Everything you need to stay connected at the Zero Waste Conference
We look forward to welcoming you Friday, November 13th to the 2020 Zero Waste Conference!
The program begins at 8:30 a.m. PST. We encourage participants to sign in 15 minutes early to ensure stable connection and to learn how you can ask questions of the speakers and engage in the conversations.
Conference Interaction
Participants will be able to ask questions of conference speakers via Pigeonhole. Details will be available in your registration confirmation email.
Social Media Guide
Want to share your Zero Waste Conference experience on Twitter?
Please remember to use the event hashtag, #ZWC20.
Looking to highlight a conference participant in your social media posts?
Below are Twitter handles for the organizations, speakers, and panelists participating this year’s event.
Event hashtag: #ZWC20
Conference Host
Vanessa Timmer, Co-Founder and Executive Director, One Earth and Board Member, National Zero Waste Council
Welcoming/Opening Remarks
- Sav Dhaliwal, Chair, Metro Vancouver Board
@BurnabySav - Malcolm Brodie, Chair, National Zero Waste Council
@malcolmbrodie
Opening Keynote
- Beau Lotto, Professor of Neuroscience and Author and Founder & CEO, Lab of Misfits
@rbeaulotto - Moderator:Â Kathryn Gretsinger, Associate Professor at UBC School of Journalism, Writing and Media
@kgretsinger
Spotlight on Circular Economy Innovators & Entrepreneurs
- Wanjiru Waweru Waithaka, Founder and CEO, FunKidz
@CCiiru - Felix Böck, Founder and CEO, ChopValue Manufacturing
@FelixBock - Dihan Chandra, Founder and Managing Director, The Spent Goods Company
@spentgoods - Josephine Abate, Sustainability Officer, Keilhauer
@Keilhauer - Moderator:Â Kathryn Gretsinger, Associate Professor at UBC School of Journalism, Writing and Media
@kgretsinger
Next Generation Materials Keynote
- Suzanne Lee, Founder & CEO, Biofabricate
@Biofabricate_ - Moderator:Â Vanessa Timmer, Co-Founder and Executive Director, One Earth and Board Member, National Zero Waste Council
@VanessaTimmer
Spotlight on Next Generation Materials
- Suzanne Lee, Founder & CEO, Biofabricate
@Biofabricate_ - Eben Bayer, Co-Founder and CEO, Ecovative
@ebenbayer - Valerie Langer, Fiber Solutions Strategist, Canopy Planet
@Canopyplanet - Moderator:Â Vanessa Timmer, Co-Founder and Executive Director, One Earth and Board Member, National Zero Waste Council
@VanessaTimmer
Keynote Conversation: Solving the Plastics Challenge in One Generation
- Peter Schiefke, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change
@PeterSchiefke - Chelsea Rochman, Assistant Professor in Ecology, University of Toronto & Scientific Advisor to Ocean Conservancy
@ChelseaRochman - Horacio Barbeito, President & CEO, Walmart Canada
@WalmartCanada - Moderator:Â Chris Henderson, Chair, GLOBE Series & Executive Director, Indigenous Clean Energy
@IndigClnEnergy
Built Environment Keynote
- Michael Green, Architect & Principal MGA
@mgarchitecture - Moderator:Â Brock Carlton, former CEO, Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Spotlight on Opportunities in the Built Environment
- Michael Green, Architect & Principal, MGA
@mgarchitecture - Eric Dunford, Director of Sustainability, Carbon Cure
@CarbonCure - Amy Marks– Head of Industrialized Construction Strategy and Evangelism, Queen of Prefab, Autodesk
@QueenofPrefab - Vivian Kuan, Executive Director, Terreform One
@Terreform_ONE - Moderator:Â Brock Carlton, former CEO, Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Build Back Better – Let’s Not Screw It Up
- Tima Bansal, Ivey School of Business, Western University & Chair, Canadian Council of Academics Expert Panel on the Circular Economy
@TimaBansal - Richard Florizone, President & CEO, International Institute for Sustainable Development
@IISD_Pres - Carol Anne Hilton, President & CEO, Indigenomics Institute
@Hesquiaht - Melissa Barbosa, Head of Sustainability, IKEA Canada
@IKEACanada - Moderator:Â Brock Carlton, former CEO, Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Closing Keynote
- Katie Treggiden, Writer, Journalist, Speaker, championing a circular approach to design. Author of newly released book “Wasted: When Trash Becomes Treasure”
@KatieTreggiden - Moderator:Â Kathryn Gretsinger, Associate Professor at UBC School of Journalism, Writing and Media
@kgretsinger
Connecting with Us
If you have any technical questions about connecting to the conference please email ZWConference@metrovancouver.org or within the Zoom meeting, use the chat window.
We look forward to welcoming you!