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Full Schedule

  • Thursday, May 15, 2025
  • 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM PST
    REGISTRATION & INFO DESK OPEN - 6th Floor Seattle Convention Center Arch Bldg @ 705 Pike
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST
    Light Continental in Exhibits
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM PST
    MAIN STAGE: Technology for Streamlining Permitting
    Moderator: Kyle Graham
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST
    SESSION 36. Working with NGOs - Funding, Land Trusts and HCPs
    Moderator: Greg Kernohan – Ducks Unlimited
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST
    SESSION 37. New Forms of Investment in Environmental Markets
    Moderator: George Kelly – Earth Recovery Partners
    Panelist: David Cooper – DAF Capital
    Panelist: Elizabeth Beall – Finance Earth
    Panelist: Karla L. Brollier – Velveteen Ventures
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST
    SESSION 38. Water Benefits Markets: Choose Your Adventure
    Moderator: Ansley Tilley – EcoStasis.net
    Panelist: Alex Johnson – Virridy
    Panelist: Mark S. Laska, PhD – Great Ecology, Tellurium Partners, Ecology LandWatch
  • 9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST
    SESSION 39. Innovative Tech & Tools for Monitoring
    Moderator: Troy Anderson, CERP – Ecosystem Investment Partners
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    Grab Lunch in Exhibits & Join Tech Connect Tables
  • 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST
    TECH CONNECT (hosted roundtables by tech & data innovators)
  • 12:00 PM – 12:45 PM PST
    MAIN STAGE: Legislative, Courts and Policy Update
  • 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM PST
    SESSION 41. The Nexus of Carbon Markets and Ecosystem Restoration
    Moderator: David Groves – The Earth Partners
    Panelist: David Moffat – Inlandis
    Panelist: Victoria Lockhart – The Climate Trust
    Panelist: Steve Crooks – Silvestrum
    Panelist: Tripp Wall – Trailhead Capital
  • 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM PST
    SESSION 42. Biodiversity and Other Emerging Markets on a Global Scale
    Moderator: Grace Edinger – Environmental Policy Innovation Center
    Presenter: Lis Nelis – Ramboll
    Presenter: John Davis – Green Diamond
    Presenter: John Yarchoan – Magnolia Land Partners
  • 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM PST
    SESSION 43. Conflicts of Interests & Other Legal Nuances
    Panelist: G. Braiden Chadwick – Mitchell Chadwick LLP
    Panelist: Veronica Rowan – (ret) U.S. Department of the Interior
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PST
    MAIN STAGE: State-Led Programs – The Path Forward
    Moderator: Ben Grumbles – Environmental Council of States
    Panelist: Casey Sixkiller – Washington Department of Ecology
    Panelist: Mike Rolband – Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
    Panelist: Leah Feldon – Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
    Panelist: TJ Mascia – Davey Mitigation
  • 3:45 PM – 4:45 PM PST
    Craft Brew Closing Social with Prize Raffle in Expo & Tech Showcase! (must be present to win)