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Puro.earth CDR Summit 2026 

Event Event Climate Week NYC
21.9.2026

event details

Where the carbon removal market meets during Climate Week NYC

21 September, 2026
One World Trade Center, New York

Join Puro.earth at One World Trade Center for a full-day summit bringing together the leaders and organizations building the next chapter of the carbon removal market. 

As the world’s leading crediting platform for engineered carbon removal, Puro.earth convenes the market across supply, demand, finance, policy, and infrastructure. The Puro.earth CDR Summit 2026 will gather carbon removal suppliers, corporate buyers, investors, intermediaries, policymakers, and market builders for a day of insight, debate, and strategic connection. 

Hosted in collaboration with our flagship partner, Exomad Green, and supported by our event partners, the summit will feature expert panels, roundtable discussions, fireside chats, and networking opportunities designed to support trusted market growth and accelerate the scale-up of durable carbon removal. 

The day will conclude with a cocktail reception overlooking New York City

Agenda

Capacity is limited to 150 participants. Due to high demand, attendance is subject to approval, and participation may be limited to one representative per company. 

2025 events

Highlights from 2025

A sold-out CDR event for the third year running, the 2025 Puro.earth CDR Summit brought together leading voices from across the carbon removal ecosystem for a day of market insight, collaboration, and connection. 

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hosts and speakers

Meet the Hosts & Speakers 

Additional keynote speakers to be announced

Host

Jan-Willem Bode

Puro.earth, President

Speakers

Fredrik Ekström

Chairman of Nasdaq Stockholm and Puro.earth

Kyra Power

SBTi, Engagement Manager – North America

Alexia Kelly

ICVCM, Governing Board Member

Marie Clara Buellingen

Societe Generale, Managing Director – Head of Sustainable Finance Americas

Lara Whitmore

Marsh, Carbon Markets Leader

Kristen Allison

ADM, Director of Carbon Markets

Michelle You

Supercritical, CEO 

Bruce Kennedy

BCG, Director, Global Sustainability

Caroline Glavind

BMO Capital Markets, Environmental Commodity Strategist

Joanna Klitzke

Frontier, Head of Market Development

Ben Rubin

Carbon Business Council, Executive Director 

Mireia Vilaplana

NTT Data, Global Head, Climate & Nature

Richard Probst

Climeworks, Vice President, Advisory & Financial Services

Jorge Ernesto Ávila Antelo

Vice Minister of Environment, Biodiversity, Climate Change and Forest Management, Government of Bolivia

Daniel Sierra

Exomad Green, Vice President of Policy, Strategy and Market Outreach

Chris Neidl

High-Level Climate Champions, Carbon Removal Lead

Chloé Bigio

InPlanet, Chief Commercial Officer

Alex Petre

Deep Sky, CEO

Pascal Siegwart

VP Carbon Markets at TotalEnergies and Chairman & Co-Founder of the CCS+ initiative

Eduardo Bastos

President of the Agrocarbon Chamber under Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture (MAPA), and Chair of the Brazilian Agribusiness Association (ABAG)

agenda

Agenda

Subject to small changes

9:00 – 10:00 Breakfast and Networking Sponsored by Gevo
10:00 – 10:10Welcome addressJan-Willem Bode, Puro.earth, President
10:10 – 10:40Governments as Catalysts – How Latin America is paving the way for a gigaton-scale carbon removal marketModerator:
Christopher Neidl, Carbon Removal Lead – High-Level Climate Champions

Panelists and keynote speakers:
– Jorge Ernesto Ávila Antelo, Vice Minister of Environment, Biodiversity, Climate Change and Forest Management and Development, Government of Bolivia
– Eduardo Bastos, President of the Agrocarbon Chamber under Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture (MAPA), and Chair of the Brazilian Agribusiness Association (ABAG)
– Chloé Bigio, Chief Commercial Officer, InPlanet
– Daniel Sierra, VP of Policy, Strategy and Market Outreach, Exomad Green
10:45 – 11:00Break
11:00 – 11:30How frameworks are shaping CDR demand and deliveryModerator:
Ben Rubin, Carbon Business Council, Executive Director 
 
Panelists: 
– Kyra Power, SBTi, Engagement Manager – North America 
– Alexia Kelly, Member, Governing Board
11:30 – 12:15Making CDR Bankable: from the investment case, to risk management, to delivery Moderator:
Fredrik Ekström, Chairman of Nasdaq Stockholm and Puro.earth 
 
Panelists:  
– Marie Clara Buellingen, Societe Generale,  Managing Director – Head of Sustainable Finance Americas 
– Lara Whitmore, Marsh, Carbon Credits Strategic Advisor 
– Kristen Allison, ADM, Director of Carbon Markets 
12:15 – 13:15Lunch
13:15 – 13:30CCS Fireside– Alex Petre, Deep Sky, CEO
– Pascal Siegwart, VP Carbon Markets at TotalEnergies and Chairman & Co-Founder of the CCS+ initiative
13:30 – 13:40Puro showcaseAlvin Lee, Puro.earth Head of Supply &  special guest
13:40 – 13:50Jan-Willem Bode, President Puro.earth & special guest  
13:50 – 14:05Partner showcaseExomad Green
14:05 – 14:20Cula
14:20 – 14:35Gevo & special guest 
14:35 – 14:50CDR launchpad Rapid-fire announcements from across the CDR ecosystem 
14:50 – 15:50Afternoon break & networking hour– Beston Group private roundtable 
– Puro.earth Open Q&A with Jan-Willem Bode 
15:50 – 16:35Delivering CDR for the next generation of buyers Moderator:
Michelle You, Supercritical CEO 
 
Panelists: 
– Bruce Kennedy, BCG, Director of Global Sustainability 
– Caroline Glavind, BMO, Environmental Commodity Strategist  
– Joanna Klitzke, Frontier, Head of Market Development 
16:35 – 16:55Buyer Keynote– Mireia Vilaplana, NTT Data, Global Head, Climate & Nature
– Richard Probst, Climeworks Solutions, Vice President, Advisory & Financial Services
16:55 – 17:00ClosingJan-Willem Bode, Puro.earth, President  
17:00 – 19:00Invite only happy hourWith Exomad Green & Puro.earth 

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