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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