Speakers

Our event speakers represent a diverse breadth of backgrounds, knowledge and supply chain representation. The Sustainable Packaging Coalition curates every session and invites key stakeholders to share their perspective on the topics to advance packaging sustainability with the goal of providing actionable takeaways to event attendees.

Featured Speakers

Dr. Jonathan Foley

Executive Director
Project Drawdown

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Andrew Winston

Global Expert on Megatrends and Sustainable Business

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Rey Banatao

Director and Project Lead – Circularity Moonshot
X, The Moonshot Factory

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Andrew Dent

EVP of Research
Material ConneXion

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Diandra Marizet Esparza

Co-Founder and Director of Impact
Intersectional Environmentalist

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David Linich

Principal, Sustainability
PwC

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Jose Padilla

Industrial Design Director
Marks

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James Piper

Author, The Rubbish Book

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Rick Smith

President
Canadian Climate Institute

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Robbie Staniforth

Innovation and Policy Director
Ecosurety

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Brian Swett

Chief Climate Officer
City of Boston

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Dr. Noelle Trent

President and CEO
Museum of African American History

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Speakers

Dario Accorona

Principal
BCG

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Sheila Anzures

SPC Stakeholder Engagement Manager
GreenBlue

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John Avolio

Value Chain Manager
NOVA Chem

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Ross Bergman

Director, Recycled Material Standard
GreenBlue

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Natalie Messer Betts

Assistant Vice President of Sustainability
Recycled Materials Association

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Shane Buckingham

Chief of Staff
Circular Action Alliance

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Bob Capadona

Bob Capadona

Vice President, Resource Solutions
Casella

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Michelle Carvell

Director and COO
Lorax EPI

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Nicol Sobczyk Costello

Nicol Sobczyk Costello

VP Circular Economy
L’Oreal

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Mason Chambers

Director of AI Strategy
Industry Intelligence

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Cedric Dever

Cedric Dever

Director
Consumer Good Forum Plastic Waste Coalition

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Gabriella Dobrot

Gabriela Dobrot

Consulting Director
Lorax EPI

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Margaret Eldridge

Certification Director
BPI

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Susannah Enkema

Susannah Enkema

Partner, VP Research & Insights
Shelton Group

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Shannon Crawford Gay

Director, Recycling & Environmental Policy
Waste Management

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Noah Gajda

Principal Scientist – ESG/Tech Packaging R&D
Kraft Heinz

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Scott Hickman

Sustainability Consultant
Trayak

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Prashant Jagtap

President
Trayak

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Tanvi Jagtap

Product Manager
Trayak

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Trip Jobe

VP Sales
ResourceWise

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Olga Kachook

Olga Kachook

Director, SPC
GreenBlue

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Patrick Keenan

R&D Principal Engineer
General Mills

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Daniella Kohler

Senior Brand Sales Executive, Cartonboard USA
Billerud

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Julia Koskella

Director, Packaging Innovation and Reuse
SYSTEMIQ

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Katie Krasts

Sr. Product Manager
Specright

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Brad K

Brad Kurzynowski

Manager, Fiber, SPC
GreenBlue

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Paula Leardini

Paula Leardini

Manager, Circular Plastics, SPC
GreenBlue

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Milagro Marroquin, PhD

Technical Director, Sustainability
Five Star

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Rebecca Mick

Dr. Rebecca Mick

Program Director, Film & Packaging Innovation
Association of Plastic Recyclers (APR)

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Zach Muscato

Zach Muscato

Corporate Sustainability Manager
Plastic Ingenuity

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Carol Patterson

Carol Patterson

VP Government Relations
Foodservice Packaging Institute

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Lucas Piquini

Global Sustainable Packaging Manager
Kenvue

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Paul Nowak

Executive Director
GreenBlue

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Lucy Pierce

Sr. Project Manager, SPC
GreenBlue

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Tom Pollock

Director, Strategic Partnerships
GreenBlue

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Michael Pratt

Senior Sustainability Manager
Sonoco

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Emma Race

Senior Director, Sustainability & Social Impact
Loblaw Companies Ltd

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Sarah Reeves

Sarah Reeves

Executive Director
Chittenden (Vt) Solid Waste District

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Jonathan Rhone

CEO
CO280

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Suzanne Shelton

Senior Partner
ERM Shelton

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Georgia Sherwin

Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives & Partnerships
Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners

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Abigail Sztein

Director, Recovered Fiber
American Forest & Paper Association

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Mike Tannenbaum

Director Sustainability Solutions
GreenBlue

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Michael Wasserman

Senior Consultant
Eunomia

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Tim White

Chief Strategy Officer
Five Star

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Trevor Yong

Client Services Director
Aura

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