Opening statement
Alejandro Díaz de León, governor, Banco de México

Opening statement
José Sarukhán Kermez, coordinator, National Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity, presented by Juan Carlos Belausteguigoitia.
Can we imagine a different future, one that focuses on social well-being within the biophysical boundaries?

Fireside chat with
Henry M. Paulson Jr., founder, Paulson Institute; Latin America Conservation Council (LACC). Presented by Rafael del Villar, director, Environmental and Social Risk Analysis and Policies, Banco de México.

Panel 1: Assessing biodiversity risks on the financial system
What are the key characteristics of biodiversity-related financial risks?
What are the similarities and differences between the above and climate-related risks?
Why should financial institutions integrate biodiversity risks in their financial decision making?
How are central banks and financial regulators starting to assess said risks?

Moderator
Serafín Martínez Jaramillo, head of the Environmental and Social Risk Analysis and Policies Division, Banco de México

Setting the stage
Robert Watson, Professor Emeritus, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia

Panel participants
Steve Polasky, Regents Professor & Fesler-Lampert Professor of Ecology/Environmental Economics, University of Minnesota
Nick Robins, Professor in Practice - Sustainable Finance, Grantham Research Institute, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Thulaja Thessa K Vasudhevan, executive, Bank Negara Malaysia
Romain Svartzman, economist, Banque de France
William Harding, head of Implementation, the UN-convened Sustainable Insurance Forum

Keynote speaker
Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, executive secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, presented by Irene Espinosa, Deputy Governor, Banco de México.

Panel 2: Disclosures, information, and tools
Is it possible and advisable to integrate biodiversity risks to the existing tools and information on climate change?

Moderator
Santiago Lorenzo, head of the Climate Change Economics Unit, UN ECLAC

Panel participants
Katie Leach, senior program development manager, Share Action
Margareth Kuhlow, finance practice leader, Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials, WWF
Aaron Morales Apodaca, ESG Specialist, S&P Global Sustainable1
Rolando Ocampo, director, Statistical Division, UN ECLAC
Gemma James, senior lead, Environmental Issues, PRI

Opening remarks
Manuel Ramos Francia, director general, CEMLA

Keynote speaker
Partha Dasgupta, Fellow, University of Cambridge, presented by Matías Gallardo.

Panel 3: Modelling approaches to biodiversity finance
What are the advances in the definition of metrics related to biodiversity and their impact on financial decisions?

Moderator
Ilmi Granoff, director of Sustainable Finance, ClimateWorks Foundation

Panel participants
John Tobin, professor of Practice of Corporate Sustainability, Cornell University
Eva Zabey, executive director, Business for Nature
Anna Pot, head of the Responsible Investment team for Americas, APG
James Belmont, climate risk lead, Baringa
Onno van den Heuvel, global manager, the UNDP Biodiversity Finance Initiative – BIOFIN
Nina Seega, research director, Sustainable Finance, Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership

Keynote speaker 
Gretchen Daily, faculty director, Stanford Natural Capital Project, University of Stanford, presented by Ana Laura Gutierrez Elizalde, Asset Valuation and Financial Assessment Manager, Banco de México.

Panel 4: Capital markets and biodiversity
How can capital markets generate investment opportunities that integrate the goal of no biodiversity degradation?
What are the emerging practices or solutions?

Moderator
Danae Kyriakopoulou, Senior Policy Fellow, the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Panel participants
Christopher Flensborg, head of Climate & Sustainable Finance, SEB
Frédéric Samama, chief responsible investment officer, CPR Amundi Group
Sandra Abella, director, eco.business Fund
Iain Henderson, managing director, Sustainable Finance ADM Capital
Greg Watson, principal specialist, Biodiversity and Natural Capital, Climate Change and Sustainable Development, IADB
Matthew Arnold, global lead, Impact Finance & Markets, TNC

Keynote speaker
Ronald Cohen, chairman, Global Steering Group for Impact Investment, presented by Rafael del Villar.

Panel 5: Success cases and opportunities in financing land use, sustainable agriculture and reforestation
What are the innovative market instruments that integrate a sustainable use of biodiversity?
What impact-investment opportunities are being developed for land use and sustainable agriculture?
What are the rights of indigenous communities as custodians of biodiversity?
What is the role of the financial sector in ensuring that the rights of nature and indigenous communities are respected?

Moderator
Patricia Moles, specialist researcher, Environmental and Social Risk Assessment and Policies Division, Banco de México

Setting the stage
Thomas Hertel, professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University

Panel participants
Sergio Rial, CEO, Santander-Brasil
Tammy Newmark, CEO and managing partner, EcoEnterprises Fund
Paulina Campos Monteros, director of the Biodiversity Program, GIZ México
Greg Fishbein, director, Agriculture Finance, TNC
Andrew Mitchell, founder & senior advisor, Global Canopy
Pierre Yves Guedez, senior technical specialist, International Climate Trust Funds, IFAD

Keynote speaker
Pavan Sukhdev, president, WWF, presented by Matías Gallardo.

Panel 6: Financing of marine and coastal resources: success cases and opportunities
What are the main impact-investment opportunities associated with the restoration and preservation of marine and coastal resources?
How can we scale-up successful innovative investments?
Is a governance of the commons necessary?

Moderator
Marcos Mancini, senior advisor, UNDP Finance Sector Hub

Setting the stage
TBD, Chair Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), TBC.

Panel participants
Mariuz Calvet, director of Sustainability and Responsible Investment, Banorte
Karin Berardo, director, Sustainable Debt, The Nature Conservancy
Trip O'Shea, investment director, Sustainable Ocean Fund, Mirova Natural Capital
Marisa Drew, chief sustainability officer, Credit Suisse

Conference closing dialogue
Alba Aguilar, general director, Green Finance Advisory Council, Mexico
Juan Carlos Belausteguigoitia, president, TCFD Consortium
Rafael del Villar, director, Environmental and Social Risk Analysis and Policies, Banco de México