Jaguar Rivers
Wednesday at 5:00pm
Join us for an evening with the iconic Kris Tompkins to introduce the Jaguar Rivers Initiative, a bold cross-border effort to restore and protect ecosystems at a continental scale.
CNN’s Bill Weir will take guests through film, presentations, and conversation with leaders from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. We’ll explore how ecological corridors and rewilding projects are addressing drought, climate, wildfires, and biodiversity loss. Hear firsthand from the people driving this work, and learn how large-scale restoration is building resilience for people, climate and nature. Introduction by Natalie Cash – Executive Producer, Wildlife Conservation Society.
- Kris Tompkins – President and Co-Founder, Tompkins Conservation
- Sofia Heinonen – CEO, Fundación Rewilding Argentina
- Mario Haberfeld – CEO and Founder, Onçafari (Brazil)
- Ivan Arnold – CEO, Nativa: Naturaleza, Tierra y Vida (Bolivia)
- Yan Speranza – CEO, Fundación Moises Bertoni (Paraguay)
- Deli Saavedra – Director, Jaguar Rivers Initiative
Igniting Change: The Future of Wildlife Tech with XPRIZE Wildfire
Wednesday at 7:00pm
Wildfires are growing more destructive every year, threatening lives, ecosystems, and economies worldwide. But new tools are on the horizon. Join us for a forward-looking conversation on how cutting-edge innovations — including AI, sensors, drones, high-altitude platform systems (HAPS), and satellites — are poised to transform how wildfires are detected, managed, and fought.
- Anousheh Ansari – CEO, XPRIZE
- Chief Brian Fennessey – Fire Chief, Orange County Fire Authority
- Bosco Lai – Co-Founder & CEO, Little Place Labs
- Ryan Lanclos – Director of National Government & Public Safety Solutions, Esri
- Andrea Santy – Program Director, XPRIZE Wildfire
- Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen – CEO, Sceye
- Bill Weir – Moderating
