Speakers
Circular City Week is an opportunity to meet and learn from circular pioneer, international frontrunners, local champions and innovative business professionals.
Below overview is a guide to which event they will be speaking at. More speakers will be publicized as the different event host are ready with their full lineup.
Pioneer Partners
Tom Kennedy
Principle & Circular Economy Lead
Arup
Event: Closing Celebration
Michael Plaster
Executive Vice President & Lead Business Manager, Electrification
ABB US
Event: Closing Celebration
Speakers
Anastasia Plakias
Co-Founder
Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farms
Event: A Conscious Kitchen
Ben Kogan
Founder
Reusable Solutions
Event: Zero Waste Showcase for Business
Cheryl Smyre
Director of Advanced Materials
Parkdale Mills
Event: Textile-to-Textile Circularity
Denis Hayes
CEO
Bullitt Foundation
Event:The Big Interview: Denis Hayes
Faith Legendre
Circular Economy Solutions Strategist
Event: Launch of the OSC
Jessica Schreiber
Founder
FABSCRAP
Event: Textile Waste with FABSCRAP
John Elkington
Founder and Chief Pollinator
Volans
Event: Inclusive Circular City Design
Kellan Stanner
Compost Operations Coordinator
The Lower East Side Ecology Center
Event: LES Ecology Center Tour
Laurence Carr
CEO
Laurence Carr Inc.
Event: The State of Circular Practices
Mike Newman
CEO
Returnity
Event: Zero Waste Showcase for Business
Peter Perrault
Senior Manager of Circular Economy Enel Group
Event: Inclusive Circular City Design
Nina Goodrich
Executive Director
SPC, GreenBlue
Event: The Big Interview
Rich Grousset
Senior Vice President
Business Development at Re:Dish
Event: Dishwasher Roles are Green Jobs
Susan Inglis
Executive Director
The Sustainable Furnishing Council
Event: The State of Circular Practices
Tricia Carey
Director of Global Business Development
Lenzing Group
Event: Textile-to-Textile Circularity
Walter Brigham
Senior Business Development Manager
Lenzing Group
Event: The State of Circular Practices
Anoop Nannra
Chair
Open Sustainability Collaborative
Event: Launch of the OSC
Bridget Croke
Managing Director
Closed Loop Partners
Event: Inclusive Circular City Design
Cody Irwin
Founder
ShareWares
Event: Launch of the OSC
Eliza Edge
Co-Founder
Cahoots Co
Event: The Life of Jeans
Jason Phillips
Vice President
Phillips Collection
Event: The State of Circular Practices
Tanya Woods
General Council
Hut 8 Mining Group
Event: Launch of the OSC
Kara Napolitano
Education and Outreach Coordinator
Sims Municipal Recycling
Event: Tour of Sims Municipal Recycling
Kyle Jeremiah
Comm. and Community Engagement
Energy Vision
Event: 3rd Annual EGE
Lexi Schladenhauffen
Chief Experience Officer
1888 Mills
Event: Textile-to-Textile Circularity
Nick Johnson
Founder
Open Trash Lab
Event: The Circular Economy - The Role of Citizens
Peter Tzannes
Compost Operations Manager
The Lower East Side Ecology Center
Event: LES Ecology Center Tour
Rob Kaplan
CEO
Circulate Capital
Event: The Big Interview: Rob Kaplan
Stephanie Erwin
Co-Founder
Cahoots Co
Event: The Life of Jeans
Steven Usdan
Founder
Giotex
Event: Textile-to-Textile Circularity
Ursula Kaczmarek
Lead Researcher
Open Trash Lab
Event: The Circular Economy - The Role of Citizens
Anthony Rossi
VP of Global Business Development
Loop
Event: Zero Waste Showcase for Business
Celeste McMickle
Director, TRUE Certification
US Green Building Council
Event: Zero Waste Showcase for Business
Deborah Nartey
Research Analyst
Footprints Africa
Event: What Can America Learn From Africa?
Eva Gladek
Founder & CEO
Metabolic
Event: Inclusive Circular City Design
Joanna Bingham
CEO
Footprints Africa
Event: What Can America Learn From Africa?
John Holm
VP of Strategic Initiatives
PYXERA Global
Event: Inclusive Circular City Design
Kate Kitchener
Chief of Staff Bureau of Recycling
NYC Department of Sanitation
Event: Textile-to-Textile Circularity
Larissa Lai
Community Development Researcher
MicroFood Hub
Event: 3rd Annual EGE
Lotte Breengaard
Program Director of Urban Partnerships
BLOXHUB
Event: Co-creating a Circular Campus
Mark Phillips
President
Phillips Collection
Event: The State of Circular Practices
Phil Vos
Program Director of Urban Partnerships
Energy Vision
Event: 3rd Annual EGE
Ricky Silver
Chief Supply Chain Officer
Daily Harvest
Event: 3rd Annual EGE
Samuel Pressman
Ecological Systems Designer
Natural Works
Event: 3rd Annual EGE
Sandra Goldmark
Associate Professor, Director of Campus Sustainability & Climate Action
Barnard College
Event: Co-creating a Circular Campus
Ushma Pandya
Co-Founder & Partner
Think Zero
Event: Dishwasher Roles are Green Jobs
