



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

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