21 October, 2024
Join our Annual Summit for innovation, policy insights, and connect with the industry
Don't miss the Built by Nature Annual Summit! Join us to exchange knowledge, explore innovations, and network within the industry.
This year’s Built by Nature Summit is a collaboration to exchange knowledge and explore new opportunities, plus a celebration of innovation in new materials and the investment and policy possibilities shaping a timber and biobased future.
Following an afternoon session with interactive workshops dedicated to colleagues from across our European networks, join our partners, industry allies, current and future Frontrunners at our industry reception, with a special focus on the investment and policy landscapes.
In an unprecedented year of elections and political upheaval, we will be hearing from the people with their fingers on the pulse about the key policy changes that will impact the market for timber and biobased construction over the coming years, at EU and international levels. We will also hear what major institutional and real estate investors see as the biggest opportunities for this sector and what they need to know from you, to inform their investment decisions.
Programme
18:00 – Paul King, CEO Built by Nature: Welcome
18:05 – Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Global leader of Climate & Energy, WWF; Advisory Board Member, Science Based Targets initiative: Keynote
18:20 – Paul King, CEO Built by Nature: CEO Address
18:35 – Mae-ling Lokko, Assistant Professor, Yale University: The Built by Nature Prize
18:45 – Mike Batley, Associate, Systemiq and Laurence Desmazières Managing Partner, ICAWOOD: the Investor Perspective
19:05 – Paul Brannen, Director of Public Affairs, the European Confederation of Woodworking Industries and Tamara Streefland Head of Programme, Built by Nature: Policy fireside chat
19:25 – Lev Avitan, Spoken Word artist: Event summary
19:30 - 21:00 – Networking and drinks