As biodiversity rises on the agenda of regulators and financial institutions, the demand for reliable data and analytical tools has been met with a range of emerging solutions, each requiring critical discussion and validation. This workshop brings together experts from finance and ecology to foster cross-disciplinary dialogue on integrating ecological complexity into financial analysis and economic decision-making. Key areas of discussion will include: the robustness of existing metrics for biodiversity measurement and valuation; the development of novel metrics; the projection of these metrics along climate pathways; the quantification of the economic impacts of biodiversity loss; and the design of financial instruments for nature restoration and conservation.
Hosted by the Imperial Centre for Climate Finance & Investment, by invitation only.
Agenda (BST)
| 8.30 – 9.00 | Breakfast |
| 9.00 – 9.05 |
Welcome
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| 9.05 – 9.45 |
Keynote Chair: Ramana Nanda (Imperial)
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| 9.45 – 10.45 |
Session 1 Chair: Hao Liang (SMU)
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| 10.45 – 11.05 | Coffee break |
| 11.15 – 12.15 |
Session 2 Chair: Alex Michaelides (Imperial)
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| 12.15 – 13.30 | Lunch buffet |
| 13.30 – 14.10 |
Keynote Chair: Colin Prentice (Imperial)
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| 14.10 – 15.30 |
Session 3
Chair: Robert Kosowski (Imperial)
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| 15.30 – 16.00 | Coffee break |
| 16.00 – 17.20 |
Session 4 Chair: Simone Cenci (UCL)
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| 17.20 – 17.30 |
Concluding remarks
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| 17.30 – 18.30 | Drinks reception |
Venue
In-person (By invitation only): 58 Princes Gate, South Kensington, London SW7 2PG, UK
Virtual (By invitation only): To attend online, RSVP via email to ccfiadmin@imperial.ac.uk.
Contacts
- Programme: Enrico Biffis (ebiffis@ic.ac.uk)
- Logistics: Rachel Jury (r.jury@ic.ac.uk) and Moira Rankin (moira.rankin@ic.ac.uk)