CPI’s Bella Tonkonogy is a featured speaker on two separate panels at the upcoming Responsible Investor RI USA 2022 Conference.

Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Adaptation Finance: challenges and opportunities. This panel will discuss opportunities and challenges for the private sector with financing adaptation measures. Speakers include: Stacy Swann, CEO & Founding Partner, Climate Finance Advisors; Carter Brandon, Senior Fellow, World Resources Institute; Jay Koh, Managing Director, The Lightsmith Group.

Wednesday, December 7, 2022. Biodiversity and nature: risks, opportunities, and best practices. This panel will explore whether financial institutions are taking biodiversity risk sufficiently seriously, what opportunities exist to scale natural capital investment, and what the expectation are for the COP15 biodiversity summit. Speakers include: Jérôme Tagger, CEO, Preventable Surprises; Julie Abrams, Senior Director, Investment Origination, NatureVest, The Nature Conservancy