines which support reduced impact, harmonious co-existence and sustainable living for all.

WESSA, a membership based organization established in 1926, is one of South Africa’s leading environmental organizations, with a mission to promote public participation in caring for the Earth. WESSA has adopted an holistic approach to environmental issues and is involved in a wide range of projects and initiatives, embracing professionalism and sound corporate governance, fostering collaborative partnerships to succeed in their Mission. With enthusiasm and a spirit of unity, WESSA works to achieve a South Africa that is wisely managed by all to ensure environmental sustainability. WESSA aims to contribute to conserving the Earth’s vitality and diversity by:- promoting sound environmental values and sustainable living integrating conservation and development encouraging individual and community action securing the protection and wise use of natural resources acting as an environmental watchdog promoting and participating in environmental education influencing policy and decision-making responding to changing needs.

The Wilderness Foundation strives to protect and support Africa's increasingly precious wilderness areas through integrated conservation and educational programmes, the benefits of which support cultural, biodiversity, scientific, economic, social and spiritual values. A not-for-profit organization headed by the entrepreneurial social conscience of Andrew Muir, the organization was founded in 1972 by Dr Ian Player and the late Magqubu Ntombela. The WFSA is part of an international network of similar organizations. In South Africa it has been a pioneer in using nature as a positive force for social change, involving disadvantaged youth, political and community leaders. Since its inception more than 60,000 participants have been through its programmes. The Wilderness Foundation’s work is concentrated in four main areas: 1) Social Upliftment through wilderness, 2) Experiential Education in wilderness, 3) Wilderness Management and 4) Wilderness Advocacy.  Among many programmes, WFSA has initiated and currently runs: Umzi Wethu, Imbewu, Pride, Opinion Leaders' Trails and the Baviaanskloof Mega Wilderness Reserve.

Media Partners:

Charitable commitment - 5% of profit from Carbon Markets Africa will be donated to SolarAid, a charity focused on Climate Change. SolarAid’s vision is making solar energy as widely available as possible to the poorest people in developing countries, helping them bypass the need for dirty, fossil-fueled power and giving them access to educational, health and social services.

Across Zambia and Tanzania, SolarAid is working on projects which will install solar PV systems on schools, clinics and community centers, creating jobs for the poorest people, and bring solar power to local communities and school children.

To learn more about SolarAid and to support its projects please click here.

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