| Chair, Metro Vancouver Zero Waste Committee and Chair, National Zero Waste Council | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Malcolm Brodie | Chair, Metro Vancouver Zero Waste Committee and Chair, National Zero Waste Council | | | | <div class="ExternalClassAF2BE357DF444964A033DB82F955AB8A"><p>Malcolm Brodie has been a Board Director and Chair of the National Zero Waste Council since its inception in October 2013. He has also been a member of Council for the City of Richmond since 1996, and following a by-election, he was sworn in as Mayor on October 29, 2001. Mayor Brodie was re-elected on November 16, 2002, November 19, 2005, November 15, 2008, November 19, 2011, and November 15, 2014.</p><p>Malcolm Brodie has been appointed by his Council to the Board of Directors of Metro Vancouver and he currently is the Chair of the Zero Waste Committee and also serves on the Intergovernmental & Finance Committee, the Mayors' Committee, the Performance & Procurement Committee, and the Federal Gas Tax Task Force. He represents Metro Vancouver on the Municipal Finance Authority, and in 2015, was elected as Chair. </p><p>Before election to Council, Mayor Brodie was a practicing lawyer and had a long record of service to Richmond in the volunteer community.</p></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2017/MalcolmBrodie.jpg, Malcolm Brodie | GP0|#066b26b3-8f15-4442-b450-96df31eb007e;L0|#0066b26b3-8f15-4442-b450-96df31eb007e|Malcolm Brodie;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | Food |
| Head of International Business Development, WRAP UK | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Claire Kneller | Head of International Business Development, WRAP UK | | | | <div class="ExternalClass7FB42DE0DE9D47BEA52111113D6E9D38">Claire works on the development and delivery of WRAP’s international strategy. As Head of International Business Development, she leads on identifying opportunities, creating new and lasting partnerships with in-country organisations, governments and other partners, designing WRAP’s support programmes with those partners and across WRAP’s functions and providing key account management and technical delivery. Claire has been with WRAP for over 11 years, in that time she has delivered a number of high profile programmes including: a £20M grant support program for new composting and anaerobic digestion facilities; designing and implementing a £10M loan fund for innovative sustainability projects including assessing applications and managing the loan book and financial partners and; co-delivering multiple small, medium and large scale projects for international partners ranging from Apple to the UN. Claire now works with partners across the world from Canada and Australia to South Africa & Mexico. </div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2017/ClaireKneller.JPG, Claire Kneller | GP0|#497c436e-d5db-4d40-bdd6-ae0ac4a9a2be;L0|#0497c436e-d5db-4d40-bdd6-ae0ac4a9a2be|Claire Kneller;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | Food |
| Chief Operating Officer, London Waste and Recycling Board | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Wayne Hubbard | Chief Operating Officer, London Waste and Recycling Board | | | | <div class="ExternalClass1CFEFD86816A46E2ADF9253AB1F1382B">Wayne is the Chief Operating Officer of the London Waste and Recycling Board, where he is responsible for helping London’s boroughs to increase recycling rates and helping to accelerate the development of the circular economy in London. He has been working for LWARB since 2008. Prior to this he was the Head of Waste Policy at the Greater London Authority. Wayne has over 20 years experience in the waste and resource management industry.</div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2017/Wayne-Hubbard.jpg, Wayne Hubbard | GP0|#e68419a6-48ed-4038-9c04-90735cb41952;L0|#0e68419a6-48ed-4038-9c04-90735cb41952|Wayne Hubbard;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | Circular |
| Co-Chair of the Circular Economy Working Group, National Zero Waste Council and Executive Director, Recycling Council of Alberta | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Christina Seidel | Co-Chair of the Circular Economy Working Group, National Zero Waste Council and Executive Director, Recycling Council of Alberta | | | | <div class="ExternalClassB2A8671736954302B0B6FED20092A48A"><p>Christina holds a Masters degree in Environmental Design (Environmental Science), as well as a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, and is currently undertaking her PhD in Engineering Management, with a thesis topic of Assessing Recycling Options using Life- Cycle Assessment. She operates sonnevera international corp., a waste reduction consulting firm, and is the current Executive Director of the Recycling Council of Alberta. Christina loves rural life, choosing to live on a farm near Bluffton, Alberta, where her and her family raise Warmblood horses, and enjoy many other outdoor activities.</p></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2017/ChristinaSeidel.jpg, Christina Seidel | GP0|#946f6cd5-9687-4cc2-9f6c-9b7d94ddd324;L0|#0946f6cd5-9687-4cc2-9f6c-9b7d94ddd324|Christina Seidel;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | Business Innovation |
| Recycling Development Officer, Nova Scotia Government | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Bob Kenney | Recycling Development Officer, Nova Scotia Government | | | | <div class="ExternalClass64DFFAC38EC44C7A862B813FF87BD257"><p>Bob has worked for the past 18 years for Nova Scotia Environment in the resource management group. Bob's current work is focused on supporting new and existing waste diversion businesses and municipal diversion programs to enhance their efficiency, scale and value added outputs to increase waste diversion and green jobs. Coordinating research and development projects in the private, public and academic sectors for waste materials that are challenging to effectively and efficiently collect and recycle.</p></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2017/BobKenney.jpg, Bob Kenney | GP0|#84e885bb-836b-461d-89b1-ee7f291a7de1;L0|#084e885bb-836b-461d-89b1-ee7f291a7de1|Bob Kenney;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | Textiles |
| Executive Director, ReFED | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Chris Cochran | Executive Director, ReFED | | | | <div class="ExternalClassF348C51B92A142788CC0ECB936AA0784">Chris Cochran is the executive director of ReFED, the leading organization devoted to reducing U.S food waste at scale. Previously, Chris was the Senior Manager of Sustainability at Walmart where he developed a farm to consumer view of food waste while leading sustainability for Walmart’s global produce business. Chris’s experience with tackling food waste from multiple points in the value chain helps ReFED bring a systems approach to food waste solutions.</div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2017/ChrisCochran.jpg, Chris Cochran | GP0|#69bfdcc6-d4ca-4e77-afc4-9ed0863edfba;L0|#069bfdcc6-d4ca-4e77-afc4-9ed0863edfba|Chris Cochran;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | Food |
| CEO, Full Cycle Bioplastics | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Andrew Falcon | CEO, Full Cycle Bioplastics | | | | <div class="ExternalClassDF7FB975EF354EB4930FAA0C5B65E751">Andrew Falcon brings substantial commercial, operations, and general management expertise to his role as CEO of Full Cycle Bioplastics. A seasoned operating executive, Andrew’s experience with alternative materials, packaging, and zero-waste solutions makes him particularly well suited to lead Full Cycle’s transition from lab to commercial scale. Andrew is passionate in his belief that circular, regenerative solutions are essential for the long-term health of the planet, and that entrepreneurs, innovation and markets have the best chance to catalyze system level change. Andrew lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two children, and holds a BA in International Relations from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.</div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2017/AndrewFalcon.jpg, Andrew Falcom | GP0|#23a44cc7-19ce-49ee-928c-43b9f340f583;L0|#023a44cc7-19ce-49ee-928c-43b9f340f583|Andrew Falcon;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | Plastics |
| Executive Director, Provision Coalition | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Cher Mereweather | Executive Director, Provision Coalition | | | | <div class="ExternalClass8A1CFCA7CF2A4601B116C81F660E10B9"><p>Cher is one of Canada’s leaders in food manufacturing sustainability. As Executive Director of Provision Coalition, an organization she founded with the country’s top food and beverage professional associations, Cher works directly with manufacturers to transform their business culture and operations. An advocate for change and a passionate spokesperson, Cher has dedicated her career to advancing sustainability concepts within the Canadian food industry and sustainability solutions at the firm level. Most recently, Cher has sharpened Provision’s focus on the reduction of food loss and waste developing innovative technologies and on-line tools that will modernize facility processing. </p><p>Cher’s career has included time with the Guelph Food Technology Centre where she established and directed the Sustainability Consulting Business Unit, and executive positions in environmental economics and policy with the Canadian agri-food think tank, the George Morris Centre. Cher holds a Bachelor and Master’s degree in Environmental Economics and Policy. In 2012, Cher was awarded the Canadian Grocer Generation Next award for her leadership, innovation and excellence in sustainability within the food and beverage industry. </p></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2017/CherMereweather.jpg, Cher Mereweather | GP0|#2b3a5bf3-a779-41bf-bbb8-ddbaf1043fe0;L0|#02b3a5bf3-a779-41bf-bbb8-ddbaf1043fe0|Cher Mereweather;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | Food |
| Head of Sustainability, HP Canada | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Frances Edmonds | Head of Sustainability, HP Canada | | | | <div class="ExternalClass13776004F83742E78B931A7630EAB528"><p>In her role as Head of Sustainability, Frances Edmonds is responsible for overseeing HP’s full suite of corporate social responsibility programs including strategic partnerships with key nonprofit organizations and an industry leading volunteer program. With Frances’s leadership HP is able to state that HP Canada is the most environmentally responsible IT company in Canada (<a href="http://www.hp.ca/environment">www.hp.ca/environment</a>). Frances sits on the Board of Learning for a Sustainable Future, is on the Schulich Centre for Responsible Business Advisory Board and lectures at most of the GTA's higher education institutions.</p></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2017/FrancesEdmonds.JPG, Frances Edmonds | GP0|#7269f248-cbfa-47d6-8620-4dbd5bcf39ef;L0|#07269f248-cbfa-47d6-8620-4dbd5bcf39ef|Frances Edmonds;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | Business Innovation |
| CEO and co-founder of Quupe | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Angela Hamilton | CEO and co-founder of Quupe | | | | <div class="ExternalClass11AB08F90AFE4B6599F67DD1C0F2DDD4"><p>Angela Hamilton is the CEO and co-founder of Quupe (pronounced “koop”), a community of people who rent their things to others. Based in Vancouver, Quupe’s mission is to enable the world to share resources. Previously, Angela founded Supersnack, a non-profit devoted to fundraising and producing benefit events for AIDS charities in New York and Washington, D.C. She served as Tablet Editor at McClatchy Publishing, and worked for Men’s Health, Sony Music Publishing, Polo Ralph Lauren, and the Museum of Modern Art. She holds a masters in digital media from the Centre for Digital Media, and a masters in journalism from the University of Missouri. Impose Magazine once referred to her professional brand as “snarky intern,” and she’s been clinging to that ever since.</p></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2017/AngelaHamilton.jpg, Angela Hamilton | GP0|#54493d52-d600-4a05-ad12-4bde4360fcaa;L0|#054493d52-d600-4a05-ad12-4bde4360fcaa|Angela Hamilton;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | Business |
| Government and Cities Network Manager, Ellen MacArthur Foundation | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Julia Vol | Government and Cities Network Manager, Ellen MacArthur Foundation | | | | <div class="ExternalClass72F3EBE9CB1E4743AEF25BA4694F540C"><p>Julia currently manages the Circular Cities Network for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, as well as a portfolio of projects in the field of policy making, material innovation in the circular economy and the elimination of plastics waste. Previously Julia worked in the field of circular economy and business sustainability at the WorldWatch Institute Europe and Deloitte. </p></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2017/JuliaVol.jpg, Julia Vol | GP0|#82155eff-7977-42ed-b3b9-2e0e7845e4ad;L0|#082155eff-7977-42ed-b3b9-2e0e7845e4ad|Julia Vol;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | Circular Cities |
| Co-Founder and Executive Director, One Earth and Board Member, National Zero Waste Council | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Vanessa Timmer | Co-Founder and Executive Director, One Earth and Board Member, National Zero Waste Council | | | | <div class="ExternalClassE8634295027945C7A8D2F632142D955A"><p>Vanessa Timmer is the Executive Director of One Earth, a Vancouver‐based “think and do tank” focused on sustainable consumption and production. One Earth is curating the New Economies theme of Cities for People, initiated by The J. W. McConnell Family Foundation – a Canada‐wide experiment in advancing a movement to create more resilient and livable cities through innovation networks. Vanessa is also an Associate with the Sustainability Science Program at Harvard University focused on innovation and holds a Doctorate in environmental studies with degrees from Queen’s University, Oxford University and UBC. She teaches sustainability and systems thinking, and co‐hosts the television show, The Sustainable Region. </p><p>In 2013, Vanessa was named one of Business in Vancouver’s Top Forty under 40. One Earth is one of the founders of the National Industrial Symbiosis Program – Canada and is also co‐leading a global campaign to create positive and compelling visions of life in sustainable futures.</p></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2017/vanessatimmer.jpg, Vanessa Timmer | GP0|#f7eb38bf-7d23-45db-9a1d-36364d42d945;L0|#0f7eb38bf-7d23-45db-9a1d-36364d42d945|Vanessa Timmer;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | Circular Cities |
| Program Area Manager, Sustainable Textiles, WRAP UK | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Leigh Mapledoram | Program Area Manager, Sustainable Textiles, WRAP UK | | | | <div class="ExternalClass29C9AB0AEAEB4506B92E1FFAE003FF65"><p>Leigh is WRAP’s Programme Area Manager for Sustainable Textiles which incorporates the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP) and the European Clothing Action Plan (ECAP). </p><p>Leigh joined WRAP in 2011 and has worked on a number of diverse areas such as resource efficiency in the Facilities Management sector and in the public sector, resource efficient business models, and the sustainable procurement of services. In August 2014, he became responsible for WRAP’s work on sustainable textiles which focusses on the reduction of carbon, water and waste footprints of clothing.</p><p>Since becoming involved in SCAP, he has seen the membership of SCAP grow to over 50% of the UK market by volume and value and has reported significant progress in moving towards the SCAP 2020 targets for carbon, water and waste footprint reductions. In addition, he is involved in the ECAP project, which is a significant step in being able to make environmental improvements in the European clothing sector.</p><p>Leigh holds an MA in Natural Sciences and a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Cambridge. Prior to joining WRAP, he worked for an environmental consultancy for 15 years working on a broad range of UK Government funded projects.</p></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2017/LeighMapledoram.jpg, Leigh Mapledoram | GP0|#208e7052-ad84-4a0c-b707-d9ef6dece23b;L0|#0208e7052-ad84-4a0c-b707-d9ef6dece23b|Leigh Mapledoram;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | Textiles |
| Councillor, City of Toronto, Ward 33 Don Valley East | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Shelley Carroll | Councillor, City of Toronto, Ward 33 Don Valley East | | | | <div class="ExternalClassF891CA4C71314E60813CA7EA0798C658"><p>Elected in 2003, Shelley committed to creating a more inclusive and equitable city — one that is economically sustainable and environmentally friendly. In her first term, she worked as a member of the Budget Committee to make City Hall more efficient, finding over $200 million in savings while protecting essential services. She served as Chair of the Works Committee, which deals with Toronto's most pressing issues like garbage, recycling, water, sewers and roads. In 2006, Shelley became Toronto's Budget Chief, managing the City's $9.2 billion budget, and achieved $576 million in ongoing operating efficiencies over 4 years.</p>
<p>Shelley has been a Don Valley East resident since 1967, where she lives with her family. She was involved in her community long before becoming an official public servant, working with parents and teachers of the North York Parent Assembly for a better education system.
</p></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2015/speakers/SpeakerPhotos/shelleycarroll.jpg, Shelley Carroll | GP0|#342d96fb-8a01-4cdf-86d5-5f29492b53c8;L0|#0342d96fb-8a01-4cdf-86d5-5f29492b53c8|Shelley Carroll;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | Food |
| Journalist and Professor | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Kathryn Gretsinger | Journalist and Professor | | | | <div class="ExternalClass60E1914002084B75BD70FE9CD85AA4EE"><p>Kathryn Gretsinger is a Vancouver journalist. She's a regular contributor at CBC and she teaches at UBC's Graduate School of Journalism.</p></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2016/speakers/SpeakerPhotos/KathrynGretsinger.jpg, Kathryn Gretsinger | GP0|#536f670b-ffe1-404f-8fdf-a7b60c6b1c99;L0|#0536f670b-ffe1-404f-8fdf-a7b60c6b1c99|Kathryn Gretsinger;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | |
| Senior Manager of Industry Integrity, Textile Exchange | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Ashley Gill | Senior Manager of Industry Integrity, Textile Exchange | | | | <div class="ExternalClassDCCD3E8F43C449538DB9463168DF78A2"><p>Ashley Gill has been with Textile Exchange since 2010. She works in the Industry Integrity Team to develop and manage the TE-owned standards and to align the industry in the development of leading standards related to sustainability. Ashley leads the International Working Groups for the recycled standards (RCS and GRS) and the Responsible Down Standard. She works closely with brands in their journey towards sustainability, by providing support across a number of topics. She has spoken frequently on topics of raw material strategy, verification of materials, and other issues.
</p></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2017/AshleyGill.jpg, Ashley Gill | GP0|#1ad38ed9-629b-422f-972f-c320d4a2a6ba;L0|#01ad38ed9-629b-422f-972f-c320d4a2a6ba|Ashley Gill;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | Textiles |
| Professor of Marine Biology and Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Science and Engineering at Plymouth University | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Richard Thompson | Professor of Marine Biology and Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Science and Engineering at Plymouth University | | | | <div class="ExternalClass6636C26CBF1B44239EB04CAD36736864"><p>Richard Thompson is Professor of Marine Biology and Associate Dean, Research in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Plymouth University. Much of Professor Thompson’s work over the last decade has focused on marine debris, with numerous publications and significant research funding on this topic. Professor Thompson co-authored the European Union Marine Strategy Framework Directive text on marine litter, prepared reports for the United Nations Global Environment Facility and United Nations Environment Programme, and was lead editor for two substantial journal volumes on plastic litter. In 2014 he presented his research to the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, at his Our Ocean meeting in Washington. He has also presented to OECD nations and G7 nations. Recent work by his team directly informed the UK Government decision to introduce legislation on the use of microplastics in cosmetics. He is currently working with G7 nations on the monitoring of marine litter. Professor Thompson obtained his first degree from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and his PhD from Liverpool University. </p></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2017/RichardCThompson.jpg, Richard Thompson | GP0|#7dbafb13-6663-4187-8c50-f332ac7a7d02;L0|#07dbafb13-6663-4187-8c50-f332ac7a7d02|Richard Thompson;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | Plastics |
| National Business Development & Sales Strategist, Cascades Recovery+ | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Mikhael Metauro | National Business Development & Sales Strategist, Cascades Recovery+ | | | | <div class="ExternalClass66A7DAAB0B97408BB692F2E25C88160F"><p>Mikhael has been a proud member of the Cascades Family for over 15 years. With his undergraduate degree in Strategic Selling & Marketing, Mikhael currently works within the Recovery+ division of Cascades focusing on Business Development and Corporate Strategy. Day in and day out Mikhael has the opportunity to deal with a wide range of customers from different market segments and backgrounds with various types of discarded material recovery needs. “It’s amazing to see how more and more organizations are focusing on sustainability and have put the people power in place to start thinking about better ways to recover more and waste less. For me this is where my focus has been and always will be, working with organizations to help them achieve their sustainability goals through coaching, planning and execution.” Mikhael is focused on creating a world where all materials have a positive end of life – a truly Circular Economy. </p></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2017/Mikhael_Metauro.jpg, Mikhael Metauro | GP0|#e453345b-7b46-45c2-b346-a0b2b0073821;L0|#0e453345b-7b46-45c2-b346-a0b2b0073821|Mikhael Metauro;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | Business Innovation |
| Journalist, CBC | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Erica Johnson | Journalist, CBC | | | | <div class="ExternalClass3DBFFCFB6C02463BBC1EF79CDB8F21E9"><p><span><span>Erica Johnson is an award-winning
investigative journalist with a passion for stories about health, wealth
and the environment. She began her career reporting in radio, then
moved to television to join CBC's The Health Show, followed by 15 years
as host of CBC's consumer program Marketplace. Johnson recently began
hosting CBC's national investigative news segment Go Public, which holds
corporations and governments accountable and often leads to regulatory
change. Last month, Johnson earned a Jack Webster Award for a series
investigating sales pressures inside Canada's banks. <br></span></span></p></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2017/EricaJohnson.jpg, Erica Johnson | GP0|#da43f146-1314-4ed8-bdbb-cce99f6542e9;L0|#0da43f146-1314-4ed8-bdbb-cce99f6542e9|Erica Johnson;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | <div class="ExternalClassDAC4DE118D974C388CB13703836124D4"><p><br></p></div> | |
| Councillor, City of Toronto | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Mike Layton | Councillor, City of Toronto | | | | <div class="ExternalClassE25D03FCF055404CAEDBA92CABAE0F1C"><span><div class="ExternalClassDA5B52915E744C81920D76E56EAA570C">Before
being elected on October 25, 2010 to serve as one of Toronto’s youngest
Councillors, Mike worked for political change from the other side of
the table, as an environmental leader and community organizer. As
Deputy Outreach Director for Environmental Defence, one of Canada’s leading
environmental groups, he championed a variety of successful initiatives
including the Green Energy and Green Economy Act, green building
standards, water conservation and source water protection. Mike holds a
LEEDs Accreditation (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design), in
addition to earning a Masters in Environmental Studies, with a focus on
citizen participation in urban planning. These qualifications followed
his BA in Political Science and Environmental Management</div></span><p></p></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2015/speakers/SpeakerPhotos/MikeLayton.jpg, Mike Layton | GP0|#3eb9ff50-d267-4c37-9de0-a4ae0b54f425;L0|#03eb9ff50-d267-4c37-9de0-a4ae0b54f425|Mike Layton;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | <div class="ExternalClass66C6B1FD25A549AF830F0ADAD8A4CF3C"><p>...championed a variety of successful sustainability initiatives...</p></div> | Opening Remarks |
| President & CEO, PAC Packaging Association and Vice Chair, National Zero Waste Council | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Jim Downham | President & CEO, PAC Packaging Association and Vice Chair, National Zero Waste Council | | | | <div class="ExternalClass13953978521D41499132427C16479664">Since 2006 Jim Downham has been advancing the packaging industry agenda as the President & CEO for the not-for-profit, PAC Packaging Consortium. Prior to PAC Jim spent his career in the manufacturing of package materials/containers rising to the level of CEO of a $175 million multi-plant North American packaging leader. In 2000 Jim founded LeaderLinx, a packaging industry consultant. In November 2014 Jim reached the pinnacle of his career when he was inducted into the Packaging Hall of Fame in Chicago, Illinois.</div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2017/JamesDownham.jpg, Jim Downham | GP0|#dc107bf9-8cc3-4ab6-a2ce-0c5bc03186db;L0|#0dc107bf9-8cc3-4ab6-a2ce-0c5bc03186db|Jim Downham;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | Plastics |
| Founder and President, Eco Fashion Week | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Myriam Laroche | Founder and President, Eco Fashion Week | | | | <div class="ExternalClass9A9566E863904CDB816CDA889F59C159"><p><span lang="EN-US">Myriam Laroche is the founder and president of Eco
Fashion Week (EFW), international sustainable fashion event. After 15 years in
the Fashion industry at various capacities, she changed her path to find ways
in which to develop a less wasteful, and more responsible Apparel & Textile
industry in all aspects including design, manufacturing, distribution and
consumption. Since 2010, she has brought to life, 12 seasons of Eco Fashion
Week in Vancouver and Seattle and Toronto. Laroche has also provided mentorship
for the Forum For Women Entrepreneurs (FWE) and for Simon Fraser University’s
Beedie School of Business in Circular Economy. Myriam continues to find ways in
which we can improve the industry, and currently works with La Maison Simons in
building their transparency plan and eco-library. In addition, she continues to
work on solutions to create a healthier Apparel & Textile Industry with
brands like Value Village/Savers and Leverage Lab.</span></p></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2017/MyriamLaroche.jpg, Myriam Laroche | GP0|#10e8e780-e575-48c1-87da-d6d068a3eab8;L0|#010e8e780-e575-48c1-87da-d6d068a3eab8|Myriam Laroche;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | Textiles |
| Co-Founder and CEO, Evrnu | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Stacy Flynn | Co-Founder and CEO, Evrnu | | | | <div class="ExternalClass155C16A182844858A8345C6F53D2F91B"><p>Stacy is a textile and apparel specialist with
an MBA in Sustainable Systems and a BS in Textile Development and Marketing.
Over the past 20 years she developed a diverse background working with both
start-ups and large multi-national corporations. She is a global systems
specialist with an intimate understanding of global textile and apparel supply
chains. Throughout her career, Stacy has developed several large scale programs
from concept to in-store implementation and deployed micro programs for start-ups.
She specializes in materials reuse to reduce waste and the negative
environmental impact of fabrics and garments. She is a future-state visionary
who is not confined by current reality limitations when a global imperative
must be met. Stacy believes and lives by the notion that the ideas and
intentional actions of a single individual have the power to change the world
for the better.</p></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2017/StacyFlynn.jpg, Stacy Flynn | GP0|#f81c6b49-424e-45a0-94b8-dab6c986cb14;L0|#0f81c6b49-424e-45a0-94b8-dab6c986cb14|Stacy Flynn;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | Textiles |
| Lead, Innovation Programme, New Plastics Economy, Ellen MacArthur Foundation | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Mats Linder | Lead, Innovation Programme, New Plastics Economy, Ellen MacArthur Foundation | | | | <div class="ExternalClassD768A1720F4B408BA1E929DCE8ECB6D6"><p>A chemist by training, Mats leads the Innovation Programme within the New Plastics Economy initiative. This role involves identifying and mobilising catalytic innovation that has the potential to enable plastic system that works. In this role, Mats looks after the $2 million <a href="https://newplasticseconomy.org/innovation-prize" target="_blank">New Plastics Economy Innovation Prize</a>, launched on 18 May 2017. </p><p>Before joining the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Mats worked as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company. He holds a Ph.D. in physical chemistry and a M.Sc. in chemistry and chemical engineering, both from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm. </p></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2017/MatsLinder.jpg, Mats Linder | GP0|#1e73f355-98ee-4e11-ba9d-9e195b81b5e9;L0|#01e73f355-98ee-4e11-ba9d-9e195b81b5e9|Mats Linder;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | Plastics |
| Principal, Monitor Deloitte, Deloitte Consulting LLP | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Shay Eliaz | Principal, Monitor Deloitte, Deloitte Consulting LLP | | | | <div class="ExternalClass3ABF914B6A6341B3AB8F65BD845BC7B6"><p>Shay is a Principal with Monitor Deloitte, Deloitte Consulting’s Strategy practice. He is the Innovation leader for Deloitte’s Manufacturing Practice and advises clients globally, helping them respond to the myriad of complex growth and innovation challenges that face them. He specializes primarily in chemicals and specialty materials companies, and agroscience clients, but has experience across multiple manufacturing industry verticals. Shay also served as the Project Advisor for the World Economic Forum’s Future of Food and Agriculture.</p></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2017/ShayEliaz.jpg, Shay Eliaz | GP0|#3fc49881-8de6-49d3-94c6-abbd9fedeba8;L0|#03fc49881-8de6-49d3-94c6-abbd9fedeba8|Shay Eliaz;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | Food |
| Co-Founder, The Renewal Workshop | | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/Nicole Bassett | Co-Founder, The Renewal Workshop | | | | <div class="ExternalClass146F3589C58E4948B400519C3B2D9579"><p>Nicole is the Co-Founder of The Renewal Workshop, a company dedicated to industry-wide solutions for optimizing the value of resources invested in apparel. Prior, Nicole has applied her passion for environmental responsibility and human rights in consumer products. She has served in leadership roles in the Outdoor and Bicycle industries, as Director of Sustainability for prAna, Social Responsibility Manager at Patagonia and Head of Human Rights at Specialized Bicycles. Nicole received her Master’s in Environmental Studies with a focus on Business Strategy and Sustainability from York University in Toronto, Canada. </p></div> | http://www.zwc.ca/archive/2017/speakers/SpeakerPhotos2017/NicoleBassett.jpg, Nicole Bassett | GP0|#531206e2-36ef-46ef-81b6-98a2d72a24d7;L0|#0531206e2-36ef-46ef-81b6-98a2d72a24d7|Nicole Bassett;GTSet|#c31bcefc-bba8-4775-8a91-82f54b19d6e1;GPP|#60aa0f51-dfde-4d32-80ae-abcb14c61cdb | | Textiles |
