Conservation International
Investing in the Bioeconomy – Supporting Conservation, Restoration, and Business Development
The Nature Hub @CWNYC2025
Wednesday 24th September 2025
15:00 - 16:00 (EDT), New York City (US)
In this session, CI and leading private and public sector partners will explore how bioeconomy and conservation finance can drive lasting benefits for people and nature. Discover how bioeconomy initiatives supporting pro-nature enterprises create economic opportunities through ecosystem restoration, sustainable production and harvesting—offering a new community partnership model for achieving durable impacts in the most important areas for biodiversity and climate.
Speakers
- Diana Layfield, Chair, British International Investment
- Marika McCauley Sine, Chief Sustainability Officer, Starbucks Coffee Company
- Elise Steenburgh, Senior Coordinator, Climate Strategy, HP
- Brad Kahn, Communications Director, ACR
- Emily Averna, Associate Director, Landscape Restoration, Bezos Earth Fund