Programme
Engage with keynote speakers, panel discussions, briefings, investor perspectives and special guests – alongside over 350 professionals from financial services, corporate sustainability, conservation, land management and government.
Speaker and session updates will be announced soon. Follow EKN on LinkedIn for news and announcements as they happen.
Morning sessions
08:15 | Event reception desk opens
Distinguished business leader Sir Ian Cheshire will speak about the central role of the UK natural environment in a green and blue economy.
- Sir Ian Cheshire, Chair, We Mean Business Coalition
Four conversations with leading corporates that are responding to their nature-related risks and dependencies, including consideration of their role in financial innovation for nature restoration. Hosted by Rachel Solomon Williams, Chief Executive of the Aldersgate Group.
- Rachel Solomon Williams, Chief Executive, Aldersgate Group.
An opportunity to meet our sponsors and exhibitors.
Discover one of the UK’s leading nature restoration projects that is attracting private finance.
Conversations with leading organisations that represent the interests of businesses exploring involvement in nature finance. Chaired by Stephanie Hime, Little Blue Research.
- Stephanie Hime, Little Blue Research (Chair)
Lunch & networking
From 12:30. Displays and seminars covering key dimensions of nature finance in the UK.
Afternoon sessions
The Nature Investment Standards Programme, led by BSI, plays a key role as part of UK leadership in nature finance. Join this session chaired by BSI to discover how the new framework of standards will support high integrity nature markets that enable positive environmental outcomes.
Presentation and discussion led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.
An opportunity to meet our sponsors and exhibitors.
Join this panel discussion to see how corporates and investors can work with rural land managers in the UK to meet their own business objectives and to deliver value for all of society.
The UK holds £5 trillion in pensions and wealth, offering a unique opportunity to drive transformative change by allocating just ‘2% to Nature’ as an asset class. But how do we mobilise this capital to make the biggest impact? This panel will explore actionable strategies to unlock significant pension and wealth investment in nature-based solutions. How can we deliver strong financial returns by achieving climate resilience, water security, and biodiversity recovery together; protecting the natural systems that underpin the UK economy? Discover how UK pensions and wealth can lead the way through sustainable, Nature-focused investing.
- Rob Gardner, CEO & Co-Founder of Rebalance Earth (Chair)
17:05 | VIP address
17:20 | Drinks reception
A unique opportunity to network with the UK’s nature finance community.
18:30 | Event close
The event is being organised by the award-winning Ecosystems Knowledge Network (EKN), an independent forum for harnessing the role of a healthy environment in people’s lives. We are a social enterprise and registered charity.
Thank you to our lead sponsor, Knight Frank, our sponsors, abrdn Investments, BSI, Nature Returns and National Parks Partnerships, event partners; Green Finance Institute, Aldersgate Group, the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology and our media partner edie.
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