09–10 Mar 2027

BNG Capital and Procurement Forum 2027

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  • 09 March – Day one   Time Zone: GMT

    8:00-9:00

    Registration, Breakfast and Exhibition Opens

    9:00-9:15

    Welcome

    9:15-9:40

    Keynote: Four Months In – What the First NSIP Cohort Actually Shows

    •What the first NSIP applications reveal

    •Where proposals hold up at examination

    •Signals for the next project cohort

    9:40-10:40

    Investor Panel – Pricing Biodiversity: How Lenders Underwrite BNG Risk in 2027

    •How lenders price biodiversity risk

    •What credit committees need before backing BNG

    •Where lender pricing converges and differs

    10:40-11:25

    Coffee Break

    11:25-12:25

    Promoter Showcase – The NSIP Pipeline and the Units It Needs

    •Unit volumes the NSIP pipeline needs

    •Priority habitats and locations for promoters

    •How suppliers can win NSIP procurement

    12:25-12:45

    Gold Session A – Partner Session (TBA)

    •Market data, regulation or technical practice

    •Topic to be announced

    12:45-14:00

    Lunch

    14:00-15:00

    Workshop (Off-Record) – Audit-Ready Gain Plans: What Gets Approved, What Gets Bounced

    •Why gain plans get approved or returned

    •Building in evidence and monitoring early

    •Final checks before submitting a plan

    15:00-15:20

    Gold Session B – Partner Session (TBA)

    •Market data, regulation or technical practice

    •Topic to be announced

    15:20-16:05

    Coffee Break

    16:05-16:50

    Buying and Selling at Volume: Framework Deals, in One Room

    •Structuring framework deals for repeat demand

    •What buyers and sellers need from volume

    •Pricing, terms and risk at scale

    16:50-17:35

    Fireside – Defra and Natural England: The Decisions That Moved the Market

    •Key decisions that reshaped the market

    •Impact on demand, supply and pricing

    •Policy changes to prepare for next

    17:35-17:45

    Day 1 Close

    17:45-19:15

    Drinks Reception

    10 March – Day two   Time Zone: GMT

    8:00-9:00

    Breakfast

    9:00-10:00

    The State of Supply: Where Capacity, Demand and Capital Meet

    •Where habitat bank capacity is building

    •Matching supply to incoming demand

    •What capital needs to fund supply

    10:00-10:45

    Navigating the UK BNG Market: What Buyers Should Ask Before They Contract

    •Key questions to put to suppliers

    •Assessing supplier credibility and long-term security

    •Common contracting pitfalls to avoid

    10:45-11:30

    Coffee Break

    11:30-12:30

    Sell, Lease or Partner: The 30-Year Decision, and What Buyers Look For

    •Economics of selling, leasing or partnering

    •What 30 years means for landowners

    •What buyers want in a land partner

    12:30-13:15

    BNG as an Asset Class: Returns, Exits and the Diligence Buyers Run

    •The investment case and return drivers

    •Exit routes and secondary market prospects

    •Diligence run on habitat bank counterparties

    13:15-14:15

    Lunch

    14:15-15:00

    Insurance and Assurance: Insuring 30-Year Biodiversity Outcomes

    •How insurers approach 30-year obligations

    •Evidence and monitoring underwriters require

    •Using insurance to reduce delivery risk

    15:00-15:45

    Stacking: BNG Units, Nutrient Credits and Carbon on the Same Land

    •Why gain plans get approved or returned

    •Building in evidence and monitoring early

    •Final checks before submitting a plan

    15:45-16:15

    Coffee Break

    16:15-16:55

    Closing Roundtables

    16:55-17:00

    Forum Closes

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09–10 Mar 2027

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