1:30 PM – World Economic Forum: Unlocking Capital for Brazil’s Restoration Economy
Salesforce Tower, 1095 6th Ave, NYC (Closed Event)
The Amazon is closer to a tipping point than ever before, and restoration is key to reversing the trends with fire. Excited to see how carbon, fire, and biodiversity credits can play here.
3 PM – The Future Is Ours to Build: Reimagining U.S. Leadership in Global Conservation
Pier 57, 25 11th Ave, NYC
With the demise of USAID, this is a chance to rethink the future of conservation. The institutions that once defined U.S. leadership in global conservation, USAID among them, have been dismantled or diminished. But this isn’t a moment to rebuild the past. It’s a chance to ask bigger questions: What kind of global conservation system do we need now? And what kind of U.S. role could help bring it to life?
4:30 PM – Launch of ASU School of Conservation Futures
The Pool, 99 E 52nd St, NYC
6 PM – WEF Innovation Reception: Scaling Innovative Solutions Through Unlikely Alliances
Salesforce Tower, 1095 6th Ave, NYC
An evening of purposeful connections across innovators, investors, and policy makers.
As momentum builds on breakthrough solutions, scaling impact will depend on forging bold, cross-sector partnerships—from financing nature-based solutions to deploying frontier technologies and transforming food, energy, and urban systems.
Forest Party (+ Announcement!)
Bar Harta, 30 W 39th St, NYC
Raise a glass with 100+ corporate leaders and decision-makers for a night dedicated to forests. Expect drinks, light bites, and the kind of connections that only happen when the right people are in the room.
8 AM – Reimagining What’s Possible: Partnership Breakfast for Conservation Futures
Through ASU: How organizations can help shape—and benefit from—a reimagined conservation landscape.
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8 AM WEF Community Meeting of the Champions for Nature and Friends of Ocean Action
Beijing Room, World Economic Forum Office New York, New York
Featuring Christian Teleki, CEO, Fauna and Flora, Razan Al Mubarak, President of the IUCN, Andre Hoffman, Chair Massallaz, Suzanne Scatliffe, Head of Sustainability for AXA XL, and Astrid Shomaker, Exec Sec, CBD.
9 AM – Navigating Turbulent Times: Adaptive Strategies for Ocean-Climate Solutions
Through OceanVisions, Bar of the City of New York, 9AM–Noon.
CXL is looking at developing a joint prize with OceansVisions, and wehave had a long partnership with them.
11 AM – Forests + Leadership & Lunch / Forests + Policy & Finance
American Forests, Doris Duke Tree House, 444 Madison Ave, NYC
This session will bring together senior leaders from business, philanthropy, and youth climate movements to explore the “why” of forests, from brand value and marketing resonance to climate science and measurable impact.
Two sessions:
Panel: State Leadership & Policy for Forests
State governments are on the frontlines of conserving, restoring, and growing forests. Hear from state leaders on how they are creating enabling environments through policy, innovation, and financing to ensure forests play a critical role in sequestering carbon, protecting biodiversity, and supporting local livelihoods.
Panel: From Catastrophe to Resilience, Forests in a Changing Climate
Climate change–accelerated wildfires, floods, hurricanes, droughts, and heat waves are reshaping U.S. forests. This panel highlights innovators are working to meet these challenges, and how forests themselves are central to resilience solutions.
3:30 PM – WEF + McKinsey Future of Nature Markets Workshop
195 Broadway, NYC (Closed Event)
Examine how to move from intention to action, including how biodiversity credits can be one impactful tool for businesses to operationalize nature strategies. Discuss emerging innovations shaping nature markets, including innovative revenue and partnership solutions. Hear about recent developments and next priorities for biodiversity leaders.
[SPEAKING] 6 PM – Renaissance Philanthropy Dinner: Urgency and Opportunity
Kimpton Hotel Eventi, 851 6th Ave, NYC
One of CXL’s most powerful partnerships is with Renaissance Philanthropies, where I serve as a Fellow. Through Renaissance and in partnership with the Moore Foundation, we are developing a Philanthropic Fund for Fire in South America. This will be an opportunity to speak about this to other donors. Why is this important? Well, last year we lost more forests globally and in the Amazon to fire than any other cause, and the impact of this is moving us closer than ever to the tipping point of the Amazon, when forests transform into grasslands. The impact this has on global emissions is immense and will likely have a domino effect, potentially pushing other climate systems past their own tipping points, such as the melting of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Moreover, the collapse of the forest would be largely irreversible in any meaningful timeframe, taking centuries to recover even if global emissions were completely halted. If we want to make a difference on #climate, this is absolutely urgent.
Renaissance Philanthropy, in partnership with Outlier Projects, The Navigation Fund, The Bernard and Anne Spitzer Charitable Trust, and the Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA) will host a dinner and conversation to explore bold, urgent climate solutions that match the scale of today’s crisis.
9 PM – Nature Tech Nightcap
The WOO WOO, 266 W 47th St, NYC
Join CXL cofounders Paul Bunje and Alex for an informal nightcap.
Private morning meetings.
[SPEAKING] 3:30 PM – Speaking at WEF Chief Sustainability Officers Meeting: Scaling Global Solutions for Climate and Nature
World Economic Forum Office, 350 Madison Ave, NYC
Alex will be speaking at this meeting of Chief Sustainability Officers & Innovation Leaders to accelerate the deployment of high-impact solutions for nature and climate—linking sustainability strategy with emerging technologies and scalable business models.
With more than half of global GDP dependent on nature and climate risks reshaping markets, CSOs are well positioned to turn innovation into a strategic growth lever. How can sustainability leaders drive system-scale transformation?
6:30 PM – WEF Dinner: The Next Frontier of Tech for Earth
Valbella at the Park, 3 Bryant Park, NYC
From Earth observation to AI-powered climate modeling and breakthroughs in clean energy, technology is redefining the boundaries of what’s possible in the race to net zero and nature resilience.
As the next wave of innovations unlocks new potential—not only to mitigate and adapt but also to actively regenerate the planet—how can we steer climate technology towards a more sustainable future on Earth?
9 PM – Nature Tech Nightcap
Versa Rooftop, 218 W 35th St, NYC
9 AM – Renaissance Philanthropy Climate Emergency Fund
Crosby Street Hotel, 79 Crosby St, NYC
The Climate Emergency Forum has spent the past 6 months hosting targeted virtual sessions and synthesizing insights from diverse experts and communities. We’ve explored urgent risks, from Arctic tipping points to governance challenges and systemic vulnerabilities.
[SPEAKING] 11 AM – Engineering Resilience – Emerging Tech for a Biodiverse Future
The Explorers Club, 46 E 70th St, NYC
For over a century, The Explorers Club has served as a beacon for scientific discovery and exploration, making it the ideal setting for conversations that push the boundaries of what's possible in conservation and emerging biotechnology. This discussion at the legendary Explorer’s Club lies at the intersection of cutting-edge biotechnology and biodiversity conservation.
1 PM – Finding the Signal in the Noise
Doris Duke Foundation, 444 Madison Ave, NYC
Despite growing momentum for nature-positive action, many actors struggle to navigate the overwhelming landscape of frameworks, indicators, and technologies needed to deliver on their goals. Building on their joint effort to map the nature tech landscape for biodiversity, Conservation International and the Nature Tech Collective will debut a set of new AI-powered tools designed to support decision-making and accelerate the adoption of nature solutions for the nature-positive transition.
[SPEAKING] 4 PM – ASU Futures in Conservation: New Approaches
Doris Duke Center, 444 Madison Ave, NYC
This panel, hosted by ASU’s Global Futures Laboratory, explores how bold, systems-based approaches to conservation are reshaping the future. At the intersection of climate science, culture, and public policy, this conversation will showcase new educational models, global partnerships, and the rising generation of conservation leaders equipped to navigate and shape a rapidly changing planet. The panel will discuss how trans-disciplinary learning, storytelling, and executive education are accelerating conservation leadership—from local ecosystems to global climate policy.
5 PM – TNFD + Bloomberg: Launch of TNFD's First Status Report
Bloomberg LP, 731 Lexington Ave, NYC
Society, business and finance depend on nature’s assets and the services they provide. The acceleration of nature loss globally is eroding the ability of nature to provide these vital services. Taking action to conserve and restore nature is now a critical global priority. Doing so will reduce risks to business and finance. Mobilizing business innovation and private finance to halt and reverse nature loss and contribute to nature-positive outcomes will be a major source of new commercial opportunity and competitive advantage.
While the case for action is clear, business and finance organizations today do not have the information they need to understand the risks and opportunities for their organization that result from their impacts and dependencies on nature.
To mark the second anniversary of the release of our final recommendations, we will be publishing our first Status Report. This report contributes to the tracking of global market progress and provides insights into the applications and implementation of nature-related assessment and reporting, by distilling feedback from market participants on their nature-related assessment and disclosure journeys and analyzing first-generation TNFD reporting across a diverse range of geographies and sectors.
Conservation X Labs and TNFD are working together to extend TNFD to SMEs at the ends of the supply chain to better protect Nature.
5 PM – Superbloom Rooftop Concoctions
Nine Orchard, 9 Orchard St, NYC (Closed Event)
Superorganism is the first venture firm dedicated to biodiversity. They work with founders bold enough to imagine an abundant future for humans and nature alike. This is a closed meeting of SuperOrganism Limited Partners and Investors.
8 PM – Devex UNGA Drinks with Friends
Tanner Smiths, 204 W 55th St, NYC
12:30 PM – Sorensen Distinguished Lecture: A Conversation with Volker Turk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Council on Foreign Relations, 58 E 68th St, NYC
His Excellency Volker Turk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, discusses the most pressing human rights issues around the world.
