Full Schedule

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM PST

Continental Breakfast in Expo & Tech Showcase

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM PST

MAIN STAGE: Permitting Trends

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST

INCUBATOR DISCUSSION: Building Public-Private Partnerships through a Flood Resilience Bond

Co-Presenter: – Blue Forest Conservation

Co-Presenter: – RES LLC

Co-Presenter: – Blue Forest Conservation

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST

Ecosystem-scale Mitigation Solutions: Integrating Regional Hcps with In-lieu Fee Programs

Presenter: – ICF

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST

Funding Conservation Priorities for Whooping Crane Using an in Lieu Fee Program

Presenter: – The Conservation Fund

Co-Author: – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST

Working with Land Trust Partners on Mitigation Efforts

Co-Presenter: – Center for Natural Lands Management

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST

SESSION 38. Implementing Principles of Delivery for Mitigation Banks

Moderator: – Westervelt Ecological Services and ERBA

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST

Title: Improving the Corps Bank Review Processes - St Paul District USACE

Speaker/Presenter: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST

MODERATOR

Moderator: – Ecosystem Investment Partners

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST

SESSION 27. Native Nations & Indigenous Peoples' Advancements in Environmental Markets

Speaker/Presenter: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Baltimore District

Speaker/Presenter: – US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST

Using AI and Aerial Imagery to Respond Faster to Severe Weather Events and Natural Disasters

Presenter: – Upstream Tech

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM PST

SESSION 40. The Nexus of Carbon Markets and Ecosystem Restoration

Speaker/Presenter: – The Earth Partners

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM PST

TECH CONNECT

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PST

Grab Lunch in Expo & Tech Showcase

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM PST

MAIN STAGE: Legislative, Courts and Policy Update

Moderator: – Ecological Restoration Business Association

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM PST

The Death of Chevron Deference: What Does the Supreme Court’s Overruling of Chevron U.S.A. V. Natural Resources Defense Council Mean for Environmental Regulations and Mitigation?

Speaker/Presenter: – Mitchell Chadwick

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PST

SESSION 41. Advance Permittee-Responsible Mitigation Sites: A Time and a Place in The Hierarchy of Mitigation Options

Moderator: – USACE, Jacksonville District

Speaker/Presenter: – USACE

Speaker/Presenter: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District

Speaker/Presenter: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Speaker/Presenter: – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM PST

SESSION 42. Biodiversity and Other Emerging Markets on a Global Scale

Moderator: – Environmental Policy Innovation Center

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM PST

Public/private Sector Governance and Funding Mechanisms to Unlock Investment into Natural Capital

Speaker/Presenter: – Finance Earth

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM PST

Title: Case Study: Leveraging ESG Funds for Mitigation Bank Entitlement

Presenter: – WRA, Inc.

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM PST

SESSION 44. Water Benefits Market System – A Market Based Approach to Improving Water Quality, Water Supply and Resilience

Presenter: – EcoStasis.net

Panelist: – Virridy

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM PST

Decarbonizing Water - Opportunities to Use Carbon Markets to Catalyze Global Water Security

Speaker/Presenter: – Virridy

Speaker/Presenter: – University of Colorado Boulder

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM PST

Nonpoint Source Nutrient Trading Program Overview in Virginia

Co-Presenter: – Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM PST

MAIN STAGE: State-Led Programs – The Path Forward

3:45 PM – 4:45 PM PST

Craft Brew Closing Social with Prize Raffle in Expo & Tech Showcase! (must be present to win)