Panel Discussion: Green Growth That Works

October 22, 2019 The National Press Club 529 14th Street NW Washington, DC

12:30 p.m. Welcome – Mary Ruckelshaus, Managing Director, Project,

12:40 p.m. Discussion Panel Moderator – Mary Ruckelshaus

Gretchen Daily, Founder and Faculty Director of the Natural Capital Project and Senior Fellow in the Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University

Lisa Mandle, Lead Scientist, Natural Capital Project, Stanford University

Alvaro Umaña, Director of the Environmentally Sustainable Development Group, United Nations Development Programme

1:10 p.m. Question and Answer Session

1:45 p.m. Closing Remarks and wrap up

The Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment works to produce breakthrough environmental solutions that protect and nurture our planet so it can meet the vital needs of people today and of generations to come. Woods is the go-to place for faculty, researchers and students representing all seven Stanford schools to collaborate in pursuit of innovative solutions. Learn more: woods.stanford.edu

The Natural Capital Project (NatCap) pioneers science, technology, and partnerships that enable people and to thrive. They work to integrate the value nature provides to society into all major decisions. Their ultimate objective is to improve the state of biodiversity and human well-being by motivating greater and more targeted natural capital investments. Led by Stanford, NatCap operates as a partnership between the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the University of Minnesota, the Stockholm Resilience Centre, The Nature Conservancy, and the World Wildlife Fund. Learn more: naturalcapitalproject.stanford.edu.