Finance focus at the Summit: Investing in a Regenerative Future

Financing a prosperous future means rapidly shifting capital from traditional assets into a regenerative economy. Our Finance theme brings together banks, institutional investors, lenders, and insurers to drive the transition in critical sectors like energy, housing, agriculture, and transport.

With climate change escalating and biodiversity collapsing, one of the biggest challenges is closing the funding gap for nature. From unlocking ocean finance to the future of impact investing, Blue Earth Summit will explore strategies for attracting large-scale institutional investment to power this transition.

Join us across a range of sessions as we tackle the key challenges: closing the funding gap for nature, unlocking ocean finance, the future of impact investing, and strategies to attract large-scale institutional investment.

Panel | How Can High-Integrity Investment Boost Rewilding Across Britain?

Rewilding 30% of Britain is a key strategy for transitioning to a nature-rich, low-carbon future. This session, hosted by Rewilding Britain, brings together experts to discuss how high-integrity investment can make this vision a reality. Helen Avery from the Green Finance Institute, Archie Struthers from Nattergal, and Rebecca Wrigley from Rewilding Britain will explore how rewilding can bring shared benefits for nature, local communities, and the economy—delivering carbon storage, flood mitigation, and greener livelihoods.

Discussion | What’s the Value of a Blue Whale?

Ralph Chami, former Assistant Director at the IMF and Co-Founder of Blue Green Future, will tackle the question: what’s the real value of a blue whale? This session delves into the crucial, yet often overlooked, economic value that ecosystems like the ocean provide. Moderated by Channel 4 journalist Keme Nzerem, this discussion highlights the urgent need for financial systems to recognise and invest in the natural world.

Interview | Business Goes Where Politics Can’t

Investor, entrepreneur, and TV Dragon Deborah Meaden discusses how the private sector must step up to the plate in the fight for nature. With businesses playing a pivotal role in filling the gap where politics often falters, Deborah will explore the industries that are leading the charge and the opportunities for others to follow. Hosted by broadcaster Hannah MacInnes, this conversation will inspire action from business leaders to push beyond short-term gains and invest in long-term sustainability.

Panel | From Crises to Resilience: The Road Out

Hosted by Business Declares, this session examines the profound implications of our current economic system, which is driving us into climate, biodiversity, and social equity crises. International business leaders, including Kieron Boyle from the Impact Investing Institute and Professor Ioannis Ioannou from the London Business School, will discuss how businesses can build resilience amid these growing crises and prepare for the major system changes ahead.

Panel | Environmental Philanthropy: How Much Is Enough?

With environmental crises intensifying, the question of whether we’re giving enough to protect the planet has never been more pressing. This panel, hosted by Big Give, will explore the future of environmental philanthropy and its role in achieving long-term sustainability goals. James Reed CBE, Chair of Big Give, and Aditi Shah, Director of Climate Philanthropy at Impatience Earth, will dive into the evolving relationship between businesses and environmental giving, and how philanthropy can benefit both the planet and corporate sustainability.

Panel | Dare to Be Different: How Industry Disruptors Get to the Top

Disrupting traditional sectors isn’t easy, but it’s crucial for driving innovation and sustainability. This session, hosted by Republic Europe, features industry trailblazers like Emilie Vanpoperinghe, CEO of Oddbox, who have successfully challenged the status quo. Panellists will discuss the physical and financial costs of disruption, the role of marketing in their success, and how companies can carve out new niches in competitive markets. Panel | The Future of Work in a Green Economy: Is Our Workforce Ready? The shift to a green economy will require a workforce equipped with the skills needed to meet the challenges ahead. Leaders like Jack Dwyer, CEO of Vyra, and Mark Robson, VP of Zero Carbon Living at OVO, will discuss how businesses and educational institutions must work together to ensure the workforce is ready for the transition. This session will explore the role of green skills, sustainability education, and job creation in the future of work.

The Finance theme will highlight the pivotal role of capital in driving a just and sustainable future. By connecting institutional investors, business leaders, and environmental advocates, we can uncover the pathways to financing the transition to a regenerative economy that benefits people, planet, and profit alike. Join us to explore the strategies and solutions needed to align finance with a decarbonised, nature-positive world.

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