March 13, 2025
Paul Brest Hall on the Stanford University Campus
9:00 am – 9:10 am
The Imperative to Improve Accessibility to Trusted Climate Performance Data
- The Investor Perspective: Nancy Pfund, DBL Partners and Jane Woodward, WovenEarth Ventures; MAP Energy; Stanford University
- The Corporate Perspective: Catherine Atkin, Global Digital Single Market Data Alliance and Liv Watson, Expert in Digital Statutory Reporting
- The Public Decision-Maker Perspective: Jason Burnett, Crosswalk Labs, Packard Foundation, former Mayor & EPA official (with Ryan Alexander, Data Foundation)
9:10 am – 10:30 am
10:30 am – 10:40 am
Addressing U.S. Methane Mitigation Data Needs & Opportunities
- Speakers: Rob Jackson, Woods Institute for the Environment; Precourt Institute for Energy; Chris Konek, Global Methane Hub; Steve Hamburg, Environmental Defense Fund
- Moderator: Sonia Wang, Data Foundation – Climate Data Collaborative
10:40 am – 11:25 am
Addressing U.S. Forest Carbon Data Needs & Opportunities
- Speakers: Chris Field, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, Stanford University; Jad Daley, American Forests; Ashley Conrad-Saydah, Vibrant Planet
- Moderator: Lauren Cooper, Sustainable Forestry Initiative
11:25 am – 12:10 pm
Lunch Break and Luncheon Speakers
- Dr. Sam Volchenboum, Director, University of Chicago, Data for the Common Good; Dr. Mark Musen, Stanford Center for Biomedical Informatics Research
12:10 pm – 1:30 pm
Addressing U.S. Carbon Removal Project Data Needs & Opportunities
- Speakers: Anu Khan, Carbon Removal Standards Initiative; Kate Maher, Woods Institute for the Environment; Ryan Orbuch, Lowercarbon Capital
- Moderator: David J. Hayes, Doerr School of Sustainability and Stanford Law School
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm
2:15 pm – 2:25 pm
Lessons Learned from Other Trusted Data Contexts
- A fireside chat featuring Nick Hart, Data Foundation, and Julia Lane, NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
2:25 pm – 2:50 pm
2:50 pm – 3:00 pm
Simultaneous participatory workshop sessions for methane, forestry, and carbon dioxide removal use cases
- Reporters: Michael Schmitz, ReCarbon; Climate Data Policy Initiative, CodeX – The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics; Kelley Kizzier, Bezos Earth Fund; and Ryan Alexander, Data Foundation
3:00 pm – 4:45 pm
4:45 pm – 5:00 pm
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