America is poised for energy leadership like we haven’t seen in decades. The Administration has made it clear — they want increased production of oil and natural gas in parallel with strategic investments in American innovation to meet growing demand and maintain U.S. competitiveness in emerging technologies. As we look at near-term production increases, and long-term technology innovations; how are private sector leaders aligning with the federal government to ensure American energy remains reliable, affordable, and clean?
The Carbon Innovation Forum will be back at New York Climate Week 2025 for its fourth consecutive year. Presented by the American Petroleum Institute (API) and ClearPath the forum will cover exciting developments in American-made low carbon technology; explore ways to remove unnecessary regulatory barriers; and critically examine the investments needed to scale up the energy technologies required to bolster U.S. geopolitical strength.
*Agenda is subject to change and will be updated periodically as speakers are confirmed.
Event Details
September 22, 2025 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM ET 2nd Floor 849 6th Ave, New York, NY 10001
Agenda
1:00pm - 1:10pm: Doors Open
1:10pm - 1:15pm: Program begins
Welcome Remarks
1:15pm - 1:35pm: Innovative Technologies Helping Drive American Energy Dominance
Decarbonization policies must balance supply and demand. DOE's Pathways to Commercial Liftoff report and the Hydrogen Demand Initiative (H2DI) support the commercial deployment of low-carbon hydrogen from the regional hydrogen hubs and recognize the demand growth needed to support the commercialization of technologies. This discussion will focus on demand market signals and efforts by DOE to promote commercialization for low-carbon solutions.
Jeremy Harrell, ClearPath – Moderator
Deputy Under Secretary Leslie Biddle, Department of Energy
1:35pm - 2:05pm: Made in America: Leveraging America’s Energy Strengths and Maintaining the United States’ Competitive Edge
Economy-wide decarbonization will require increased demand for low-carbon products like cement, steel, hydrogen and chemicals. However, price premiums can make it difficult for producers of low-carbon products to obtain offtake agreements, reducing demand certainty and limiting industrial emitters' ability to secure investment in critical emissions reduction efforts. This panel will explore the challenges of securing private-sector demand for low-carbon products and how new and existing demand-side policy mechanisms can promote the scaling of these markets.
Arjun Murti, Veriten – Moderator
Mark Gebbia Vice President for Environmental and Permitting, Williams
Molly Laegeler, Chevron
Andrew Stinson, Bank of America
James Schaefer, Guggenheim
2:05pm - 2:35pm: Innovator Discussion Dialogues: Future of Clean Energy and Financing
Community engagement is a critical piece of any infrastructure project, including the deployment of low-carbon technologies. Low-carbon projects, such as CO2 pipelines, have faced implementation delays as a result of local concerns, hindering the deployment of low-carbon technologies critical to meeting climate goals. This fireside chat will discuss the development of community benefit plans and how effective community engagement can generate local support for projects and support communities' understanding of low-carbon technologies, why they're needed, and the many benefits they can offer.
Aaron Padilla, American Petroleum Institute – Moderator
Special Advisor Sonrisa Lucero, Department of Energy
2:35pm - 2:55pm: Networking Break
Experts explore the transformative potential of hydrogen as a cleaner energy solution and the deployment hurdles that need to be overcome. They’ll dissect the challenges of the “three pillars” (hourly matching, deliverability and incrementality), opportunities to scale-up, production, distribution, and utilization, and how to maximize existing federal support. Through a focus on innovation, decarbonization, and global impact; this panel offers a comprehensive outlook on how hydrogen is poised to shape the future of energy.
Amy Harder, CipherClimate – Moderator
Leia Guccione, Hydrogen Demand Initiative
Joseph Majkut, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Kerry Duggan, Founder and CEO, SustainabiliD
2:55pm - 3:00pm: Return to Room
The National Petroleum Council (NPC), a federally chartered and privately funded advisory committee, was established by the Secretary of the Interior in 1946 with the purpose of advising, informing, and making recommendations to the Secretary of Energy and the entire Executive Branch on matters relating to oil and natural gas or to the oil and gas industries. This session offers critical insights into the NPC’s most recent report, the evolving landscape of the energy sector, emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities. It also covers how innovative tools such as greenhouse gas monitoring facilitate energy security, sustainability, and technological innovation in ever-changing geopolitical dynamics.
Kelly Coppola, ExxonMobil
3:00pm - 3:10pm: Readout of Innovator Discussion Dialogues
3:10pm - 3:30pm: Letting America Build: Removing Permitting Barriers for U.S. Energy Infrastructure
From different lenses of policy, deployment or financing, each roundtable will tackle the same very important question: What milestones do we need to accomplish in order to get steel in the ground by 2028 and commercial scale by 2050?
3:30pm - 4:00pm: From Capital to Commercialization: Funding the Next Wave of Clean Tech
4:00pm - 4:20pm: Balancing Energy Security, Decarbonization, and Corporate Strategy
4:20pm - 4:30pm: Closing Remarks
Carbon markets have emerged as a critical tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and incentivizing the development of innovative solutions across industries, but many are skeptical about the quality of the credits and markets themselves. This fireside chat will discuss ways to bolster credit integrity and the role of regulation in ensuring quality markets.
With corporations working to meet their decarbonization goals, carbon markets have emerged as a critical tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and incentivizing the development of innovative solutions like carbon dioxide removal (CDR) across industries. This panel will explore the multifaceted landscape of carbon markets, examining their potential to support the deployment of high-quality emissions reduction projects in the US, as well as how they tie into international rulebooks like Article 6 and the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
