Natural Capital Investment Americas 2024 | Environmental Finance | 16 May 2024 | etc.venues 360 Madison, 360 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10017, USA

Nature and biodiversity are finally being given their rightful place as an integral part of sustainable finance – and hopefully of finance more broadly.

Join us to discuss the key issues involved with natural capital investment approaches, regulation and policy, data gaps and more.

Some of the key areas of discussion include:
• Nature-related and biodiversity portfolio risks and opportunities
• Carbon markets and nature-based solutions
• Voluntary carbon markets – the latest developments
• Project development and financing at scale
• Regulation and industry building initiatives
• Investing in the blue economy
• Making an impact with blended finance
• Biodiversity credits
• The role of sovereigns

Why attend:
• 200+ Delegates
• 30+ Speakers
• 67% Financial Institutions and Corporates
• 10+ Sessions
• 15 Countries
• 170+ Companies

2024 Speakers

Allan Pearce
Director of Engagement Strategies, Food and Forests, Ceres

Alex Bashian
Director, Innovative Finance, The Rockefeller Foundation

Atish Babu
Senior Vice President, Agriculture Capital

Brandon Lewis
Director, Sustainability, Timberland and Agriculture, Manulife Investment Management

Chris Martin
Portfolio Manager, Americas Private Natural Capital, APG Asset Management

Curtis Ravenel
Senior Advisor, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)

Dan Keeler
Chief Communications Officer, Newday Impact

Dipti Pratt
Managing Director, Global Membership, Head of Americas, Toniic

Elizabeth Aceituno
Private Sector Finance Lead, WWF US

Edwina McKechnie
Executive Vice President, Corporate Engagement, Emergent Climate/LEAF Coalition

Felipe Carazo
Head of Public Sector Engagement & Head of Alliance Management, Tropical Forest Alliance

Gautier Quéru
Managing Director, Natural Capital, Mirova

Genevieve Redgrave
Reporter, Environmental Finance

Hanson Gong
Managing Partner, Oogway Capital

Jeff Briggs
Managing Director, North America, New Forests

Jillian Dyszynski
Director of Market Development, American Forest Foundation

Joan Oriol Prats
Principal Financial Specialist in the Connectivity, Markets and Finance Division, Inter-American Development Bank

John Grossman
Manager, Xancharlize Ventures

Julia Santander
Managing Director Investments, EcoEnterprises Fund

Karen Sack
Executive Director, Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance

Kevin Webb
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Superorganism

Mary Beth Gallagher
Director of Engagement, Domini Impact Investments

Matthew Potts
Chief Science Officer, Carbon Direct

Megan Reilly Cayten
Senior Investment Manager, Climate Asset Management

Monique Ewerton
Senior Officer, Capital Markets, CDP

Ñawi Flores
Founder, Kinray Hub

Paula DiPerna
Author and Strategic Advisor, CDP

Peter Cripps
Editor, Environmental Finance

Prasad Ananthakrishnan
Unit Chief of Climate Finance Policy Unit, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, International Monetary Fund

Rahul Barua
Director, Climate Finance Innovation, Salesforce

Robin Rix
Chief Legal, Policy and Markets Officer, Verra

Ruben Hernandez
Founding Partner, Full Spectrum Capital Partners

Samy Muaddi
Head of Emerging Markets Fixed Income, T Rowe Price

Timothy Male
Executive Director, Environmental Policy Innovation Center and Task Force Member Biodiversity Credit Alliance

Thomas Moran
Vice President and Head of Biodiversity Products, GIST Impact

Vicki Benjamin
Co-Founder and CEO, Karner Blue Capital

2024 Sponsors

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Carbon Direct
• New Forests

LANYARD SPONSORS:
• T. Rowe Price

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Agriculture Capital
• GIST Impact
• Manulife Investment Management
• Mirova
• Verra