12–13 Oct 2027 London, UK

Corporate Investments into Forestry & Biodiversity – London 2027

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  • 12 October – Day one   Time Zone: GMT

    8.00-9:00

    Registration and Breakfast Buffet

    9:00-9:20

    Keynote & Opening Remarks

    9:20-10:05

    Improved Forest Management as a Driver of Carbon & Fibre Returns

    •Balancing carbon credits with timber revenue

    •Longer rotations and their financial trade-offs

    •Proving additionality in managed forests

    10:10-10:40

    Gold Session A

    TBA

    10:40-11:10

    Coffee Break

    11:10-11:55

    The Metrics of Trees

    •Measuring carbon, biodiversity and social outcomes

    •Remote sensing versus ground-truth data

    •Metrics investors and buyers actually trust

    12:00-12:30

    Gold Session B

    TBA

    12:30-14:00

    Lunch

    14:00-15:00

    Investor Test: Dragon's Den Style Pitches

    •Live pitches from investment-ready forestry ventures

    •Real-time feedback from NBS investors

    •What makes a project fundable

    15:05-15:35

    Gold Session C

    TBC

    15:35-16:05

    Coffee Break

    16:05-16:50

    Project Design, Financing and Implementation

    •Designing projects that attract capital

    •Blended finance and forward offtake structures

    •Moving from pilot to scale

    16:50-17:25

    Roundtables

    •Roundtable A: Improved Forest Management in Practice

    •Roundtable B: Carbon Market Incomes

    •Roundtable C: Financing Early-Stage Projects

    •Roundtable D: Managing Risk in NBS

    17:25-18:30

    Drinks Reception

    13 October – Day two   Time Zone: GMT

    8:00-9:00

    Registration and Breakfast Buffet

    9:00-9:45

    The Integrity of Carbon

    •What defines a high-integrity carbon credit

    •Ratings, standards and the ICVCM core principles

    •Rebuilding buyer confidence in forest credits

    9:50-10:20

    Gold Session D

    TBA

    10:20-10:50

    Coffee Break

    10:50-11:35

    The Role of Forestry & Net Zero

    •Where forest removals fit corporate net zero

    •Balancing emission cuts with nature-based removals

    •Long-term offtakes as a climate strategy

    11:40-12:10

    Gold Session E

    TBA

    12:15-13:45

    Lunch

    13:45-14:30

    The Role of AI in Successful NBS Outcomes

    •AI for monitoring, reporting and verification

    •Predicting risk: fire, pests and reversals

    •Where AI adds value, and its limits

    14:30-15:00

    Gold Session F

    TBA

    15:00-15:30

    Coffee Break

    15:30-16:15

    Roundtables

    •Roundtable A: Improved Forest Management in Practice

    •Roundtable B: Carbon Market Incomes

    •Roundtable C: Financing Early-Stage Projects

    •Roundtable D: Managing Risk in NBS

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    South Quay Square,
    Marsh Wall,
    London E14 9SH

     

     

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12–13 Oct 2027 London, UK

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