Program

Caitlin Clarke (BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group) Carly Sibilia (ERM) Erin Billman (Science Based Targets Network (SBTN)) Gavin Edwards (Nature Positive Initiative) Krista Gnau (Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)) Sarah-Jane Luoni (Manulife Investment Management, Timberland and Agriculture)

Tutorial

From Risk to ROI: Making the Business Case for Water and Nature Investments

9:30 am - 12:00 pm

James Morris (Globescan) Jared Sheehan (Earth Finance) Julie O'Brien (Hive Science) Newsha Ajami, PhD (Lawrence Berkeley National Lab) Steve Fogle (Hive Science) Will Sarni (Earth Finance)

Advanced Perspectives

Driving Collective Impact Across Landscapes, Seascapes, and Watersheds

Charles Fogg (Primo Brands) Jane Carter Ingram (Pollination) Krista Gnau (Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD))

Nature Starts Within: Leveraging Internal Communication to Drive Action

Anna Willingshofer (Tandem Global) Ashlyn Anderson (Stantec) Becky Martin (Toyota) Josiane Bonneau (Freeport-McMoRan)

Carbon Metrics and Market - VERGE

Beyond Buzzwords: Defining Quality in Forest Carbon Projects

Dick Cameron (Pachama) Genevieve Bennett (Forest Trends Association) Namita Rajesh (CRS) Natalie Urban (Symbiosis Coalition)

AI as a Force Multiplier for Biodiversity

Ali Swanson (Conservation International) Amy Rosenthal (Planet) Drew Purves (Google) Paul Bunje (Conservation X Labs) WarīNkwī Flores (Kinray Hub: Indigenous R&D Think-Do Tank)

Partner Event

Designing with Nature Happy Hour: A Corporate Simulation for Real-World Solutions with Tandem Global

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Climate-Aligned Investment - GreenFin

The Business of Restoring Nature: Projects, Proof, and Investment

Jason Fischer (Disney Conservation) Lara Birkes (BSR) Margaret O'Gorman (Tandem Global) Marielle Canter Weikel (Conservation International)

Advanced Perspectives

Corporate Reporting & Disclosure - GreenFin

From Commitment to Clarity: Building the Future of Forest Traceability

Alan Kroeger (Satelligence) Julia Kertz Grant (Green Diamond Resource Company) Sara Zeidan ( The Kraft Heinz Company) Shawn Collier (Forest Stewardship Council)

Startups & Innovation - VERGE

Startups to Watch: Nature and Water Pitch Competition

Christine Boyle (Burnt Island Ventures) Danan Margason (aardan.ai) David Gory (Airbuild Inc) Geoff Horst (Ecovia-Bio) Leif Gonzales-Kramer (Working Trees) Mattie Mead (Hempitecture) Megan Pillsbury (Dunya Analytics) Thomas Quigley (Superorganism)

What’s Missing for Biodiversity Impact in Regenerative Agriculture: Practitioner Share-Out

Shannon Cosentino-Roush (Miraterra)

Biodiversity in the Supply Chain: How Leading Companies Are Managing Nature Risk Where It Matters Most

10:30 am - 11:30 am

Aditi Kale (Google) Alex Novarro (Trellis Group) João Teixeira (Natura) Sandra Leyva Martinez (CHEP (Brambles))

Carbon Metrics and Market - VERGE

Nature-Based Carbon Project Pitch

10:30 am - 11:30 am

Jasper Arnold (Terra Global Capital) Leif Gonzales-Kramer (Working Trees) Manuel Piñuela (Cultivo) Michelle Cobb (Terraformation, Inc.) Natalie Urban (Symbiosis Coalition) Sasha Chebil (Carbon Business Council) Zander Sebenius (Rubicon Carbon)

From Chaos to Collaboration: Aligning Farmer Asks to Scale Regenerative Practices

10:30 am - 11:30 am

Anne Jacobs (Griffith Foods) Catherine Musulin ( Horizon Organic Dairy) Deborah Carter McCoy (Environmental Initiative) Ethan Soloviev (HowGood)

Partner Event

Find Your Nature Tech Match: Solutions for a Nature-Positive Future

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Partner Event

Designing Credible Nature Strategies for Real Impact with Business for Nature and Tandem Global

Networking & General Sessions

2:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Anna Willingshofer (Tandem Global) Becky Martin (Toyota) Josiane Bonneau (Freeport-McMoRan) Sarah Tea (General Motors) Shaun Clark (Tandem Global)

Networking

Sunshine & Synergy: A Nature Meet Up Outside

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm

Vid Mićević (Trellis Group)

Partnering to Reduce Wildfire Risk and Strengthen Forest Resilience

Insetting in Forest and Agriculture Supply Chains

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Florian Reber Ikarus Janzen (Varahaag) João Teixeira (Natura) Sinclair Vincent (Verra) Teal Brown Zimring (Lab to Land)

Bridging Nature and Water: Corporate Action in Focus

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Hillary Fenrich (McDonald's) Katalyn Voss (Gap Inc.) Kirsten James (Ceres) Lynn Paquin (CalSTRS)

Nature on the Balance Sheet: Unlocking Hidden Corporate Value

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Carolyn Ching (Ceres) Jane Carter Ingram (Pollination) Lisa Mandle (Stanford University) Tucker Van Aken (Systemiq)

Corporate Reporting & Disclosure - GreenFin

Policy as a Competitive Advantage: Leading on Nature in a Shifting Regulatory Landscape

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Chris Woodall (CTrees) Gary Lucks (Bay Law Group, LLP) Leah Gerber (Arizona State University)

Scaling Nature Tech: From Pilot Projects to Corporate Adoption

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Anne Bowser (NatureServe) Carol Shu (The North Face) Chad Leatherwood (Weyerhaeuser) Jorge Ahumada (WildMon) Vid Mićević (Trellis Group)

Advanced Perspectives

Biodiversity Credits and Co-Benefits: Insights from Real Projects and Evolving Models

Thursday, Oct 30, 2025

Chelsea Smith (Qarlbo Biodiversity) Julia Kertz Grant (Green Diamond Resource Company) Ryan Sarsfield (Environmental Policy Innovation Center)

Rethinking Material Risk at the Nature-Climate-Water Nexus

Thursday, Oct 30, 2025

Elvy Barton (Salt River Project) Eric Wilburn (Bezos Earth Fund) Karl Burkart (Nature Data Lab) Todd Reeve (Bonneville Environmental Foundation)

The Hidden Costs of Growth: Rethinking Data Centers From Resource Strain to Restoration

Thursday, Oct 30, 2025

Emily Backus (Vantage Data Centers) Heather Clancy (Trellis Group) Kaitlin Chuzi (Microsoft)