Event

Nature Finance Conference

Unlocking Nature Finance

Please join us for this year’s Nature Finance Conference (formerly Credit Suisse Conservation Finance Conference) to be held in London on Tuesday, 11 June.

 

As the topic of nature becomes an integral part of our conversations, UBS is pleased to be building on a decade of the Credit Suisse Conservation Finance Conferences by hosting the 11th edition in London.

 

The 2024 Nature Finance Conference brings together nature finance leaders and specialists across the public and private sectors to debate, discuss and drive action on this important topic. We will host expert panel sessions, fireside chats and discussions, with opportunities for you to engage and speak directly with our expert guests. Please see the conference agenda and speaker line-up below for more information.

 

Please use the button on the right to register your attendance. Virtual attendance will be also possible for those from afar, please contact your UBS representative for further details.

 

We very much hope to see you in June.

 

The Conference Organizing Committee

Date

11 Jun 2024

Location

UBS offices5 BroadgateLondon, EC2M 2QS

Start time

08:15 Nome Time (NT)

Please join us for this year’s Nature Finance Conference (formerly Credit Suisse Conservation Finance Conference) to be held in London on Tuesday, 11 June.

 

As the topic of nature becomes an integral part of our conversations, UBS is pleased to be building on a decade of the Credit Suisse Conservation Finance Conferences by hosting the 11th edition in London.

 

The 2024 Nature Finance Conference brings together nature finance leaders and specialists across the public and private sectors to debate, discuss and drive action on this important topic. We will host expert panel sessions, fireside chats and discussions, with opportunities for you to engage and speak directly with our expert guests. Please see the conference agenda and speaker line-up below for more information.

 

Please use the button on the right to register your attendance. Virtual attendance will be also possible for those from afar, please contact your UBS representative for further details.

 

We very much hope to see you in June.

 

The Conference Organizing Committee

Please visit this website regularly for updates.

Agenda:

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8:15-9:00

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Arrival and coffee

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9:00-9:20

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Welcome from UBS, the importance of nature

Dave Chen, CEO, Equilibrium Capital
Bea Martin,
Head of Non-Core & Legacy, GEB Lead for Sustainability and Impact, President EMEA and UK Chief Executive, UBS

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9:25-9:55

Description

Fireside chat: the power of markets to tackle the nature emergency

Michael Baldinger, 
Chief Sustainability Officer, UBS (moderator)
Sir Partha Dasgupta
, Emeritus Professor, University of Cambridge

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10:00-10:40

Description

Steering financial flows for on-the-ground outcomes: the role of data

Vian Sharif,
Founder, Nature Alpha (moderator)
Helen Bellfield, Deputy Director, Trase Initiative
David Craig, Co-Chair, TNFD
Ed Ellis, Head of the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT)
Valeria Piani, Head of Stewardship, Phoenix Group

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10:40-11:00

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Break

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11:00-11:25

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Climate meets nature: integrating nature into the energy transition

Aarti Ramachandran, Environmental Thematic Lead, Sustainable & Impact Investments, UBS Asset Management (moderator)
John Willis, Director of Research, Planet Tracker

Timings

11:30-12:15

Description

Nature finance: moving up the capital continuum and connecting to impact

Jessica Smith, Nature Lead, UNEP FI (moderator)
Diana Denke, Co-Founder, CEO, Fair Carbon
Sonya Likhtman, Engagement and Stewarship, Federated Hermes
Chloe Sanders, Head of Sustainability, CVC
Richard Speak, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Finance Earth

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12:15-13:25

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Lunch break & networking                                                              

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13:30-14:05

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The voice of Global South and local communities

Dave Chen, CEO, Equilibrium Capital (moderator)
Esben Brandi, Head Of Business Development, BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group
Esther Netshivhongweni, Founder, African Community Conservationists                                                                                                                                                                

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14:10-14:50

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New regulations: building markets or blocking innovation?

Romie Goedicke den Hertog, Co-Head Nature, UNEP FI (moderator)
Helen Avery, Director, Nature Programmes and GFI Hive, Green Finance Institute
Emily McKenzie, Technical Director, TNFD
Raza Naeem, Partner, Linklaters
Annabel Willder, ESG & Sustainability Research Analyst, UBS

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14:50-15:10

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Coffee Break

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15:10-15:50

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Natural climate solutions: from discussion to delivery

Lucy Thomas, Head of Sustainable Investing, UBS Asset Management (moderator)
Tiago Cruz Alexandre, CEO of BB Securities, Banco do Brasil
Lauren Ferstandig, Managing Director, NatureVest at The Nature Conservancy
Tommy Ricketts, CEO & co-founder, BeZero Carbon

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15:55-16:35

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Nature finance in practice: interviewing inspiring nature pioneers

Nalini Tarakeshwar, 
Head of Programs and Impact Transparency, UBS Optimus Foundation (moderator)
Yee Lee, 
Chief Growth Officer & VP Capital Markets, Terraformation
Paul Lister, The European Nature Trust & Alladale Wilderness Reserve

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16:45-17:00

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Closing remarks

Judson Berkey, Group Head Engagement and Regulatory Strategy, Chief Sustainability Office, UBS

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17:00-19:00

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Drinks reception                                                                                     

Related Insights and Publications

Henry Dimbleby: Food security is inseparable from sustainability

David Craig: Nature presents a risk and a missed opportunity

Judson Berkey: We need to get the framing around climate and nature transition right

Partha Dasgupta: Profit statements don’t consider the impact of a company on nature

Reaping what we sow: Protecting natural assets and the critical role of investments in food production

Accountability for Nature: Comparison of Nature-related Assessment and Disclosure Frameworks and Standards