Participants raise private-investment model and large buy-in example during funding discussion

During the small-group discussion about what enabled progress, the Chair (S1) raised private-investor models and large-scale capital as an example of funding approaches: "Almost a 250,000,000 Buy in per product," the Chair said. The Chair also referenced a "Real estate investment trust" model and described it as similar to a private-equity approach where investors may own land while operators manage day-to-day activities under lease and profit-sharing arrangements.

Sir Charles Parker (S3) and other participants discussed the trade-offs: private capital can provide buy-in and operating capacity, but ownership by outside investors can limit local control and complicate negotiations. Parker warned such arrangements require careful attention to implementation realities, and participants noted investors "don't typically want to burden" operations, so terms and governance would need to be negotiated to protect community priorities.