24-25 October 2024, San Francisco
The Golden Gateway to Carbon Removal Pioneers in the Americas
500 CDR experts under one roof. This October, join and work alongside a diverse group of business pioneers, innovative scientists, and influential politicians striving for climate stability.
Meet the West Coast Speakers
Introducing the leaders and experts taking centre stage in San Francisco. From leading buyers and investor heavyweights to NGOs and tech developers, we've assembled a diverse and senior group of CDR champions to help you meet you ambitious climate goals.
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Katie Sierks
Carbon Removal Senior Program Manager
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Phil De Luna
Chief Carbon Scientist & Head of Engineering
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Natalie Urban
Origination & Partnerships Director
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Na'im Merchant
Co-Founder & Executive Director
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Steve Oldham
CEO
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Anastasia Pavlovic Hans
CEO
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Toby Janson-Smith
Chief Program Development & Innovation Officer
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Maddie Hall
CEO
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Giana Amador
Executive Director
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Adam Fraser
CEO
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Jennifer Jenkins
Chief Science Officer
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Dai Ellis
Co-Founder & CEO
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Tim Sperry
CEO
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Giana Amador
Executive Director
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Ryan MacPherson
Director, Climate Innovation & Investment
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Anu Khan
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
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Our Mission: One Gigaton of Carbon Removed from Earth's Atmosphere
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San Francisco is emerging as one of the world's central CDR hubs. Hundreds of corporate buyers are located within the region, it's a gateway to LATAM and Asia, and offers instant access to the investment capital of the world, Silicon Valley.
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Brad Ack
Chief Executive Officer
Ocean Visions
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Giana Amador
Executive Director
Carbon Removal Alliance
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Nikki Batchelor
Director of Carbon Removal
XPRIZE Carbon Removal
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Sarabeth Brockley
Head of Carbon Strategy
Nasdaq
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Harris Cohn
Head of Sales
Charm Industrial
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Kerry Constabile
Vice Chair, Energy Technical Advisory Committee & Senior Climate Expert
Gold Standard
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Natalia Dorfman
CEO & Co-Founder
Kita
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Kristin Ellis
Partner
Lowercarbon Capital
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Alexander Farsan
Head of Climate and Environment
Klarna
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Justin Freiberg
Managing Director
Yale Carbon Containment Lab
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Mars Garza
Co-Founder
Alcove
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Julie Gosalvez
Chief Marketing Officer
Climeworks
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Annie Guo
Strategic Origination Lead, Carbon Removal
Microsoft
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Angela Hepworth
SVP Commercial Innovation
Drax
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Robert Höglund
Climate Advisor
Milkywire
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Tito Jankowski
CEO
AirMiners
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Hannes Junginger-Gestrich
Founder & CEO
Carbonfuture
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Anu Khan
Deputy Director of Science & Innovation
Carbon180
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Michelle Li
Founder
Clever Carbon
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Jim Mann
Founder & CEO
UNDO
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Radhika Moolgavkar
Head of Supply & Methodology
Nori
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Luke Rondel
Head of Growth
Running Tide
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Ben Rubin
Executive Director & Co-Founder
Carbon Business Council
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Gaurav N. Sant
Pritzker Endowed Chair in Sustainability
UCLA Samueli School of Engineering
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Benjamin Schulz
Founding Partner
Carbon Removal Partners
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Mitchel Selby
Sustainability Fund
Shopify
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Chris Sherwood
Secretary-General
Negative Emissions Platform
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Anna Stukas
VP Business Development
Carbon Engineering Ltd
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Susan Su
Partner
Toba Capital
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Christian Theuer
Policy + Comms
Heirloom
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Duncan Turner
General Partner
SOSV
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Ongeleigh Underwood
Director
Circular Carbon Network
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CEO
Skytree
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2024 Summit Themes
VC Funding in Silicon Valley, and Beyond
How are investors responding to early-stage CDR demands?
The Power of Community Engagement
Addressing concerns, considering impacts and listening to local voices
State-Level CDR Policy
Sharing policy trends and updates from California, and state-level actors
What’s On?
Carbon Unbound West Coast hosts two full days of action-packed sessions and networking, here's your laser-focused CDR agenda.
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What’s On?
Carbon Unbound West Coast hosts two full days of action-packed sessions and networking, here's your laser-focused CDR agenda.
Thursday 24th October
Morning
- Policies that create demand for carbon removals are needed to increase CDR innovation and scale-up. State-level action is on the rise. Which states have made significant progress in the last two years, and how?
- US States are the laboratories of higher policy and offer, in many ways, more direct pathways for impact. These state CDR policies vary significantly, reflecting diverse approaches and levels of commitment to decarbonization. What are the most significant policies in leading ‘CDR states’?
- Besides policies, incentives for carbon removal vary widely, reflecting each state's unique priorities and resources. What can new ‘state’ players learn from CDR leading states, and how do regional variations impact the policy choice?
- Efforts in policy work have shifted. Newer and underserved solutions (ERW, BICRS, mCDR, etc.) are currently taking the spotlight from DAC. What are the motivations for this shift?
- California is leading the way in CDR; however, other states have different or opposing views. How do you find common ground that can work for companies and their clients who work interstate?
- What are the metrics we’re currently using to measure industry progress? What do these tell us about the health of the market?
- The primary market for carbon removal is driven by governments and subsidies, followed by voluntary purchases by corporations and individuals. How is the shortfall in buyers impacting investor sentiment?
- Innovation and investment within CDR have exploded over the last two years. Are the number of companies currently operating in the industry sustainable or justified, or will we see a consolidation soon?
- What similarities can we draw between the current trajectory of the removals industry, and other novel innovation clusters (such as renewables or plant-based meats)?
- When do we expect carbon removal capacity to catch up with corporate demand? Are nature-based solutions the salvation for slower, novel pathways?
Experienced start-up leaders share their scale-up journey, and key learnings around investment strategy and partnership selection.
Invite-Only Breakout Session - CDR-curious buyers come together and learn about how to make a purchase, the benefits of including CDR in their sustainability roadmap, and how to choose the right strategy for their company.
- Is there enough focus on greener solutions to tackle cement and concrete emissions at the source?
- Legislation and standards in this industry are important; how are they accelerating or hindering the low-carbon cement and concrete technologies? What has been their impact on supply and demand?
- What obstacles do sustainable concrete suppliers face in selling their products and/or services?
- Is material innovation developing fast enough to achieve net-zero by 2050, especially considering the steep increase in global demand?
What does the USA's CDR future look like in the case of a leadership change? How do we expect this to affect federal support and regulatory frameworks for carbon removal, and how could this impact current or future state action?
Organisations invite attendees to participate in intimate discussions around critical challenges related to CDR development. The session will culminate in the delegation sharing new ideas.
Afternoon
- How should buyers consider supporting DAC incumbents, who are scaling now, versus new entrants with novel DAC technologies, which are projecting lower costs but are way earlier in their journeys?
- Given the increased interest in, and purchases of, conventional solutions like biochar and reforestation, how has this impacted more cost-intensive CDR pathways like DAC?
- One of DAC's co-benefits is job creation. How do we attract and retain talent, especially those from remote areas? How do we ensure local communities benefit from these economic and employment opportunities?
- At CDR.fyi, the weighted average DACCS price decreased 43% from $1261 to $715 per tonne between 2022 and 2023. Where do we expect this number to land over the next year, and what is driving down cost?
- California’s compliance market has been in operation for over 10+ years, and has been linked to the Québec markets for a decade. How do compliance markets influence the VCM in North America? Will CDR become more compliance driven?
- SBTi has also developed a Net-Zero Standard, which defines what it means to achieve net-zero emissions at the company level. What are the actions needed by key stakeholders in the CDR market to restore trust and liquidity in the market?
- California’s Air Resource Board’s (CARB) Cap-and-Trade Program has included carbon removal credits since 2022. What have been the successes and lessons learned, and how can it help similar programmes elsewhere?
- For a wide variety of reasons, carbon credit buyers incorporate soil carbon credits and other nature-based solutions into their portfolios. How good are the processes to monitor, report and verify the authenticity of these removals?
Seed-stage start-ups from Silicon Valley will present their cutting-edge CDR solutions to a panel of investor judges.
- Potential scale and status of CDR in the mining sector: where are we now and where are we heading?
- Market incentives: outside of the VCM, what key opportunities exist for different market strategies?
- Challenges: What key challenges need to be tackled to help with the adoption of CDR in the mining sector?
- Are all open-system pathways (enhanced rock weathering (ERW), ocean alkalinity enhancement, biomass sinking and blue carbon ecosystems) gaining terrain in the CDR Ecosystem? What has the progress been, and what can we expect in 2025?
- What have been the main roadblocks in scaling open-system CDR economically and sustainably?
- MRV is crucial in effectively deploying open-system carbon removal (CDR) methods. Which part of MRV is the most challenging, and what have been strides forward?
- Open- and closed-system CDR have different approaches and are often seen pitted against each other. How can we encourage these to work in tandem, fitting different needs? How can we achieve a necessary balance between both systems?
During this first-of-a-kind, interactive session, attendees can purchase removals live at Carbon Unbound. As the carbon removal industry expands, it's essential to lower barriers to entry and welcome buyers of all sizes. With a 200,000-ton removal gap projected for 2024, our goal is to make purchasing removals more accessible and diversified. We aim to achieve this by connecting small and mid-sized buyers with various pre-vetted, early-stage suppliers.
More developments will be released ahead of the summit. Stay tuned for further info.
Friday 25th October
Morning
- Over the past year, the volume of purchases has increased, but the number of companies purchasing has yet to. What is prohibiting new buyers from entering the market?
- Many companies are still prioritising their own emission reductions over investing in carbon removal. What levers are likely to convince corporates to include CDR in their strategies and act now?
- What elements of project design and implementation interest buyers most when putting together their CDR portfolios? What are the risks to look out for?
- Governments play a crucial and formative role in helping to fund, build, and scale the CDR industry. Both the US and Canadian governments actively buy credits. What can they do better to incentivize private companies to follow suit? And how can the federal government play a role in increasing the supply of high-quality removals while bringing down the cost of private-sector purchasing?
Organisations invite attendees to participate in intimate discussions around key challenges related to CDR development. The session will culminate in the delegation sharing new ideas.
- Several fossil fuel companies are investing in start-ups and research initiatives focused on carbon removal technologies. What is the motivation for fossil fuel companies to enter the CDR market?
- What can the CDR sector learn from extractive industry companies and are we tapping into their expertise enough?
- Have there been notable projects and initiatives between CDR developers and extractive corporations? What has been the key to success?
- Are governments doing enough to incentivise partnerships and/or sustainable transitions, and are efforts different in countries where extractive industry companies are state-owned?
Start-up your engines! Investors will be positioned in the breakout room ready to meet start-ups. Start-ups take a seat and have 3 minutes before a bell is rung and people move to the next table.
- Nature-based solutions (NBS) in agriculture are increasingly being adopted in California to address environmental challenges and enhance sustainability. Which solutions have been the most favourable and why? Do these practices differ from other agricultural states?
- In the US, farmers are known to be fairly conservative in adopting new practices. How do project developers motivate farmers to change and improve practices?
- Regenerative agriculture is critical to decarbonising the food sector, however, the responsibility for delivery is often with the farmers who face an increase in risk and costs. How do carbon credits support farmers, and how much do subsidies impact regenerative agriculture?
- The potential for storing carbon in soil is greater than previously believed. ERW and biochar also promise to positively re-shape agriculture for farmers and storage capacity. What are the main opportunities and challenges for these approaches?
Afternoon
XPRIZE-selected carbon removal innovators will present their solutions to a panel of investor judges.
- Asia was the world’s largest producer of carbon credits in 2023, and it hosts a number of players on both the demand and supply sides. How significant is Carbon Removal?
- Singapore’s green ambitions have opened many economic opportunities for the region. What have been successes and how have they impacted other countries in the region?
- What are the main decarbonisation challenges in the CDR market?
- Last May, Japan became the world's first country to accept the use of durable carbon dioxide removals in its national emissions trading system. What have been the impacts so far in this region?
- What are the necessary frameworks for CDR to serve as a tool for climate and environmental justice, and how can environmental justice be incorporated in the early stages of CDR?
- Indigenous peoples and local communities' wisdom, lived experiences, and essential priorities are indispensable in growing an industry. What are the most important benefits to communities and First Nation / indigenous people to consider in supporting the development of CDR projects in their area / on their land? And what are the first steps a developer needs to take when talking to locals about potential project development?
- Economic, social, and environmental impacts are often mentioned in the same phrase as benefits. How does this work in practice, though? Is this the case, and how do we achieve all three at once?
- Where concerns over communal involvement, benefits, and respect for ancestral lands and their inhabitants are strong, CDR may not gain a local ‘social licence’ to operate. How can we turn negative experiences and scepticism into something positive? What have been success stories?
- What is the status of Silicon Valley's interest in carbon removal technology? How does it compare to appetite in other climate industries?
- Where are the current funding gaps, and how has this changed since last year?
- The “Valley” remains the powerhouse but what other regions are emerging as investor hubs?
- The "valley of debt" represents a critical period in a startup's lifecycle, marked by financial challenges, while achieving sustainable growth and profitability. How can investors assist in overcoming this period?
- How big is the current market for non-dilutive funding and how can these instruments assist start-ups, especially with FOAK projects?
- Once start-ups move from strategy to execution, billions of dollars are needed from large-scale investors to meet their expectations, and CDR companies’ risk profiles usually don’t match. How can we bridge the chasm?
CDR experts will meet to review the last two days of discussion and share a round-up of actions needed to scale the industry and close the gap.
Attend Our European Summit
On the other side of the pond, 400 European business leaders, investors, buyers and policy makers will meet in London to discuss the future of carbon removal in the region. Join us for the most impactful days in the carbon removal calendar.
11-12 September 2024. London
*Carbon levels in the atmosphere (NASA, 2023).
Picture the Scene
You’ll join us at Convene, 100 Stockton, Union Square in the beating heart of San Francisco. Amongst iconic landmarks and well connected, it’s the perfect space to listen, share and form the ideas of the future.
Nearest Stations
- Union Square/Market St Station Northbound
- Market St & Stockton St
- Market St & 3rd St
Closest airports
- Oakland International Airport: 35 minutes by cab, 1 hour by train
- San Francisco International Airport: 25 minutes by cab, 50 minutes by train
Hotel Recommendations
- Budget Conscious: Hilton San Francisco Union Square
- Mid-Range: Hotel Nikko San Francisco
- High-End: Palisociety
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Is the summit streamed/ available digitally?
We believe nothing can replace the value of in-person meetings and sitting behind a screen for hours on-end hinders creativity and focus. Taking place in the heart of San Francisco, we've made the decision to do away with virtual streaming. Get out from behind your desk and come away energised, with the connections and insights you need to take your project to the next level.
I'm a start-up. Are there special rates?
Start-ups are entitled to a special discount if you meet certain critera. Please get in contact with delegates@unboundsummits.com and share your number of employees, series of funding and company focus.
What is included in my ticket?
A full two-day, in-person summit pass. Listen to all live discussions and join the debate. Access to our networking app two weeks before and four weeks after the summit. Breakfast, lunch, networking break snacks, and coffee for both days. One hour of closing networking drinks on day 2.
What is your refund policy?
Up to 30 days before the event date you can cancel and request a refund, there will be a 15% cancellation fee. After this point, we unfortunately are unable to provide a refund. You can however transfer your pass to a colleague anytime.
Do you have an event app, and am I able to book 1-1 meetings?
Yes! Meetings and networking is at the core of our summits. As an attendee, you will receive information about how to join our event app one month before the summit. On there, you will be able to connect with other attendees and set up meetings onsite.
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