30 Nov–01 Dec 2022 Atlanta, USA

Forestry & Agriculture Investment Summit – November 2022

Date/time

Session

Sponsored by
30 November 2022
11:10–11:55
Implications of New Legislation on the Forestry Sector
- What are the financial implications?
- How can TIMOs/REITs harness the opportunities?
- What are the medium-term trends?
30 November 2022
16:40–17:25
Valuations and Transaction Pricing
- The geopolitical forces driving valuations
- The importance of accurate appraisals
- How TIMO’s account for changes in the medium/long term
1 December 2022
15:50–16:35
COP 27 and Carbon Markets
- Outlining the effect of COP 26 & 27 policy interventions in the long term
- What does this mean for the 15-fold increase in the VCM
- How can investors harness these trends?
30 November – Day one

08:00-09:00

Registration and Breakfast Buffet
09:00-09:15
Keynote Address
- Setting out the schedule for the two days
- Identifying key objectives across the schedule
- Developing partnerships
09:20-10:05
The Climate Emergency and the Role of Forest Investments
- Increasing activity by governments
- Corporate flows of capital into forestry
- Integration of biodiversity protection: a challenge or an opportunity for forestry investments?
10:10-10:40

Presented by MLR Forestal

Sponsored by

10:40-11:10

Coffee Break
11:10-11:55
Implications of New Legislation on the Forestry Sector
- What are the financial implications?
- How can TIMOs/REITs harness the opportunities?
- What are the medium-term trends?
12:00-12:30

Sponsored Session B

12:30-14:00

Lunch
14:00-14:45
Agriculture and Impact – Regenerative Agriculture Panel
- Defining what regenerative means
- The need for transition finance & how long does an investor need to wait
- What are the estimated long term financial returns?
- The possibilities for carbon and biodiversity additionality
14:50-15:20

Sponsored Session C

15:20-15:50

Coffee Break
15:50-16:35
Optimizing Land Asset Management Through Forest Carbon and Co-benefits
- Introduction to the impact and opportunities of forest carbon and co-benefits and how this impacts forest management strategies
- Carbon as an alternative “product”
- Soil Carbon in Forests
- Biodiversity
16:40-17:25
Valuations and Transaction Pricing
- The geopolitical forces driving valuations
- The importance of accurate appraisals
- How TIMO’s account for changes in the medium/long term
17:30-18:30

Drinks Reception

01 December – Day two
09:00-09:45
The Metrics of Nature
- In a forest context, what are metrics that institutional investors need?
- How can these be measured accurately?
- What digitalization, remote sensing, data science can be applied
- How solid reporting of metrics add revenue and improve profitability
09:50-10:20

Sponsored Session D

10:20-10:50

Coffee Break
10:50-11:50
Technology Panel
- Remote sensing and the integration of the digital ecosystem
- Mapping and the value of real time data
- What does the rise of technology mean for investors?
Sponsored by
11:55-12:25

Sponsored Session E

12:25-14:00

Lunch
14:00-14:45
Agroforestry as a Natural Climate Solution
- Mixed cropping provides short– and long–term returns
- Regenerative methodologies and the long–term challenges
- Scaling projects to generate returns sufficient to interest large scale investors
14:50-15:20

Sponsored Session F

15:20-15:50

Coffee Break
15:50-16:35
COP 27 and Carbon Markets
- Outlining the effect of COP 26 & 27 policy interventions in the long term
- What does this mean for the 15-fold increase in the VCM
- How can investors harness these trends?
16:40-16:45

Conference Closing Remarks
The moderators and speakers for this event are yet to be finalised. Please check back soon for further information.
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