In May 2013, the Aspen Institute and the Chesapeake Conservancy partnered to host a Conservation Innovation Roundtable to discuss challenges currently facing conservation organizations and promising technology and techniques that could help bridge some of these gaps. Over the course of two days, thirty-five experts in the fields of conservation targeting, remote sensing, communications and conservation finance focused discussion on four main topic areas: 1) Conservation in Context – From Global to Local, 2) Innovative Tools for Public Engagement in Conservation, 3) New Financing Models for Conservation, and 4) Technology – Remote and On-the-Ground Sensing. The discussion resulted in five key observations: (1) There is a tremendous amount of potential for conservation innovation to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of local, state and federal conservation programs as well as non-profit organizations; (2) Large-landscape initiatives require local partners; (3) Public demand and support is critical to the success of conservation initiatives; (4) To be effective ecosystem markets and regulations must accurately prove they have improved over-all ecosystem health; and (5) Ecosystem markets that accurately reflect the impact of conservation and restoration will lead to an influx of private capital. This report details these five observations and more from the roundtable discussions.