TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29
10:00 a.m. Registration Opens
10:30 a.m.–12 p.m. Pre-Summit 101 on Environmental Markets & Finance
Gain a basic understanding of different environmental markets.
MODERATOR: Tim Male, Executive Director, Environmental Policy Innovation Center, Washington, DC
Forest and Land-Use Carbon Finance
Dick Kempka, Vice President–Conservation, MOLPUS Woodlands Group, Jackson, MS
Water Quality, Quantity, and Stormwater Trading Finance
Brooks M. Smith, Partner, Troutman Sanders, Richmond, VA
Wetland and Species Mitigation and Offsets
Katherine Birnie, Managing Director, Markets, Ecosystem Investment Partners, Baltimore, MD
Corporate Supply Chain Investments
Stephen Donofrio, Director, Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace & Supply Change Initiative, Washington, DC
Productive Forestry and Agroforestry
Peter Stein, Managing Director, Lyme Timber Company, Hanover, NH
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1–2 p.m. OPENING SESSION
Welcome and Keynote Panel: How Do We Get to Scale?
Challenges of mainstreaming the land-use sector for climate action and as “natural infrastructure.”
MODERATOR: Michael Jenkins, CEO, Forest Trends, Washington, DC
Ken Mehlman, Member and Global Head of Public Affairs, KKR, New York, NY
Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Climate and Energy Global Practice Leader, WWF International, and former Minister of the Environment, Government of Peru
Jenn Pryce, President and CEO, Calvert Impact Capital, Bethesda, MD
2:15–3:45 p.m. Environmental Markets, the Restoration Economy, and Challenges of Valuing Natural Capital
The state of environmental markets and finance, how leading businesses and investors are engaging, and challenges of mainstreaming the value of natural assets.
MODERATOR: Ricardo Bayon, CEO, Partner and Member of the Board of Directors, Encourage Capital, San Francisco, CA
Todd BenDor, Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC
David Brand, Founder and CEO, New Forests, Sydney, Australia
Chris Adamo, Vice President, Federal and Industry Affairs, Danone North America, Washington, DC
Tundi Agardy, Executive Director, Sound Seas, Colrain, MA
3:45–4 p.m. Networking Break
4–5:30 p.m. Getting to Scale: Clients of Environmental Markets and Investments Key sources of demand and investment in environmental markets and finance discuss their needs and motivations.
MODERATOR: Evan Branosky, Program Manager, Environmental Policy, National Association of Home Builders, Washington, DC
David Tuchmann, Vice President of Development, Akridge Development, Washington, DC
Eric Anderson, President, Mitigation Resources of North America, North American Coal, Austin, TX
Helen Crowley, Head of Sustainable Sourcing, Kering, Paris, France
Carl Spirio, P.E., State Drainage Engineer, Florida Department of Transportation, Tallahassee, FL
6–9:30 p.m. Reception and Special Event on Capitol Hill
A Special Innovative Climate Solutions Event on Capitol Hill
For members of Congress and their staff and EMF Summit participants, this event begins with a reception at 6 p.m., introductory remarks and viewing of Ice on Fire, produced and narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio at 7 p.m., followed by a panel discussion with director Leila Connors and other special guests.
(*) While all Summit attendees are invited to attend this function, should we exceed capacity, priority will be given in order of registration and sponsors.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30
7:15–8 a.m. Networking Breakfast
8–9:30 a.m. Getting to Scale: The Enabling Environment
How can the public sector create an enabling environment for scaling up markets and finance, or directly invest in natural infrastructure?
MODERATOR: Richard Saines, Director, North America Climate Change and Environmental Markets Practice, Baker & McKenzie, LLP, Chicago, IL
The Honorable Anna Wildeman, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC
The Honorable Ben Grumbles, Maryland Secretary of the Environment, Baltimore, MD
Molly Peters-Stanley, Negotiator, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
Angela R. Gladwell, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Risk Management Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC
Lenise Lago, Associate Chief of Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
Timothy Brown, Senior Natural Resource Management Specialist, World Bank, Washington, DC
9:30–10 a.m. Networking Break
10–11:30 a.m. Getting to Scale: Investment
A critical look at investing, followed by a discussion of useful investment models and the role of private and institutional investors and blended finance in accelerating investment in natural infrastructure.
MODERATOR: David Tepper, CEO, The Earth Partners, Chevy Chase, MD
Eric Letsinger, CEO, Quantified Ventures, Washington, DC
Mark Canavan, Director, Real Return Group, New Mexico Retirement Board, Albuquerque, NM
Jennifer Wong, CFA, Impact Research Analyst, Private Investments, The Glenmede Trust Company, N.A., Philadelphia, PA
Charlotte Kaiser, Managing Director, NatureVest, New York, NY
John Gilbert, CFO, The Conservation Fund, Arlington, VA
11:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m. Networking Lunch
12–1:15 p.m. Expert-led Discussions
Do your own deep dive at these expert-led discussions. Facilitators will frame the topic and engage and answer questions. Rotations allow participants to stay or rotate to another topic of choosing.
FACILITATED BY Michael Ruth, Ecologist, Program Development and Review, Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C.
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Forest and Land-use Carbon Finance » Dick Kempka, Vice President–Conservation, MOLPUS Woodlands Group, Jackson, MS » Climate Action Reserve Corporate Supply Chain Sustainability » Stephen Donofrio, Director, Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace & Supply Change Initiative, Washington, DC » David Antonioli, CEO, Verra, Washington, DC Wetland and Species Mitigation » Bobby Proutt, Partner, Clearwater Ventures, Richmond, VA » David Olson, Regulatory Program Manager, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC » Russell L. Kaiser, Chief, Freshwater and Marine Regulatory Branch, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC » Jason Miller, Fish and Wildlife Biologist, Branch of Environmental Review, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC » Susan-Marie Stedman, Wetland Scientist and Policy Analyst, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service, Silver Spring, MD Water Quality, Quantity and Stormwater Trading Finance » Brooks Smith, Attorney, Partner, Troutman Sanders, Washington, DC » Brian Van Wye, Associate Director, District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment, Washington, DC Insurance and Asset Protection » Zach Knight, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Blue Forest Conservation, San Francisco, CA » Catherine “Tommie” Herbert, Conservation Finance Lead, National Partnership Office, U.S. Forest Service, Washington, DC » Mark Way, Global Coastal Risk & Resilience Director, The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA Productive Forestry and Agroforestry » Peter Stein, Managing Director, The Lyme Timber Company, Hanover, NH » Brad Gentry, Director, Center for Business and the Environment, Yale University, New Haven, CT Agricultural and Rural Areas and the Restoration Economy » Adam Chambers, Co-Leader, Energy and Environmental Markets Team, Natural Resources Conservation Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC » Todd BenDor, Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC Contracting and Public Procurement » Tim Male, Environmental Policy Innovation Center, Washington, DC » Brian Lezina, Division Chief, Planning and Research, Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority, Baton Rouge, LA » Marigold Norman, Senior Advisor, Forest Trends, Washington, DC Blended Finance » Ricardo Bayon CEO, Partner and a member of the Board of Directors, Encourage Capital, San Francisco, CA » Edit Kiss, Director of Business Development and Portfolio, Athelia Funds and Mirova Natural Capital Limited, London, UK » David Tepper, CEO, The Earth Partners, Chevy Chase, MD » MaryKate Bullen, Director, Sustainability & Communications, New Forests, San Francisco, CA Accounting of Natural Assets/Capital » Carter Ingram, Senior Manager, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, Ernst and Young, Washington, DC » Jordan Wildish, Project Director, Earth Economics, Tacoma, WA Market Infrastructure: Registries, Price Supports, Standards/Protocols » Kathy Benini, Managing Director & Global Head of Environmental Solutions, IHS Markit, New York, NY » Eron Bloomgarden, Founder and Managing Partner, Climate and Forest Capital, LLC, New York, NY » Matthew Espie, Environmental Protection Specialist, DC Department of Energy and Environment, Washington, DC » Mindy Selman, Sr. Analyst, Office of Energy and Environmental Policy, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC » David Groves, Director of Business Development, The Earth Partners, Chevy Chase, MD Green Bonds and Innovative Finance for Water, Resilience, and Disaster Risk Mitigation; The Role of Hybrid Green-Grey Solutions » Todd Gartner, Director, Natural Infrastructure for Water, World Resources Institute, Washington, DC » John Matthews, Executive Director, Alliance for Global Water Adaptation, Corvallis, OR Role of Family Offices and Foundations in Conservation Finance » Ben Guillon, CEO, Conservation Investment Management, Castle Rock, CO How to Work with Family Offices and Foundations » Stuart A. Haney, Founding Board Member, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, Landsdowne, VA |
1:30–3 p.m. Getting to Scale: Insurance
Private and public-sector experts discuss the role insurance can play in accelerating investment in natural infrastructure and sustainable land-use.
MODERATOR: Bruce Knight, Founder and Principal, Strategic Conservation Solutions, Washington, DC
The Honorable Bill Northey, Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC
Rob Galbraith, Author of “The End of Insurance As We Know It,” San Antonio, TX Alex Kaplan, Head North America, Public Sector Solutions & Senior Vice President, Swiss Re, Washington, DC
3:30–5 p.m. Getting to Scale: Technologies & Innovation
A wide-range overview of new technologies with potential for systemic change and scale.
MODERATOR: Steve Brumby, Senior Director for Geographic Visualization, National Geographic Society, Washington, DC
Observation Technology. Holt Thrasher, Founder and CEO, Synovia Capital, New York, NY
Genetics. Naveen Sikka, Founder and CEO, TerViva, Oakland, CA
Data. Carolyn DuPont, Growth & Partnerships, Upstream Tech, Boston, MA Blockchain. Kathy Benini, Managing Director & Global Head of Environmental Solutions, IHS Markit, New York, NY
6–9:30 p.m. Optional: DC Premiere of Ice on Fire at the Warner Theatre
hosted by AEMI
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31
7:15–8 a.m. Networking Breakfast
8–9:30 a.m. Successful Models that Work and Why
Short presentations on environmental market and finance mechanisms that have achieved scale, followed by moderated Q&A.
MODERATOR: Alex Echols, Program Director, Agriculture, Campbell Foundation, Annapolis, MD
Compensatory Mitigation. Greg DeYoung, Vice President, Westervelt Ecological Services, Sacramento, CA
Virginia Water Quality Offsets. Allan Brockenbrough, Manager–Office of VPDES Permits, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Richmond, VA
Voluntary Standards. David Antonioli, CEO, Verra, Washington, DC
California Cap-and-Trade. John Kadyszewski, Director of the American Carbon Registry, Winrock International, Arlington, VA
Integrated Production and Conservation. Bettina Von Hagen, Managing Director & CEO, Ecotrust Forest Management, Portland, OR
Peru’s National Utility Funding Mechanism. Fernando Momiy Hada, Chief of Party, Natural Infrastructure for Water Security Project, Lima Peru
9:30–9:45 a.m. Networking Break
9:45–11:15 a.m. Next-Generation Approaches
Short presentations on the “next-generation” of innovative markets and financial instruments, followed by moderated Q&A.
MODERATOR: Royal Gardner, Professor of Law and Director, Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy, Stetson University College of Law, Gulfport, FL
The Ecosystem Services Market Consortium. Debbie Reed, Executive Director, Ecosystem Services Market Consortium, Falls Church, VA
Supply Chain Investment Strategies. Julie Nash, Ph.D., Program Director, Food and Forests, Ceres, Boston, MA
Regulatory Sandboxes. Phoebe Higgins, Director of Markets, Environmental Policy Innovation Center, Bozeman, MT
Wildfire Risk and Insurance Mechanisms. Zach Knight, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Blue Forest Conservation, San Francisco, CA
Pay for Success. Nick Dilks, Managing Partner, Ecosystem Investment Partners, Baltimore, MD
11:15 a.m.–1 p.m. Closing Lunch Session: The Way Forward
This special guest panel will discuss key takeaways from the Summit
and solicit insights on a new agenda for scaling up environmental markets and finance.
MODERATOR: George W. Kelly, Founder and CEO, Bespoke Mitigation Partners, Denver, CO
PANEL GUESTS
Elliott Boullion, President and CEO, Resource Environmental Solutions, Bellaire, TX
Kevin M. Smith, Vice President, Sustainable Finance Group, Goldman Sachs, New York, NY
Jon Berg, Counselor, Climate and Environment, Norwegian Embassy, Washington, DC
Lila Preston, Co-head, Growth Equity Strategy, Generation Investment Management, London, UK (pending)