Date: June 11th, 2024, London, UK
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The time to scale nature as an asset class is now.
On the road to COP16 in Colombia, we were excited to host the very first TTI Summit on Nature & Biodiversity Investing. It took place during London Tech Week and focused on nature as an asset class.
This TTI Summit gathered 100 highly selected family offices, asset managers, GPs and thought leaders in nature & biodiversity.
We discussed the mainstream deployment of capital into nature & biodiversity across public and private markets, globally.
5 Nature Investment Panels: Asset Managers, Corporates, Policymakers, VCs, and Innovators, Plus 1 Oxford-Style Debate
The morning started with a welcome speech by Alessa Berg, founder and CEO of Top Tier Impact, followed by a keynote delivered by David Carlin, Head of Risk at UNEP Finance Initiative.
Agenda
Keynote Speech, David Carlin, Head of Risk at UNEP Finance Initiative
The investors panel on “’What does it take for nature investing to go into the mainstream?” was moderated by Alessa Berg Founder & CEO at Top Tier Impact, featuring:
- Chris Gorell Barnes, Founding Partner at Ocean 14 Capital
- Erik Bruun Bindslev, Partner at Regenerate Asset Management
- Ingrid Kukuljan, Head of Impact & Sustainable Investing at Federated Hermes
- Peter Bachmann, Managing Director, Sustainable Infrastructure at Gresham House
The second panel on “What’s the role of fixed income in financing nature-based solutions?” was moderated by me, Head of Global Events at Top Tier Impact, featuring:
- Martina Macpherson, Head of ESG Product Strategy & Management at SIX
- Rachael Barza, Associate Director, Lead Climate Adaptation and Nature Finance at EBRD
- Ralph Chami, CEO & Founder at Blue Green Future LLC
- Gwen Yu, Head of Nature and Biodiversity at JPMorgan Chase
Keynote Speech, Ian Redmond, Head of Conservation at Ecoflix and Co-founder at Rebalance Earth
The third panel on “The state of innovation, AI and technology in biodiversity” was moderated by Nic Gorini, Managing Partner at Spin Ventures, featuring:
- Esben Svane Stockmarr, Founder & CEO at Prima Terra Group
- Marcela Flores, Marcela Flores, CEO at Tierra-Foods
- Marco Lambertini, Convener at Nature Positive Initiative
- Michele Sofisti, CEO at Nzatu
After lunch, the fourth panel on “How can public & private stakeholders collaborate to support nature?” was moderated by Wei Ng, Growth Leader and Open Innovation Activist, featuring:
- Christian O’Dwyer, CFA, Nature & Biodiversity Product Manager at Bloomberg
- Hannah Skeates, Director of Nature Strategy at NatureMetrics
- Peter Ward, Head of Corporate Partnerships at The Natural History Museum
- Vian Sharif, Founder at NatureAlpha & Global Head of Sustainability at FNZ Group
The final panel on “VC investing into nature and biodiversity: a SWOT analysis” was moderated by Alessa Berg , Founder & CEO at Top Tier Impact, featuring:
- George Darrah, Principal at Systemiq Capital
- Jay Lipman, Co-Founder & President at Ethic
- Kevin Webb, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Superorganism
- Sylvaine Rols, Senior Specialist, Nature at the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
The day ended with an Oxford-style debate on the topic, “Can the value of nature be financially quantified?” which was moderated by Marie Kemplay Deputy Editor at Sustainable Views, featuring:
Yes Team
- Gilad Goren, Executive Director at Nature Tech Collective
- Lynn Dicks, Professor of Ecology at University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute & Department of Zoology
- Stephanie Race, Founder & CEO at Earth Analytics Group
No Team
- Emma Montlake, Director of Casework at Environmental Law Foundation
- Jan Hans Georg Pachner, Secretary General at One Ocean Foundation
- Mere Takoko, Vice President at Conservation International
The event concluded with a networking session and closing remarks overlooking the Thames.
