Wednesday, 10th December 2025 - registration opens 0830
Queen Mary University London
The Old Library, Garrod Building, Turner St, London E1 2AD
When and where
How to get there
The nearest station is Whitechapel on the District, Elizabeth, Hammersmith and City and Overground lines. There are also several bus routes that stop nearby.
Programme
0830 Registration – coffee and breakfast
0900 Welcome and opening remarks - IFB Programme Leader, Nick Isaac, and Domnica Radulescu, NERC.
0910 Snapshots – the six IFB Flagship and Theme leaders provide a snapshot of where we are, and where we are heading - Paul Brereton, Nicola Ranger, Richard Field, Franziska Schrodt, Jo Chamberlain, and Julia McCarthy.
1000 Sharing outputs – the work of the Knowledge Exchange Fellows - KE Fellows, Eun Kim and Dougal Fleming, share their experiences.
1020 EEDI within IFB – 6-minute video and anonymous poll
1030 Coffee – 30 mins
1100 Panel session – Research serving business - Ed Asseily (Zulu Ecosystems), Hannah Eskell (Aviva, IFB Business Fellow), Hannah Skeates (IFB Business Fellow), Andy Bennett (Growth Studio), and Umer Gupta (Calterra). Chaired by Robyn Owen.
1150 Spotlights – IFB Researchers throw light onto their projects with five short presentations - Tamara Spivey (F1) – Stakeholder views on green finance, Jimena Alvarez (F2) – Evidence review on the financial effects of nature-related risks, Axel Rossberg (F3) - Expert consensus on 'Species' metrics for TNFD, Ben Groom (T1) – Pricing Biodiversity Risk: Evidence from Earnings Conference Calls, Fergus Lyon (T2) – Nature-positive agri-food and textile business and their financing.
1230 Lunch – 60 mins
1330 Open Space Technology Session Pt I - IFB KE Fellow Dougal Fleming will lead a vibrant, interactive session that addresses two questions: 1) What does each delegate wish to see as a key output of IFB, and 2) What recommendations should we make to Government policy makers, Canary Wharf financiers, NERC project managers and applicable NGOs (wildlife trusts / GFI etc)?
1500 Coffee – 20 mins
1520 Open Space Technology Session Pt II - Conclusions and recommendations.
1540 Fireside chat – Life after IFB - Flagship and Theme Leaders are joined by Ruth Waters, Director of Evidence, Natural England and member of Programme Executive Group (PEG) to chat with Nick Isaac about what lies beyond December 2026.
1620 Closing remarks – Neha Dutt, UK Gov TNFD Lead, Policy Lead - Greening Finance, DEFRA and member of PEG
1630 Close
1645 End-of-day networking - We have a section of the bar reserved at The White Hart which is a 10-minute walk along Whitechapel Road from the Conference venue. This may be particularly attractive to those with off-peak rail tickets.
