Day One
Tuesday, September 28
REGISTRATION / OPENING COFFEE | 10:00 am PT
10:30 a.m. PT
Welcome
10:45 a.m. PT
Visioning the Roadmap to Regeneration
Introduced by: Jennifer O'Connor
A-dae Briones, First Nations Development Institute; Esther Park, Cienega Capital; Urvashi Rangan, FORA Initiative; Evi Steyer, Ponderosa Ventures; Wendy Millet, TomKat Ranch
A-dae Briones, First Nations Development Institute; Esther Park, Cienega Capital; Urvashi Rangan, FORA Initiative; Evi Steyer, Ponderosa Ventures; Wendy Millet, TomKat Ranch
11:35 a.m. PT
Innovative Farm Financing
Moderated by: Jennifer O'Connor, FORA Initiative
Skya Ducheneaux, Akiptan; Phil Taylor, Mad Agriculture / Perennial Fund; Mark Watson, Potlikker Capital
Skya Ducheneaux, Akiptan; Phil Taylor, Mad Agriculture / Perennial Fund; Mark Watson, Potlikker Capital
LUNCH | 12:25 pm PT
1:25 p.m. PT
Building & Executing a Regenerative Investment Thesis
Mark Lewis, Pete Oberle, Tripp Wall - all of Trailhead Capital
2:00 p.m. PT
Panel: Unpacking Carbon Markets
Moderated by: Sarah Nolet, Tenacious Ventures
Jack Jeworski, Ecosystem Services Market Consortium; Radhika Moolgavkar, Nori; Jack Roswell, Cloud Agronomics; Jeff Seale, Regrow Ag
Jack Jeworski, Ecosystem Services Market Consortium; Radhika Moolgavkar, Nori; Jack Roswell, Cloud Agronomics; Jeff Seale, Regrow Ag
2:45 p.m. PT
Case Study: Using Agroforestry to Build Farm-scale Resiliency
Ethan Steinberg, Propagate Ventures & Kristen Wharton, Handsome Brook Farm
COFFEE BREAK | 3:05 pm PT
3:45 p.m. PT
Panel: Real Asset Investment Strategies
Moderated by: Yihana von Ritter, Align Impact
Brian Dawson, Biome Capital; Brad Keith, SLM Partners; Claire Mesesan Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT
Brian Dawson, Biome Capital; Brad Keith, SLM Partners; Claire Mesesan Iroquois Valley Farmland REIT
4:30 p.m. PT
Panel: Disrupted Supply Chains and Investing Opportunities
Moderated by: Alex Heilman, Mad Agriculture
Joni Kindwall-Moore, Snacktivist Foods; John Larkin, Miller Milling Company; Steve Tucker, AgriForce Seeds
Joni Kindwall-Moore, Snacktivist Foods; John Larkin, Miller Milling Company; Steve Tucker, AgriForce Seeds
5:10 p.m. PT
Case Study: Regenerative Regional Distribution
Tom McDougall, 4P Foods
5:30 p.m. PT
Where to Start with Funding Justice & Equity Innovation
Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin, Regenerative Poultry; Zaynah Hindi, Reems California; Perri Kramer, FoodSystem 6
5:55 p.m. PT
Closing remarks
EVENING RECEPTION | 6:00 p.m. PT