Please join us for an evening gathering of conservation finance and investment communities in Vancouver—together with academics, NGOs, and citizens interested in sustainable finance and conservation investment opportunities. The evening will feature three speakers delivering 15 min talks highlighting regional and international examples of impact investments that support biodiversity conservation and human well-being. Talks will be followed by a panel discussion with questions from the audience. You will have the opportunity to visit with presenters, regional groups engaged in conservation finance, and guests during a no-host social.

Schedule:

• 7:00 – Welcome - Peter Arcese, UBC
• 7:05 – Conservation Finance, Private Capital, and Sustainability: Using the Tools of Finance for Conservation - John Tobin, Cornell
• 7:20 - From Tree Planting to Economic Development with Smallholder Farmers- Kahlil Baker, Taking Root
• 7:35 - Perspectives on ten years of conservation financing in the Great Bear Rainforest - Brodie Guy, Coast Funds
• 7:50 - Financing Fisheries’ Sustainability - Opportunities and Challenges: Kelly Wachowicz, Catch Invest
• 8:05 – Panel Discussion
• 8:20 – 9:00 No host social (via Habour Centre Staff)