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Monday 18th October

10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
WORKSHOP
Rethinking the Whole Value Chain of Plastic

This session brings a series of presentations on the most promising recent developments around rethinking and reinventing the whole value chain of plastics. From upgrades to recycling infrastructure, to new collection and... see more

Speakers
Lina Constantinovici
Founder and Executive Director
innovation 4.4
Susan Koehler
Chief Marketing Executive
Footprint
Paloma Lopez
Co-Founder and CEO
Future Fit Foods
Jeff Wooster
Global Sustainability Director
Dow
Dave Ford
Founder
Ocean Plastics Leadership Network
Paula Luu
Director
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
WORKSHOP
Corporate Political Responsibility: Building Brands with Integrity and Authenticity in a Polarized World

The University of Michigan’s Erb Institute recently launched the Corporate Political Responsibility Taskforce (CPRT) with the goal of providing engagement, support and a framework to help companies craft integrated Corporate Political Responsibility... see more

Speakers
Thomas Lyon
Faculty Director
Erb Institute (University of Michigan)
Elizabeth Doty
Director, Corporate Political Responsibility Taskforce
Erb Institute (University of Michigan)
Daniel Aronson
Founder
Valutus
Cody Tubbs
Director, Public Affairs
Kris Pederson
Americas Corporate Governance Leader

Tuesday 19th October

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION REGENERATIVE OPERATIONS & SUPPLY CHAIN
Why and How the 2020s Can Be the Decade of Regenerative Agriculture

The business world will need a number of big transformations in the coming years if we are to tackle the myriad environmental and social challenges we are facing, and we would be... see more

Driscoll's Track Sponsor
Driscoll's
Speakers
Zachary Angelini
Senior Manager, Environmental Stewardship
Public Good Provisions
Taylor Stanley
Head of Sustainability
Riverside Natural Foods
Jennifer Betka
Chief Marketing Officer
Indigo Agriculture Inc
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION REGENERATIVE OPERATIONS & SUPPLY CHAIN
Social Regeneration through Deep Supply Chain Transformation

This panel will go over critical social issues in global supply chains that have been making headlines for far too long – inequality, discrimination, forced labor and other forms of exploitation. The... see more

Driscoll's Track Sponsor
Driscoll's
Speakers
Bonnie Nixon
Director of Sustainability
Sustainable Brands
Charleen Fain-Keslar
Branch Chief
Sean Ansett
President

Wednesday 20th October

2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION REGENERATIVE OPERATIONS & SUPPLY CHAIN
The Evolution of the Complex World of Nature-Based Carbon Offsets

This session will aim to track the multi-faceted evolution of the voluntary carbon market and help make sense of the wide variety of nature-based carbon offset schemes available out there. Expert panelists... see more

Driscoll's Track Sponsor
Driscoll's
Speakers
Jeremy Manion
Director of Forestry Carbon Market
Matthew Potts
Professor, UC Berkeley
University of California Berkeley
Wessel Koning
Global Director Business Development & Partnerships
JUSTDIGGIT
Kevin Whilden
Founder
Sustainable Surf
Teresa Lang
Senior Sourcing Manager, North America
3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
BREAKOUT SESSION REGENERATIVE OPERATIONS & SUPPLY CHAIN
Measuring Regenerative Outcomes along the Value Chain

Measuring regeneration is an entirely new field that is only just now starting to solidify, yet it’s crucially important if we are to make the collective progress we are hoping for. This... see more

Driscoll's Track Sponsor
Driscoll's
Speakers
Jeff Gowdy
Director of Consulting & Business Development
Vanderbilt University
Ethan Soloviev
Chief Innovation Officer
Nicole Miller
Managing Director
Biomimicry 3.8
Erin Meezan
Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer
Interface
Mary Jane Melendez
Chief Sustainability & Global Impact Officer