Metro Vancouver Chair Greg Moore and Scott Hamlin of Looptworks were interviewed on Roundhouse Radio this week. Hear what they had to say about the conference, zero waste, and the circular economy.
Looking to share your Zero Waste Conference experience via Twitter? Remember to use the event hashtag #ZWC2016. Want to highlight a conference participant in your social media posts? Here are Twitter handles for the organizations, speakers, and panellists participating this year’s event:
Conference Host
Malcolm Brodie
Chair, Metro Vancouver Zero Waste Committee
Chair, National Zero Waste Council
@malcolmbrodie http://www.twitter.com/malcolmbrodie
@nzwcouncil http://www.twitter.com/nzwcouncil
Metro Vancouver Twitter
@MetroVancouver http://www.twitter.com/MetroVancouver
Metro Vancouver Facebook
www.facebook.com/metrovancouver/
Event hashtag
#ZWC2016
Welcoming/Opening Remarks
Jonathan Wilkinson MP
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Representing Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau
@JonathanWNV http://www.twitter.com/JonathanWNV
Jordan Sturdy
Parliamentary Secretary for Energy Literacy and the Environment
to the Minister of Environment of British Columbia
@jordansturdy http://twitter.com/jordansturdy
Jim McKay
General Manager of Solid Waste Management Services, City of Toronto
@jim_mckay https://twitter.com/jim_mckay
Greg Moore
Chair, Metro Vancouver Board of Directors
@Gregmooredotca http://www.twitter.com/Gregmooredotca
Opening Keynote: Design by nature, revolutionary innovation at the edge
Neri Oxman
Architect and Designer
@NeriOxman http://www.twitter.com/NeriOxman
MIT Media Lab
@medialab http://www.twitter.com/medialab
Moderator
Kathryn Gretsinger
Journalist and Professor
@kgretsinger http://www.twitter.com/kgretsinger
Innovation in the Marketplace
Eben Bayer
CEO & Co-Founder, Ecovative
@ecovative http://www.twitter.com/ecovative
John Ortiz
Director, Product Stewardship, HP
@johnort87 http://www.twitter.com/johnort87
@HP http://www.twitter.com/HP
Scott Hamlin
Co-Founder, Looptworks
@looptscott http://www.twitter.com/looptscott
Tim Brooks
VP Corporate Responsibility, LEGO Group
@LEGO_Group http://www.twitter.com/LEGO_Group
Moderator
Stephanie Bertels
Director, Centre for Corporate Governance & Sustainability, Beedie School of Business
@sbertels http://www.twitter.com/sbertels
Food Waste – A call for national action
Malcolm Brodie
Chair National Zero Waste Council
@nzwcouncil http://www.twitter.com/nzwcouncil
Toine Timmermans
Program Manager, Sustainable Food Chains, Wageningen University, and Coordinator,
EU Fusions: Food Use for Social Innovation by Optimising Waste Prevention Strategies (The Netherlands)
@ToineTimmermans http://www.twitter.com/ToineTimmermans
Scott Tudor
Director of Sustainability, Sobeys, and Representative, Consumer Goods Forum
@sobeys http://www.twitter.com/sobeys
Bob Long
Councillor, Langley Township
Federation of Canadian Municipalities, NZWC Board Member
@LangleyTownship http://www.twitter.com/LangleyTownship
Darby Hoover
Senior Food & Agriculture Specialist, Natural Resource Defense Council
@NRDC http://www.twitter.com/NRDC
John Lillard
R&D Project Leader, Innovation Team, Campbell Company of Canada
@campbellcanada http://www.twitter.com/campbellcanada
Moderator
Greg Moore
Chair, Metro Vancouver Board of Directors
@Gregmooredotca http://www.twitter.com/Gregmooredotca
Open IDEO Food Waste Challenge
Matthew Ridenour
Partnerships & Community Designer, IDEO
@matthewridenour http://www.twitter.com/matthewridenour @OpenIDEO http://www.twitter.com/OpenIDEO
Repair and Reuse – Challenging obsolescence through design + behaviour change
Tony Shumpert
Vice President, Recycling and Reuse, Value Village, and Circular Economy Working Group Member, National Zero Waste Council
@SaversVVillage http://www.twitter.com/SaversVVillage
Michal Len, Director, RREUSE (EU)
@rreuse_brussels http://www.twitter.com/rreuse_brussels
Ryan Dyment
Executive Director, Institute for a Resource-Based Economy
@TheSharingDepot http://www.twitter.com/TheSharingDepot
Shelagh Kerr
President and CEO, Electronics Product Stewardship Canada
n/a
Moderator
Vanessa Timmer
Co-Founder and Executive Director, One Earth and Board Member, National Zero Waste Council
@vanessatimmer http://www.twitter.com/vanessatimmer
@oneearthweb http://www.twitter.com/oneearthweb
Tribute to Our Friend Bing Thom
Bing Thom Architects
@BTArchitects http://www.twitter.com/BTArchitects
The Built Environment
Clint Undseth
Vice President, Innovation, Stuart Olson Inc.
@cundseth http://www.twitter.com/cundseth
@StuartOlsonInc http://www.twitter.com/StuartOlsonInc
Sudhir Suri
Senior Architect & Partner, L’OEUF Architects
n/a
Josh Taron
Professor, Co-Leader of the Laboratory for Integrative Design, University of Calgary and Principal, Synthetiques
@ucalgaryevds http://www.twitter.com/ucalgaryevds
Moderator
Trevor Boddy
critic and curator of contemporary architecture
@trevboddy http://www.twitter.com/trevboddy
Special Announcements
The Honourable Joyce Murray
Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board,
Government of Canada’s commitment to a cleaner and more sustainable economy
@joycemurray https://twitter.com/joycemurray
Edward Schwarz
General Manager of the LafargeHolcim Foundation
@lafargeholcim http://www.twitter.com/lafargeholcim
Closing Keynote: Circular Innovation and Business Leadership in the Netherlands
Owen Zachariasse
Innovation and Sustainability, Delta Development Group
@OZachariasse http://www.twitter.com/OZachariasse
Moderator
Raymond Louie
Vice-Chair, Metro Vancouver Board of Directors
@RaymondLouie https://twitter.com/RaymondLouie
Closing Remarks / Key Themes and Takeaways
Malcolm Brodie
Chair, Metro Vancouver Zero Waste Committee and Chair, National Zero Waste Council
@malcolmbrodie http://www.twitter.com/malcolmbrodie
@nzwcouncil http://www.twitter.com/nzwcouncil
Robyn Shyllit
Senior Public Consultation Coordinator, City of Toronto (via Toronto Satellite Event)
n/a
Venue
Vancouver Convention Centre
@vanconventions