Full Agenda

Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Arrival and registration
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Opening remarks and welcome
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
SOWC WEII and other work
8:45 AM - 9:15 AM
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Plenary fireside chat - Conservation successes and what we need to do to change the narrative
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Launch Spotlight: The African Buyer’s Club for Nature Credits
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Ignite Talk - Developing investible bonds (lessons learned from the wild dog/lion bond in SA)
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Networking coffee/tea break
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Plenary fireside chat: Investing in the Nature and Climate Economy: From Theory to Practice – Developing viable, scalable solutions that meet investor requirements.
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
Ignite talk - How can insurance promote Human-Wildlife coexistence?
12:15 PM - 12:30 PM
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Ignite talk - Nature: Now officially an artist
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 12:45 PM - 1:00 PM
Ignite talk - A craft beer made with millet offers market-linked incentives for human wildlife coexistence in Botswana
12:45 PM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Networking Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 2:15 PM - 2:25 PM
What if...Not the last resort, the only resort
2:15 PM - 2:25 PM
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 2:25 PM - 2:35 PM
What if...We harnessed AI to solve conservation problems?
2:25 PM - 2:35 PM
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 2:40 PM - 2:55 PM
What if...Interspecies Money
2:40 PM - 2:55 PM
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 2:55 PM - 4:10 PM
Parallel Session 1 - Sustainable Finance Coalition - Sustainable Finance 101
2:55 PM - 4:10 PM
Parallel Session - Baotree - If You Can’t Measure It, You Can’t Market It: How Tourism Becomes the Engine for Real Impact
2:55 PM - 4:10 PM
Parallel Session - IIED - Insurance to promote Human-Wildlife Co-Existence
2:55 PM - 4:10 PM
Parallel Session - Zambia National Community Resources Board Association (ZNCRBA) - Crafting economies that benefit nature and deliver value to communities
2:55 PM - 4:10 PM
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 4:10 PM - 4:40 PM
Networking coffee/tea break
4:10 PM - 4:40 PM
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 4:40 PM - 6:00 PM
Parallel Session - African BioTrade Advisory Group - The Business of BioTrade: Communities, Commerce and Conservation
4:40 PM - 6:00 PM
Parallel Session - ALU students - Next Gen leaders & future-proofing conservation: From ideas to action in Africa’s Wildlife Economy
4:40 PM - 6:00 PM
Parallel Session - Carbon Tanzania - Carbon finance at scale, building the next generation of projects and evidencing the social impact
4:40 PM - 6:00 PM
Parallel Session - Conserve Global - How agency, resources, governance, and capacity lead the way in building nature-based livelihoods in rural communities
4:40 PM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Speed Dating
6:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 7:15 PM - 9:00 PM
Partner events
7:15 PM - 9:00 PM
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 8:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Arrival
8:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Plenary fireside chat: From the ground up: Business models in community conservation
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Ignite talks - Honeyguide Foundation Tanzania: Reduce the risk, increase the successes - Effective governance is essential
9:30 AM - 9:45 AM
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Ignite talks - EcoTrust Uganda - Biocredits: can they deliver inclusive, private finance?
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Ignite talks - Global Conservation Corps - Leveraging Partnerships and Technology to Amplify African Conservation Leadership
10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Plenary fireside chat: Preparing for the future/Leading the way - succession planning & building capacity
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Networking coffee/tea break
11:15 AM - 11:45 AM
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Parallel Session 2 - Sustainable Finance Coalition - Connected Finance
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Parallel Session - African Parks - Community income from conservation: African PArks’ experience of working with community micro-enterprises to build a conservation-compatible economy in Rwanda
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Parallel Session - ReGeCom - Are we neglecting investment in community governance for conservation?
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Parallel Session - !Xau Conservation - Nature as an asset: A bold approach to funding conservation initiatives
11:45 AM - 1:00 PM
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Networking Lunch
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Parallel Session 3 - Sustainable Finance Coalition - Solution Showcase - Blue Finance Solutions
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Parallel Session - AWF & ALU SOWC - Decision and investment support toolkit for assessing and developing wildlife economies
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Parallel Session - Nature Finance - Scaling the bioeconomy at the nature and climate nexus
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Parallel Session - WIOMSA - Beyond blue rhetoric: Redesigning ocean conservation as an economic system
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Networking Coffee/Tea Break
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Plenary fireside chat: Understanding the different nature-based economies
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 4:45 PM - 6:15 PM
Closing Session
4:45 PM - 6:15 PM
Thursday, March 5, 2026, 6:15 PM - 8:00 PM
Closing Cocktail
6:15 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday, March 6, 2026
Friday, March 6, 2026, 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Arrival - Day 3
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Friday, March 6, 2026, 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Objectives for the day
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Friday, March 6, 2026, 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Indigenous peoples and local communities for biocredits: First place as nature custodians
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Friday, March 6, 2026, 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
What are biocredits with examples from Africa and elsewhere?
9:45 AM - 10:30 AM
Friday, March 6, 2026, 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Networking tea/coffee break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Friday, March 6, 2026, 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Demand for high integrity biocredits: no market without buyers?
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Friday, March 6, 2026, 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Governments: how to incentivise supply and demand for high integrity?
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Friday, March 6, 2026, 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Introduction to break out groups on Scaling Natural Markets
12:30 PM - 12:45 PM
Friday, March 6, 2026, 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Networking lunch
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Friday, March 6, 2026, 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Breakout group 1: Community engagement and leadership tools
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Breakout group 2: Data sovereignty monitoring and standards and verification
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Breakout group 3: Incentivising the market
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Friday, March 6, 2026, 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Networking tea/coffee break
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Friday, March 6, 2026, 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
International processes to Scale Nature Market Governance
3:15 PM - 4:15 PM
Friday, March 6, 2026, 4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Briefing for field trip to EarthAcre biocredit site by Nairobi National Park
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Friday, March 6, 2026, 4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Closing and Next Steps for BCC
4:45 PM - 5:30 PM
Saturday, March 7, 2026
Saturday, March 7, 2026, 8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Assemble at the hotel
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Saturday, March 7, 2026, 8:15 AM - 5:30 PM
Nature Markets Field trip
8:15 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday, March 7, 2026, 5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Return to hotel
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Time Zone: (UTC+02:00) Pretoria [Change Time Zone]


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