Natural Capital: How Do We Protect Our Most Valuable Asset?
Natural Capital: How Do We Protect Our Most Valuable Asset?
Nature is the foundation of every economy, every industry, and every community, yet it remains one of our most undervalued assets. From biodiversity loss and melting glaciers to the investment and innovation needed to restore ecosystems at scale, protecting natural capital has become one of the defining challenges—and greatest opportunities—of our time.
This Arts Humanitas Climate Salon brings together exceptional leaders approaching natural capital from complementary perspectives: conserving biodiversity, safeguarding the world's glaciers, and advancing innovative solutions that can help build a more resilient and nature-positive future.
Together, we will explore critical questions shaping the future of our planet:
How do we protect and regenerate Earth's natural systems while enabling economic growth?
What role can science, technology, and innovation play in preserving biodiversity and strengthening climate resilience?
How can entrepreneurship, collaboration, and private capital accelerate scalable, nature-positive solutions?
How can we shift the conversation around nature from preservation alone toward regeneration, innovation, and opportunity?
Please join us for an engaging conversation on the future of natural capital:
Dr. Leslie Field, founder of Bright Ice Initiative, pioneering innovative approaches to glacier and ice preservation;
Janelle Kellman, a sustainability and climate innovation leader and founder of the Center for Sea Rise Solutions Foundation, advancing practical solutions for resilient, nature-positive communities;
Hélène Thibieroz, our moderator, founder of We Grow Green Tech, an innovation commercialization platform dedicated to advancing Natural Capital solutions, and a board member of Arts Humanitas, a nonprofit initiative bringing together art, nature, and ideas to inspire human connection with the natural world, interdisciplinary dialogue, and, through its flagship project - the Art, Nature, Ecology San Francisco Biennale, planned for April 2027 - positive climate impact.
Held under the Arts Humanitas Climate Salon umbrella, this intimate and thought-provoking gathering is designed to connect diverse perspectives and foster meaningful dialogue between innovators, investors, environmental leaders, entrepreneurs, and advocates for a more regenerative future.
Whether you are an entrepreneur, investor, corporate sustainability leader, policymaker, or environmental advocate, this Salon Conversation will offer fresh perspectives on protecting the ecosystems that underpin our economies, strengthening climate resilience, and unlocking the next generation of nature-positive innovation.
Because protecting natural capital is no longer just an environmental imperative—it is one of the greatest economic and innovation opportunities of our generation.
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