Carbon markets are at an inflection point and slated for exponential growth in the coming decade.
Innovative finance and investment structures in carbon and nature are simultaneously taking center stage.
Digital transformation, AI and international governance frameworks such as the UNFCCC Article 6 mechanism are key drivers of these global trends.
Join us for a deep dive into the hot topics dominating the carbon market & Earth finance conversation today.
Speakers at the event include senior executives from:
Global carbon markets finance firms
Tech companies
Financial institution and VCs
Multinational Corporations
Government Agencies
Attendees include leading investors and financiers, policymakers, and corporate executives who are active in carbon markets and the finance of carbon and nature projects.
Dror Bin
CEO, Israel Innovation Authority
Prof. Eugene Kandel
Chairman, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
Chairman, RISE Israel
Dr. Ruth Dagan
Partner, Head of Environment and Climate Change, Herzog
Michael Berends
CEO & Co-founder
ClearBlue Markets
Andrew Ertel
CEO & Co-founder
Restoration Climate
Lenny Hochschild
Founding Partner
Environmental Commodity Partners
Brian Katz
CEO, ClearSky Limited
Max Moldavsky
Director of Innovation and Climate Solutions, Netafim
Ronit Eshel
Head of ClimaTech
& Mature Industries
Israel Innovation Authority
Avital Eshet
Head of Environmental Economics
& ClimateTech
Ministry of Environmental Protection
Liat Sverdlov
Senior Partner
Head of Startup Investments OurCrowd
Dr. Avi Luvchik
Co-Founder & CEO
Oporto Carbon
Dan Grotsky
Co-Founder, Chief Growth Officer Groundwork BioAg
Lotem Bachar
Head of CSR & ESG
Bank Hapoalim
Tato (Jack) Bigio
Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer UBQ
Sharon Broid Goldberg
Climate Research Fellow
Arison ESG Center
Reichman University
Leehee Goldenberg
VP Policy & Regulation
Oporto Carbon
Yoav Hirshberg
Mobility as a Service Director
Moovit
Oori Weisshaus
Chief Innovation and Climate Officer BlueGreen Water Technologies
Full Agenda
8:45-9:30
Breakfast Reception
9:30-10:00
Opening remarks
Dror Bin, CEO, Israel Innovation Authority
Prof. Eugene Kandel, Chairman, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, Chairman, RISE Israel
10:00-10:15
The Coming of Age of Carbon Markets
Dr. Ruth Dagan, Partner, Head of Environment and Climate Change, Herzog
10:15-11:15
Scaling Global Carbon Markets at the Intersection of
Technology and Governance
Michael Berends, CEO & Co-founder, ClearBlue Markets
Andrew Ertel, CEO & Co-founder, Restoration Climate
Avital Eshet, Head of Environmental Economics & ClimateTech, Ministry of Environmental Protection
Yoav Hirshberg, Mobility as a Service Director, Moovit
Moderator: Dr. Ruth Dagan, Partner, Head of Environment and Climate Change, Herzog
11:15-11:45
Coffee break
11:45-12:45
Decarbonization as a Business
Opportunity in Carbon
Markets and Beyond
Brian Katz, CEO, ClearSky Limited
Max Moldavsky, Director of Innovation and Climate Solutions, Netafim
Oori Weisshaus, Chief Innovation and Climate Officer, BlueGreen Water Technologies
Avi Luvchik, Co-Founder & CEO, Oporto Carbon
Jack (Tato) Bigio, Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer, UBQ
Moderator: Leehee Goldenberg, VP Policy & Regulation, Oporto Carbon
12:45-13:45
Unlocking the Carbon Finance
& Investment Toolbox
Lenny Hochschild, Founding Partner, Environmental Commodity Partners
Liat Sverdlov, Senior Partner, Head of Startup Investments, OurCrowd
Ronit Eshel, Head of ClimaTech & Mature Industries, Israel Innovation Authority
Lotem Bachar, Head of CSR & ESG, Bank Hapoalim
Dan Grodsky, Co-Founder, Chief Growth Officer, Groundwork BioAg
Moderator: Sharon Broid Goldberg, Climate Research Fellow, Arison ESG Center, Reichman University
13:45-14:00
Concluding Remarks
14:00-15:00
Networking Lunch
For inquiries about the event please contact: saportar@herzoglaw.co.il, 03-6925960
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