Green Markets Day at New York Climate Week

Markets in Motion: Turning Progress into Scale

How corporate demand is accelerating the transition to low-carbon supply chains

The transition to a low-carbon economy depends on turning ambition into action. Green Markets Day brings together corporate leaders, suppliers, policymakers, investors, and nonprofit partners to explore how markets can accelerate the deployment of low-emissions fuels, materials, technologies, and infrastructure. Now in its third year, Green Markets Day has become a flagship gathering during New York Climate Week for organizations working to overcome barriers, unlock investment, and scale solutions across hard-to-abate sectors.

Please note that this event is by invitation only. If you are interested in attending, please email info@gmacenter.org. 

Program Agenda

• 11:30-1:00PM | Registration & Networking
• 1:00-1:10PM | Welcome Remarks & State of the Market
  Kim Carnahan, CEO, Center for Green Market Activation (GMA)
• 1:10-1:30PM | Executive Keynote
  Robert Kowalik, Sustainability VP of Net Zero Operations, Amazon
• 1:30-2:10PM | Panel Session: Opening the Floodgates, Standards and Market Infrastructure that Unlock Action
  Jim Giles, Vice President, Trellis Group (moderator)
  David Kennedy, CEO, SBTi
  Jim Andrew, Executive Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer, PepsiCo
  Laura Draucker, Standards Director, GMA & AIM Platform
  Tim Juliani, Director of US Corporate Climate Engagement, WWF
• 2:10-2:15PM | Spotlight Remarks: ZEMBA’s Market-Making Momentum
  Ingrid Irigoyen, Managing Director, GMA
• 2:15-2:55PM | Panel Session: Deals That Move Markets
  Andre de Fontaine, Managing Director, GMA (moderator)
  Andreas Marschner, VP of Global Engineering, Maintenance & Sustainability (GEMS) and Worldwide Operations Sustainability (WWOS), Amazon
  Albert Luu, Chief Financial Officer, Fortera
  Ayesha Choudhury, Chief Commercialization Officer, Infinium
  Vrushali Gaud, Global Operations Director, Google
• 2:55-3:30PM | Networking Break
• 3:30-3:45PM | Spotlight Remarks: From Demand to Deployment, Scaling Zero-Emission Freight
  Christoph Wolff, CEO, Smart Freight Centre
• 3:45-4:00PM | Spotlight Announcement: Expanding Sustainable Aviation Fuel Markets in Asia
  Frederick Teo, CEO, GenZero
  Tan Seow Hui, CEO, SAFCo
  Kim Carnahan, CEO, GMA
• 4:00-4:40PM | Panel Session: The Next Frontiers for Green Market Activation – New Technologies, New Sectors, New Regions
  Andrew Alcorta, Senior Director, GMA (moderator)
  Philippe Vedrenne, CEO, 3Degrees
  Frederick Teo, CEO, GenZero
  Rachel Lichte, Interim CEO, Good Food Institute
  Devon Lake, Head of Net Zero Strategy, Meta
• 4:40-4:50PM | Spotlight Announcement: Scaling the Market for Low Emission Steel
  Thomas Koch Blank, Managing Director, RMI
• 4:50–5:00PM | Closing Remarks
  Jon Creyts, CEO, RMI
• 5:00–6:30PM | Reception
  Drinks, bites, networking