Redesigning Good Meetings
9:30 AM — 12:00 PM
Monday 4 June
Redesigning Event Management for Sustainability
Paul Salinger
Strategic and Creative Communications/Sustainability Champion
Oracle
Mariela McIlwraith
Director, Industry Advancement
Events Industry Council
Yalmaz Siddiqui
Vice President, Corporate Sustainability
MGM Resorts International
Miguel Naranjo
Associate Programme Officer - Relationship Management
UN Climate Change secretariat
12:00 PM — 1:45 PM
Monday 4 June
Redesigning Good Food: Sustainable Alternatives for Events
Kaj Török
CRO & CSO
Max Burgers AB
Rebekah Moses
Senior Sustainability Manager
Impossible Foods
Ned Bell
Executive Chef
Ocean Wise
2:00 PM — 3:00 PM
Monday 4 June
Redesigning Hospitality for Sustainability and Inclusion
Mariela McIlwraith
Director, Industry Advancement
Events Industry Council
11:00 AM — 12:15 PM
Tuesday 5 June
Redesigning Success: How Brands in the Events Industry are Leveraging Sustainability for Business Results
Yalmaz Siddiqui
Vice President, Corporate Sustainability
MGM Resorts International
Sam Arons
Director of Sustainability
Lyft
Melinda Kendall
SVP, Sustainability
Freeman Company
Eric Dominguez
VP Engineering, Facilities & Sustainability
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
Mariela McIlwraith
Director, Industry Advancement
Events Industry Council
Inge Huijbrechts
Global Vice President Responsible Business
Radisson Hotel Group
12:15 PM — 1:00 PM
Tuesday 5 June
Best Practices and Challenges in Event Sustainability
Terry Nelidov
Managing Director, Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise
University of Michigan
Melinda Kendall
SVP, Sustainability
Freeman Company
1:00 PM — 1:45 PM
Tuesday 5 June
Redesigning Sustainable Exhibitions
Mariela McIlwraith
Director, Industry Advancement
Events Industry Council
Jeff Chase
Vice President, Sustainability
The Freeman Company
Joe Stapley
National Accounts Manager
ECOR
John-Paull Davidson
The Boothologist
Boothster
1:45 PM — 3:00 PM
Tuesday 5 June
Redesigning Waste Management for Events
Michele Grossman
Managing Principal CSR and Sustainability
Waste Management
Mariela McIlwraith
Director, Industry Advancement
Events Industry Council
Lindsay Arell
Principal and Lead Strategist
Honeycomb Strategies
Jessica Pautsch
Principal
FoodMesh
Joy Nemerson
Manager Strategic Partnerships, Zero Waste
TerraCycle
3:30 PM — 5:00 PM
Tuesday 5 June
Redesigning Sustainable Event Communications & Impacts
Thomas Schröder
Director Marketing and Communications
South Pole
Mariela McIlwraith
Director, Industry Advancement
Events Industry Council
Dave Ford
Founder and CEO
SoulBuffalo Expeditions
11:00 AM — 12:00 PM
Wednesday 6 June
Redesigning Events as Brand Sustainability Assets
Mariela McIlwraith
Director, Industry Advancement
Events Industry Council
Melinda Kendall
SVP, Sustainability
Freeman Company
Atlanta Mcllwraith
Senior Manager Community Engagement and Communications
Timberland
Miguel Naranjo
Associate Programme Officer - Relationship Management
UN Climate Change secretariat
Nicholas Parks
Vice President of Brand Strategy
MGM Resorts International
John Stewart
Department Manager, Corporate Engagement | BSA Sustainability Director
Boy Scouts of America
1:30 PM — 3:00 PM
Wednesday 6 June
Redesigning Business Events for the Circular Economy
Mariela McIlwraith
Director, Industry Advancement
Events Industry Council
Lindsay Arell
Principal and Lead Strategist
Honeycomb Strategies
Gwendal Castellan
Sustainable Destination Specialist
Tourism Vancouver
Joy Nemerson
Manager Strategic Partnerships, Zero Waste
TerraCycle
Jeff Chase
Vice President, Sustainability
The Freeman Company
Michele Grossman
Managing Principal CSR and Sustainability
Waste Management
3:30 PM — 5:00 PM
Wednesday 6 June
Redesigning Inclusive and Welcoming Events by Overcoming Unconscious Bias
Mariela McIlwraith
Director, Industry Advancement
Events Industry Council
Shauna Grinke
Head of People and Culture, North America
LUSH
Carolyn Wheeler
Director of Philanthropy & CSR Marketing
Caesars Entertainment Corporation