Program
Schedule
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Designing for Circularity from the Ground Up
Nicole
Bassett
Circularity Lead
Bleckmann
Rhys
Thom
Global Lead, Product Circularity
Amazon
+5 more speakers
Tracks:
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Business Innovation & Strategy
Circular Supply Chains
Tutorial
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Building the Reuse Revolution
Keiko
Niccolini
Standards Integration - Cities & Consumer Goods
PR3
Sydney
Harris
Policy Director
Upstream
+9 more speakers
Tracks:
Business Innovation & Strategy
Enabling Policies
Circular Supply Chains
Stakeholders & Social Impact
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Tutorial
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Track and Trace: Navigating the Enabling Tech Landscape
Shyaam
Ramkumar
Circularise BD and Strategy Lead in North America
Circularise
Natasha
Franck
Founder & CEO
EON
+6 more speakers
Tracks:
Circular Supply Chains
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Materials Revolution
Tutorial
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Boosting Trust through Transparency: How Dynamic Labels Can Solve Consumer Recycling Confusion
Sarah
Dearman
Chief Innovation Officer
The Recycling Partnership
Patrick
Keenan
R&D Principal Engineer
General Mills
+3 more speakers
Tracks:
Circular Supply Chains
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Materials Revolution
Breakout
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Toxic-Free Textiles: The Path to Eliminating PFAS
Jeffrey
Hogue
Chief Sustainability Officer
Levi Strauss & Co.
Theresa
McKenney
Director of Sustainability
NEMO Equipment, Inc.
+3 more speakers
Tracks:
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Materials Revolution
Breakout
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Achieving and Scaling Cradle to Cradle Solutions
Ren
DeCherney
Lead, Built Environment, North America & Australasia
Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
Danielle
Nkojo
Sustainability Lead, Product and Circularity
Ralph Lauren
+3 more speakers
Tracks:
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Business Innovation & Strategy
Materials Revolution
Breakout
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Sponsored: Data Drives the Future of Packaging
Cheryl
Lam
Director, Private Brands Sustainability Initiatives
Walmart
Gillian
Garside-Wight
Consulting Director, Aura, UK
Aura Consultants
Tracks:
Business Innovation & Strategy
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Sponsors:
Breakout
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The Circular Electronics Roadmap: Two Years In
David
Hirschler
Senior Director of Sustainability & Legislative Co
ERI
Natasha
Scotnicki
Program Manager, Circular Economy
Cisco
+2 more speakers
Tracks:
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Circular Supply Chains
Breakout
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Charting the Path to Circular Packaging
Chastity
McLeod
VP, Sustainability
Nestle
Kate
Davenport
Co-President
Eureka Recycling
+3 more speakers
Tracks:
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Breakout
9:00 - 10:00 am
Sponsored: Why is Taking on Plastic Pollution So Damn Hard? An Honest Conversation
Svanika
Balasubramanian
Co-Founder & CEO
rePurpose
Robert
Little
Sustainability Program Manager
Google
+2 more speakers
Tracks:
Circular Supply Chains
Business Innovation & Strategy
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Sponsors:
Breakout
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Ecology 101: What Nature Can Teach Us
Andrew
Howley
Chief Editor
Ask Nature
Korena
Mafune
Soil Ecologist – Research Scientist
University of Washington
Tracks:
Business Innovation & Strategy
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Circular Supply Chains
Materials Revolution
Breakout
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Roundtable Lunches
Holli
Alexander
Strategic Initiatives Manager, Global Sustainability
Eastman
Ashley
Leidolf
Senior Marketing Manager, Value Chain & Sustainable Packaging
Dow Inc.
+20 more speakers
Tracks:
Business Innovation & Strategy
Stakeholders & Social Impact
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Materials Revolution
Enabling Policies
Circular Supply Chains
Roundtable Lunches
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Endineering 101: How to Design for the 'Ends'
Joe
Macleod
Founder & Head of Endineering
and End.
Tracks:
Business Innovation & Strategy
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Circular Supply Chains
Stakeholders & Social Impact
Breakout
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Forged for Fixing: Crafting a Repair Culture
Sarah
Burkhart
Senior Director, Client Software and Experiences
Dell
Elizabeth
Chamberlain
Director of Sustainability
iFixit
+3 more speakers
Tracks:
Business Innovation & Strategy
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Stakeholders & Social Impact
Breakout
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Sponsored: Disrupting the Plastics Value Chain: New Innovations Changing the Status Quo
DeLaine
Mayer
Head of Partner Success
Genecis
Paul
Darby
Vice President, Marketing
Novamont North America
+2 more speakers
Tracks:
Materials Revolution
Business Innovation & Strategy
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Sponsors:
Breakout
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Built Environment Innovators Showcase: Breaking New Ground
Mary
Holt
Chief Design Strategist
Carnegie
Dennis
Wilson
VP, ESG & Managing Director
Saint-Gobain Circular Economy Solutions NA
+4 more speakers
Tracks:
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Materials Revolution
Breakout
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Pop Culture, Policy and Pleather: The Revolution of Fashion's Business Model
Christina
Binkley
Writer | Editor-at Large
The Wall Street Journal
Shilla
Kim-Parker
CEO
Thrilling
+1 more speakers
Tracks:
Business Innovation & Strategy
Circular Supply Chains
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Enabling Policies
Stakeholders & Social Impact
Materials Revolution
Breakout
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Exploring EPR: The State Policy Landscape
Dylan
de Thomas
VP of Public Policy & Government Affairs
The Recycling Partnership
Megan
Daum
VP, Sustainability
American Beverage Association
+3 more speakers
Tracks:
Enabling Policies
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Materials Revolution
Breakout
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Sponsored: MRFs, NGOs, End Markets: How to Speed Up the Recycling Evolution
Jason
Pelz
Vice President, Sustainability, U.S., Canada, Central America and Carribean
Tetra Pak
Tracks:
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Business Innovation & Strategy
Stakeholders & Social Impact
Sponsors:
Breakout
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Sponsored: Walmart's Circular Connector: Accelerating Packaging Innovations
Ashley
Hall
Director, Sustainable Packaging
Walmart
Cheryl
Lam
Director, Private Brands Sustainability Initiatives
Walmart
+1 more speakers
Tracks:
Business Innovation & Strategy
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Circularity 23
Sponsors:
Breakout
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Leading Edge: How Consumer Behavior Change Drives Business Opportunity
Lindsey
Boyle
Market Strategist & Founder
Circular Citizen Consulting
Rosemary
Cooper
Project Director
Share Reuse Repair Initiative
+2 more speakers
Tracks:
Business Innovation & Strategy
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Stakeholders & Social Impact
Breakout
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
The Plastics Treaty: Next Steps on Negotiations
Erin
Simon
Vice President, Plastic Waste and Business
World Wildlife Fund
Matt
Prindiville
CEO and Chief Solutioneer
Upstream
+2 more speakers
Tracks:
Enabling Policies
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Materials Revolution
Breakout
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Material Innovators Showcase: Bringing Circularity into the Fold
Ranjani
Theregowda
Environmental Data Scientist
Material Innovation Initiative
Gabriella
Smith
Founder
Upcycle Project
+3 more speakers
Tracks:
Materials Revolution
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Breakout
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Cutting through the Chemical Recycling Noise
Nina
Goodrich
Director Former Executive Director
GreenBlue.org
Christina
Boyd
Product Stewardship Engineer
Printpack
+2 more speakers
Tracks:
Circular Supply Chains
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Materials Revolution
Breakout
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Repairability v. Durability: Building Electronics that Last
Chris
Bross
VP Business Development
iFixit
Nirav
Patel
Founder
Framework
+2 more speakers
Tracks:
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Circular Supply Chains
Breakout
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Formulated Products: Inspiring Innovation Through Green Chemistry
Heather
McKenney
Safer Chemistry Lead
ChemFORWARD
Mia
Davis
VP, Sustainability & Impact
Credo Beauty, Pact Collective
+1 more speakers
Tracks:
Materials Revolution
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Breakout
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Sponsored: Creating an Impact Through Biomass Balance
Denise
Hartmann
Senior Vice President, Americas
Dispersions, Resins & Additives
Michelle
Lea
Vice President, Global Marketing
Nilit
+2 more speakers
Tracks:
Business Innovation & Strategy
Materials Revolution
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Circular Supply Chains
Sponsors:
Breakout
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Redesigning with Reduction-Driven Packaging Strategies
Chris
Davidson
Vice President, Sustainability
WestRock
Crystal
Bayliss
Director, Strategy & Engagement
U.S. Plastics Pact
+3 more speakers
Tracks:
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Materials Revolution
Business Innovation & Strategy
Breakout
9:00 am - 11:30 am
The 2023 Reusies
Priscilla
Johnson
Chief Strategy Officer
Upstream
Kristy
Drutman
Founder
Brown Girl Green
+7 more speakers
Tracks:
Business Innovation & Strategy
Circular Supply Chains
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Workshop
9:00 am - 11:30 am
Recovering Critical Materials From E-Waste and the Untapped Urban Mine
Mike
Werner
Head of Circular Economy
Google
Bryony
Clear Hill
Manager – Standards, Reporting and Circular Economy
International Council on Mining and Metals
+5 more speakers
Tracks:
Circular Supply Chains
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Materials Revolution
Workshop
9:00 am - 11:30 am
The Playbook for Textile-to-Textile Recycling
Agustina
Mir
Co-Founder & COO
Sortile
Steven
Bethell
Co-Founder
Bank & Vogue
+10 more speakers
Tracks:
Circular Supply Chains
Materials Revolution
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Workshop
9:00 am - 11:30 am
Pushing the Pedal on 2025 Packaging Goals
Emily
Tipaldo
Executive Director
U.S. Plastics Pact
Rachel
Zipperian
Sustainability & Citizenship
P&G Responsible Beauty
+7 more speakers
Tracks:
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Materials Revolution
Business Innovation & Strategy
Workshop
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Breaking Down Compostable Packaging
Sridevi
Narayan-Sarathy
Technical Director of Sustainable Packaging
PepsiCo
Love-Ese
Chile, PhD
Owner / Managing Director
Regenerative Waste Labs
+3 more speakers
Tracks:
Materials Revolution
Next-Gen Products & Packaging
Enabling Policies
Breakout