Environmental Markets Conference 2026

Call for Speakers

CALL FOR SPEAKERS, SESSIONS AND IDEAS FOR EMC 2026!

Open through March 31, 2026!
Accepting Digital Presentations, Posters & Discussion Rounds

Late entries for in-person presentations will still be considered.
--> See Link Below to Submit

Join the “how-to” event for delivering ecosystem market solutions!

EMC presents real-world, proven, and emerging nature-based strategies that deliver economic value, build resilience, and manage environmental impacts.

Nature-Based Solutions & Ecosystems
Technology & Innovation
Market Mechanisms, Finance & Implementation
Cross-Sector Collaboration
Regulated & Voluntary Markets
Policy & Governance

RELEVANT SECTORS

Transportation
Energy
Waste Management
Forestry
Manufacturing & Mining
Utilities
Government
Food & Beverage
Agriculture & Agribusiness
Tourism & Recreation
Coastal & Marine
Finance & Investment
Real Estate & Land Management
Education & Research
Indigenous & Tribal Organizations
Technology & Data Providers
Emergency Management & Disaster Response
Mitigation & Restoration Service Providers
Environmental Engineering, Design & Consulting
Carbon Projects & Aggregators
It’s Easy to Submit! Please Include:

Contact Info: Name, Title, Company/Organization, Country, Phone, Email

Submission Title: Proposed title or idea

Brief description: 50-350 words

Proposed Speaker(s). Name, Title, Company/Organization, and Bio.

Who Should Submit?

We welcome submissions from U.S. and international government, business, nonprofit, tribal and academia:

Regulators at state, local and federal level. Government and corporate customers of offsets and credits
Landowners and Land Managers Ecosystem Service and Credit Providers, Mitigation and Conservation Bankers, ILF providers
Innovators in Technology, Process Investors, Fund Managers, Philanthropists
Sustainability and Resiliency Managers Academic Students and Leaders
Legal  Experts and more…

Participation Formats

Choose how you’d like to be involved:
Panels, Presentations, Workshops Incubator Sessions, Working Groups
Nominate a Presenter Invest Connect (speed connect)
Facilitated Dialogues, Roundtables Tech Connect (mini-pitch session)
Digital Presentations & Posters Field Visits, Dinner Connects

Potential Topics

Here’s a list of ideas for presentations and sessions to inspire topics of interest at EMC.

Trending Issues

  • Designing or Implementing Programs
  • Additionality & Multiple Benefits
  • Emergency  Mitigation
  • ESG, WOTUS, Executive Order Impacts
  • Tribal & Indigenous Projects (e.g., River Cane, Bison)
  • Infrastructure, Wildfire, Flood, Hazard Mitigation
  • Blended Finance, Niche Finance
  • Legislative Updates
  • Species Markets: Bats, Pollinators, and More
  • Innovation in Market Mechanisms

Emerging Practices & Innovation

  • Streamlining Permitting & Practice
  • Trends in Local/State/Global Markets
  • Technological Tools for Tracking, Data & Reporting
  • Innovation in Finance & Funding
  • Blending Regulatory, Disclosure Driven & Voluntary Markets
  • Policy Implementation
  • Environmental Markets on Public Lands
  • AI & Environmental Markets

Market Mechanisms

  • Biodiversity, Blue Carbon, Nature-Based Carbon, Marine and Estuarine Markets
  • Wetland & Stream Banking, Restoration and Dam Removal Strategies
  • Water Quality, Quantity and Stormwater Trading Markets
  • Water Security
  • In Lieu of Fee Projects
  • Habitat Conservation Plans
  • Public-Private Partnerships, Pay for Success, Payment for Services
  • State of The Market Offsetting  Approaches
  • Innovative Corporate Insetting Programs

How-to Practice Essentials

  • Basics and Advanced How-to’s of Market Mechanisms
  • Assessment Methods, Protocols, Frameworks
  • Financial Assurances
  • Long-Term Maintenance, Management
  • Legal: Handling Transactions, Disputes, Ethics, Other Challenges & Solutions
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Valuation and Accounting
  • Urban/Rural Restoration Benefits in Underserved Regions
Speaker Considerations

Subject to the EMC 2026 Program Development –

Government speakers may be provided discounted, advanced, or complimentary pass.

Other participants may receive advanced, discounted or be required to pay current rates.

After Submission

You’ll receive a confirmation email from [email protected]. If not, check spam folders and mark environmentalmarketsconference.com and aemi.org as safe senders.

Notifications about acceptance or follow-up will be sent by December 1.

SUBMIT YOUR INTEREST IN INVEST CONNECT, TECH CONNECT, LAND ASSET EXPLORE OR ON-DEMAND PRESENTATION

Interest submission for Invest Connect, Tech Connect, or Land Asset Explore is done when you register for EMC.

invest connect

Connecting capital providers with project developers and others.
 

tech connect

Connecting innovative technology and data providers with those seeking solutions.

land asset explore

For private or public landowners considering environmental market opportunities.

Submit for On-Demand Presentations through February 2024.

❖ Wetlands, Streams, Water, Fish, Wildlife, Carbon, Biodiversity
❖ Compliance, Voluntary and Resilience/Program Driven Approaches
❖ Nature-based Solutions, Innovative Technology and Data, Policy, Science


While the October 1 deadline has passed for in-person program submissions, we accept submissions for on-demand presentations through February.

Have some new research, study or case study to share? This is the ideal opportunity for those with research and studies, and relevant case studies. All submissions are to be designed to inform and educate; promotion sales pitches are not accepted. This opportunity is offered only to registered* attendees of EMC 2024. In-Person or Virtual attendee can present! Once accepted you just upload slides and record directly on our virtual platform, taking questions from attendees through the Q&A system.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS FEBRUARY 2024

It’s super easy to submit!

1. Title of Presentation
2. Description of Presentation
50 to 400 words recommended.
3. Name, Title, Organization, Country, and Email of Presenter (and co-presenter if applies).
Plus Short Bio for each participant.
4. Select your preferred FORMAT
(indicate preferred format; if other formats are to be considered, please indicate in the description):
Case Study /Project Example (detailed presentation on a completed and/or proven mechanism or approach)
Academic Presentation (ideal for sharing research, studies and other academic endeavors)
5. Select PRIMARY NATURAL ASSET CATEGORY – Natural Asset (s) Focus of your Submission.
WATER: Wetlands, Streams, Coastal, Shorelines, Water Quality and Quantity
BIODIVERSITY: Fish, Wildlife, Species, Biodiversity
CARBON: Carbon Markets, Reduction, Sequestration, Etc.
MULTIPLE NATURAL ASSETS: Focus is on more than one of the above natural assets.
6. Select PREFERRED TOPIC or NAME YOUR OWN:
Implementing New Policies and Rules
Impacts of WOTUS, SWANCC, SCOTUS, Disclosures, and More
New, Emerging and Current Trends, Markets & Opportunities
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, 30×30, etc. and Mitigation and Environmental Markets
Improving and Streamlining Permitting, Practice, Process, and Transparency
Proven Outcomes: Integrity in Monitoring, Tracking & Transparency
Debit/Credit Evaluation Tools in Use Across the US
Multiple Benefits, Use and Credits
Combined Permitting for Water Quality/Quantity through Ecosystem Restoration Projects; Other Combined Permitting Examples
Working with Tribal Nations and Indigenous Communities
Federal, State, and Tribal Nation Collaboration
Long-Term Management & Funding
Innovative Technology and Data Solutions
Climate, Resiliency, Natural Disaster and Nature-based Solutions
Mitigation for Pollinators, Migratory Birds, Big Game Migration Corridors, and Archeological Resources
Corporate & Municipal Successes and Challenges
Best Practices, Successes and Challenges by Sector – Agriculture/Coastal/Forestry/Energy/Wind/Transportation/Urban/ Other
Lessons & Successes in Voluntary Markets
Lessons & Successes in Compensatory Mitigation Projects, Banks, In-Lieu Fee Programs
Public & Private Landowners – Understanding and Finding the Right Option
Due Diligence for Regulators, Solution Providers, Consumers/Clients and Landowners
How to Implement a Market Mechanism (Carbon, Mitigation or Conservation Bank, NRDA Bank, Water Quality Trading, etc.)
Performance Standards, Adaptive Management
P3s, Public-Private Partnerships
Legal Aspects of Land Control, Easements, Entitlements and Rights, Other
Financial Assurances for Short and Long-Term
Long-Term Management and Stewardship
The Science, Data and Research
Ethics, Environmental Justice
Sales & Marketing
How to Account for and Value Natural Assets
Finance and Investment Role(s), Trends, Successes and Challenges
7. SUBMIT by February 28, 2024.
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