We are very pleased to announce confirmed guest speakers for the Gold Standards Conference, taking place on 5 and 6 June 2025.
The lineup includes members of the Gold Standard Board of Directors and other expert speakers with wide-ranging expertise, from corporate sustainability strategies to national climate policy, and from digital infrastructure to community engagement.
Experts in their fields, they will bring to the table insights and ideas on how to drive greater climate action for people and nature.
In addition, you will have the opportunity to meet and hear directly from the Gold Standard delegation.
Guest speakers include:
- Hanna-Mari Ahonen, Senior Consultant, Climate Policy and Carbon Markets, Perspectives Climate Group
- Daniel Tutu Benefoh, Lead, Mitigation, GHG Inventory and Reporting Program, Ghana Environmental Protection Agency
- Scarlet Benson, Senior Director at Systemiq
- Preety M. Bhandari, Gold Standard Board Member
- Giulia Carbone, Director, Nature for Climate, World Business Council for Sustainable Development
- Dr. Wei-nee Chen, Head of Carbon Market, Bursa Malaysia
- Andres Casallas, Manager of Climate Accounting & Standards at World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)
- Saurabh Diddi, Director at the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Government of India
- Pablo Fernandez, Chief Executive Officer at Ecosecurities
- Neera van der Geest, Managing Director at Fair Climate Fund
- Yannick Glemarec, President and Board Chair, Gold Standard Board of Directors, Director of Research, Special Climate Envoy to the Prime Minister of Barbados
- Luc Gnacadja, Gold Standard Board Member and Founder and President at GPS-Dev (Governance and Policies for Sustainable Development)
- Feisal Hussein, Senior Director of Innovative Finance at Clean Cooking Alliance
- Carl-Magnus Kjellman, Policy Advisor at International Climate Cooperation Swedish Energy Agency
- Kristin Komives, Director of Programmes at ISEAL Alliance
- Conor Mc Mahon, Global Net Zero & Nature Lead, Nestlé
- David Ongare, Director, Environmental Compliance, Kenyan National Environment Management Authority
- Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Gold Standard Board Member and Global Leader of Climate & Energy at WWF
- Veronica Scotti, Gold Standard Board Member
- Eric Soubeiran, CEO, Livelihoods Venture
- Matthew Spannagle, Director of Climate and Nature at Palladium, Gold Standard Board Member and Chair of Gold Standard Technical Advisory Committee
- Suraj Vanniarachchy, Vice President of Global Carbon at Macquarie
- Philippe Varin, Chair, International Chamber of Commerce
Gold Standard Delegation:
- Giovanna Da Ponte, Manager, Oversight Compliance & Innovation
- Eleanor Dougoud, Director, Development
- Lokesh Dube, Senior Manager, Standard Development and Innovation
- Tom Hayes, Senior Officer, Market Relations
- Owen Hewlett, Chief Technical Officer
- Margaret Kim, Chief Executive Officer
- Melanie Knight, Manager, Corporate Partnerships
- Lucasz Kruk, Director, Digital Systems
- Sarah Leugers, Chief Growth Officer
- Dan Magrath, Manager, Corporate Responsibility
- Gary Newcomer, Manager, Investor Relations
- Hugh Salway, Senior Director, Market Development and Partnerships
- Camille Senegas, Officer, Communications
- Ashwin Shailaja, Manager, Standard Development & Innovation
- Laura Smith, Manager, Communications
- Tara Subba, Officer, Market Intelligence
- Claire Willers, Senior Manager, Market Relations
The full programme is now online to discover.
There are a limited number of tickets remaining, and prices will increase from 20 May to cover late registration, so register soon to secure your place.