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XXV RedLAC Congress 2023

From October 23 to 26 in Cusco, Peru

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October

Environmental finance

8:45 a.m. 

Opening

  • Jorge Oviedo, Executive Director of FIAES and President of RedLAC |  Republic of El Salvador
  • Luis Pantoja, Provincial Mayor of Cusco | Peru

9:00 am 

Keynote lecture

Trust Funds: Contributions and sustainable investments for the projects implementation
Speaker: Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, CEO and President of the Global Environment Facility – GEF Costa Rica

9:50 a.m. 

Panel

The role of the public and private sector in conservation
Moderator:  Verónica Sifuentes, General Manager of Es Hoy | Peru
  • Pedro Gamboa, Director of Conservation and Social Articulation from UNACEM | Peru
  • José Koechlin, President of Canatur and Inkaterra | Peru
  • Antonio Montenegro, General Manager of AMSAC | Peru
  • Antonio Olórtegui, Senior Manager of Corporate Affairs, Legal and Compliance at LATAM | Peru

10:30 a.m. 

Keynote lecture

A World in Transition – J.P. Morgan’s Role in the Path to Net Zero
Speaker: Jessica Matthews, Global Head of Sustainable Investments at JPMorgan Chase & Co. | U.S.

10:50 a.m. 

Panel

Zero Carbon: Processes and an internal transformation to achieve an environmentally responsible operation
Moderator:  Natalia Arango, Executive Director of Fondo Acción | Colombia
  • Carlos Adrianzén, Manager of Safety, Environment, and Sustainability at Unacem. Peru
  • Gisella Alfaro, Sustainability Head at LIMA EXPRESA - Vinci Highways | Peru
  • Cecilia Rabitsch, Vice President of Environmental Affairs and Sustainability at Southern Peaks Mining | Peru

11:30 a.m.

Networking

11:50 a.m. 

Keynote lecture

Speaker:  Pedro Lerner, Corporate General Manager of the UNACEM Group | Peru

12:10 p.m. 

Panel

Supply Generation: Different types of carbon credit projects and the associated challenges
Moderator:   Claudia Godfrey, Director of Innovation and Strategic Management at Profonanpe | Peru
  • Berioska Quispe, Director of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation at the Ministry of Environment | Peru
  • Luis Espinel, Vice President of Peru and Executive Director of Conservation International | Peru
  • Angelo Sartori, Director of Stakeholder Engagement at Verra | Chile
  • Matthias M. Pitkowitz, CEO de EQX Biome   | U.S.
  • Lucía Madrid, Associate Policy Director at Architecture for REDD+ Transactions | Mexico

1:00 pm

Lunch

3:00 pm 

Keynote lecture

Sustainability in the DNA of the modern mining industry: Challenges and opportunities
Speaker:  Fernando Montero, Sustainability & Regional Affairs Manager at Anglo American | Peru

3:20 p.m.

Panel

Green Finance focused on Biodiversity and Climate Change: Trends and farsightedness
Moderator: Elvis García, General Director of Economics and Environmental Financing of the Ministry of the Environment | Peru
  • Mauricio Vélez, Sustainability Director of Asobancaria Colombia | Colombia
  • Martín Sanabria, Promotion and Development Manager of the Peruvian Federation of Municipal Savings and Credit Banks – FPECMAC | Peru
  • Sara Reyna, Senior Advisor at GIZ | Peru
  • Gonzalo Martínez, Senior Financial Sector Specialist en Banco Mundial | España

4:00 p.m.

Keynote lecture

Governance and its Impact: ESG Policies in Conservation Trust Funds
Speakers
  • Juan Etinger, Managing Director of Morgan Stanley Argentina
  • Cassio Camara, Executive Director of Morgan Stanley Brazil

4:20 p.m.

Panel

Resilient Cities
Moderator:   Juan Etinger, CEO of Morgan Stanley | Argentina
  • Lorenzo de Rosenzweig, CEO and Founder of Terra Habitus AC | Mexico
  • Elizabeth Valenzuela, Technical Director of Fondo Acción. | Colombia
  • James Leslie, Technical Advisor for Ecosystems and Climate Change at UNDP | U.S.

5:00 pm

Round table

Dashboard:Innovative financial mechanisms with the private sector for biodiversity conservation
Moderator:  Leonardo García, Coordinator of the BRIDGE Project, an initiative for the benefit of RedLAC and COFFEE | Costa Rica
  • Sergio Eguino, Executive Director of FUNDESNAP | Bolivia
  • Claudia Godfrey, Director of Innovation and Strategic Management at Profonanpe | Peru
  • Ahmed Lefghih, Executive Director of the Bank of Arguin and Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Trust Fund | Mauritania

5:40 p.m.

Keynote lecture

Sustainability in tourism promotion and business investments actions
Speaker:  Angélica Matsuda, Executive President of PromPerú | Peru

6:30 pm

Cocktail: 30 years of Profonanpe

  • Albina Ruiz, Minister of the Environment | Peru
  • Profonanpe Board of Directors

Impact Assessment and Knowledge Management

7:30 a.m.

Hotel Costa del Sol
 BRIDGE progress and upcoming activities (closed session for RedLAC and CAFÉ Environmental Funds)
Speaker: Leonardo García, Coordinator of the BRIDGE Project, an initiative for the benefit of RedLAC and COFFEE | Costa Rica

8:45 a.m.

Keynote lecture

Monitoring and evaluating the impact of conservation and climate change projects: the IDB experience.
Speaker: Jaime Fernández-Baca, Senior Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank | Peru

9:05 a.m.

Peru Facing the Climate Crisis

Albina Ruiz, Minister of the Environment of Peru | Peru

9:20 a.m.

Panel

Challenges for the implementation of impact assessment in environmental projects
Moderator: Juana Kuramoto, Head of the Profonanpe Research and Development Office | Peru
  • Jorge Oviedo, Executive Director of FIAES | Republic of El Salvador 
  • María José González, Executive Director of MARFUND | Guatemala
  • Maritza Paredes, Director of the Doctorate in Sociology at the PUCP | Peru
  • Brenda Boddie-John, CBF Board Member and St. Christopher and Nevis Conservation Foundation Board Chair | Saint Kitts and Nevis 

10:00 a.m.

Keynote lecture

Scaling up and replicability of projects to increase climate resilience
Exhibitors:
  • Cristina Dengel, Director of Knowledge Management at Adaptation Fund | U.S.
  • Martina Dorigo, Climate Change Specialist at Adaptation Fund | Italy

10:30 a.m.

Panel

Information Gaps and Knowledge Management
Moderator:   Zdenka Piskulich, CEO of Enduring Earth | Costa Rica
  • Renée Gonzáles, General Director of the Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature | Mexico
  • Rosa Lemos, Executive Director of FUNBIO | Brazil
  • Karen McDonald, Chieff Director of the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund Jamaica
  • Gustavo Nakamura, Vice President of the Ibero-American Institute of Public-Private Strategy | Peru
  • Verona Collantes, Senior Gender Specialist at the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) | U.S.

11:10 a.m.

Keynote lecture

Knowledge management for climate action
Speaker: Sukaina Bharwani, Senior Research Fellow at Stockholm Environment Institute – SEI | Swiss

11:30 a.m.

Networking

11:40 a.m.

Lecture masterly

Challenges towards sustainable aviation
Speaker: Manuel Van Oordt, CEO of LATAM de LATAM  | Peru

12:00 pm

Panel

Networks Creation and Collaboration for Marine Conservation within the framework of 30x30
Moderator: Tanja Lieuw, Conservation Finance Manager at the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund – CBF | Surinam
  • Leandra Cho-Ricketts, Executive Director of the Belize Fund for a Sustainable Future | Belize
  • Craig Henry, CEO of Saint Lucia National Conservation Fund | St. Lucia
  • Pedro Solano, Member of the Board of Directors of Sernanp | Peru

12:40 p.m.

Keynote lecture 

KfW Banco de Desarrollo: Fomento de la biodiversidad y protección forestal en Latinoamérica
Speaker:  Simon Erhard,   Country Director para Perú del Banco de Desarrollo de la República Federal de Alemania  – KfW | Germany

1:00 pm

Lunch

Protected Natural Areas and the Participation of Indigenous or Native Peoples

9:00 am

Keynote lecture

Conservation Conservation challenges to reach 30x30 initiative
Speaker: Gabriel Quijandría, Regional Director for South America of the International Union for Conservation of Nature – IUCN | Peru

9:20 a.m.

Panel

Conservation Conservation challenges to reach 30x30 initiative
Moderator: Micaela Rizo Patrón, General Manager of Sustainable Peru | Peru
  • Deyvis Huamán, Director of Management of the Protected Natural Areas of Sernanp | Peru
  • Mariana Montoya, Peru Director of the Wildlife Conservation Society | Peru
  • Chad Gallinat, Conservation X Labs' Foundry Director | U.S.
  • Enrique Ortiz, Program Director of Andes Amazon Fund | Peru
  • Violeta Bermúdez, Executive Director of Prevenir USAID Project | Peru

10:00 a.m.

Keynote lecture

Conservation mosaics: connectivity in natural and cultural areas
Speaker: Avecita Chicchón, Program Director of the Andes-Amazon Initiative at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation | Peru

10:20 a.m.

Keynote lecture

Development driving cores
Speaker: José Carlos Nieto, Head of the National Service of Natural Areas Protected by the State | Peru

10:40 a.m.

Panel

What elements should be considered for the proper management of Protected Natural Areas?
Moderator: Luis Alfaro, Coordinator of the Natural Heritage Initiative of Peru | Peru
  • Santiago Silva, Coordinator of Protected Areas and Wildlife at FIAS | Ecuador
  • Jessica Tsamajain, Chief of the Tuntanain Communal Reserve – Sernanp Amazonas Region | Peru
  • Amantina Lavalle, Coordinator of the Conservation Area of the Mexican Fund for Nature Conservation | Mexico
  • Juvenal Silva, Program Coordinator at the Frankfurt Zoological Society Peru Peru
  • Jaime Nalvarte, Founder of the Association for Integral Research and Development – AIDER | Peru

11:20 a.m.

Networking: UNESCO

11:40 a.m.

Keynote lecture

The importance of local and indigenous knowledge for facing climate change: experiences from other regions
Speaker: Nigel Crawhall, Chief of Section, Local and Indigenous Knowledge System, UNESCO | South Africa

12:05 p.m.

Panel

Generating evidence on indigenous peoples’ contribution to addressing climate change and conservation 
Moderator: Andrés Antívil, Mapuche Treasurer of the Nature Fund | Chile
  • Fermín Chimatani, Presidente de ANECAP  | Peru
  • Oseas Barbarán, President of CONAP | Peru
  • Julio Cusurichi, Representante  del Consejo Directivo de AIDESEP | Peru

12:45 p.m.

Keynote lecture

The contribution of the knowledge of indigenous peoples to biodiversity and the challenges for their access to environmental financing
Speaker: Tarcila Rivera, Founder and President of Chirapaq | Peru

1:10 p.m. 

Closure

Technical Closure and Announcement of the RedLAC 2024 Host-Country 
  • Jorge Oviedo, President of RedLAC | Republic of El Salvador
  • Anton Willems, CEO of Profonanpe | Peru
  • Karen McDonald Gayle, Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund | Jamaica
  • Craig Henry,  CEO de Saint Lucia National Conservation Fund | St. Lucia

1:30 p.m.

Lunch

4:00 p.m.

Departure from Cusco to Ollantaytambo (Bus)

Meeting point: Cusco Artisan Market

7:00 p.m. 

Departure from Ollantaytambo to Machupicchu Pueblo (Train)

10:00 pm 

Cocktail – Inkaterra MachuPicchu Pueblo Hotel

Macchu Picchu

8:00 am

Departure from the district of Machupicchu to the SH of Machupicchu (Bus)

9:00 a.m.

Entrance to the Sanctuary of Machupicchu

09:20 a.m.

Group Photo at Machupicchu Sanctuary

9:30 a.m.

Guided tour of the MachuPicchu Sanctuary

  • Elvis La Torre, Mayor of Machupicchu | Peru
  • Vladimir Ramírez, Head of the Machupicchu Historical Sanctuary of Sernanp | Peru

11:30 p.m.

Departure from Machupicchu Historic Sanctuary to Machupicchu District

12:30 pm

Ceremony of payment to the land in the central square of the Machupicchu district 

1:00 pm 

Lunch in Machupicchu District

4:00 p.m.

Exit from the district of Machupicchu to Ollantaytambo (Train)

6:30 pm 

Departure from Ollantaytambo to Cusco (Bus)

9:00 pm

End of event

Environmental finance

8:45 a.m. 

Opening

  • Jorge Oviedo, Executive Director of FIAES and President of RedLAC | Republic of El Salvador
  • Luis Pantoja, Provincial Mayor of Cusco | Peru

9:00 am 

Keynote lecture

Trust Funds: Contributions and sustainable investments for the projects implementation
Speaker: Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, CEO and President of the Global Environment Facility – GEF Costa Rica

9:50 a.m. 

Panel

The role of the public and private sector in conservation
Moderator:  Verónica Sifuentes, General Manager of Es Hoy | Peru
  • Pedro Gamboa, Director of Conservation and Social Articulation from UNACEM | Peru
  • José Koechlin, Presidente de Canatur  e Inkaterra | Peru
  • Antonio Montenegro, General Manager of AMSAC | Peru
  • Manuel Van Oordt, CEO of LATAM | Peru

9:50 a.m. 

Panel

The role of the public and private sector in conservation
Moderator:  Verónica Sifuentes, General Manager of Es Hoy | Peru
  • Pedro Gamboa, Director of Conservation and Social Articulation from UNACEM | Peru
  • José Koechlin, President of Canatur and Inkaterra | Peru
  • Antonio Montenegro, General Manager of AMSAC | Peru
  • Antonio Olórtegui, Senior Manager of Corporate Affairs, Legal and Compliance at LATAM | Peru

10:30 a.m. 

Keynote lecture

A World in Transition – J.P. Morgan’s Role in the Path to Net Zero
Speaker: Jessica Matthews, Global Head of Sustainable Investments at JPMorgan Chase & Co. | U.S.

10:50 a.m. 

Panel

Zero Carbon: Processes and an internal transformation to achieve an environmentally responsible operation
Moderator:  Natalia Arango, Executive Director of Fondo Acción | Colombia
  • Carlos Adrianzén, Gerente de Seguridad, Medio Ambiente y Sostenibilidad de Unacem | Peru
  • Luis Zapata, Manager of Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability of Lima Expresa of Vinci Highways | Peru
  • Cecilia Rabitsch, Vice President of Environmental Affairs and Sustainability at Southern Peaks Mining | Peru

11:30 a.m.

Networking

11:50 a.m. 

Keynote lecture

Speaker:  Pedro Lerner, Corporate General Manager of the UNACEM Group | Peru

12:10 p.m. 

Panel

Supply Generation: Different types of carbon credit projects and the associated challenges
Moderator:   Claudia Godfrey, Director of Innovation and Strategic Management at Profonanpe | Peru
  • Berioska Quispe, Director of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation at the Ministry of Environment | Peru
  • Luis Espinel, Vice President of Peru and Executive Director of Conservation International | Peru
  • Angelo Sartori, Director of Stakeholder Engagement at Verra | Chile
  • Matthias M. Pitkowitz, CEO of EQX Biome | U.S.
  • Lucía Madrid, Associate Policy Director at Architecture for REDD+ Transactions | Mexico

1:00 pm

Lunch

3:00 pm 

Keynote lecture

Sustainability in the DNA of the modern mining industry: Challenges and opportunities
Speaker:  Fernando Montero, Sustainability & Regional Affairs Manager at Anglo American | Peru

3:20 p.m.

Panel

Green Finance focused on Biodiversity and Climate Change: Trends and farsightedness
Moderator: Elvis García, General Director of Economics and Environmental Financing of the Ministry of the Environment | Peru
  • Mauricio Vélez, Sustainability Director of Asobancaria Colombia | Colombia
  • Martín Sanabria, Promotion and Development Manager of the Peruvian Federation of Municipal Savings and Credit Banks – FPECMAC | Peru
  • Sara Reyna, Senior Advisor at GIZ | Peru
  • Gonzalo Martínez, Senior Financial Sector Specialist en Banco Mundial | España

4:00 p.m.

Keynote lecture

Governance and its Impact: ESG Policies in Conservation Trust Funds
Speakers
  • Juan Etinger, CEO of Morgan Stanley | Argentina
  • Cassio Camara, CEO of Morgan Stanley | Brazil

4:20 p.m.

Panel

Resilient Cities
Moderator:   Juan Etinger, CEO of Morgan Stanley | Argentina
  • Lorenzo de Rosenzweig, CEO and Founder of Terra Habitus AC | Mexico
  • Elizabeth Valenzuela, Technical Director of Fondo Acción | Colombia
  • James Leslie, Asesor Técnico de Ecosistemas y Cambio Climático en PNUD | U.S.A

5:00 pm

Round table

Dashboard:Innovative financial mechanisms with the private sector for biodiversity conservation
Moderator:  Leonardo García, Coordinator of the BRIDGE Project, an initiative for the benefit of RedLAC and COFFEE | Costa Rica
  • Sergio Eguino, Executive Director of FUNDESNAP | Bolivia
  • Claudia Godfrey, Director of Innovation and Strategic Management at Profonanpe | Peru
  • Ahmed Lefghih, Executive Director of the Bando de Arguin and Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Trust Fund | Mauritania

5:40 p.m.

Keynote lecture

Sustainability in tourism promotion and business investments actions
Speaker:  Angélica Matsuda, Executive President of PromPerú | Peru

6:30 pm

Cocktail: 30 years of Profonanpe

  • Albina Ruiz, Minister of the Environment | Peru
  • Profonanpe Board of Directors

Impact Assessment and Knowledge Management

7:30 a.m.

Hotel Costa del Sol
 BRIDGE progress and upcoming activities (closed session for RedLAC and CAFÉ Environmental Funds) 
Speaker: Leonardo García, Coordinator of the BRIDGE Project, an initiative for the benefit of RedLAC and COFFEE | Costa Rica

8:45 a.m.

Keynote lecture

Monitoring and evaluating the impact of conservation and climate change projects: the IDB experience.
Speaker: Jaime Fernández-Baca, Senior Specialist at the Inter-American Development Bank | Peru

9:05 a.m.

Peru Facing the Climate Crisis

Albina Ruiz, Minister of the Environment of Peru | Peru

9:20 a.m.

Panel

Challenges for the implementation of impact assessment in environmental projects
Moderator: Juana Kuramoto, Head of the Profonanpe Research and Development Office | Peru
  • Jorge Oviedo, Director Ejecutivo de FIAES | El  Salvador 
  • María José González, Directora Ejecutiva de MARFUND | Guatemala
  • Maritza Paredes, Directora del Doctorado en Sociología de la PUCP  | Peru
  • Brenda Boddie-John, Miembro de la Junta Directiva de CBF y Chair de la Junta Directiva del St. Christopher and Nevis Conservation Foundation  | Saint Kitts and Nevis

10:00 a.m.

Keynote lecture

Scaling up and replicability of projects to increase climate resilience
Exhibitors:
  • Cristina Dengel, Director of Knowledge Management at Adaptation Fund | U.S.
  • Martina Dorigo, Climate Change Specialist at Adaptation Fund | Italy

10:30 a.m.

Panel

Information Gaps and Knowledge Management
Moderator:   Zdenka Piskulich, CEO of Enduring Earth | Costa Rica
  • Renée Gonzáles, General Director of the Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature | Mexico
  • Rosa Lemos, Executive Director of FUNBIO | Brazil
  • Karen McDonald, Chieff Director of the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund Jamaica
  • Gustavo Nakamura, Vice President of the Ibero-American Institute of Public-Private Strategy | Peru
  • Verona Collantes, Especialista Senior en Género en el  Global Enviromental Facility (GEF)  | U.S.

11:00 am

Keynote lecture

Knowledge management for climate action
Speaker: Sukaina Bharwani, Senior Research Fellow at Stockholm Environment Institute – SEI | Swiss

11:20 a.m.

Networking

11:40 a.m.

Lecture masterly

Challenges towards sustainable aviation
Expositor: Manuel Van Oordt, CEO de LATAM

12:00 pm

Panel

Networks Creation and Collaboration for Marine Conservation within the framework of 30x30
Moderator: Tanja Lieuw, Conservation Finance Manager at the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund – CBF | Surinam
  • Leandra Cho-Ricketts, Directora Ejecutiva de Belize Fund for a Sustainable Future | Belize
  • Craig Henry, CEO de Saint Lucia National Conservation Fund  | St. Lucia
  • Pedro Solano, Miembro del Consejo Directivo del Sernanp  | Peru

12:40 p.m.

Keynote lecture 

KfW Banco de Desarrollo: Fomento de la biodiversidad y protección forestal en Latinoamérica
Speaker:  Simon Erhard,   Country Director para Perú del Banco de Desarrollo de la República Federal de Alemania  – KfW | Germany

Lunch

3:00 pm

5:00 pm

Protected Natural Areas and the Participation of Indigenous or Native Peoples

9:00 am

Keynote lecture

Conservation Conservation challenges to reach 30x30 initiative
Speaker: Gabriel Quijandría, Regional Director for South America of the International Union for Conservation of Nature – IUCN | Peru

9:20 a.m.

Panel

Conservation Conservation challenges to reach 30x30 initiative
Moderator: Micaela Rizo Patrón, General Manager of Sustainable Peru | Peru
  • Deyvis Huamán, Director of Management of the Protected Natural Areas of Sernanp | Peru
  • Mariana Montoya, Peru Director of the Wildlife Conservation Society | Peru
  • Chad Gallinat, Conservation X Labs' Foundry Director | U.S.
  • Enrique Ortiz, Program Director of Andes Amazon Fund | Peru
  • Violeta Bermúdez, Executive Director of Prevenir USAID Project | Peru
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10:00 a.m.

Keynote lecture

Conservation mosaics: connectivity in natural and cultural areas
Speaker: Avecita Chicchón, Program Director of the Andes-Amazon Initiative at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation | Peru

10:20 a.m.

Keynote lecture

Speaker: José Carlos Nieto, Head of Sernanp | Peru

10:40 a.m.

Panel

What elements should be considered for the proper management of Protected Natural Areas?
Moderator: Luis Alfaro, Coordinator of the Natural Heritage Initiative of Peru | Peru
  • Santiago Silva, Coordinator of Protected Areas and Wildlife at FIAS | Ecuador
  • Jessica Tsamajain, Chief of the Tuntanain Communal Reserve – Sernanp Amazonas Region | Peru
  • Amantina Lavalle, Coordinator of the Conservation Area of the Mexican Fund for Nature Conservation | Mexico
  • Juvenal Silva, Program Coordinator at the Frankfurt Zoological Society Peru Peru
  • Jaime Nalvarte, Founder of the Association for Integral Research and Development – AIDER | Peru

11:20 a.m.

Networking: UNESCO

11:40 a.m.

Keynote lecture

The importance of local and indigenous knowledge for facing climate change: experiences from other regions
Speaker: Nigel Crawhall, Chief of Section, Local and Indigenous Knowledge System, UNESCO | France

12:05 p.m.

Panel

Generating evidence on indigenous peoples’ contribution to addressing climate change and conservation 
Moderator: Andrés Antívil, Mapuche Treasurer of the Nature Fund | Peru
  • Fermín Chimatani, Presidente de ANECAP  | Peru
  • Oseas Barbarán, President of CONAP | Peru
  • Julio Cusurichi, Representante  del Consejo Directivo de AIDESEP | Peru

12:45 p.m.

Keynote lecture

The contribution of the knowledge of indigenous peoples to biodiversity and the challenges for their access to environmental financing
Speaker: Tarcila Rivera, Founder and President of Chirapaq | Peru

1:10 p.m. 

Closure

Technical Closure and Announcement of the RedLAC 2024 Host-Country 
  • Jorge Oviedo, President of RedLAC | Republic of El Salvador
  • Anton Willems, CEO of Profonanpe | Peru
  • Karen McDonald Gayle, Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund | Jamaica
  • Craig Henry, Saint Lucia National Conservation Fund | St. Lucia

1:30 p.m.

Lunch

4:00 p.m.

Departure from Cusco to Ollantaytambo (Bus)

Meeting point: Cusco Artisan Market

7:00 p.m. 

Departure from Ollantaytambo to Machupicchu Pueblo (Train)

10:00 pm 

Cocktail – Inkaterra MachuPicchu Pueblo Hotel

Macchu Picchu

08:00 am

Departure from the Machupicchu district to the SH of Machupicchu

9:00 a.m.

Entrance to the Sanctuary of Machupicchu

09:20 a.m.

Group Photo at Machupicchu Sanctuary

9:30 a.m.

Guided tour of the MachuPicchu Sanctuary

  • Elvis La Torre, Mayor of Machupicchu | Peru
  • Vladimir Ramírez, Head of the Machupicchu Historical Sanctuary of Sernanp | Peru

11:30 p.m.

Departure from the SH of Machupicchu to the district of Machupicchu town

12:30 pm

Ceremony of payment to the land in the central square of the Machupicchu district

1:00 pm 

Lunch in Machupicchu District

4:00 p.m.

Exit from the district of Machupicchu to Ollantaytambo 

6:30 pm 

Departure from Ollantaytambo to Cusco

9:00 pm

End of event

Discover the
exchange rooms

Tuesday, 24th | Between 3:00 and 7:00 p.m.

Room 1

carbon markets

Financial Projects for Permanence

Room 2

Project Monitoring
Design

Environmental and Social Safeguards

Room 3

Effective Territorial Management (Coastal Marine)

Effective territorial management (Andean Amazon)

Room 4

Projects design

Innovation in Financing Mechanisms

Room 5

Indigenous or Native Peoples: Knowledge

Indigenous or Native Peoples:  Financing

Room 6

Management of knowledge

Communications

Great speakers

that inspire us!

Exchange experiences with more than 70 experts in environmental finance and sustainability leaders

Avecita Chicchón

Program Director of the Andes-Amazon Initiative

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

With more than 30 years of experience in natural resources, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean, he is a member of committees and boards, such as the Amazon Basin Founders and the Strategic Steering Committee for the Andes Amazon Fund.

 

 

Carlos M. Rodríguez

CEO and President

Global Environment Facility

Environmental leader and President of the Global Environment Facility. Pioneer in Payment for Ecosystem Services, forest restoration and ocean conservation. As Minister of Costa Rica, he doubled forests, achieved renewable energy, and created outstanding national parks.

 

 

Jessica Matthews

Global Head of Sustainable Investments

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

With 15 years in sustainable finance and impact investing, he joined JP Morgan in 2018. Previously, he led impact investing at Cambridge Associates, worked at Booz Allen Hamilton, the American Red Cross, and BlackRock. She has a degree in Government and Economics from the University of Virginia and serves on boards and committees.

Jorge Oviedo

Executive Director

FIAES

Agricultural engineer with a master's degree in Integrated Management of Natural Resources. Wide experience in management and strategic direction in agricultural, environmental and rural development institutions in the region. Specialized in environmental economics and sociology.  President of RedLAC for the period 2022 – 2025.

 

 

Lawrence of Rosenzweig

CEO and Founder

Terra Habitus AC

He has a master's degree in science and 45 years of experience in conservation. Founder of Conservation International and first president of RedLAC for 4 years. He was General Director of the Mexican Fund for Nature Conservation and founder of MAR-Fund. He has been an advisor to 10 philanthropic organizations, mobilizing $450 million for conservation. Additionally, he is an artist and author/co-author of over 50 technical and broadcast publications.

 

Andrés Antívil

Treasurer

Fondo Naturaleza Chile

Born in Chile, this Mapuche individual is a son, a brother, and a father, residing in the Nahuelhuen Community in Rengalil, IX Region of Araucanía, Chile. With international experience in forestry, economic, and social matters, he has advised and led various communities and businesses. He was the president of the Civil Society Council of the Ministry of Energy and is now a member of the Board of the Mapuche Lonko Kilapang Corporation and the Presidential Advisory Committee for COP25. His current mission is to reduce poverty through wealth creation.

Gonzalo Martinez

Especialista Senior del Sector Financiero

Banco Mundial

Senior Specialist in Sustainable Finance at the World Bank in Washington DC, with 15+ years of experience in financing, projects, and capital markets. Previously worked at IFC, the Inter-American Development Bank, PwC, and Iberdrola. Holds a Master's in International Business Management (CECO, 2008) and a Bachelor's in Applied Economics (UAM, 2007).

Lucía Madrid

Directora Asociada de Políticas

Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART)

Associate Director of Policy at the ART program, she is an expert in landscape management and community-based natural resource management with a master's in Environmental Policy from the University of Cambridge. She has 18 years of experience working with indigenous peoples, NGOs, government agencies, and research institutions. Before joining ART, she collaborated with the World Bank, the U.S. Forest Service, and other organizations. In Mexico, she held the position of Director General of Forest and Soil Management at the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources.

Juvenal Silva

Coordinador de Programas

Frankfurt Zoological Society Peru

Biology graduate from the National University of San Antonio Abad del Cusco. In 1996, he began his association with Manu as a researcher at the Cocha Cashu Biological Station, focusing on the assessment of faunal diversity in the Three Crosses Altitudinal Transect, ProManu Project. He coordinated the Conservation Project of the Eastern Andes of Peru. In 2007, he joined the Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS Peru), and currently serves as a senior program coordinator, overseeing significant projects.

Sergio Eguino

Executive Director

Foundation for the Development of the National System of Protected Areas - Bolivia (FUNDESNAP)

Agronomist with over 30 years of experience in conservation and sustainable development. He worked on agroecological conversion and protected areas in Bolivia. He has served as the Executive Director of FUNDESNAP and as a professor in postgraduate programs. Additionally, he has provided advice to peasant organizations, international cooperation, and civil societies.

Simon Erhard

Country Director para Perú

Banco de Desarrollo de la República Federal de Alemania – KfW.

He has over 17 years of professional experience in international cooperation and 13 years of work experience at KfW Development Bank. Before his role as Resident Director for Peru, he was a Senior Project Manager for the energy and financial sectors, responsible for managing teams for large-scale financial cooperation projects in Latin America and East Asia and negotiating and signing financing contracts. He has profound experience in investment in the development of the financial sector, renewable energy, and energy efficiency. Master's degree in Political Science and Economics (International Relations) from the University of Regensburg.

Gabriel Quijandría

Regional Director for South America

IUCN

Former Minister of Environment of Peru. Experienced professional in environmental and natural resource management issues, with 20 years of experience in various development and education institutions. Expert in formulation, implementation and evaluation of environmental policies, with emphasis on climate change, financing for sustainable development and biodiversity conservation.

 

Jose Carlos Nieto

Institutional Head

National Service of Natural Areas Protected by the State

Agronomist with more than 18 years of experience in management of protected natural areas, planning, sustainable management of natural resources and tourism, including international cooperation projects and work with peasant and native communities and in Mixed World Heritage Sites and Biosphere Reserves with intercultural approach.

Deyvis Huamán

Director of Management of Protected Natural Areas

National Service of Natural Areas Protected by the State SERNANP

Biologist with 20 years of experience in biodiversity management and conservation in Peru in the public and private sector, focused on Protected Natural Areas. Expert in participatory strategies, monitoring, conflict resolution, territorial planning and sustainable use of natural resources. Experience in REDD+ and administration contracts.

Enrique Ortiz

Director de Programas Senior

Andes Amazon Fund

Peruvian ecologist with extensive experience in research and conservation of biodiversity in the Andean-tropical region. Author of numerous scientific articles and a contributor to environmental media, he has worked in philanthropic foundations supporting the creation of protected areas. Additionally, he is a founder and board member of environmental organizations and currently serves as Senior Director of the Andes Amazon Fund.

James Leslie

Technical Advisor for Ecosystems and Climate Change

PNUD

Technical Advisor on Ecosystems and Climate Change at the UNDP in Peru, with expertise in green finance, sustainable development, conservation, and climate change. He has collaborated with the World Bank, Yale University, WWF, and other organizations in various countries. He holds master's degrees in Environmental Sciences and Business Administration.

Martin Sanabria

Development and Promotion Manager

Peruvian Federation of Municipal Savings and Credit Banks (FPECMAC)

Ingeniero Industrial con más de 18 años de experiencia en gestión financiera y administrativa en diversos sectores. Actualmente, es Gerente de Desarrollo y Promoción de la Federación Peruana de Cajas de Ahorro y Crédito (FEPCMAC), con estudios de Postgrado en Finanzas y Diplomado en Finanzas Corporativas.

Elizabeth Valenzuela

Tecnical Director

Action Fund

Bióloga con una maestría en medio ambiente y desarrollo es Directora Técnica en Fondo Acción. Con experiencia en proyectos de cambio climático, ordenamiento territorial, conservación y áreas protegidas, también lidera estrategias de arte y sostenibilidad para abordar el cambio climático y promueve la integración entre políticas públicas y la acción local.

Guillermo Maraví

Director - Perú

Nature and Culture International

Con más de 30 años de experiencia en proyectos de desarrollo rural en Perú, Bolivia y Ecuador, ha trabajado con agencias de cooperación como ENABEL, SWISCONTACT, SNV, USAID, GEF y AAF. Dirigió proyectos para el desarrollo sostenible y gestión de recursos naturales, con 10 años en gestión estratégica y conservación. También lideró equipos de sistematización del conocimiento.

Manuel van Oordt

CEO

LATAM Airlines

With more than 18 years in the aeronautical sector, this executive is recognized among the 60 leaders with the best reputation in the country according to Merco. He has held key positions in the LATAM Airlines Group, including the Executive Directorate in Ecuador. He is an electronics engineer with an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Violeta Bermúdez

Executive Director

Prevenir USAID

She holds a master's degree in Constitutional Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and a law degree from the National University of San Marcos. She has held significant public positions, including the presidency of the Council of Ministers in the government of Francisco Sagasti. Currently, she leads the USAID Prevenir Project, focused on the conservation of the Peruvian Amazon and the fight against environmental crimes.

Antonio Olórtegui

Senior Manager of Corporate Affairs, Legal and Compliance

LATAM Airlines

Lawyer from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and specialist in Regulation of Public Services from the Universidad del Pacífico. Currently, he is Manager of Corporate Affairs for LATAM Airlines in Peru and Ecuador. In addition, it is part of APEA, AETAI and the CONFIEP Board of Directors (2021-2023).

Rosa Lemos

General Secretary

Brazilian Fund for Biodiversity - FUNBIO

She has been the Secretary General of Funbio since 2010 and previously led the Andes-Amazon Initiative of the Moore Foundation. With 10 years of experience at WWF-Brazil, she was the Director of Conservation. She holds academic degrees in Wildlife Management and Ecology, as well as experience in biodiversity, climate change, and programs to reduce deforestation and CO2 emissions.

Leonardo García

BRIDGE Project Coordinator

Forever Costa Rica Association

Costa Rican biologist with more than 20 years of experience in issues and projects of biodiversity conservation, environmental sustainability and management of protected areas, among others. He has a Master's Degree in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, and another in Business Administration. She has been working with the Costa Rica Forever Association since 2013, and from 2022 she assumed the coordination of the BRIDGE Project.

Pedro Lerner

Corporate General Manager

UNACEM Peru

Graduated in science with a major in mechanical engineering from PUCP, and with a postgraduate degree in science from MIT. He has been leading the UNACEM Group since 2020, with over 17 years of experience in leadership roles in Peru, specializing in cement, energy, and sustainability. For 14 years, he held the position of general manager of CELEPSA, an electric power company within the UNACEM Group, and has played prominent roles in organizations such as Sustainable Peru and SNMPE.

 

Fernando Montero

Anglo American Sustainability & Regional Affairs Manager

Anglo American

Lawyer graduated from the University of Lima, with a Master's Degree in Corporate Social Responsibility from EADA Barcelona and CENTRUM Católica. Currently, he is completing the Chief Sustainable Officer certification program at MIT. He has held various roles in corporate affairs and social responsibility in mining companies, including his current position as Sustainability & Regional Affairs Manager at Anglo American.

Brenda Boddie-John

Board Vice Chair

Caribbean Biodiversity Fund

With extensive experience in business, policy and education, she is the Executive Director of Junior Achievement St. Kitts and Nevis, one of the largest youth NGOs in the world. He has led other boards and advised task forces, demonstrating his commitment to biodiversity conservation, leading the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals in more NGOs and CSOs in St. Kitts and Nevis. He currently chairs the St. Christopher and Nevis Conservation Foundation. (

craig henry

Chief Executive Officer

Saint Lucia National Conservation Fund Inc

As Executive Director of the Saint Lucia National Conservation Trust, he leads sustainable financing for biodiversity conservation and management. Responsible for the grant-making program, has promoted various financial agreements and works on the development of long-term financial mechanisms.

 

Karen McDonald Gayle

Executive Director

Caribbean Biodiversity Fund

Regional expert in management of Conservation Trust Funds (CTF). With more than 25 years of experience in civil society participation, public policies and project design. She has been Executive Director of the Jamaica Environmental Foundation and has collaborated with international organizations such as USAID and UNEP.

tanja lieuw

Conservation Finance Manager

Caribbean Biodiversity Fund

As Manager of the Conservation Finance Program, he manages partnerships and ensures sustainable access to conservation finance in 12 countries. With 20+ years of experience in environmental issues in Latin America and the Caribbean, he has led projects and programs on climate change, REDD+, and financing with donors such as GEF, IDB, UNDP, and GCF.

 

 

Luis Espinel

Peru Vice President and Director

Conservation International

Forest Engineer with 29 years of experience in leading teams for conservation and sustainable development projects. He is currently Vice President and Executive Director of Conservation International Peru. He has collaborated on the Board of Directors of SERNANP and is part of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas.

Sara Reyna

Senior advisor

GIZ

Business administrator with an MBA. 12 years of experience working in banking and 8 years in German Cooperation. Focused on the management of adaptation projects, low carbon development and sustainable financing.

Luis Alfaro

Coordinator of the Natural Heritage Initiative of Peru

Profonanpe | Sernanp

Meteorologist with a doctorate from the University of Buenos Aires, with 20+ years of experience in conservation and participatory natural resource management. He has directed Sernanp on three occasions and advised the Ministry of the Environment on its organization. He is also a member of groups and commissions related to protected areas and an expert on the IUCN Green List Standard.

Cristina Dengel

Knowledge Management Officer

Adaptation Fund

With more than 7 years of experience in climate change and knowledge management, he has collaborated with actors from developing countries. He is a specialist in adaptation to climate change, economic analysis and monitoring and evaluation. Focused on Latin America and the Caribbean, both in the public and private sectors.

 

 

Martina Dorigo

Climate Change Specialist

Adaptation Fund

A climate change specialist with a decade of experience, he has worked at the Adaptation Fund since 2017, supervising projects and developing performance reports. Previously, he collaborated with UNDP and the World Food Program on climate resilience and food security projects in the Middle East and Central America. His experience includes project design and management and the publication of documents on climate change and risk reduction.

Maria Jose Gonzalez

Executive Director

MARFUND

Guatemalan biologist, she worked at CONAP and as Executive Director of the Inter-American Foundation for Tropical Research. She participated in the creation of RedLAC and was Executive Director of the Foundation for the Conservation of Natural Resources and the Environment in Guatemala. Wildlife and conservation specialist.

Micaela Rizo Patrón

General Manager

Sustainable Peru

Bachelor of Environmental Science from the University of Oregon. He holds master's degrees in Sustainability Leadership from the University of Cambridge and in Environment and Development from the London School of Economics. He has held management positions in sustainability and the environment at Supermercados Peruanos SA and at Compañía Eléctrica El Platanal (CELEPSA). He is currently General Manager of Sustainable Peru.

Cassio Camara

Executive Director

Morgan Stanley

Cassio Camara is Executive Director of Graystone Consulting, a division of Morgan Stanley that advises and manages portfolios for institutional investors in Latin America and the United States. Previously, he worked at JP Morgan, where he managed portfolios for 50 clients in Latin America. He graduated with honors in Finance and Marketing from the University of Miami.

John Etinger

Managing Director

Morgan Stanley

General Director of Graystone Consulting, provides portfolio design and management services for institutional investors in Latin America and the United States. Previously, he led JP Morgan's Global Endowments & Foundations Group team, managing relationships across multiple regions. He graduated with honors in Quantitative Finance and Entrepreneurship from the University of Chicago.

Carlos Adrianzén

Manager of Safety, Environment, and Sustainability at Unacem.

UNACEM Peru

Manager of Safety, Environment, and Sustainability at Unacem. An environmental engineer with a master's degree in Energy Management. With over 18 years of executive experience in socio-environmental management, safety, and sustainability in the mining and energy sector. He chairs the Environmental Affairs Committee of the National Society of Mining, Petroleum, and Energy; and serves on the Boards and Advisory Councils of public and private organizations.

 

Pedro Gamboa

Director of Conservation and Social Articulation

UNACEM Peru

Lawyer with more than 27 years of experience in management of protected natural areas, serving as Secretary General and Institutional Head of SERNANP (2010-2021). Recognized with the Grand Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Bruno H. Schubert Foundation Award.

 

 

Renée Gonzáles

Executive Director

Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature

His professional career has focused on science, conservation finance and collaboration with sectors and communities dedicated to nature. He currently directs the Mexican Fund for the Conservation of Nature (FMCN), where I coordinate projects and we are the first institution accredited by the Green Climate Fund in Mexico.

Sukaina Bharwani

Senior Research Fellow

Stockholm Environment Institute - SEI

Interdisciplinary senior researcher with a background in social anthropology and informatics, giving her qualitative and quantitative skills for climate adaptation research. He co-directed SEI's Climate Services Initiative and coordinates the development of the WeADAPT global platform for adaptation to climate change.

 

Hauke Hoops

Director Peru

Frankfurt Zoological Society - FZS

Biologist graduated from the University of Ulm, Germany, focused on studies on the Quetzal in Honduras. Currently, he is the director of FZS Peru, based in Cusco, and has worked in various NGOs in Latin America and the Caribbean, promoting participatory conservation and sustainable development in areas affected by natural and human disasters.

 

Tarcila Rivera

Founder and President

chirapaq

For more than 25 years, he has defended indigenous rights through CHIRAPAQ and other organizations. He has received recognition from UNICEF, the Ford Foundation and others for his outstanding career in promoting and defending indigenous cultures and peoples in Peru.

 

Maritza Paredes

Director of the PhD in Sociology

Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

Sociologist and PhD in International Development from the University of Oxford. Researcher and professor at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. His focus is on political sociology, studying the mobilization for environmental justice and the conflict in the implementation of climate change and conservation policies in the Amazon.

Jessica Tsamajain

Jefa de la Reserva Comunal Tuntanain

Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado

At 34 years old, she is a professional with a background in tourism and business, specializing in public management, environmental auditing, and project planning and control. With over 9 years of experience in managing protected natural areas, she stands out for her focus on the sustainable development of territories.

Julio Cusurichi

Treasurer / President

AIDESEP / FENAMAD

Indigenous Leader of the Peruvian Amazon from the Native Community El Pilar, he has served as president of his community and leader in the Native Federation. Recognized with the GOLDMAD PRIZE Environmental Award in 2007 for his advocacy in defense of voluntarily isolated indigenous peoples. Additionally, he held the position of Deputy Manager of Citizen Participation and Native Communities in the Regional Government of Madre de Dios. Currently, he serves as a voluntary advisor to indigenous communities and chairs FENAMAD, in addition to being Treasurer of AIDESEP.

Oseas Barbarán

President

Confederation of Amazonian Nationalities of Peru

Indigenous leader with over 20 years of experience in indigenous peoples' rights, recognized for leading the Confederation of Amazonian Nationalities of Peru (CONAP) and coordinating various interventions by public and private entities, as well as donors, in support of the indigenous peoples of the Peruvian Amazon.

Nigel Crawhall

Chief of Section, Local and Indigenous Knowledge System

Unesco

Head of UNESCO's Section on Small Islands and Indigenous Knowledge, he is an expert in the management and governance of cultural and spiritual landscapes, with a focus on indigenous peoples and spiritually-based approaches. He contributed to the governance of protected areas and has experience in participatory mapping with indigenous peoples.

 

Fermín Chimatani

President

ANECAP

President of the National Association of Executors of Communal Reserve Management Contracts of Peru (ANECAP). Born in the indigenous community of Harakbut in Puerto Luz, in the Madre de Dios region, he has been involved in Amazonian biodiversity conservation for over 15 years. He has twice served as the president of the Executor of the Administration Contract for the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve (ECA Amarakaeri), considered a global conservation model and listed on the Green List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

Leandra Cho Ricketts

Executive Director

Belize Fund for a Sustainable Future

Executive Director of the Belize Fund for a Sustainable Future, with experience in marine conservation. He leads the establishment and management of the new Fund, ensuring alignment with the Conservation Commitments under the Belize Blue Bond Loan Agreement. PhD in marine ecology.

 

Veronica Sifuentes

General manager

Es Hoy

General Manager of the Es Hoy business movement. She is a political scientist with experience in communications, planning, and management of strategic projects within various companies. As a public servant, she has served as the head of the General Office of Communications at the Ministry of Education.

 

Berioska Quispe

Directora de Mitigación de Gases de Efecto Invernadero

Ministry of the Environment of Peru

Bióloga graduada de la Universidad Nacional San Antonio Abad del Cusco, con una Maestría en Ecoturismo de la UNALM y especialización en Ciencia y Gestión del Cambio Climático de la Universidad de Zurich. Con 17 años de experiencia en gestión de proyectos relacionados con cambio climático, conservación, servicios ambientales y REDD+.

Ahmed Lefghih

Executive Director

Bank of Arguin and Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Trust Fund

Economista y especialista en finanzas públicas. Director Ejecutivo del Fondo Fiduciario BACoMaB (Fondo Fiduciario para el Banco de Arguin y la Biodiversidad Marina y Costera) durante 8 años y miembro de CAFÉ. BACoMaB se dedica a la financiación sostenible de Áreas Marinas Protegidas en Mauritania.

Verona Collantes

Senior Gender Specialist

Global Environment Facility

Trabajó en la Entidad de las Naciones Unidas para la Igualdad de Género y el Empoderamiento de las Mujeres, siendo Punto Focal para la CMNUCC, CNULD y CDB. Su experiencia abarca género, derechos de mujeres en cambio climático, migración y biodiversidad. Antes, fue Oficial en la Oficina del Alto Representante de la ONU y en la UNCTAD. Actualmente es Senior Gender Specialist en Global Environment Facility.

Angélica Matsuda

Executive President

PROMPERÚ

Economista con maestría en Negocios y Comercio, ha desempeñado roles clave en el sector público y privado. Ha sido Directora Ejecutiva del Consejo Nacional de la Competitividad, miembro de directorios en entidades como COFIDE y la SUNAT. Adicionalmente, ha trabajado en proyectos de desarrollo en América Latina y es Presidenta Ejecutiva de PromPeru. Su amplia experiencia abarca consultorías para organismos internacionales y liderazgo en innovación pública a través de Fueradelacaja Soluciones.

Amantina Lavalle

coordinator

FMCN Conservation Area of Mexico

Biologist from the University of the Americas in Puebla, I have collaborated in projects for the conservation of natural resources from the academy, the government and now from civil society. I am in charge of the Fund for Protected Natural Areas in Mexico, in addition to other projects based on this mechanism.

 

Mauricio Vélez

Sustainability Director

Asobancaria Colombia

Administrative engineer with a specialization in financial engineering from the National University of Colombia. Master in Economics from EAFIT University and Master in Sustainable Development from Macquarie University. Experience in the financial sector for more than 15 years. Currently, Director of Sustainability at Asobancaria, leading the sustainability strategy of Colombian banks.

Matthias M. Pitkowitz

CEO

EQX Biome

Fundador y CEO de EQX Biome, un mercado financiero para inversiones basadas en la naturaleza. Con sede en Nueva York, busca hacer de la conservación de la naturaleza una inversión viable para proteger la biodiversidad global. Es un banquero de inversiones con licencia y previamente trabajó como abogado corporativo en Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, manejando transacciones por más de 72 mil millones de dólares en fusiones y adquisiciones.

 

Angelo Sartori

Regional Director

Verra

Ingeniero Forestal, Director de Participación Regional en Verra desde julio de 2018. Se enfoca en relaciones con gobiernos, proyectos, cooperación y mercados de carbono. Previamente, lideró la Unidad de Cambio Climático en la Corporación Nacional Forestal de Chile durante 15 años. Experto en políticas públicas y mercados de carbono nacionales e internacionales.

Santiago Silva

Coordinator

Protected Areas and Wildlife of Ecuador

Ecologist with a Master's Degree in Planning and Sustainability of Conservation and in Management of Protected Areas. 20 years of experience in the subject. National Director of Biodiversity and Protected Areas of Ecuador between 2016 and 2018. Current Coordinator of the Protected Areas and Wildlife Fund of FIAS-Ecuador.

 

Mariana Montoya

Director Peru

Wildlife Conservation Society - WCS

WCS Country Director in Peru. Biologist with a Master's Degree in Ecosystem Management and a PhD in Geography and Environment. Extensive experience in nature conservation, management of protected areas, sustainable management of natural resources with communities and supervision of conservation and research projects. More than 20 years of experience.

 

Antonio Montenegro

General manager

AMSAC

Lawyer with 25+ years of experience. Master's Degree in Civil and Commercial Law. Specialized in Business Law, Environmental Impact Assessment and Mining and Environmental Law. Advisor on mining environmental issues for CENTROMÍN PERÚ SA Legal Manager and current General Manager of Activos Mineros SAC.

 

Zdenka Piskulich

Managing Director

Enduring Earth

Director of the global collaboration Enduring Earth since 2021. She led Costa Rica Forever and was president of RedLAC. With over thirteen years at TNC, she worked as Director of the Costa Rica Program and the International Private Land Initiative. Lawyer with a master's degree in international development.

 

Elvis Garcia

General Director of Economics and Environmental Financing

Ministry of the Environment of Peru

Economist with a master's degree in Finance from ESAN University and specialization in Markets in the International Global Economy from the LSE. With 16 years of experience in the public and private sectors, he has worked on policies, programs and regulations to boost productivity and competitiveness in various sectors. He has held key roles in MIDAGRI, the National Quality Institute and the Agrarian Commission of the Congress of the Republic.

Natalia Arango

Executive Director

Action Fund

ióloga con énfasis en Zoología de la Universidad del Valle, Colombia (1991) y Maestría en Ecología Evolutiva del Departamento de Zoología de la Universidad de Florida, Estados Unidos (1996). Tiene más de veinte años de experiencia en planeación y gestión de la conservación de la biodiversidad en Colombia, Ecuador y Perú. Directora Técnica del Fondo desde 2014 que ha liderado el crecimiento de las líneas de Cambio Climático y Compensaciones por Pérdida de Biodiversidad y la consolidación del Programa Conserva Colombia.

 

Cecilia Rabitsch

Vice President of Environmental Affairs and Sustainability

Southern Peaks Mining Peru

Vicepresidenta de Asuntos Ambientales y Sostenibilidad de Southern Peaks Mining desde 2020. Previamente, trabajó en Enel Green Power durante 6 años como Senior Business Developer and Head of Permits. Antes de eso, ocupó el cargo de Head of Environmental Studies y Permits para los proyectos Quellaveco y Michiquillay en Anglo American. Es licenciada en Biotecnología con una Maestría en Ingeniería Ambiental, un MBA de la Universidad de Piura (programa MEDEX), y participó en el programa de Desarrollo de Negocios en SDA Bocconi en Milán.

 

Gisella Alfaro

Jefa de sostenibilidad en LIMA EXPRESA

VINCI Highways Perú

Con más de 12 años de experiencia en construcción, minería y concesiones viales, esta antropóloga y magíster en derecho de la empresa por la PUCP también posee estudios de maestría en sostenibilidad y cambio climático en entornos urbanos de la Universidad de Erasmus. Además, ha realizado posgrados en sostenibilidad, compliance, buenas prácticas empresariales, y gestión de conflictos socioambientales.

Anton Willems

CEO

Profonanpe

Peruvian economist with 20 years of experience in financial strategies, holding roles in both the public and private sectors. He has worked as an Advisor to the Secretariat of Decentralization at the PCM, General Director at SERFOR, Technical Coordinator of the Business Council of the Pacific Alliance, among other roles. Additionally, he contributed his expertise as a official at the IDB and consultant at UNESCO.

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Explore the role of environmental funds in the voluntary carbon market and review project design, through benefit and risk analysis. 

Tuesday October 24 in Cusco

Horario Actividad
3:00 pm.
Welcome

Stefanie Delgado, Director of Investment Portfolio Management at Profonanpe | Peru
3:05 p.m.
Workshop: How to implement a REDD+ carbon project, step by step
Natalia Arango, Executive Director of Fondo Acción | Colombia
3:30 pm.
Session with Questions and Answers
Action Fund and Profonanpe
4:00 p.m.
What are the main functions that environmental funds should assume in the voluntary carbon market?
Natalia Arango, Executive Director of Fondo Acción and Stefanie Delgado, Director of Investment Portfolio Management at Profonanpe
4:55 p.m.
Conclusions and thanks
Stefanie Delgado, Director of Investment Portfolio Management at Profonanpe

Financial Projects for Permanence
(PFP)

  • Exchange knowledge and lessons learned between Conservation Trust Funds (CTFs) that have implemented or wish to implement Permanence Finance Projects (PFPs).
  • Articulates a community of CTFs that are implementing or plan to implement PFPs.
  • Provides information to CTFs about Enduring Earth's current and future portfolio.
Hora Actividad
5:00 pm.
Introduction and Opening Remarks
Anna Gomes, Conservation Trust Fund Specialist | U.S.
5:05 p.m.
The Story of PFPs
Katy Mathias, Conservation Trust Fund Officer of Pew | U.S.
5:20 p.m.
Lessons Learned from PFP Implementers
Carolina Ortiz, Senior Program Officer of WWF | Colombia
5:50 p.m.
Interactive Discussion Tables

6:35 p.m.
Vision for the Future of PFPs
Zdenka Piskulich, Managing Director of Enduring Earth | Costa Rica
6:55 p.m.
Closing Remarks

Monitoring and evaluation of projects

Exchange experiences and best practices in monitoring and evaluation, exploring environmental trends and standards, and promoting collaboration between RedLAC partner entities.
Horario Actividad
3:00 pm.
Welcome
Omar Corilloclla, Director of Monitoring and Evaluation at Profonanpe | Peru
3:10 p.m.
Presentation of participants
Martina Dorigo, Climate Change Specialist at Adaptation Fund | Italy
4:20 p.m.
Exchange with commentators from funders
Omar Corilloclla, Director of Monitoring and Evaluation at Profonanpe
4:40 p.m.
Wheel of questions and conclusions

Environmental and Social Safeguards

  • Conoce experiencias, buenas prácticas y lecciones aprendidas entre Salvaguardas Ambientales y Sociales.
  • Identify the topics that have generated the greatest interest in donors during the implementation of the projects.
Hora Actividad
5:00 pm.
Welcome
Lourdes Lares, Coordinator of Social and Gender Safeguards of the EBBF Project | Peru
5:05 p.m.
Design and implementation of social and environmental standards in the Amazon from indigenous peoples and with a gender perspective.
Cinthia Mongylardi, Governance and Safeguards Coordinator at WWF | Peru
5:20 p.m.
Safeguards and gender management system, and E&S sustainability in conservation projects
Valeria Biffi, Asesora técnica senior y Género de GIZ | Peru
5:35 pm.
Safeguards and environmental sustainability
Florencia Trama, Mission Environmental Officer at USAID | Peru
5:50 p.m.
Opportunities and challenges of REDD+ safeguards.
Juan Pablo Sarmiento, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) | Peru
6:05 pm.
E&S risk management from multilateral development agencies (WB, UNEP, GEF)
Raúl Tolmos, Senior Environment and International Development Specialist | U.S.
6:20 p.m.
Comments and questions from attendees and responses from panelists
6:40 p.m.
Conclusions and closure
Lourdes Lares, Coordinator of Social and Gender Safeguards of the EBBF Project | Peru

Effective management of biodiversity conservation and population well-being in the marine and coastal area

  • Shares regional marine-coastal initiatives in the Eastern Tropical Pacific, with local scope in blue economy initiatives for the region.
  • Analyzes key approaches to achieve effective territorial management in marine-coastal regions that, in turn, allow commercial and financial coordination that favors the sustainability of resources.
Horario Actividad
3:00 pm.
Welcome
Mariana Montoya, Peru Director of Wildlife Conservation Society | Peru
3:05 p.m.
Round 1: Territory

Panelists:

- Lucy Riojas Rivera, Regional Deputy Manager of Natural Resources Management of the Regional Government of Piura | Peru
- Eduardo Ferreyros Küppers, President of the National Fisheries Society (SNP) | Peru
- Jeff Pradel Cáceres, Project Coordinator of the biodiversity and forest protection sector of KfW Perú | Peru
- Carlos Enrique Michaud López, Director of Sustainable Management of the Wildlife Heritage of SERFOR | Peru
3:30 pm.
Round 2: Effective Management

Intervention of panelists

4:00pm.
Round 3: Challenges and opportunities

Intervention by panelists
4:30 pm.
Final message
Intervention by panelists
4:50 pm.
Conclusions from the table

Governance of natural resources and effective management in the Andean - Amazonian Protected Natural Areas

  • Learn about the outstanding experiences of sustainable ventures in Protected Natural Areas, as a contribution to the conservation of biological diversity and local development.
  • Find opportunities to develop new sustainable investments in the ANP within the framework of strengthening governance and the fair and equitable use of biological diversity.
  • Generates alliances for governance as a key factor for effective management and strengthening resilience against climate change
Hora Actividad
5:00 pm.
Welcome
María Elena Gutiérrez Herazo, Executive Director of Amazon Conservation - ACCA | Peru
5:10 p.m.
Presentation of the Green List
Zornitza Aguilar, Regional Coordinator of Protected and Conserved Areas and IUCN Green List | Peru
5:30 pm.
Panel
- Rocío Guzmán, Marketing Manager at Rainforest Expeditions | Peru
- Nicomedes Ojeda, Representative of the Aguaymanto Producers Association - Manu Biosphere Reserve | Peru
- Jorge López - Doriga, Global Director of Communications and Sustainability at AJE | Peru
6:00 pm.
Wheel of questions and conclusions

Projects design

Share experiences, challenges and lessons in the design of environmental fund projects and discover opportunities to access financing. Join now!
Hora Actividad
3:00 pm.
Welcome
Claudia Godfrey, Director of Innovation and Strategic Management at Profonanpe | Peru
3:10 p.m.
Panelists:

- Elizabeth Valenzuela, Technical Director at Fondo Acción. | Colombia
- Verona Collantes, Senior Gender Specialist (GEF) | U.S.
- Tanja Tlieuw, Conservation Finance Manager at Caribbean Biodiversity Fund | Dominican Republic
3:25 p.m.
shared experiences
Claudia Godfrey, Director of Innovation and Strategic Management of Profonanpe
3:45 p.m.
What challenges have you encountered in these experiences?
Exchange with panelists
4:10 p.m.
What lessons learned and opportunities have you found in these experiences?
Exchange with panelists
4:30 pm.
question wheel
4:40 p.m.
conclusions
Claudia Godfrey, Director of Innovation and Strategic Management of Profonanpe

Innovation in Financing Mechanisms

Known challenges and lessons of innovation in design of financing mechanisms developed with the sector public, private, organizations and citizens.
Horario Actividad
5:00 pm.
Welcome
Who are we and what do we do as an innovation team?
Fernanda Peláez Castillo, Innova project manager | Peru
5:20 p.m.
Design of innovative mechanisms based on experience with the sector, public, private, organizations and citizens

Panelists:

- Juniors Salcedo Rivera, Head of Agricultural Product at Caja Municipal Ica | Peru
- Elvis Valdez Romero, Commercial Intelligence and Innovation at Caja Municipal Ica | Peru
- Eduardo Nycander, Founder of the Wired Amazon Program at Rainforest Expeditions | Peru
- Fanny Cornejo, Executive Director of Yunkawasi | Peru
- Carlos Sánchez Rojas, Head of the Resource Management Functional Operational Unit of the Directorate of Management of Protected Natural Areas | Peru
6:00 pm.
Questions for panelists
6:10 pm.
What have been the challenges and learnings to achieve these mechanisms?
Fernanda Peláez Castillo, Innova project manager | Peru
6:25 p.m.
Analysis on the prioritization of challenges and learning
Participants attending the thematic table
6:35 p.m.
Reflections of the participants
Participants attending the thematic table
6:50 p.m.
Conclusions, questions and Leave us your Feedback!
Fernanda Peláez Castillo, Innova project manager | Peru

Indigenous or Native Peoples:

Room 1: Knowledge

Hora Actividad
3:00 pm.
welcome to the room
Patricia Balbuena, Datem Wetlands Project Director | Peru
3:10 p.m.
Table:
- César Sotomayor, National Coordinator of the GEF Agrobiodiversity GIAHS Project | Peru
- Aniceto Quispe Huilca, President of the Quico Community in Q'ero Nation | Peru
- Sanilda Allui, Regional Councilor for the Province of Moyobamba in the San Martín Regional Government | Peru
-Teresa Campos Chong, Deconcentrated Subdirectorate of Interculturality DDC Cusco | Peru
3:50 p.m.
Experiences and identification of indigenous and local knowledge about the environment
-Nigel Crawhall, Chief of section, Local and Indigenous Knowledge System – UNESCO | South Africa
4:20 p.m.
Shared experiences, challenges and lessons learned
question wheel
4:40 p.m.
conclusions
Patricia Balbuena, Datem Wetlands Project Director | Peru

Indigenous or Native Peoples

Room 2: Financing

Hora Actividad
5:00 pm.
Welcome to the Dashboard
Yohannaliz Vega, Head of the Indigenous Peoples Unit of Profonanpe | Peru
5:10 p.m.
Panelists:
- Milagros Castro, Deputy Chief of Party (DCOP) - Prevent USAID | Peru
- Joaquín Wray, CEFO Project Director - Equitable Origin | 0
- Diego Saavedra, Project Leader - DAR | Peru
- Walter Quertehuari, President of the Executor of the Administration Contract of the Amarakaeri Communal Reserve | Peru
- Jamer López, ORAU President | Peru
- Matthew Clark, President and CEO of Nature and Culture International | U.S.
- Elaine Shaijan – President Corpi-SL | Peru
- Fanny Kuiru - General Coordinator of COICA | Colombia
5:40 p.m.
Why is it important to provide financing to indigenous peoples and what challenges have they encountered?
Exchange with panelists - Round 1
6:10 p.m.
Why could indigenous peoples better manage the budget directly and what difficulties exist in indigenous institutions to access financing?
Exchange with panelists - Round 2
6:40 p.m.
Final reflection
Luis Felipe Duchicela, Former Minister of Indigenous and Afro-descendant Affairs of the Republic of Ecuador and Former Global Advisor for Indigenous Peoples at the World Bank and USAID | Ecuador

Knowledge Management

Find out how Knowledge Management tools can drive scaling and continuous improvement in project management.
Hora Actividad
3:00 pm.
Welcome
Juana Kuramoto, Head of the Profonanpe Research and Development Office | Peru
3:10 p.m.
Knowledge and lessons learned generated through the Adaptation Fund portfolio of interventions
Cristina Dengel, Knowledge Management Officer of Adaptation Fund | U.S.
3:30 pm.
Case: Knowledge management experience in the Caribbean Sustainable Financial Architecture Network
Tanja Lieuw, Conservation Finance Manager at Caribbean Biodiversity Fund | Surinam
3:50 p.m.
Case: Knowledge management experience within the framework of the North Amazon Alliance.
Guillermo Maraví, Executive Director of Nature and Culture International | Peru
4:10 p.m.
Knowledge management, monitoring and evaluation of initiatives around indigenous education in the southeastern Amazon of Peru
Enrique Herrera Sarmiento, Education Coordinator of FZS Peru | Peru
4:30 pm.
Case: Tools that facilitate knowledge management at Profonanpe
Juana Kuramoto, Head of Profonanpe’s Research and Development Office
4:40 p.m.
Discussion on the experiences presented among the participating institutions
4:50 pm.
Conclusions from the table
Juana Kuramoto, Head of Profonanpe’s Research and Development Office