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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 

Lecture

Trust Funds: Las contribuciones  e inversiones sostenibles para la implementación de proyectos
Speaker: Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, CEO y Presidente de 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 | Peru
  • Antonio Montenegro, General Manager of AMSAC | Peru
  • Manuel Van Oordt, CEO of LATAM | Peru

10:30 a.m. 

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 Adrianzen, General Manager of Sustainability Unacem | Peru
  • Carolina Díaz, Director of Environment and Sustainable Development of the National Planning Department | Colombia
  • 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. 

Lecture

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

12:00 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
  • Milagros Sandoval, General Director of Climate Change and Desertification of the Ministry of the 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 

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

4:00 p.m.

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, 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 CAFÉ | 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.

Lecture

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

6:00 pm

New voices: The impact of conservation in the world

Guest Speaker

7:00 p.m.

Cocktail: 30 years of Profonanpe

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

Impact Assessment and Knowledge Management

8:00 am

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 CAFÉ | Costa Rica

8:45 a.m.

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 
  • Anastasia Aladysheva, GCF Impact Assessment Specialist – LORTA | Swiss

10:00 a.m.

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, Directora General del Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza | Mexico
  • Rosa Lemos, Executive Director of FUNBIO | Brazil
  • Karen McDonald, Directora Ejecutiva del Caribbean Biodiversity Fund  | Jamaica
  • Gustavo Nakamura, Director Ejecutivo de ProNaturaleza  | Peru
  • Verona Collantes, Especialista Senior en Género en The Global Environment Facility (GEF)  | U.S.

11:10 a.m.

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: Antonio Olórtegui, Senior Manager of Corporate Affairs, Legal and Compliance at 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
  • Joth Singh, Director of Policy and Strategic Partnerships | U.S.
  • 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.

Lecture 

Speaker: Representative of the State Development Bank of the Federal Republic of Germany – KfW

1:00 pm

Lunch

Protected Natural Areas and the Participation of Indigenous or Native Peoples

9:00 am

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, Director of USAID Prevent | Peru

10:00 a.m.

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.

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
  • Hauke Hoops, Director of the Frankfurt Zoological Society | Peru
  • Jaime Nalvarte, Founder of the Association for Integral Research and Development – AIDER | Peru

11:20 a.m.

Networking: UNESCO

11:40 a.m.

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

12:00 p.m.

Panel

The primary role of indigenous peoples in addressing climate change: from beneficiaries to allies 
Moderator: Andrés Antívil, Mapuche Treasurer of the Nature Fund | Chile
  • Fermín Chimatani, President of ANECAP | Peru
  • Fany Kuiru Castro, General Coordinator of COICA | Colombia
  • Oseas Barbarán, President of CONAP | Peru
  • Julio Cusurichi, Representative of the Board of Directors of AIDESEP | Peru

12:40 p.m.

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

1:00 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, Executive Director 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

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 

Lecture

Trust Funds: Las contribuciones  e inversiones sostenibles para la implementación de proyectos
Speaker: Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, CEO y Presidente de 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 | Peru
  • Antonio Montenegro, General Manager of AMSAC | Peru
  • Manuel Van Oordt, CEO of LATAM | Peru

10:30 a.m. 

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 Adrianzen, General Manager of Sustainability Unacem | Peru
  • Carolina Díaz, Director of Environment and Sustainable Development of the National Planning Department | Colombia
  • 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. 

Lecture

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

12:00 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
  • Milagros Sandoval, General Director of Climate Change and Desertification of the Ministry of the 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 

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

4:00 p.m.

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

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 CAFÉ | 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.

Lecture

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

6:00 pm

New voices: The impact of conservation in the world

Guest Speaker

7:00 p.m.

Cocktail: 30 years of Profonanpe

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

Impact Assessment and Knowledge Management

8:00 am

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 CAFÉ | Costa Rica

8:45 a.m.

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 
  • Anastasia Aladysheva, GCF Impact Assessment Specialist – LORTA | Swiss

10:00 a.m.

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 Nature Conservation | Mexico
  • Rosa Lemos, Executive Director of FUNBIO | Brazil
  • Karen McDonald, Executive Director of the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund | Jamaica
  • Gustavo Nakamura, Executive Director of ProNaturaleza | Peru
  • Verona Collantes, Senior Gender Specialist at the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) | U.S.

11:00 am

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
Speaker: Antonio Olórtegui, Senior Manager of Corporate Affairs, Legal and Compliance at 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
  • Joth Singh, Director of Policy and Strategic Partnerships | U.S.
  • 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.

Lecture 

Speaker: Representative of the State Development Bank of the Federal Republic of Germany – KfW

Lunch

3:00 pm

5:00 pm

Protected Natural Areas and the Participation of Indigenous or Native Peoples

9:00 am

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, Director of USAID Prevent | Peru

10:00 a.m.

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.

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
  • Hauke Hoops, Director of the Frankfurt Zoological Society | Peru
  • Jaime Nalvarte, Founder of the Association for Integral Research and Development – AIDER | Peru

11:20 a.m.

Networking: UNESCO

11:40 a.m.

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

12:00 p.m.

Panel

The primary role of indigenous peoples in addressing climate change: from beneficiaries to allies 
Moderator: Andrés Antívil, Mapuche Treasurer of the Nature Fund | Peru
  • Fermín Chimatani, President of ANECAP | Peru
  • Fany Kuiru Castro, General Coordinator of COICA | Colombia
  • Oseas Barbarán, President of CONAP | Peru
  • Julio Cusurichi, Representative of the Board of Directors of AIDESEP | Peru

12:40 p.m.

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

1:00 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, Executive Director 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

Participate in the parallel
exchange rooms

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.

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.

 

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.

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.

Antonio Olortegui

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).

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

Mechanical Engineer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru with master's degrees in Electrical Engineering and Technology, and Strategy from MIT. With 19 years of experience in management positions in engineering, he is currently President of Peru 2021. He stood out at CELEPSA for his environmental management and support for water initiatives.

 

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.

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.

 

 

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

Sustainability General Manager

UNACEM Peru

Environmental engineer with a master's degree in Energy Management. He leads environmental committees, participates in environmental management and teaches. With more than 18 years of experience in environmental management, safety and sustainability. He is currently the Safety, Environment and Sustainability manager since 2022.

 

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.

Carolina Díaz

Director of Environment and Sustainable Development

National Planning Department - Colombia

Carolina Díaz Giraldo, Environmental Administrator with a Master's Degree in Development and Environment, has led the Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Sub-directorate in the National Planning Department. With more than 10 years of experience in environmental management, disaster risk and adaptation to climate change.

 

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.

Nigel Crowhall

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.

 

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

Is today

Political scientist by profession, specialized in strategic communication, planning and project management. Committed to the development of the country and to promoting initiatives that generate significant impacts on society. In permanent learning process.

 

Milagros Sandoval

General Director of Climate Change and Desertification

Ministry of the Environment of Peru

General Director of Climate Change and Desertification at the Ministry of the Environment. Lawyer from the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, with master's studies in Forest Resources Conservation and 20 years of experience in climate change and natural resources. He has held important positions in the Ministry of the Environment and organizations such as Conservation International and the Peruvian Society of Environmental Law.

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

Previously at Cravath, Swaine & Moore, a leader in US corporate law with experience in M&A and capital markets. It executed transactions for $72 billion. Pioneer of sustainable finance in the US. Licensed as a banker and investment lawyer in New York. He holds an LL.M. from Columbia Law School and a Ph.D. and JD with honors from the University of Vienna.

Angelo Sartori

Regional Director

Verra

As Director of Regional Engagement, he is charged with engaging stakeholders in Verra and its programmes, especially governments, project proponents, auditors and accreditation bodies. In addition, it analyzes and takes advantage of synergies and policy opportunities to create and implement national carbon markets.

 

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.

 

Martin Sanabria

Promotion and Development Manager

Peruvian Federation of Municipal Savings and Credit Banks (FPECMAC)

Industrial Engineer with studies in Finance and more than 18 years of experience in the financial sector. He has held managerial positions in the public and private sectors, including at ESSALUD, the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima and the Caja Metropolitana de Lima.

 

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

Biologist with an emphasis in Zoology from the Universidad del Valle, Colombia. He has more than 20 years of experience in biodiversity conservation. It has focused on the protection of threatened ecosystems, generation of community capacities and equitable distribution of benefits. She has been the Technical Director of the Fund since 2014.

 

Cecilia Rabitsch

Vice President of Environmental Affairs and Sustainability

Southern Peaks Mining Peru

Biotechnologist with 20+ years of experience in sustainable projects. Skills in communication, public consultation and project management. Extensive knowledge in renewable energy, climate change and project development. Proactive and collaborative, fluent in English and Spanish. Interested in innovation and public policies.

 

You will have the opportunity to meet members of environmental funds, representatives of financial entities and the private sector, international cooperation agencies, and other prominent and relevant actors for sustainable development.

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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

  • Learn about experiences, good practices and lessons learned between Environmental and Social Safeguards.
  • Identify the topics that have generated the greatest interest in donors during the implementation of the projects.
Hora Actividad
3:00 pm.
Welcome
Lourdes Lares, Coordinator of Social and Gender Safeguards of the EBBF Project | Peru
3:05 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
3:20 pm.
Safeguards and gender management system, and E&S sustainability in conservation projects
Peter Hauschnik, Director of Safeguards and Gender at GIZ | Germany
3:35 p.m.
Safeguards and environmental sustainability
Florencia Trama, Mission Environmental Officer at USAID | Peru
3:50 p.m.
Opportunities and challenges of REDD+ safeguards.
Juan Pablo Sarmiento, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) | Peru
4:05 p.m.
E&S risk management from multilateral development agencies (WB, UNEP, GEF)
Raúl Tolmos, Senior Environment and International Development Specialist | U.S.
4:20 p.m.
Comments and questions from attendees and responses from panelists
4:40 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
3:05pm.
Initial exposure
Rosa Montañez – President of PACIFICO Foundation | Panama
3:20 pm.
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
3:48 pm.
Round 2: Effective Management

Intervention of panelists

4:16 pm.
Round 3: Challenges and opportunities

Intervention by panelists
4:44 pm.
Final message
Intervention by panelists
4:52 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

Communications

Exchange experiences with specialists in communication of environmental funds and generate proposals for 360 communication campaigns related to green finance.
Hora Actividad
5:00 pm.
Welcome
Alex Portillo, RedLAC Communications Coordinator | Republic of El Salvador
5:10 p.m.
Other ways of communicating to connect with audiences.
Luisa Mendoza, Communications Coordinator at Fondo Acción | Colombia
5:25 p.m.
Marketing and communication for environmental finance.
Yuliana Castro, Communications and Corporate Affairs Manager at Profonanpe | Peru
5:40 p.m.
PR Management and Spokesperson Training
Helio Hara, Head of Communication and Marketing at FUNBIO | Brazil
5:55 p.m.
Internal Communication: Transmedia annual reports
Ulises Vera, Responsible for the coordination of strategic communication of the Mexican Fund for Nature Conservation | Mexico
6:10 p.m.
Environmental Journalism Networks
Nelson Rodríguez, Press and Communications Technician of FIAES | Republic of El Salvador
6:25 p.m.
Financing of events and alliances with other networks
- Stephany Rodríguez, Communications Manager at Catholic Relief Services | Republic of El Salvador
6:40 p.m.
Audience question round.
6:50 p.m.
Presentation of the guide for communication management in environmental finance.
Alex Portillo, RedLAC Communications Coordinator