Acceleration and Transformation: Re-writing the Case for Impact Investing in Nature-based Solutions at Scale

Lead Organiser and Moderator 

• Ms Beris Gwynne, Co-Founder of the Geneva Rethinking Finance Collaborative (GRFC) and CEO of Incitāre

Co-Organisers and Discussants 

• Dr., Mariana Melnykovych, Senior Researcher, Bern University of Applied Sciences BFH, as well as Co-Director of International Union of Forest Research (IUFRO) and CAS Rebuild (Ukraine)
• Mr., Wietse Hermanns - Climate Valley (Netherlands)
• Dr., Rafal Serafin - Isotech sp. Z.o.o. working on local food, water, waste, and sustainable energy systems (Poland)
• Dr., Krzysztof Gorlich - CEO at a-Co. sp. z o.o.
• Dr., Prof. Svitlana Ovcharenko, Associate Researcher Global Governance Center, Geneva Graduate Institute

The GRFC and co-organisers bring years of collaborative experience to a round table side event that will focus on the complexities of governance and management across diverse contexts and have a nuanced awareness of the impacts - both positive and negative - of rapid digitalisation and the crucial ‘human factor’.

They will draw attention to next-generation, financially viable Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) to prototype a systems-based approach to rehabilitation and reconstruction in Ukraine.

Drawing from extensive experience in Europe and beyond, the discussants will share compelling examples of integrative and harmonising (nature-based) solutions. These solutions aim to restore landscapes, laying the essential groundwork for sustainable and equitable economic growth and long-lasting peacebuilding.