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Event Overview
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Why YOU Should Attend
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Sustainability
Mobile App
Location
Hotels
FAQ
Program
Full Program
Innovation Open
Member Exclusive Events
Special Events
Schedule
Activation Hub
Participants
Who Attends
Speakers
Sponsors
Partners
Press
Get Involved
Group Packages
Showcase Your Initiatives
208/209
9:30 AM — 12:00 PM
Monday 4 June
Redesigning Good Meetings
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 Meetings
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 Good Meetings
Redesigning Hospitality for Sustainability and Inclusion
Mariela McIlwraith
Director, Industry Advancement
Events Industry Council
11:00 AM — 12:15 PM
Tuesday 5 June
Redesigning Good Meetings
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
Redesigning Good Meetings
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 Good Meetings
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 Good Meetings
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 Good Meetings
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 Good Meetings
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 Good Meetings
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 Good Meetings
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
9:00 AM — 10:00 AM
Thursday 7 June
Redesigning Products & Services
Cities and Corporations – Leading the Way to a Renewable Future
Betty Cremmins
Director
Director, CDP West
Matt Horne
Climate Policy Manager
City of Vancouver
Elizabeth Willmott
Environmental Sustainability Program Manager
Microsoft
Crystal Lassiter
Sr. Director, Global Sustainability & Environmental Affairs
UPS
Chloe Barnabe
Director of Global Sustainability
ALDO Group
By Day
Monday 4 June
Tuesday 5 June
Wednesday 6 June
Thursday 7 June
By Track
Expo Stage
Innovation Labs
Redesigning Good Meetings
Corporate Member
Plenary
Special Event
Deep Dive
Redesigning Retail
Redesigning Products & Services
Redesigning Consumer Behaviors
Redesigning Supply Chains
Redesigning Brand Purpose
Redesigning Cross-Sector Collaboration
Redesigning Marketing & Communications
Redesigning Organizations
Redesigning Leadership
Redesigning Society
By Location
116/117
Ballroom AB
Hall C (Activation Hub)
The Marriott Pinnacle Downtown
CRAFT Beer Market
Ballroom D
Waterfront Station
1st Floor Foyer
Top of the Harbour Centre Tower
Lynn Canyon Park
The Four Seasons Vancouver
109/110
111/112
114/115
118/120
Harbour Green Park
121/122
202/204
205/207
City Classroom (2nd Floor)
208/209
Mahony & Sons
201
Thurlow Street Entrance - Vancouver Convention Centre West
Blue Moon Theatre at the Shangri-La Hotel
Malone's Social Lounge and Taphouse
Elephant and Castle Pub
The American
Vancouver Convention Centre West
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By Day
Monday 4 June
Tuesday 5 June
Wednesday 6 June
Thursday 7 June
By Track
Expo Stage
Innovation Labs
Redesigning Good Meetings
Corporate Member
Plenary
Special Event
Deep Dive
Redesigning Retail
Redesigning Products & Services
Redesigning Consumer Behaviors
Redesigning Supply Chains
Redesigning Brand Purpose
Redesigning Cross-Sector Collaboration
Redesigning Marketing & Communications
Redesigning Organizations
Redesigning Leadership
Redesigning Society
By Location
116/117
Ballroom AB
Hall C (Activation Hub)
The Marriott Pinnacle Downtown
CRAFT Beer Market
Ballroom D
Waterfront Station
1st Floor Foyer
Top of the Harbour Centre Tower
Lynn Canyon Park
The Four Seasons Vancouver
109/110
111/112
114/115
118/120
Harbour Green Park
121/122
202/204
205/207
City Classroom (2nd Floor)
208/209
Mahony & Sons
201
Thurlow Street Entrance - Vancouver Convention Centre West
Blue Moon Theatre at the Shangri-La Hotel
Malone's Social Lounge and Taphouse
Elephant and Castle Pub
The American
Vancouver Convention Centre West