Expert Speakers & Panelists

David SchickVice President of Regulatory Affairs, Innovation and Western Canada, Canadian Fuels Association (CFA)

Dave is Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Innovation and Western Canada at the Canadian Fuels Association (CFA). His role entails policy development and government relations at the federal, provincial and local levels.  CFA members provide approximately 95% of Canada’s transportation fuels including 80% of renewables.

Dave has been in the downstream energy business for over 30 years.   Since 2007, his roles have focused on public affairs, climate change policies and low carbon business strategy seeking to balance the needs of a strong economy, affordable, reliable energy while improving environmental outcomes.

Dave has degrees in Economics and Sociology from the University of Victoria.

Brock BurtonClimate and Trade Associate Fellow - Center for Climate and Energy Solutions

Brock Burton is the Climate and Trade Associate Fellow at the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions. He researches and analyzes trade policies to develop approaches that decarbonize industry and spur greater climate ambition in the United States and internationally. Previously, he worked at the World Trade Organization, where he coordinated engagement on emerging issues of international trade and sustainable development policy. Mr. Burton holds a Master’s in International Affairs specialized in Trade and International Finance from the Geneva Graduate Institute and an undergraduate degree in International Relations from the University of St. Andrews.

Richard CoreyPartner, AJW Inc.

Richard W. Corey served the second-longest tenure as Executive Officer (EO) of the California Air Resources Board (CARB). In his role at AJW, Richard supports clients with his deep knowledge of decarbonization policy
mechanisms, markets, technologies, and stakeholders at the state, federal, and international levels. He has over 30 years of experience in developing and implementing California’s program. Richard’s work included establishing partnerships with other states in the U.S. and jurisdictions around the world including Canada, China, Mexico, Australia, and many members of the European Union. While at CARB, Richard managed a team of more than 1,800 engineers, scientists, and other professionals responsible for a broad range of programs including those concerning clean fuels, climate, incentives, and air toxics. His team was responsible for developing and implementing a series of first-in-the-world programs to slash greenhouse gas emissions. His team also developed measures and incentives to reduce emissions from a variety of freight-related sources, including port trucks, transport refrigeration units, cargo handling operations, maritime operations, rail-related goods movement, and measures to reduce emissions from stationary and portable diesel engines, as well as several strategies to reduce toxic air contaminants from a wide variety of sources that adversely impact communities.

Stephen DonofrioHead of Carbon Intelligence, OPIS, A Dow Jones Company

Jordan GodwinDirector of Renewable Fuels - OPIS, a Dow Jones Company

Jordan joined OPIS following several years as an price reporter, and later an analyst, covering the renewable fuels industry at Platts. His primary areas of focus have included U.S. ethanol and biodiesel industry policy and pricing trends, global biofuels tradeflows and carbon-reducing fuel policies. Prior to diving into energy markets, he was a sportswriter, primarily covering Houston-area sports. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2010 with a degree in Journalism.

Nathalie HoffmanManaging Director, Energy Compliance Services, Regulatory Consulting, Weaver

Nathalie Hoffman is Managing Director, Energy Compliance Services, Regulatory Consulting, at Weaver, www.weaver.com. Leading Weaver’s LCFS consulting practice, she has consulted for clients on California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) since its inception in 2011. She is accredited by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) as an LCFS Verifier. Nathalie is located in Los Angeles, a short plane ride away from CARB’s offices in Sacramento, California. She lived in Brazil and is a fluent Portuguese speaker and writer, with substantial experience in Brazilian biofuels. Prior to her consulting work, Nathalie was a project finance transactions partner of corporate law firm Sidley Austin. She is a graduate of UCLA Law School and has an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Henry KronkLead Editor, Global Carbon Offsets Report - OPIS, a Dow Jones Company

Henry is the lead editor for the OPIS Global Carbon Offsets Report. He oversees OPIS price assessments for the voluntary carbon market, manages coverage of the sector and reports on anything and everything that impacts voluntary carbon market pricing. His work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Trellis and MarketWatch and has brought him to a REDD+ project in Kenya, the UN Conference of Parties, New York Climate Week, and numerous conferences around the world. Henry lives in Vermont, where he hikes and skis through woods that were completely deforested 100 years ago and are slowly returning to their natural, carbon-rich state.

Teresa LangSenior Director, Policy at Anew Climate

Teresa Lang is the Senior Director, Policy at Anew Climate and has spent over 15 years working in voluntary and compliance carbon markets. Her experience spans a range of capacities across the carbon project lifecycle, from project origination to methodology development to advising large corporations on their environmental product portfolios. In her current role at Anew, Teresa works to track, engage on, and influence carbon policy in both the voluntary and regulatory space, as well as supports clients in developing and implementing their carbon credit procurement strategies and claims. Prior to Anew, Teresa has held roles at the Climate Action Reserve, Clinton Global Initiative, South Pole, and conservation non-profit Paso Pacifico. Teresa holds an MBA from IE Business School in Madrid, a Masters in international environmental policy from Columbia University, and an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley.

Emma LupoffSenior Research Analyst, Carbon Markets - OPIS, a Dow Jones Company

Emma Lupoff is a Senior Research Analyst at OPIS, focused on price forecasting and market outlooks for U.S. compliance carbon markets. To her role, Emma brings over five years of interdisciplinary experience in engineering, environmental compliance, and emissions abatement.

In her current role, she analyzes the California Cap-and-Invest, Washington Cap-and-Invest, and Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) programs and develops short and long-term price forecasts for these markets. 

Before joining OPIS, Emma worked in the air quality practice of a large environmental consulting firm, where she specialized in California and federal level regulatory compliance for clients in the energy and industrial sectors.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Columbia University and a Master of Science in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, where her studies focused on data-driven approaches to energy and climate issues.

Shuting PomerleauDirector of Energy and Environmental Policy at the American Action Forum

Shuting’s work focuses on energy and environmental policy analysis. Research topics include carbon border adjustments, carbon taxation, climate and trade, the latest developments in energy markets, and electricity markets. Her work has been featured in a wide range of outlets including Bloomberg, Financial Times, and TIME. She has also spoken at many public conferences and events.

Prior to joining AAF, Shuting served as the Deputy Director of Climate Policy at the Niskanen Center working on market-based climate change mitigation policies. Previously, she was a business strategy consultant working with senior executives of multinational corporations to advise their business strategies for U.S. and international markets.

Shuting holds a master’s degree in public policy from Georgetown University.

Curtis PowersRenewables Regulatory Consultant — Chevron

Curtis Powers has worked in renewable fuels for over 12 years, first at Renewable Energy Group (REG) and now at Chevron which acquired REG in 2022. He manages compliance across renewable and lower carbon fuel supply chains primarily focused on North American fuel programs like the US Renewable Fuel Standard, US state level LCFS programs, and a number of fuel programs in Canada. He has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in public administration from Iowa State University and is currently licensed as a certified public accountant.

Slade RandCarbon Markets Editor - OPIS, a Dow Jones Company

Slade Rand is a Carbon Markets Editor at OPIS, focused on price assessments and news for North American compliance markets. Slade joined the OPIS Carbon team in 2022.

Slade is a journalist with nearly 10 years of experience in news reporting. At OPIS, he covers the Washington state Cap-and-Invest market, California Cap-and-Invest and other state-level emissions reduction programs. Slade provides daily markets commentary for the Global Carbon Market Report, tracking historical pricing trends and regulatory news. After joining OPIS during the launch of its Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) assessments, Slade monitors the cap-and-invest market closely.

Slade holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Mississippi, and he trained with the Dow Jones News Fund in 2019.

Lauren SanchezChair - California Air Resources Board

Lauren Sanchez was appointed Chair of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) by Governor Gavin Newsom in September 2025. A seasoned climate policy expert, Sanchez brings experience at the intersection of environmental policy, diplomacy, and state governance.

Prior to her appointment, Sanchez served as Senior Advisor for Climate in the Office of Governor Newsom beginning in 2021, where she was widely recognized as a chief architect of California’s ambitious climate agenda including codifying the state’s carbon neutrality goal and extending the Cap-and-Invest program through mid-century. Her leadership also helped direct billions in climate and clean air investments, further solidifying California’s position as a global leader.

Sanchez’s career spans both state and federal service. In 2021, she was Senior Advisor to the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate in the Biden-Harris Administration, contributing to international climate diplomacy. From 2019 to 2021, she served as Deputy Secretary for Climate Policy and Intergovernmental Relations at the California Environmental Protection Agency. She also held the role of International Policy Director at CARB from 2018 to 2019 and was a Climate Negotiator at the U.S. Department of State from 2015 to 2017, where she played a role in shaping global climate agreements.

A Fulbright Scholar, Sanchez holds a Master of Science in Environmental Management from Yale University and a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies and Biology from Middlebury College.

She lives in Oakland with her husband and son. In her spare time, she enjoys trails, tacos and travelling.

Adam ShoenbergSenior Director, Carbon Markets & Transactions, Nature Finance Group Conservation International

Adam works in Conservation International’s Nature Finance Group (NFG).  In his current role Adam works with leading companies to secure investment and support for CI’s Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) work, with a focus on transactions of carbon credits from Conservation International’s (CI) portfolio of carbon projects.  Over the past several years, Adam has spearheaded more than 150+ transactions with leading businesses helping to secure more than $250 million for natural climate solutions.  Before joining NFG, Adam worked across CI’s portfolio of business partners to develop strategic partnerships around environmental sustainability.

Adam is a graduate of the George Washington University and lives in the Washington, DC area.

Katelyn Roedner SutterCalifornia State Director, Environmental Defense Fund

Trevor SuttonSenior Research Associate, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University

Trevor Sutton, a Senior Research Associate at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, focuses on the intersection of trade, climate, and industrial policy and leads the center’s Program on Trade and the Clean Energy Transition. Trevor previously served as Research Director of the Remaking Global Trade for a Sustainable Future Project and was a co-author of a seminar report on trade system reform, the Villars Framework for a Sustainable Trade System. He has also served in various roles at the Center for American Progress, most recently as a Senior Fellow for Energy and Environment, and the United Nations. Prior to these positions, Trevor served as a judicial clerk on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Trevor has a BA from Stanford University, a JD from Yale Law School, and an MPhil from Oxford University, where he was a Marshall Scholar.

Mike TaylorPresident, Emissions Experts Inc.

Mike Taylor is President and Founder of Emissions Experts which is a leading environmental credit brokerage and consulting firm. Mike has over twenty four years trading, brokering and consulting on environmental credit markets. He has transacted over two billion dollars worth of credits in his career as well as been quoted in numerous publications including CNBC, Fortune, Los Angeles Times and Bloomberg. He is a best selling author with a book on carbon cap and trade programs. Previous to Emissions Experts, Mike successfully founded Emission Advisors in 2016 and successfully sold the firm after it achieved US Emissions House of the Year and landed on INC 5000 Fastest Growing Company List.

Sam WadeDirector of Public Policy, Renewable Natural Gas Coalition

Sam Wade serves as the Vice President of Public Policy at the Renewable Natural Gas Coalition. Previously Mr. Wade worked as Chief of the Transportation Fuels Branch at the Californian Air Resources Board, where he oversaw the Low Carbon Fuel Standard Program for four years. In other roles at CARB, Mr. Wade served as Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, developed the Cap-and-Trade rule, and authored portions of California’s first Greenhouse Gas Scoping Plan. He’s also worked in energy policy at Pacific Gas and Electric and with a bioenergy/biochar start-up. Sam holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from U.C. Davis, a M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Hawaii, and an M.P.A in Environmental Science and Policy from Columbia University.

Jeff WilkersonGovernment Policy & Regulatory Affairs Manager, Pearson Fuels

Jeff Wilkerson manages government policy and regulatory affairs for Pearson Fuels, the largest E85 supplier in California. In his role, Jeff communicates with government officials and staffers about the critical role E85 can play in California’s transportation future. Pearson Fuels has played a leading role in E85 expansion by partnering with more than 450 retail sites to offer E85 throughout the state and is currently working with partners to obtain certification for aftermarket E85 conversion kits.

Evelyn OlsonCAMIRO Low Carbon Fuels Analyst, Policy - OPIS, A Dow Jones Company

Evelyn Olson is a dedicated policy analyst and researcher with a passion for energy and environmental issues. She specializes in navigating the intricate landscape of regulations and legislation within the energy sector. Currently, at OPIS, Evelyn diligently monitors and tracks policies related to the biofuels market, including the Renewable Fuel Standard, keeping stakeholders informed and compliant. Prior to her role as a Regulatory Case Manager at SoCalGas, she served as a Government Affairs Analyst for the Long Beach City Manager’s Office. In this capacity, she effectively analyzed legislative initiatives that directly impacted the city and its constituents. Evelyn holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of Southern California, complemented by a Bachelor’s degree in Geography/Environmental Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles.