Chicago/London/Cologne, February, 2009

Carbon TradeEx America, a unique forum bringing together top players from the global carbon finance community, today released the names of some of the speakers who will feature prominently in this path breaking event on April 7-8, 2009 at the Washington, DC Convention Center.

The list reads like the "Who's Who" of the carbon market and can be viewed at http://tinyurl.com/CTA09Conference.

A sampling of speakers will suffice to demonstrate the caliber and breadth of expert perspectives on hand from the finance, policy, and carbon NGO communities, including Brian Storms - APX, Abyd Karmali - Merrill Lynch, Imtiaz Ahmad - Morgan Stanley, David Monsma - The Aspen Institute, Marco Monroy, MGM Int'l, Simon Shaw - EEA Fund Management, Rick Adcock - Camco Int'l, Dirk Forrister - Natsource, Nigel Purvis - Climate Advisors, Janet Peace - Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Charlotte Streck - Climate Focus, Kyle Danish - Van Ness Feldman, Jonathan Shopley - The Carbon Neutral Company, Andrew Hoffman - University of Michigan, Leslie Carothers - The Environmental Law Institute, Peter Seligmann - Conservation International, James Cameron - Climate Change Capital, Mary Nichols - California Air Resources Board, Ricardo Bayon - EKO Asset Management, Jeff Horowitz - Avoided Deforestation Partners, Andrew Ertel - Evolution Markets, and Sueden Kelley - Commissioner of The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

In addition to plenary sessions and keynotes from some of the leading policymakers in the U.S., the conference will feature sessions with senior market makers and experts under the headings of Policy Forum, Market Insights and Emerging Opportunities. The Conference Program will bring major players from the Executive Branch and the 111th Congress together with key principals in finance, business and environmental nongovernmental organizations to explore the interplay between climate, energy and economic policies at both the domestic and international levels.

Additional "Side Events" will examine a range of other timely themes and issues at the forefront of carbon finance and climate policy. The accompanying exhibition will provide an excellent platform for networking and sponsor presentations. The current sponsor list can be viewed at www.carbontradeexamerica.com. A few sponsorship and speaker opportunities are still available.

Carbon TradeEx America is organized by Koelnmesse Inc. and the Carbon Markets and Investors Association (CMIA) in partnership with The Climate Group. Supporting Organizations as of this writing include the Environmental Law Institute, American Carbon Registry, Business Council of Sustainable Energy, Carbon Disclosure Project, Center for Resource Solutions, Clean Technology & Sustainable Industries Organization, GHG Management Institute, Global Roundtable on Climate Change, International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance, The Gold Standard, Nature Conservancy and the Voluntary Carbon Standard.

For more information regarding Carbon TradeEx America, please contact:
For exhibiting and attending:
Darrin Stern, Koelnmesse, Inc.
Phone: +1 773-326-9925 - Email: d.stern@koelnmessenafta.com

For conference program:
Tatiana Nascimento, North America Director for the Carbon Markets & Investors Association
Phone: +1 571-309-8186 - Email: tatiana.nascimento@cmia.net

For press credentials and partnerships:
Franz Balve, Koelnmesse Inc.
Phone: +1 732-933-1117 - Email: f.balve@koelnmessenafta.com

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Koelnmesse, Inc., the Chicago-based North American subsidiary of the German trade show organizer Koelnmesse GmbH, specializes in international environmental trade shows and conferences.

Websites:
www.carbontradeexamerica.com
www.carbonexpo.com
www.koelnmessenafta.com
www.theclimategroup.com
www.cmia.net

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Carbon TradeEx America is the largest North American industry event for the Carbon industry. In 2010 following events will be organized:

CARBON SUMMIT - January 19, 2010 in Washington DC A Carbon Market Executive Summit - The Copenhagen Debrief A 1-Day event covering the impact of the Copenhagen outcome for the burgeoning American carbon market. A gathering of the top 200 industry professionals in North America to hear from leading policy and international markets experts. Focus of the conference will be carbon legislation and the future of the U.S. legislative path as well as implications for U.S. investors.

CARBON TradeEx AMERICA - September 2010 in Chicago The 2 -Day Carbon TradeEx America is the largest North American Trade Show and Conference serving international business, finance, technology, venture capital, government communities in abatement, trading, monitoring, crediting and compliance of carbon emissions. Industry, technology and service providers in the carbon business as well as government agencies from developing countries will be among the exhibitors. Carbon TradeEx is expected to attract attendees such as Carbon Traders, Financial Institutions, Corporate Representatives, Venture Capital Funds, Project Developers, Technology Providers Research & Development Departments, Science Institutes and Universities. The 3rd edition of this event is expected to draw over 100 exhibitors and 1,000 delegates

Hosts of both events are Koelnmesse, Inc. and the Carbon Markets and Investor Association

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