Conference
Global Forest -Agriculture - Natural Capital Investment Conference
Wednesday 26 March 2025
Thursday 27 March 2025
| Time | Topic | Presenter |
| 700 | Registration Desk Open | |
| 0850-0900 | Conference Opens - Welcome and House Keeping | |
| 0900-0910 | Luxembourg Agribusiness Association: An introduction | |
| 0910-0920 | Opening Address | Philippe Durey, President Luxembourg Agribuisness Association (LuxAA), Luxembourg |
| 0920-0930 | How domestic and international forestry and wood processing investment can enhance a country's economy and environment: A New Zealand Case Study | |
| 0930-1000 | Keynote: The role of multilateral and investment banks in Natural Capital investments, including forestry | |
| 1000-1030 | Keynote: The role of the EU in setting European forestry legislation - including the new "EU Nature Restoration Law" | |
| 1030-1100 | Morning Coffee Break | |
| Theme | The Global Forest Investment Space | |
| 1100-1130 | International Forest Investment - An overview: 1. Where are institutional investors buying forests, 2. Return expectations, 3. Multi-country "Country Forest Investment Attractiveness Ratings and Rankings" | Dennis Neilson, Director, DANA NZ, New Zealand |
| 1130-1200 | How is the Emergence of Natural Capital Investments Reshaping the Forest Investment Asset Space | Portfolio for the Future | Dr. Chung-Hong Fu, Managing Director Economic Research and Analysis, Timberland Investment Resources, USA |
| 1200-1230 | Private Equity Investment Trends -- Including Agribusiness - Forestry | Raphaël Betti, Partner Assurance - Climate Change and Sustainability Services Leader, Ernst & Young S.A., Luxembourg |
| 1230-1400 | Lunch | |
| 1400-1430 | Sponsors Presentations | |
| 1430-1500 | A Sovereign Wealth Fund Perspective of Investments in "Natural Capital" (Forestry and Agriculture) | |
| 1500-1530 | The interest of a major International Bank in forestry investment | Sophie Dimopoulou, Head of Distribution Luxembourg & Eastern Mediterranean Countries, BNP Paribas Asset Management |
| The interest of a major International Bank in forestry investment | Céline Claudon, Chief Commercial Officer, IWC. | |
| 1530-1615 | Afternoon Coffee Break | |
| 1615-1645 | The development of a forestry portfolio by a major European/International industrial company: Why does Europe feature so heavily? | Andriy Hrytsyuk, Forestland Portfolio Manager, Ingka Group (former IKEA Group) , Netherlands |
| 1645-1715 | The attractiveness of Natural Capital to a major Global Insurance Group – Take-always of investing into forestry & agriculture for 15 years | Hans-Joachim Seyfarth, Head of Illiquid Assets Natural Capital, MEAG MUNICH ERGO Asset Management GmbH, Germany |
| 1715-1745 | What do Family Offices look to when making investment decisions? Does "sustainability" play a role? | |
| 1745 | Day 1 ends | |
| 1745-1915 | Networking Reception | |
Thursday 27 March 2025
| Time | Topic | Presenter |
| 700 | Registration Desk Open | |
| 0850-0900 | Conference Opens - Welcome & House Keeping | |
| Theme | Agriculture and Forestry | |
| 0900-0930 | The Role of Forests and Agriculture in an Investment Portfolio | Carl Atkin-House, Head of Natural Capital Strategy, Climate Asset Management, UK |
| Theme | Global Forest Investment - by Regions | |
| 0930-1000 | North America - the largest investible forest market in the World: SE, NE and PNW regions) and its role in growing Natural Capital | Troy Harris, Director, Jamestown, USA |
| 1000-1020 | Europe (Nordic/Scandinavia-Baltics, UK and Iberia) | Tapani Pahkasalo, Partner DASOS Capital, Finland |
| 1020-1040 | France | Lionel Kiesmann, Ingénieur Forestier, Racines, France |
| 1040-1100 | The untapped potential of South East Europe as a forest investment region | Daniel Paul Dima, Managing Partner, Porini Log Oy, Finland |
| 1100-1130 | Coffee Break | |
| 1130-1200 | Forest investing in Latin America | Esben Brandi, Head of Business Development, BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group, Denmark |
| 1200-1230 | What attracts so many international Companies, Asset Managers and Private Family interests to invest in Forestry (and in Agriculture) in Oceania? | David Gardner, Chief Investment Officer, Forestry Gresham House, UK |
| 1230-1300 | Forest investing in Africa: Is a Different Approach Required? | Ole Sand, Managing Partner, Criterion Africa Partners, USA |
| 1300-1400 | Lunch | |
| Theme | Secondary Markets | |
| 1400-1420 | The opportunity to invest in (Global) forest fund markets through "Secondary Offerings" | Stephen Addicott, Managing Partner, Stafford Capital Partners, UK |
| Theme | Forests and Sustainability/Carbon Offsets/Credits | |
| 1420-1445 | A Legal/Investor perspective of the new EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), and other EU legislation that forest investors and wood importers should be aware of | Sara Nordin, Partner, White Case LLP, Brussels |
| 1445-1515 | The motivation for a global energy company to become a major forest owner | |
| 1515-1540 | Climate change risks and opportunities for European timberland investment | Darius Sarshar, Principal, Europe SLM Partners, UK |
| 1540-1600 | The opportunities to invest in forestry for carbon credits - A major Asset Managers perspective | Arnaud Filhol, CEO, France Valley Asset Management, France |
| 1600-1615 | New Products-Funds-Projects Panel | |
| 1615 | End of Conference | |
| 1615-1700 | Delegates tour of the nearby Palace of the Duke of Luxembourg | |
| 1700-1830 | Optional: Financial Networking Reception - Delegates and invited guests from the Luxembourg financial community | |