This webinar brings together leaders that are shaping blended finance models for nature across the public and private sectors, to reflect on how they approach these models and what are the opportunities ahead. The event provides decision makers in foundations, public finance institutions and investors with practical insights on how to incorporate these principles and partnerships into their pipeline.



Speakers

• Adam Connaker, Director, Innovative Finance, The Rockefeller Foundation on the role of strategic philanthropy to scale nascent financial solutions for investing in nature. Lessons from The Rockefeller Foundation's Innovative Finance programme.
• Jason Scott, Board of Directors, Encourage Capital LLC on what private investors need from public & philanthropic institutions to build a pipeline of investments in nature? The Forest Resilience Bond.
• Jamie Cashman, Director, Investments, US International Development Finance Corporation on the range of instruments that DFIs can use to unlock private sector investments in nature – lessons from the US DFC.
• Avril Benchimol Dominguez, Senior Finance Specialist, Global Environment Facility (GEF) on how public finance can help mobilise private investment in nature-based solutions – lessons from GEF’s non-grant financing programme.

Chair: Alejandro Litovsky, CEO of Earth Security