John Ringer

Vice President of Climate Finance, American Forest Foundation

John Ringer is Vice President of Climate Finance at the American Forest Foundation, where he leads investment and market strategies that support large-scale forest conservation and carbon initiatives. With more than 14 years of experience in climate finance, environmental markets, and natural climate solutions, he has worked with investors, corporations, landowners, and conservation organizations to develop innovative approaches that align financial returns with measurable environmental impact.

Rich Gilmore

CEO, Carbon Growth Partners

Rich is one of the world's leading climate and conservation finance professionals and a trusted voice in global carbon markets. He has conceived, designed and delivered hundreds of millions of dollars in climate and natural capital investments. A blue carbon specialist with 30 years of experience across financial markets, climate change, and conservation, he has led teams to win the Prime Minister's Australian Environmentalist of the Year Award and the Google Impact Prize, among other awards. Rich holds a Master’s in Environmental Management and serves as a Director of sustainable agriculture investment firm Tiverton Global.

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Tom Vampola

Head of Climate Investments, Terraformation

Tom Vampola is Head of Climate Investments at Terraformation, where he leads partnerships with companies, funders, and investors to finance high-quality reforestation around the world. His work focuses on bringing together carbon markets, philanthropy, and other forms of capital to help restoration projects reach scale. Before joining Terraformation, Tom held commercial roles at Sylvera and NCX, where he worked with companies navigating carbon markets and investing in nature-based climate solutions.

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Calea Stiles

Head of Product Marketing, Terraformation

Calea Stiles is Head of Product Marketing at Terraformation, where she drives go-to-market strategy for global restoration projects and initiatives, to support Terraformation’s mission of accelerating native, biodiverse landscape-scale restoration worldwide. She brings a decade of experience in financial services, with a focus on corporate responsibility and sustainable finance. Calea holds a Master’s degree in Sustainability Management from Columbia University and a Certificate in Sustainable Investing from the CFA Institute.