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2021 Speakers
From L-Z

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Laksh Sampat

Sr. CBG Manager

Bank of the West

Event: Inspiring Circularity Through Different Lenses

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Laurence Carr

CEO

Laurence Carr Inc.

Event: The State of Circular Practices 

Lars Olesen, Partner & Chairman, Better

Lars Olesen

Partner & Chairman

Better World Fashion

Event: Internationalization Strategies for Sustainable Fashion & Textile 

Leslie Rodgers, Director of Education &

Leslie Rodgers

Director, Education & Business Dev.

Atlas Organics

Event: Creating Resilient Food Systems

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Lindsey Casella

Senior Global Marketing Manager

Loop

Event: Sustainable Beauty Circle

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Louis Grasso

Managing Partner

Urban Mining Northeast

Event: Recycling Glass to Improve Concrete

Manuel Maqueda teaches Circular Economy

Manuel Maqueda

CEO of SUPER

CE Teacher, University of California

Event: Making Plastic-Free Cities a Reality

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Márcia Álvaro

International Business Development Manager

Montana Furniture

Event: Design for Life – The Danish Way to Circular Design

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Matthew Tonello

Project Executive

Consigli Construction Company

Event: Skyscrapers of Wood?

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Meagan Knowlton

Director Sustainability

Optoro

Event: Circular Economy – Looping on Data

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Michael Lundgaard Thomsen

Managing Director

Aalborg Portland

Event: Challenge: Carbon & Circularity

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Michael Reed

- Pioneer Speaker

Team Lead, Advanced Efficiency Solutions

NYSERDA

Event: Challenge: Carbon & Circularity

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Michelle Wiseman

Director of Waste Diversion

City of Atlanta

Event: Activating Building Material Reuse!

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Mike Izzo

Vice President of Construction

Hines

Event: Circular Systems and The Built Environment

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Nanna Høegh Ravn

Co-owner

LNH Water

Event: Water In The City: Bringing Circularity To Urban Water Management

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Nina Goodrich

Executive Director

SPC, GreenBlue

Event: The Big Interview

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​Oliver Dudok van Heel

- Pioneer Speaker

​Head of Client Sustainability & Environment
Freshfields

Event: Opening Ceremony

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Paul Mankiewicz

Co-Founder and Ecological Engineer,

Leaf Island

Event: Ecological Infrastructure: Key to Carbon Capture in The Evolution of Cities

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Peter Kelly

Group Director of Sustainable Operations

ISG

Event: RIBA Stage 5, Manufacturing and Construction

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Peter Tzannes

Compost Operations Manager

The Lower East Side Ecology Center

Event: LES Ecology Center Tour

Philip White, Chair, Sustainability Sect

Philip White

Chair, Sustainability Section IDSA Assistant Professor, ASU

Event: Close That Loop Ideathon

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Rachel Kibbe

CEO and Founder

Circular Services Group

Event: From Waste to Fashion

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Founder

Hoppekids

Event: Design for Life – The Danish Way to Circular Design

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Rob Kaplan

CEO

Circulate Capital 

Event: The Big Interview: Rob Kaplan

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Robin Nagle

Clinical Professor, Anthropologist

New York University

Event: Energy & Waste

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Rune Kirt

CEO

KIRT x THOMSEN

Event: Prosumer Energy Network for New York and Beyond

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Ryan Kanzler

Head of Sustainability for North and Latin America

HP

Event: Are We at a Turning Point?

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Sam Bennett

Co-founder of Clever/Slice, Design Researcher and Educator at Parsons School of Design

Event: Full Circle Furniture

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Saman Sarbazvatan

Research Fellow

CERC & CEA

Event: Upskilling and Reskilling: Building a Foundation for the Circular Economy

Sarah Currie-Halpern, Co-founder and par

Sarah Currie-Halpern

Co-founder and Partner

Think Zero

Event: Commercial Properties and CE

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​Scott O’Connell

- Pioneer Speaker

​Director of Environmental Affairs
Dell Technologies

Event: Opening Ceremony

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Sinead Flanagan Murphy

Policy and Planning Strategist, Circular Economy

City of Toronto

Event: Making public-private innovation work

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Stan Chen

Co-Founder & CEO

RecycleGO

Event: Leveraging Blockchain to Verify a Circular Value Chain for Recycled Plastics

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Stephanie Potter

Executive Director, Sustainability and Circular Economy Program

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation

Event: Are We at a Turning Point?

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Susan Ruffo

Senior Advisor to Circulate Capital, The Circulate Initiative & the UN Foundation

Event: Circularity for Clean Healthy Cities and Seas

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Tamara Cohen

Executive Director

Remix Market NYC

Event: Launch of the OSC

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Teemu Halme

Anttinen Oiva Architechts

Event: Skyscrapers of Wooed?

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Tok Michelle Oyewole

Policy and Communications Organizer

NYC Environmental Justice Alliance

Event: #SaveOurCompost; Visions for composting in NYC

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Tone Søndergaard

Founding Director of Circular City Week 

Danish Cleantech Hub New York

Event: Opening Ceremony

           Closing Celebration

           Challenge: Carbon & Circularity

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Troels Dam Madsen

Project Manager

Henning Larsen Architects

Event: Accelerating The Circular Transition In The Built Environment

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Ursula Kaczmarek

Lead Researcher

Open Trash Lab

Event: The Circular Economy - The Role of Citizens

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Vik Rai

Organizer

The Uptown Fridge in Manhattan

Event: Making Circles

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Vlatka Katusic

Research Fellow at the CERC

Ecole des Ponts Business School (EPBS)

Event: Workshop: Digitalisation and Skills in a Circular Economy

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Will Sibia

Founder

Urban Systems

Event: Circular Systems and The Built Environment

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Laura Beres

Sr. Director, Strategic Portfolio Delivery

Ulta Beauty

Event: Sustainable Beauty Circle

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Laureen Meroueh

CEO 

Alchemr

Event: Cleantech Open Kickoff Webinar

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Lars Ravn Nielsen

CEO

Gemidan Ecogi

Event: Food Waste & Biogas

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Lexi Schladenhauffen

Chief Experience Officer

1888 Mills

Event: Textile-to-Textile Circularity

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Liza Lubell

Founder

Garbage Goddess and Peartree Flowers

Event: Making Circles

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Lotte Breengaard

Program Director of Urban Partnerships

BLOXHUB

Event: Co-creating a Circular Campus

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Mark Phillips

President

Phillips Collection

Event: The State of Circular Practices

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Matthieu Soulé

Head of Innovation Lab

BNP Paribas

Event: Inspiring Circularity Through Different Lenses

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Mayealie Adams

Director of Compliance, Political and Government Affairs

Philips, North America

Event: Are We at a Turning Point?

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Michael Cyr

Co-Founder and Chief Cup Officer

Cup Zero

Event: The Reusable City

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Michael Martinez

LA Compost

Event: Municipal Parks & Composting

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Michael Van Brunt

Sr. Director, Sustainability

Covanta

Event: Waste & Energy

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Midushi Kochhar

Designer and Founder

Ylem Lab

Event: Making Circles

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Mike DeLucia

Principal

Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners

Event: Insights Into Financing the Circular Economy

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Nick Johnson

Founder

Open Trash Lab

Event: The Circular Economy - The Role of Citizens

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Norman Vossschulte

Director of Fan Engagement

Philadelphia Eagles

Event: The Power of Sport for a Circular Economy: A Philly Special

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Oskar Norelius 

Architect SAR/MSA

White Arkitekter

Event: Skyscrapers of Wood?

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Paul Humphrey

Donations Coordinator

Materials for the Arts

Event: Guided Tour of Materials for the Arts

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Peter Swallow

Associate

Grimshaw Architects

Event: RIBA Stage 5, Manufacturing and Construction

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Phoebe Mankiewicz

Head of Research of Leaf Island, Interdisciplinary Scientist

Event: Ecological Infrastructure: Key to Carbon Capture in The Evolution of Cities

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Pia Huusfelt

Business Leader of Circular Economy, Transformation and Innovation,

Ingka Group (IKEA)

Event: The Future of Furniture?

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Rama Chorpash

Associate Professor of Product Design

Parsons The New School

Event: The State of Circular Practices 

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Ricky Silver

Chief Supply Chain Officer

Daily Harvest

Event: 3rd Annual EGE

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Rob Watson

Founder & President

SWEEP

Event: Defining & Verifying Material Circularity

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Rolf Ekroth

Fashion Designer

Event: From Waste to Fashion

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Rusne Sileryte

Co-founder & CTO

geoFluxus

Event: Measuring the Circular Economy in Cities: Learning from Best Practices

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Ryan Torres

Assistant Vice President of Parks Operations, Battery Park City Authority

Event: Tour of Battery Parks Zero Waste Facility

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Samuel Pressman

Ecological Systems Designer

Natural Works

Event: 3rd Annual EGE

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Sandra Goldmark

Associate Professor, Director of Campus Sustainability & Climate Action

Barnard College

Event: Co-creating a Circular Campus

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Sarah Templin

Product and Material Designer, Part-time faculty of product design at Parsons School of Design

Event: Full Circle Furniture

Shruti Parikh, Co-Chair, Sustainability

Shruti Parikh

Co-Chair, Sustainability Section IDSA Associate Director, Takeda Pharma

Event: Close That Loop Ideathon

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Simonil Rustomji

Former COO

mebl | Transforming Furniture

Event: The Future of Furniture?

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Stephanie Benedetto

Founder and CEO

Queen of Raw

Event: The Future of Fashion is Bio-Based and Compostable

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Steven Usdan

Founder

Giotex

Event: Textile-to-Textile Circularity

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Sophie Liu

Business Development Manager for North America

Loop

Event: Circular Collaborations for Change

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Tara St James

Founder

Re:Source(d)

Event: The Future of Fashion is Bio-Based and Compostable

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Tim Conway

VP of Sustainability

Shaw Industries

Event: Powering Circularity through Product Transparency

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Tanya Woods

General Council 

Hut 8 Mining Group 

Event: Launch of the OSC

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Torsten Andersen

Deputy Director

Danish Business Authority

Event: Circular Economy – Looping on Data

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Umaimah Sharwani

Vice President Operations

Bravo Sierra

Event: Innovating Personal Care & Cleaning Products for Tomorrow

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Ushma Pandya

Co-Founder & Partner 

Think Zero

Event: Dishwasher Roles are Green Jobs

            How Can ESG Help in Buildings?

            The Reusable City

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Vigga Svensson

CEO

Continued

Event: Circular Economy – Looping on Data

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Walter Brigham

Senior Business Development Manager

Lenzing Group

Event: The State of Circular Practices 

Xander Shaw is Compost Operations Coordi

Xander Shaw

Compost Operations Coordinator

Big Reuse

Event: Composting Tour, Gowanus Canal

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Lauren DeSteno

Corporate Executive Chef

Altamarea Group

Event: Lessons from a Resilient Restaurant During Covid

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Larissa Lai

Community Development Researcher

MicroFood Hub

Event: 3rd Annual EGE

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Lars Schrøder

CEO

Aarhus Water

Event: The Big Circular Ambition

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Lise Walbom

CEO

Food Nation

Event: Turning Agriculture Upside Down

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Lon Epstein

Director Of Sales And Business Dev. 

The Junkluggers of NYC

Event: Creative Reuse & Public-Private Partnerships 

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Maité Ortiz

Circular Economy Manufacturing

Event: Get Started Composting: Supporting the Biological Cycle

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Marianna Koval

Director, Invest NYC, Center for Sustainable Business, NYU-Stern School of Business

Event: Recycling Glass to Improve Concrete

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Matthew Greenley

Research Fellow

CERC & CEA

Event: Upskilling and Reskilling: Building a Foundation for the Circular Economy

Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli.jfif

Meredith Danberg-Ficarelli

USCC Board of Directors, Director of Common Ground Compost LLC

Event: Municipal Parks & Composting

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Michael Fishman

Co-Founder of Leaf Island, Principal of City Planning at Mott MacDonald

Event: Ecological Infrastructure: Key to Carbon Capture in The Evolution of Cities

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Michael Plaster 

- Pioneer Speaker

Executive Vice President & Lead Business Manager, Electrification
ABB US

Event: Closing Celebration

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Mitchell Grant

Property Manager

RXR

Event: Commercial Properties and CE

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Mik Strøyberg

CEO

Good Monday

Event: Internationalization Strategies for Sustainable Fashion & Textile

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Mike Newman

CEO

Returnity

Event: Zero Waste Showcase for Business

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Nicole Spina

Senior Project Manager & Circular Economy Lead

NYC Economy Development Corporation

Event: Opening Ceremony

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Olayinka Credle

Cofounder & Co-CEO

Melanin Essentials 

Event: Sustainable Beauty Circle

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Patrick Moloney

Market Director Strategic Sustainability Consulting

Rambøll

Event: Circular Economy – Looping on Data

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Pete Lankford

VP of Design

Erem

Event: Powering Circularity through Product Transparency

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Peter Perrault

Senior Manager of Circular Economy Enel Group

Event: Inclusive Circular City Design

            Inspiring Circularity Through Different Lenses

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Phil Vos

Program Director of Urban Partnerships

Energy Vision

Event: 3rd Annual EGE

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Poul Ejner

President

Renew Energy

Event: Food Waste & Biogas

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Rasmus Bjerngaard

Co-founder CEO

Nextfood

Event: Turning Agriculture Upside Down

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Rich Grousset

Senior Vice President

Business Development at Re:Dish

Event: Dishwasher Roles are Green Jobs

            The Reusable City

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Robert Rising

Principal

NYCitySlab

Event: Activating Building Material Reuse

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Ruby Pittman

Vision 2048

Event: Group future-vision

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​Ryan Cooper

- Pioneer Speaker

​Director of Circular Solutions
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Event: Creating Resilient Food Systems

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Saba Williams

Cofounder & Co-CEO

Melanin Essentials

Event: Sustainable Beauty Circle

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Samantha Sommer

Director of Business Innovation

UPSTREAM

Event: The Reusable City

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Sandy Nurse

Founder of BK Rot, New York City Council candidate 

Event: Using Policy to Enable Circularity

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Scott Allison

Senior Project Manager

CLEAN 

Event: Water In The City: Bringing Circularity To Urban Water Management

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Silvia Khurrum

Senior Engineer in R&D

Con Edison

Event: Waste & Energy

Shannon Goodman, Director, Lifecycle Bui

Shannon Goodman

Director

Lifecycle Building Center

Event: Activating Building Material Reuse

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Stephanie Erwin

Co-Founder 

Cahoots Co

Event: The Life of Jeans

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Susan Inglis

Executive Director

The Sustainable Furnishing Council

Event: The State of Circular Practices 

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Søren Nielsen

Sales and Marketing
Circle Supply

Event: Design for Life – The Danish Way to Circular Design

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Tazia Smith

Managing Director

Closed Loop Partners

Event: Insights Into Financing the Circular Economy

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Tim C. McAloone

Professor

Technical University of Denmark

Event: Making the Transition to a Circular Economy (MATChE)

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​Tom Kennedy

- Pioneer Speaker

​Principle & Circular Economy Lead
Arup

Event: Closing Celebration

           Inspiring Circularity Through Different Lenses

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Tricia Carey

Director of Global Business Development

Lenzing Group

Event: Textile-to-Textile Circularity

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Urban Blomster

Market Director

Södra Building System

Event: Skyscrapers of Wood?

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Valentino Vettori

Founder

Arcadia Earth

Event: Circular Collaborations for Change

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Prof. Vasilis Katos

Senior Research Fellow at the CERC

Ecole des Ponts Business School (EPBS)

Event: Workshop: Digitalisation and Skills in a Circular Economy

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Whitney Frances Falk

Founder & CEO

ZZ Driggs

Event: The Future of Furniture?

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Yarden Harari

Associate

CallisonRTKL

Event: Activating Building Material Reuse

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