Experience enlightening lightning talks with Tara Shirvani, climate finance expert and co-founder of the Climate Crisis Advisory Group, and Paul Plötner from the Boston Consulting Group, as they delve into how businesses can play a pivotal role in addressing the biodiversity crisis.

Join our panel discussion "Mainstreaming Biodiversity," featuring real-world examples ranging from Genomic Barcoding for illegal logging to Corporate Biodiversity Activism.

Don't miss the chance to seize cross-disciplinary networking opportunities, fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange among experts in biological taxonomy and the business world - representatives from Biotech Companies are highly welcome.
 

The Programme in detail

• 15:30: Arrival and Registration
• 16:00: Welcome Address by Katrin Vohland, General Director
• 16:05: Ana Casino, Executive Director of CETAF
• 16:10: Welcome address by Colombe Warin from the European Commission (online).
• 16:15: Lightning Impulse by Tara Shirvani, Climate finance expert
• 16:25: Lightning Impulse on Biodiversity Positive business measures, Boston Consulting Group by Paul Plötner

16:45–17:45: Networking Break with thematic exchange

17:45: Panel Session- Mainstreaming Biodiversity

• Genomic barcoding to trace and identify illegally logged African trees, Meise Botanic, Garden, KU Leuven & Royal Museum of Central Africa, Steven Janssen (online)
• Corporate activism: Glacier, Andreas Tschas
• Biodiversity in Good Company
• Biodiversity-positive universities/research institutions, Jeroen Dobbelaere IST Austria
• Cross-disciplinary Synergies: Deck50, Ketchum as an innovation hub to actively drive biodiversity communications

18:45–19:30: TETTRis presents "Taxonomist in Residence Program" TETTRIs consortium will present its "Taxonomist in Residence Program" with potential pilot cases, including a Q&A session.

19:30–20:00: Networking Reception

Moderation: The event will be expertly moderated by biofaction and the Deck50 Team