ADP COP16 Event in Cancún, Mexico

Conference of the Parties – UNFCCC COP 16

Advancing REDD+: New Pathways and PartnershipsWednesday,  Dec.  8,  2009,  from  3:00  to  5:45  pm

Cancún,  Mexico

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Keynote Address: The Need To Protect ForestsSecretary-General of the United Nations, His Excellency Ban Ki-moon

George Soros – Founder, Open Society FoundationsKuntoro Mangkusubroto – Indonesian President’s Delivery Unit for REDD

His Excellency Jens Stoltenberg – Prime Minister of NorwayHis Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo – President of GuyanaJoe Aldy – Special Assistant to the U.S. President for

Energy and Environment

Moderator: Hon. Timothy E. Wirth – former U.S. Senator and President of the United Nations Foundation

I. Innovative International REDD+ Partnerships Panel

Special Video Message: Wangari Maathai – Founder

the Green Belt Movement 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

Host: Jeffrey Horowitz Founder, AD Partners

III. Sustainable Supply Chains for Reducing Emissions PanelModerator: Peter Seligmann – Chairman and CEO, Conservation International; Achim Steiner – Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme; Rob Walton – Chairman of the Board of Directors, Walmart

Capacity Audience of 600 Advocates for Protecting Forests

II. California as the World’s First REDD+ Compliance Market PanelModerator: Bryan Walsh – Journalist, TIME Magazine; Hon. Juan Sabines Guerrero – Governor, Chiapas, Mexico; Linda Adams – Secretary, California Environmental Protection Agency; Steve Kline – Vice President, Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation

Pre-Meeting, “Green Room” L - R: Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme; Veerle Vandeweerd – Director, Environment And Energy Group, UNDP; Joe Aldy – Special Assistant to the U.S. President for Energy and Environment; George Soros – Founder, Open Society Foundations; Bryan Walsh – Journalist, TIME Magazine; Kuntoro Mangkusubroto – Head of Indonesian President’s Delivery Unit for REDD; Timothy E. Wirth – former U.S. Senator and President of the United Nations Foundation; His Excellency Ban Ki-moon – Secretary-General of the United Nations; Steve Kline – Vice President, Pacific Gas & Electric Corporation; Jeffrey Horowitz – Founder, Avoided Deforestation Partners; Peter Seligmann – Chairman and CEO, Conservation International; Linda Adams – Secretary, California Environmental Protection Agency; His Excellency Bharrat Jagdeo – President of Guyana; Rob Walton – Chairman of the Board of Directors, Walmart; Hon. Juan Sabines Guerrero – Governor, Chiapas, Mexico (Not pictured: His Excellency Jens Stoltenberg – Prime Minister of Norway; Robert Zoellick – President, World Bank)

IV. Enhancing the Biodiversity Benefits of Forest CarbonRobert Zoellick – President, World Bank

Special Video Introduction: Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE – UN Messenger of Peace, Founder,

Jane Goodall Institute