The keynote speaker will be Roland A. Jansen, Managing Partner and CIO of Juno. Mr. Jansen is recognized globally as a pioneer in the research of commodities and has established a strong presence in commodity producing markets. He has been in the frontline of major events in the production, consumption, and trade of commodities for over 30 years. Mr. Jansen is a strong advocate for alternative energy solutions and new clean energy technologies.

Other speakers will include Alessandro Ortis, President and Regulator of The Italian Regulatory Authority for Electricity and Gas, an independent body established in 1995 to regulate and control the electricity and gas sectors.

Luigi Paganetto, President of ENEA, the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and the Environment will also be speaking at the high profile event. Enea operates in the fields of energy, the environment and new technologies to support competitiveness and sustainable development.

Andrew McKillop, a global expert on oil & gas will be focusing on peak oil & gas and the energy transition towards alternative energy. Mr. McKillop is head of research at Juno Mother Earth Asset Management.

“Our objective is not to advocate turning a blind eye to our problems, or ponder as to whether capitalism and environmental awareness can coexist, but to highlight the environmental consequences of misusing energy resources, and to underline and reinforce the feasibility of existing and near-term future alternative energy solutions”, said Eugenio Verzili, Managing Partner of Juno Mother Earth Asset Management. Political leaders globally are faced with an overwhelming responsibility”, added Verzili.

This conference will focus on the ethical as well as economic dilemma, due to the globalizing economy forcing ever greater interdependence and interaction between developed and developing nations. “We can easily forecast mammoth car fleets in China and India, but how will they be fuelled?” said Roland Jansen.

The role of science, especially referring to scientific uncertainty concerning issues like global warming, desertification and deforestation, oil and gas depletion (peak oil & gas), livestock and plant disease proliferation, depletion of the ozone layer, and species extinction among others will be covered at the conference.

“We are confident that our contribution to this event will drive other countries to focus their efforts on increasing the awareness for the need to take action to accelerate alternate energy development, energy conservation and reducing dependency on hydrocarbons, also to reduce climate change impacts from fossil fuel burning,” said Joseph Di Virgilio, Managing Partner and Portfolio Manager of Juno Mother Earth Asset Management.

Juno Mother Earth Asset Management is an international hedge fund management firm specializing exclusively in commodities, energy and natural resources, focusing on clean technology, new energy, and the food-fiber bio fuels group of agro commodities. The group manages over $150 million for private banks, family offices, pension plans, foundations, endowments, and high net worth investors. Juno Mother Earth Asset Management, through sound and ethical portfolio management practices as well as focused and dedicated investor support, is committed to becoming a world leader in the management of funds that provide superior long-term risk-adjusted capital growth through investments in key sectors of the commodities space.

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