01–02 Apr 2025 New York, New York

Corporate Investments into Forestry & Biodiversity

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    Session
    Sponsored by
  • 01 April – Day one   Time Zone: EST

    8:00 - 9:00

    Registration & Networking Breakfast Buffet

    9:00 - 9:15

    Keynote Address

    09:20 - 10:05

    Nature as the Route to Net Zero

    • How to engage nature as a business
    • The risks of investing against the risks of not investing
    • Taking leadership in NCS
    • The implications of political headwinds on nature
    Cheri SugalErin GoodhandErin LincolnAlexander Bashian
    10:10 - 10:40

    Sponsored Session A

    10:40 - 11:10

    Coffee Break

    11:10 - 11:55

    Forestry as a Natural Climate Solution

    • Well managed forests have fibre and carbon additionalities
    • The benefits of stable, long term assets
    • Long term off-take agreements
    • Incorporating biodiversity into forest operations to enhance value
    Jacek SiryTim DuehrkoopJulia StrongChris ZinkShannon Smith

    Sponsored by

    12:00 - 12:30

    Sponsored Session B

    12:30 - 14:00

    Lunch

    14:00 - 14:45

    Investing in Carbon Markets

    • Integrity challenges around carbon credits
    • Selecting the right credits for your business
    • Technology underpinning additionality claims
    Uti AgarwalChristina MagerkurthAlexis MoyerMandy RambharosTodd Stevens

    Sponsored by

    14:50 - 15:20

    Sponsored Session C

    15:20 - 15:50

    Coffee Break

    15:50 - 16:35

    Metrics of Nature

    • If you can’t measure nature you can’t manage it
    • Selecting appropriate KPI’s
    • What metrics determine a good investment
    Bob IzlarJordan AngleJordan McDonaldDaniel ZarinSpencer Meyer
    16:40 - 17:30

    Roundtables

    Round Table A: Carbon Markets: Operation, Functions, and Opportunities

    Round Table B: How Can Corporates Access Nature for Net Zero

    Round Table C: Managing Risks in Nature and Forest Investments

    Round Table D: Early Stage Project Funding

    02 April – Day two   Time Zone: EST

    08:00 - 09:00

    Registration & Networking Breakfast Buffet

    09:00 - 09:45

    The Use Case for Biodiversity Credits

    • Biodiversity credits are starting to be traded
    • Unlocking the value of this nascent class of product
    • How does a buyer use these against their nature strategy?
    Sinclair VincentRyan SarsfieldSujeevan Ratnasingham
    09:50 - 10:20

    Sponsored Session E

    10:20 - 10:50

    Coffee Break

    10:50 - 11:35

    Nature Tech in Action

    • How companies and developers can apply technology
    • Technology underpinning investment decisions
    • MRV and related solutions help companies navigate a complex space
    Coby Strell

    Sponsored by

    11:40 - 12:10

    Sponsored Session F

    12:10 - 13:30

    Lunch

    13:30 - 14:15

    Pioneering Projects - Funding and Development

    • Financing projects from pilot to scale – what models exist
    • Project planning and implementation
    • Examples of projects and how inherent earning logic makes sense
    Jordan McDonaldJeremy ManionCheri Sugal
    14:20 - 15:00

    Defining Risks in Investments

    • The reputational risk of doing nothing
    • Risk of loss and means of overcoming losses
    • Defining unknown risks, geographical, social, political
    James KenchYounsung Kim
    15:00 - 15:30

    Coffee Break

    15:30 - 16:15

    Carbon and Biodiversity

    • Biodiversity is local, carbon is global
    • Methodologies for incorporating both into single investments
    • Additionality of biodiversity net gain in a carbon asset
    Christina MagerkurthAli LokerJacek SiryRoss HolbrookEd Stephenson
    16:15 - 17:00

    Roundtables

    Round Table A: Carbon Markets: Operation, Functions, and Opportunities

    Round Table B: How Can Corporates Access Nature for Net Zero

    Round Table C: Managing Risks in Nature and Forest Investments

    Round Table D: Early Stage Project Funding

    16:50 - 17:00

    Closing Remarks

  • Alexis Moyer

    Customer Solutions Lead
    Space Intelligence Ltd

    Chris Zink

    Vice President of Carbon Finance
    Conservation International

    Jacek Siry

    Stuckey Professor of Forest Economics & Taxation
    University of Georgia - Center for Forest Business

    Todd Stevens

    Executive Director, Conservation Solutions
    Wildlife Conservation Society

    Tim Duehrkoop

    CEO & Co-Founder
    Xilva

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