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1999 Speeches

December 8-9                   Bismarck, North Dakota

1999 North Dakota Soil and Water Conservation Society
Address by Dr. Michael Walsh, Senior Vice President, Environmental Financial Products.

November 22-23               Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Central American Environmental Workshop on the CDM
"Investment -Friendly" CDM
Presentation by Ms. Alice LeBlanc, Senior Economist, Environmental Financial Products

November 16               Cincinnati

Energy Risk Conference
Pricing, Hedging and Trading Coal Contracts
"Understanding how emissions trading will affect coal price and risk management"
Keynote Address by Dr. Richard L. Sandor, Chairman and CEO, Environmental Financial Products.

November 15            The National Press Club, Washington, DC

"The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond"
Keynote Address by Dr. Richard L. Sandor
Chairman and CEO, Environmental Financial Products LLC


November 12           Las Vegas

High Yield Summit '99
"Exotic Derivatives" - Insurance, Weather and Environment
Keynote Speech by Dr. Richard L. Sandor, Chairman and CEO of Environmental Financial Products LLC.

November 9              Honolulu, Hawaii

Carbon Sequestration in Hawaii's Forests
Linking Economic Development with Environmental Protection
The Auditorium, State Capitol
Keynote Speech by Dr. Michael Walsh, Senior Vice President, Environmental Financial Products LLC

November 3            Bonn, Germany (COP5)

Bonn Martim Hotel (COP5) 19:30 - 21:00 hrs.
"CDM E-Z": Ideas for a Far Simpler, More Equitable CDM Option"
Presentation by Dr. Michael Walsh and Ms. Alice LeBlanc


October 27               Missoula, Montana

Exploring Opportunities for Carbon Sequestration - A National Conference
"Emergence of the Carbon Credit Market: A win-win for US agriculture"
Keynote Address by Dr. Richard Sandor, Chairman and CEO, Environmental Financial Products.

October 21                 Basel, Switzerland

University of St. Gallen
Seminar on Financial Aspects of the Kyoto Mechanisms
"Using emissions trading to enhance project finance"
Presentation by Ms. Alice LeBlanc, Senior Economist, Environmental Financial Products LLC

October 7                     Washington, DC

International Forum on Carbon Finance
Meridian International Center
Sponsored by Center for Sustainable Development of the Americas and Corporacion Andina de Fomento
"Linking Policy and Practice: The Kyoto Protocol and Beyond"
Keynote Address by Dr. Richard L. Sandor, Chairman and CEO of Environmental Financial Products LLC

October 2        San Francisco

State of the World Forum [www.worldforum.org]

3:00 - 5:00 PM Plenary Session: The Future of the Earth

Elizabeth Dowdeswell*, Moderator; Former Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme

Plenary Session II: The Greening of Civilization, Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Development

Richard Sandor*, Chairman and CEO, Environmental Financial Products LLC;
Senior Advisor, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; Visiting Scholar, Northwestern University

6:00 - 7:00 PM Forum Dialogue: The Impact of the Global Currency Markets on the Developed and Developing World

Richard Sandor*, Chairman and CEO, Environmental Financial Products LLC;
Senior Advisor, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; Visiting Scholar, Northwestern University

September 27-30             Gatlinburg, Tennessee

IEA Task XV Bioenergy Workshop
"A Perspective from the Financial Sector on the Draft IPCC Special Report on Land Use Change and Forests"
Presentation by Ms. Alice LeBlanc, Senior Economist, Environmental Financial Products

September 30    New York City

Forbes Magazine
New Frontiers in Energy Risk Management
"The Convergence of the Insurance and Capital Markets"
Keynote Speech by Dr. Richard L. Sandor, Chairman of the Board, Hedge Financial Products Inc.

September 19-24, 1999   Moscow

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Regional Workshop for Countries with Economies in Transition

Session: Case Studies in IET, JI and CDM
Alice LeBlanc "Lessons from the Vologda Reforestation Project in Russia"

Session: Key design aspects of allowance and credit trading systems
Dr. Michael Walsh "The Emerging Greenhouse Gas Emissions Market: Key Building Blocks and First Steps"

Session: Managing Commercial, Financial and Project Risks
Ms. Alice LeBlanc "Key Market Risks and Risk Management Techniques"

Session: Mock Emissions Trading Market
Directed by Dr. Michael Walsh

September 10          Northwestern University

United Nations Environment Programme Roundtable-Kellogg School of Management-Corporacion Andina de Fomento
Financial Institutions Initiative
Fifth International Roundtable Meeting on Finance and the Environment
New Roles for Finance in the Race for Sustainability
Keynote Address by Dr. Richard L. Sandor, Chairman and CEO, Environmental Financial Products

September 7             London

IBC Conference
Emissions Abatement Mechanisms - Commercial Implications for Major Energy Users and Producers
"Assessing the Drivers for Emissions Trading"
Keynote Luncheon Address by Dr. Richard L. Sandor, Chairman and CEO, Environmental Financial Products

August 7                     University of Tennessee

Annual Meeting of the American Agricultural Economics Association
Keynote Address by Dr. Richard L. Sandor, Chairman and CEO, Environmental Financial Products.

June 9                      Boston

Risk 99, 5th Annual Derivatives and Risk Management Congress
"Setting Up a Pilot Emissions Trading Programme"
Keynote Address by Dr. Richard L. Sandor, Chairman and CEO, Environmental Financial Products

May 20                     Washington

Indo-US Business Dialogue on the Clean Development Mechanism
CEO's Washington Roundtable
"Anatomy of Potential Clean Development Mechanism Projects: How would they work?"
Presentation by Dr. Richard L. Sandor, Chairman and CEO, Environmental Financial Products.

May 19-21                Brussels

Hart's Fourth Annual World Fuels Conference
"Developing the Financial Infrastructure of the Global Emissions Trading Network"
Keynote address by Ms. Alice LeBlanc, Senior Economist, Environmental Financial Products.

April 19                         Nashville, Tennessee

TAPPI International Environmental Conference and Exhibit
"Creating a Market for Carbon Emissions: Opportunities for U.S. Agriculture and Forestry"
Presentation by Ms. Alice LeBlanc, Senior Economist, Environmental Financial Products.

April 16                         Chicago

Greek Environmental and Journalism Delegation
International Visitors Center of Chicago
"Market-Based Solutions to Climate Change"
Presentation by Dr.. Michael J. Walsh, Senior Vice President, Environmental Financial Products.

April 8                          Houston

International Association of Energy Economists, Houston Chapter
"Market Based Solutions to Climate Change"
Presentation by Ms. Alice LeBlanc, Senior Economist, Environmental Financial Products.

March 27                     Lyon, France

International Life Sciences Forum - BioVision
Improving the Quality of Life and Protecting the Environment
"Market of certificates for carbon dioxide and pollutants"
Keynote Address by Dr. Richard L. Sandor, Chairman and CEO, Environmental Financial Products.

March 18                      Chicago

Environmental Protection Agency
National Global Climate Change Meeting
Keynote Address by Dr. Michael J. Walsh, Senior Vice President, Environmental Financial Products.

March 2                           Ames, Iowa

1999 National Forum for Agriculture
Climate Change and Implications for Agriculture and Energy
Keynote Address by Dr. Richard Sandor, Chairman and CEO, Environmental Financial Products.

February 8-10                 Calgary, Canada

Institute for International Research
Emissions Trading - Made in Canada Solutions that Will Help Your Organization Maximize the Business Opportunities in the Post Kyoto Environment
"The Design and Development of a Feasible Emissions Market"
Presentation by Dr. Michael J. Walsh, Senior Vice President, Environmental Financial Products.

February 10                         Houston, Texas

Cambridge Energy Research Associates
18th Annual Executive Conference
Session: Creating Value from the Climate Change Imbroglio
Presentation by Dr. Richard L. Sandor, Chairman and CEO, Environmental Financial Products

February 5                          Houston, Texas

Energy Conference 1999
Keynote Address by Dr. Richard L. Sandor, Chairman and CEO, Environmental Financial Products.

January 31                          San Diego, California

National Association of Conservation Districts
53rd Annual Meeting
Town and Country Hotel
Agriculture's Potential to Store Carbon and Reduce Carbon Dioxide, the Major Greenhouse Gas
Keynote Address by Dr. Richard L. Sandor, Chairman and CEO, Environmental Financial Products