Speakers

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.

More speakers to be announced in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!

Featured Speakers

Adam Met

Musician – Band AJR; Professor at Columbia University; Founder and ED, Planet Reimagined; NYT Changemaker and Time Earth Award Winner
Planet Reimagined

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Senator Heidi Campbell

State Senator
Tennessee General Assembly

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John Glasgow

Founder
Vault49

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Allison Lin

Global VP Healthy Planet and Chief Circularity Officer
Mars, Inc.

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Hugo Adams

CEO
Kelpi

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Jeffrey Fielkow

CEO
Circular Action Alliance

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Leah Ford

Marketing Director
CJ Biomaterials

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Lauren Greenlee

Executive Vice President
XPRIZE

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James Harmer

Planning and Innovation Strategy Lead
Cambridge Design Partnership

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Rob Opsomer

Executive Lead – Plastics
Ellen Macarthur Foundation

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Brandi Parker

Founder/Consultant
Parker Brands

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Anders Persson

Regulatory Affairs Leader
IKEA of Sweden AB

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Yoni Shiran

Partner
SYSTEMIQ

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Jamie Stone

Partner, Head of Design 4 Sustainability and Co-lead of PulPac
PA Consulting Services Ltd

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Olga Kachook

Olga Kachook

Director, SPC
GreenBlue

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Paul Nowak

Executive Director
GreenBlue

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Tom Pollock

Director, Strategic Partnerships
GreenBlue

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Speakers

Elizabeth Avery

Sustainability Consultant Manager
Trayak

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Kate Bailey

Chief Policy Officer
Association of Plastic Recyclers

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Jason Bergquist

CEO – North America
RecycleMe

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Jeff Bezzo

Executive Director – Plastic & Packaging Sustainability
SC Johnson

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Christina Boyd

Product Stewardship Manager
Printpack, Inc.

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Scott Byrne

VP, Global Sustainability
Sonoco

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Michelle Carvell

COO
Lorax EPI

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Eva Caspary

Sustainable Packaging Specialist
Pregis LLC

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Kerri Clark

VP R&D Packaging
Mars/KIND Snacks

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Cory Connors

Sustainable Packaging Sales and Marketing
Atlantic Packaging

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Eric Dennis

Recycling Education & Outreach Director
Circular Action Alliance

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Gabriela Dobrot

Consulting Director
Lorax EPI

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Ashley Elzinga

Director, Sustainability & Outreach
Foodservice Packaging Institute

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Diandra Marizet Esparza

Spanglish Poet, Cultural Storyteller and Environmentalist
Marizet Media

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Carly Fink

President, Head of Strategy & Research
Provoke Insights

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Ryan Fox

Corrugated Market Analyst
Bloomberg LP

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Gillian Garside-Wight

Director of Consulting
Aura

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Leslie Griffith

Vice President, Commercial Development
Reverse Logistics Group

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Tom Hendrickson

Industry Affairs Manager
International Molded Fiber Association

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Michael Hodges

Vice President, Sustainability and Communications
Huhtamaki

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Miriam Holsinger

Co President
Eureka Recycling

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Ashleigh Hotz

Sr. Director of Sales & Marketing
SmartSolve

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Ben Houser

Supply Chain Director
Malnove

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Amanda Humes

Director, Packaging Stewardship
Conagra Brands

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Dr. Andrew Hurley

Professor
Clemson University

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Mary Hutton

Director of Procurement
Southern Champion Tray

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Geoffrey Inch

SVP Producer Services
Circular Action Alliance

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Tanvi Jagtap

Product Manager
Trayak

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Joe Jankowski

Business Development Manager
TotalEnergies Corbion

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Mike Jefferson

Consultant
CEFLEX

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Patrick Keenan

Packaging R&D
General Mills

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Kurt Kurzawa

Sr. Director
FFRA

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Brad K

Brad Kurzynowski

Manager, Fiber, SPC
GreenBlue

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Jessica Lally

East Region EPR Lead / New England Waste Sector Lead
HDR

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Cheryl Lam

Director, Walmart Brands – Sustainability Initiatives
Walmart

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Paula Leardini

Paula Leardini

Manager, Circular Plastics, SPC
GreenBlue

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Melinda Su-En Lee

Cofounder and CEO
Parcel Health

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Sandra Lewis

Sustainable Packaging Advisor
Whole Foods Market/Amazon

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Vivian Loftin

Co-Founder & Managing Director
Recyda

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Stuart MacDonald

Senior Advisor
Carbios SA

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Nathan Mckee

Sustainability Analyst Manager
Trayak

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Teo Medellin

Director, Global Packaging Sustainability
Procter & Gamble

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Neil Menezes

VP of Material Services
Circular Action Alliance

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Harrison Nix

Vice President
Green Group Consulting

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Jason Pelz

VP Sustainability US & Canada
Tetra Pak, Inc.

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Lucy Pierce

Sr. Project Manager, SPC
GreenBlue

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Kaitlin Reese

Circular Economy Consultant
Eunomia Research & Consulting

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Elizaveta Roberts

Director, Product Packaging Design
Graphic Packaging Intl

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Rich Rowley

President
Avolutions Inc

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Brie Seferian

Sr Manager, EPR North America
Mondelēz International

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Suzanne Shelton

Senior Partner
ERM Shelton

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Dr. Jon Smieja

Director of Circularity and EPR
WAP Sustainability

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Matt Swenson

Sr Sustainability Specialist
Amazon

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Tim Sykes

Brand Director
Packaging Europe

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Abigail Sztein

Executive Director, Recovered Fiber
American Forest & Paper Association

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Matthew Wright

Founder & Executive Chairman
Specright

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Rhodes Yepsen

Executive Director
BPI

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Dustin Ziegelman

Director of Engineering, Pulp & Paper
Sabert Corporation

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Lena Zodda

Sr. Manager, Government Affairs
Graphic Packaging International

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