Forestry & Agriculture Investment Summit 2.1

The Forestry and Agriculture Investment Summit will cover all aspects of these asset classes and their role in: 

• shaping climate change
• greening up portfolios
• geographical differences and expected carbon and financial returns
• corporate moves into forestry as a way to reduce their carbon footprints
• impact investing and what KPIs to use
• block chain models for investors
• latest trends in regenerative agriculture
• agroforestry
• latest disruptive technologies
• ownership models and investment structures
• blended finance
• managing risks and long term returns
• new methods and practices that are set to revolutionise these segments

17 May 2022
09:20 - 10:20

Felicity Spors will moderate the discussion on Institutional and Corporate Investor Panel

• Defining key issues that impact an Investor
• The Importance of ensuring credible impact investments
• Integrating financial returns and positive climate outcomes

17 May 2022
14:50 - 15:20

CTO Owen Hewlett will participate in a panel discussion on Technology Applications + Innovations for Nature Based Carbon Projects

• The view of the project developer
• The concept of digital MRV
  o Importance of DMRV vs status quo
  o The role of remote sensing
  o The role of blockchain technologies
  o Other potential DMRV technologies
• The path to acceptance by the standards
• Measuring biodiversity

18 May 2022 

Hugh Salway will take part in the panel discussion on COP26 and the impact of Article 6 on carbon markets

• Outlining the effect of Article 6 in the long term
• What does this mean for the 15-fold increase in the VCM
• How can investors harness this trends?