Overview

We look forward to welcoming you to the first in-person Taskforce Plenary of 2024 held in London.

The programme will include the main Plenary Agenda, Working Group and Standing Committee meetings, as well as the Taskforce Member dinner hosted on the evening of Tuesday 9th July.

If you have not already confirmed your in-person or virtual attendance, please email [email protected] ASAP to confirm.

TNFD will cover the event hire and catering. Travel and accommodation costs for the event should be met by Taskforce member organisations.

For a visa support letter, please contact Amelie Gaude: [email protected]

Agenda Day One

9 July 2024

Agenda Day Two

10 July 2024

UK Time (BST)Agenda Item
8.30–9.00Arrival (breakfast provided), Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace
9.00–9.45Welcome:
Agenda, objectives, progress update
9.45–10.30Nature transition planning
10.30–11.00COFFEE BREAK 
11.00–12.30Nature transition planning
12.30–13.30LUNCH
13.30-14.15 Guest speaker – Transition planning and data
14.15–15.30Nature Data Public Facility
15.30–16.00COFFEE BREAK
16.00–16.45 Nature Data Public Facility
16.45–17.00 Wrap up and close
19.00–22.00DINNER
At The Conduit, 6 Langley St, London
UK Time
(BST)
Agenda Item
8.30–9.00
Arrival (breakfast provided),
Royal Society, 6-9 Carlton House Terrace
9:00–9:30Recap and reflection on day one
9.30–11.00Capability building
11.00–11.30COFFEE BREAK
11.30–13.00TNFD additional guidance:
– Sector guidance                       
– Toolkit for SMEs
– Climate-nature nexus
13.00–14.00LUNCH
14.00–14.30Guest speaker – Nature positive measurement
14.30 – 15.30
TNFD additional guidance:
– LEAP Assess phase – risk quantification & scenarios
– Nature-related opportunities typology
15.30–15.45COFFEE BREAK
15.45–16.30Wrap up, next steps and close

The Venue

The main plenary meeting will be held at the The Royal Society.

6-9 Carlton House Terrace
St. James’s
London
SW1Y 5AG

The nearest London Underground stations are:

Guest speakers

During the in-person plenary, you will hear from the following speakers including several guest speakers from outside of the Secretariat. More to be announced soon.

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Tony Goldner

Executive Director, TNFD

For over two decades, Tony has advised government, financial sector and philanthropic leaders on a range of strategic challenges at the intersection of business, finance and public policy. These include centre of government reform, national economic development strategy and the architecting of green finance investment opportunities. He began his career in the Australian diplomatic service before moving into the private sector, first in investment banking where he focused on infrastructure project financing and then in strategy consulting as a Partner at Monitor Deloitte and as an adviser with the World Bank Group.

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Emily McKenzie

Technical Director, TNFD

Emily has significant experience on integrating nature in policy, finance, economics and decision-making. Prior to joining TNFD in November 2021, she led the analytical team that produced the global Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity, based at the UK Economics and Finance Ministry.

Emily was previously seconded to the Capitals Coalition where she helped develop the Natural Capital Protocol in its Technical Group.

Emily worked for a decade in the WWF Global Science team, where she helped establish and lead the Natural Capital Project at Stanford University, helping decision-makers apply InVEST – leading ecosystem service modelling software. While at WWF, she supported The Coca Cola Company and Guggenheim Partners to consider dependencies and impacts on nature, and sustainability standards.

She helped design the Environmental Land Management scheme in England – a major national agricultural subsidy reform programme – based at the UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Other previous roles included establishing environmental economics programmes at the Joint Nature Conservation Committee and the Pacific Islands Applied Geoscience Commission as an Overseas Development Institute Fellow.

She holds Masters degrees in International Policy from Stanford University and Economics at the University of Cambridge.

Based in London, Emily speaks English, and basic Bislama, Fijian, German and French.

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David Craig

Co-Chair, TNFD

David has 30 years of experience in financial markets data, analytics and technology and is seen as a leading expert in the data and market infrastructure required to drive sustainable markets.

David Craig is the Co-Chair of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and Advisory Board member of the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) launched by His Majesty King Charles III. He is a member of the IAPB (International Advisory Panel for Biodiversity Credits) leading the work on measurement and has led numerous projects and groups with TheCityUK and the World Economic Forum on global finance, innovation and technology.

David was the former founder and CEO of Refinitiv, one of the largest data and technology platform providers to financial markets operating in over 160 countries. Following the acquisition of Refinitiv by London Stock Exchange Group for $27B in 2021, he become head of LSEG’s Data and Analytics Division.

He was previously founder and CEO of the Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) business and head of strategy at Thomson Reuters and Reuters plc. Prior to these roles he spent 8 years as a partner at McKinsey focusing on technology and financial services clients, and was a software developer for American Management Systems.

David is a private investor in natural capital technology firms, Board Advisor and chairs the Triple Private Equity Investment Committee of. He is a director of the Green Finance Institute PMO, and is a Trustee at the Natural History Museum supporting Innovation and Data.

Travel & logistics

Below is a checklist to support your travel to London. If you require a visa support letter, please contact Amelie Gaude: [email protected].

  • Please check the UK Government website for more information regarding business travel to the UK.
  • Please arrive in London to start the plenary meeting at 8:30am BST on Tuesday 9th July.
  • The plenary will finish at 16:00pm BST on Wednesday 10th July. Please book appropriate return travel.

Nearby hotels

Below is a list of hotels that are within walking distance to the Royal Society:

  • The Cavendish Hotel, 81 Jermyn Street, St James’s, London SW1Y 6JF
  • Assembly Hotel Leicester Square, 27-31 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0LS
  • Thistle Hotel Trafalgar Square, Northumberland Avenue 8, London WC2H 7HG
  • Citadines Trafalgar Square, 18-21 Northumberland Ave, London WC2N 5EA