• Keynote Address from Sandy LaBaugh, Senior Director & Portfolio Manager, Natural Resources & Infrastructure Investments, TIAA-CREF
• Hear from 30+ top-level panellists and speakers from industry and government
• Benefit from a packed agenda – highlights for the all-new 2012 programme include: - Institutional investor insights on forestry investing - Fund manager panel: income streams, risk management and sustainability strategies - Gaining added value through ecosystem services - Ready for REDD+? Financing, policy update and practical case studies - Innovative financing mechanisms for forest conservation, including forest bonds - Supply-demand dynamics in the biomass market - Biomass for power generation: end-user case study
• Optimise your business opportunities – gain a deep understanding of the current market situation facing forestry and biomass, including carbon finance, so you have all the information you need to maximise investment opportunities as they arise
• Network with the key players in forestry and biomass – meet and do business with investors, fund managers, government and multilateral representatives, project developers, forestry owners, end-users and other key players in forestry and biomass
• Debate the key issues with the experts – take advantage of the many panel sessions to put your pressing questions to the panellists and discuss your particular business concerns with them.
Who should attend
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Financial institutions: institutional investors (public and private pension funds), family offices, fund managers, private equity, hedge funds, venture capital companies, development banks, investment banks, multilaterals, brokers, exchanges
Energy/power companies, both fossil-fuel based and renewables companies investing in carbon, renewables, biomass etc
Government: regulatory bodies, government development agencies, ministries
Project developers
Industry associations, NGOs, foundations, research organisations, think tanks
Service providers: offset providers, standardisation and certification bodies, law firms, advisory firms, consultants.
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