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Innovation Zero World Congress 2026

Innovation Zero 2024 Main Stage

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Adding Nature to the Balance Sheet

28 Apr 2026
Finance & Emerging Technology

From forests and wetlands to oceans, nature underpins the stability, resilience, and prosperity of the global economy. Yet ongoing ecosystem degradation is driving rising risks across supply chains, business operations, and financial systems.

Technology plays a critical role in enabling businesses and financial institutions to measure and manage their nature-related impacts. In doing so, companies can move beyond risk mitigation to unlock new investment opportunities, transforming environmental challenges into long-term business value.

  • How can companies move beyond risk mitigation to actively generate nature-positive revenue streams?

  • Which technologies, such as AI, satellite data, and blockchain, are proving most effective for measuring and managing nature-related risks?

  • How can policy alignment accelerate the deployment of nature-focused finance at scale?

Moderator
Charlie Dixon, Associate Director, Nature - Green Finance Institute
Confirmed Speakers
Robert Gardner, CEO & Co-Founder - Rebalance Earth
Nina Seega, Director, Centre for Sustainable Finance - Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Stuart Wainwright OBE, CEO - UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology