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 than 250 speakers will contribute to making this the biggest circular economy festival in the US. More speakers will be publicized as the different event host are ready with their full lineup.
Speakers
From A-K
Abigail Kammerzell
Head of Sustainability
H&M North America
Event: Circular City Week - Closing Celebration
Agustina Mir
Co-Founder
Sortile
Event: Circular Transformations: Post-Consumer Textile Waste from Feedstock to Finished Product
Alex Pitskhelauri
Mayor
Akhmeta Municipality, Georgia
Event: Circular Steps For Better Future To All
Alexandra Smith O’Connor
Associate Director, GPB
PYXERA Global
Event: Reimagining Economic Growth in NYC: The Power of Corporate Engagement & Partnerships as a Tool to Unlock Circularity
Alissa Baier-Lentz
Co-Founder and COO
Kintra Fibers
Event: Transforming Materials: Building a Resilient Supply Chain and Financing The Regenerative Future
Amy Larkin
Founder/Director
PR3
Event: Mainstreaming Reuse: Enabling the Future for Scalable and Widely Adoptable Reuse Systems
Andreas Bäckäng
CEO
Enrad
Event: The Global Launch of Electric.nyc - A Carbon-Free New York
Ann Peddle Meitz
Sustainability and Packaging Innovation of the 3M Consumer Business Group
Event: Economic Growth in NYC: The Power of Corporate Engagement & Partnerships as a Tool to Unlock Circularity
Ashima Sukhdev
Circular Economy Advisor
The City of Seattle
Event: U.S. Circular City Snapshots: Firsthand Accounts of the Circular City Transition
Beau Whitney
Chief Economist
Whitney Economics
Event: Hemp: The Premier Plant for a Circular and Bio-based Economy
Benjamin Rodney
President of Construction
Hines
Event: The Global Launch of Electric.nyc - A Carbon-Free New York
Betty Rexrode
Architect and Founder
Rexrode Chirigos Architects
Event: Who Cares? A Conversation About the Value of Repair and Maintenance
Bridget Anderson
Deputy Commissioner Recycling and Sustainability, New York City Department of Sanitation
Event: What Will It Take for NYC to Get to Mandatory, Universal Organics Recycling?
Carolyn Federman
Executive Director, Charlie Cart Project
Event: Loop:Ed - Close The Nutrient Loop In Schools
Casey Rowland
Network Development
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Event: Circular City Week - Opening Ceremony
Catriona Brady
Director of Strategy and Development
World Green Building Council
Event: WorldGBC Circularity Accelerator: How Should the Global Built Environment Embrace Circularity?
Chantal Emmanuel
CTO & Co-Founder
Limeloop
Event: The Role of Startups and VCs in Spearheading a Circular Transformation
Chris Trott
Partner and Head of Sustainability, Foster + Partners
Event: WorldGBC Circularity Accelerator: How Should the Global Built Environment Embrace Circularity?
Christian Kaufholz
Global Leadership Fellow - Global Plastic Action Partnership
World Economic Forum
Event: Opening Ceremony
Christina Kwauk
Author
Brookings Institute
Event: 4th Annual EGE Sustainability and the Next Generation Workforce Conference
Cindy Malinchak
LEED AP Strategic Advisor to Public Sector Accounts on Advanced Technologies
Signify
Event: Tne Inclusive Circular City Transition: Incentivizing Upstream Circular Business Models
Cole Roberts
Americas Urban Energy Business Leader, Arup
Event: Circularity in Sustainable ZEV Fleet Transitions
Damon Strub
Bike Restorer and Founder
Nomad Cycle
Event: Who Cares? A Conversation About the Value of Repair and Maintenance
Danielle Jezienicki
Senior Director of Sustainability
Grove Collaborative
Event: How Business Leaders Drive Change: Leading the Way on ‘Circularity’ from Within
David Symons
Director of Sustainability
WSP
Event: The Built Environment: The Untapped Opportunity for Circularity?
Diana Osornio Hernández
Community Engagement Director
Movimiento de Jóvenes por el Agua (MOJA AC)
Event: Mexico City: Convening a Multi-Sector Platform to Enable Circularity
Dr. Dustin Herrmann
Principal Scientist, TreePeople
Event: Waste2Soils - Optimizing the Urban Waste Stream to Create Soils and Capture Carbon
Eivind Lorgen
Former CEO & President for North America, Nordea Asset Management and Independent Chair and Board Member
Event: Time To Hold Fashion Accountable – How The Nordics Are Paving The Way
Emily Jackson
Client Services Specialist
Foodprint Group
Event: Measurement and Circularity: How a NYC Bakery Uses Data to Optimize for Zero Waste
Eric Goldstein
New York City Environment Director, Natural Resources Defense
Event: What Will It Take for NYC to Get to Mandatory, Universal Organics Recycling?
Erin Adams
Executive Director
Seattle Good Business Network
Event: Designing Circular Business Support Services in the Pacific Northwest
Fernanda Panvini
Head of Circular Economy Italy
Enel Group
Event: Europe: Ahead of the Curve? Inclusive Circular Cities in Europe
Frédérique Thureau
Conseil en Innovation Responsable
TCBL Association
Event: The Circular History of the City of Prato: The Recycling of Woolen Clothes and Its Regeneration in Fiber
Gaeleen Quinn
US Head of Impact, Too Good To Go
Event: Committing to Circularity for Future Growth & Internationalization
Gita Nandan
Founder and Board Chair
RETI Center
Event: BlueCity Floating Development Tour
George Lozefski
Field & Education Coordinator, Urban Soils Institute
Event: Waste2Soils - Optimizing the Urban Waste Stream to Create Soils and Capture Carbon
Gocha Goguadze
Co-founder and Chairman
Circular Initiatives Roadmap
Event: Circular Steps For Better Future To All
Hans Henrik Dahl Andersen
Head of Business Development North America
Nature Energy
Event: Food Waste Recovery - Driving Methane Capture and Circular Economy
HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark
Event: Let's Talk! Creating Resilient Agri-Food Systems with Circularity in Mind
Imke Myrick
Director
Circular City Week
Event: Circular City Week - Closing Celebration
James George
Strategic Advisor
PYXERA Global
Event: The Role of Private Sector in the Inclusive Circular City Transition: Incentivizing Upstream Circular Business Models
Jane Abernethy
Chief Sustainability Officer, Humanscale
Event: The Circularity Challenge of Toxic Chemicals in Furniture & Interiors
Jeffrey Hollender
CEO/Co-Founder, American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN) & Co-Founder, Seventh Generation
Event: Public Policy & Circularity – Business Can Move the Needle
Jennifer Hill Carrigan
Executive Director, Circular Triangle & Inclusive Circular Economy Program
PYXERA Global
Event: U.S. Circular City Snapshots: Firsthand Accounts of the Circular City Transition
Jesper Burgaard
Director
Energy Machines
Event: CEO, KMC
Jim Sullivan
Head of Product Management, Sustainability
SAP
Event: Reimagining Economic Growth in NYC: The Power of Corporate Engagement & Partnerships as a Tool to Unlock Circularity
Joanne Gauci
Senior Policy Advisor, Collaboration Initiatives, External Relations
National Zero Waste Council
Event: Exploring Circularity in Canadian Communities
John Chalifoux
President and CEO
MERA
Event: Remanufacturing - A Hidden Lever for Circular Economy
Jordan N. Taylor Sloan
Sr. Consultant of Sustainability, Energy, and Climate Change, WSP USA
Events: Committing to Circularity for Future Growth & Internationalization
Juan Manuel Rosauro Valenzuela
Head of Institutional Affairs Andalusia and Extremadura
Endesa
Event: The Role of Private Sector in the Inclusive Circular City Transition: Incentivizing Upstream Circular Business Models
Kristin Kagetsu
Co-founder & CEO
Saathi
Event: Circular Economy: Biodegradable Compostable Sanitary Products
Katy Burgio
Program Manager
NYCHA
Event:
NYCHA’s Mattress Recycling Program
Kinga Szabo Christensen
Deputy Director
Confederation of Danish Industry
Event: Circular City Week - Closing Celebration
Karen Hughes
Principal Lead Public Affairs, Americas, LEGO Group
Event: A Circular Innovation City Challenge
Katie Hoffman
Partner
Regeneration.VC
Event: Transforming Materials: Building a Resilient Supply Chain and Financing The Regenerative Future
Adrian Jackson
Circularity Accelerator Programme Officer
World Green Building Council
Event: WorldGBC Circularity Accelerator: How Should the Global Built Environment Embrace Circularity?
Ailén Ortiz
Public Policies team
Unplastify
Event: The Power of Unplastify Regulations
Alexandra Cooley
Chief Investment Officer
Nuveen Green Capital
Event: The Global Launch of Electric.nyc - A Carbon-Free New York
Alexis Milcent
US Coordinator
Climate Fresk
Event: Remanufacturing - A Hidden Lever for Circular Economy
Alissa Westervelt
Senior Manager
DonateNYC
Event: Circular Economy for Food in NYC: Working Together to Tackle Food Waste
Amy Ryan
Circular Economy Alliance Strategic Foresight Board Vice-Chair & Chief Circular Economist, ESG Strategies
Event: Education and Skills: Getting Ready for the Emerging Job Market in a Circular Economy
Andrew McCue
Circular Economy Consultant
Metabolic
Event: Mexico City: Convening a Multi-Sector Platform to Enable Circularity
Arjan Hassing
Circular Innovation Strategist
City of Amsterdam
Event: Europe: Ahead of the Curve? Inclusive Circular Cities in Europe
Aurel von Richthofen
Team Leader Cities
Arup
Event: Europe: Ahead of the Curve? Inclusive Circular Cities in Europe
Behnosh Najafi
PhD, Founder
Circular by Design
Event: Circular Economy Manufacturing Solar Powered MicroFactory Tour
Berit Basse
Ambassador & Consul of Denmark in New York
Event: Exclusive Opening : Danish Circular Design Showroom
Brad Boren
Director of Innovation and Sustainability
Norrøna
Event: Time To Hold Fashion Accountable – How The Nordics Are Paving The Way
Camilla Mellander
Consul General of Sweden in New York
Event: Nordic Circular Space - Opening Reception
Carolyn Kissane
Academic Director, Center for Global Affairs
NYU
Event: Driving Circularity Through Partnerships: Co-creating with Future Consultants within Circular Economy
Catherine Murphy
Interior Designer, Educator, and Senior Researcher, Healthy Materials Lab
Event: Who Cares? A Conversation About the Value of Repair and Maintenance
Cecilie Engell Sørensen
Commercial Advisor
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
Event: Food Waste Recovery - Driving Methane Capture and Circular Economy
Chante Harris
Climate Investment & Partnerships Director
Second Muse
Event: Transforming Materials: Building a Resilient Supply Chain and Financing The Regenerative Future
Chris Voell
Head of Waste, Recycling & Biogas Advisory
Danish Trade Council, North America
Event: Food Waste Recovery - Driving Methane Capture and Circular Economy
Christina Cobb
Founder
UrbisEco
Event: The Circularity Challenge of Toxic Chemicals in Furniture & Interiors
Christine Kiourtsis
President
Renewable Recycling
Event: NYCHA’s Mattress Recycling Program
Clara Subirachs
Public Policies Coordinator
Unplastify
Event: The Power of Unplastify Regulations
Constanza Gomez
Co-Founder
Sortile
Event: Circular Transformations: Post-Consumer Textile Waste from Feedstock to Finished Product
Dr. Daniel C. Walsh
Principal, Walsh Environmental Solutions & Founding Director, NYC Mayor's Office of Environmental Remediation & Founder, Clean Soil Bank
Event: Waste2Soils - Optimizing the Urban Waste Stream to Create Soils and Capture Carbon
Dave Watson
Quality Director
Event: The Role Reclaimed Refrigerant Can Play in Supporting Your Sustainability Goals
Debora Lopes
Program Associate
NYCHA
Event: NYCHA’s Mattress Recycling Program
Divya Sridhar
Cleveland Neighbor Progress Program Manager and Lead
Inclusive Circular Cleveland
Event: U.S. Circular City Snapshots: Firsthand Accounts of the Circular City Transition
Ed Edwards
CEO
Circuit Board Medics
Event: Remanufacturing - A Hidden Lever for Circular Economy
Ellie Moss
Executive Director, Perpetual
Event: Mainstreaming Reuse: Enabling the Future for Scalable and Widely Adoptable Reuse Systems
Emily McGarvey
Director of Sustainability
Room & Board
Event: Circularity and the Future of Furniture Design
Eric Steenstra
President
Vote Hemp
Event: Hemp: The Premier Plant for a Circular and Bio-based Economy
Eva Gladek
CEO
Metabolic
Event: Inclusive Circular Cities: A Remedy for the World
Francesca Pilla
Fashion Operational Excellence Consultant
Bip Consulting
Event: The Circular History of the City of Prato: The Recycling of Woolen Clothes and Its Regeneration in Fiber
Fernanda Scur
Circular Economy Lead
PYXERA Global Latin America
Event: Brazil: Building Inclusive Circular Ecosystems in Urban Hubs at Scale
Garr Punnett
Chief Strategy Officer & Circular Economist
Rheaply
Event: The Role of Private Sector in the Inclusive Circular City Transition: Incentivizing Upstream Circular Business Models
Gitte Venicx
CEO
Earthwatch Institute
Event: Circularity IRL: How Circular Net Zero Ambitions are Taking Hold Through Action
Gianluca Galletto
Former Managing Director of Technology and Innovation Partnership, NYCHA & Co-founder, Smart Cities New York
Event: Achieving Circularity Across Industries
Gonzalo Sanchez Slik
Managing Director of North America
urbs
Event: The Global Launch of Electric.nyc - A Carbon-Free New York
Heather Hochrein
Energy Founder and CEO
EVmatch
Event: Circularity IRL: How Circular Net Zero Ambitions are Taking Hold Through Action
Hunter Buffington
VP of Policy & Advocacy
Element6 Dynamics
Event: Hemp: The Premier Plant for a Circular and Bio-based Economy
Ingo Walterscheid
Co-Founder
Global Material & Asset Fond
Event: A Circular Innovation City Challenge
Jan Meyer
Global CEO
Rutherford & Meyer
Event: Sustainable Financial Models in the Food Industry: An Ecosystem Approach
Jasmine Johnson
Zero Waste Leader and Horticulturist
Battery Park City Authority
Event: Battery Park City Authority Zero Waste Tour and Waste Audit
Jennifer Garcia
Manager, Corporate Real Estate Operations
The Walt Disney Company
Event: Switching to Reusable Products in Large Foodservice Operations
Jenny Igoe
Global District Manager, Lifeworks Restaurant Group
Event: Switching to Reusable Products in Large Foodservice Operations
Jesse de Bont,
CEO
ReefSystems
Event: BlueCity Floating Development Tour
Joanna Bingham
Founder
Footprints Africa
Event: Circular Accra: Incubating Circularity at the Intersection of Informal Waste Collectors & Material Reverse Logistics Hub
Jody McGinness
Executive Director, Hemp Industries Association
Event: Hemp: The Premier Plant for a Circular and Bio-based Economy
John Holm
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
PYXERA Global
Events: Europe: Ahead of the Curve? Inclusive Circular Cities in Europe
Jos de Krieger
CO-Founder
SuperUse Studios, Blade Made
Event: Creative Infrastructure: Circular Approaches to Public Space Design
Justin Seegmiller
General Manager
Breads Bakery
Event: Measurement and Circularity: How a NYC Bakery Uses Data to Optimize for Zero Waste
Kristine Barenholdt
Head of The Circular Lab
Roskilde Festival (The Circular Lab)
Event: Circular Economy: Biodegradable Compostable Sanitary Products
Kenneth Fields
Partner
Blue Inc Strategies
Event: Remanufacturing - A Hidden Lever for Circular Economy
Kara Napolitano
Education and Outreach Coordinator Sims Municipal Recycling
Event: Sims Municipal Recycling Tour
Kate Houghton
Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Hudson Technologies
Event: The Role Reclaimed Refrigerant Can Play in Supporting Your Sustainability Goals
Katie MacDonald
Director of Tech to Market
NYSERDA
Event: Circular City Week - Opening Ceremony
Aga Biedalak
Sustainability Consultant and Architect
Space&Matter
Event: BlueCity Floating Development Tour
Alejandra Nieto
Sustainability Manager
ROCKWOOL
Event: A Whole Life Approach to Local Law 97
Alexandra Davidsson
Secretary General
The Association for Responsible Consumption
Event: Circulents - The New Consumers
Alhassan Muniru
Founder & CEO
RecycleUp Ghana
Event: Circular Accra: Incubating Circularity at the Intersection of Informal Waste Collectors & Material Reverse Logistics Hub
Anders Smith
CEO
SolarLab
Event: A Whole Life Approach to Local Law 97
Anli Zhang
Founder
World We Dare to Imagine
Event: The Role of Startups and VCs in Spearheading a Circular Transformation
Åshild Wangensteen Bjørvik
Architect, partner and CEO
Mad Oslo
Event: Wipe Out Waste: Mad Architecture Employs Radical Circularity
Barent Roth
Co-Founder
Circular Economy Manufacturing.
Event: Circular Economy Manufacturing Solar Powered MicroFactory Tour
Bella Rabinovich
Project Associate
The NYC Compost Project hosted by Big Reuse
Event: Queensbridge Compost Site Tour
Bernice Pan
Founder
DEPLOY
Event: Deploying Circular Fashion: Sustainable Style for a Smarter Future
Brett KenCairn
Director
Nature-based Climate Solutions (NCS)
Event: Circularity IRL: How Circular Net Zero Ambitions are Taking Hold Through Action
Carol Swedlow
President
Aronson's Floor Covering
Event: Establishing and Maintaining a Circular Life - Off the Grid 54 Miles from Times Square
Carsten Lind Pedersen
CEO
Enorm
Event: Let's Talk! Creating Resilient Agri-Food Systems with Circularity in Mind
Catherine Weetman
Strategic Foresight Board Member, Circular Economy Alliance
Event: Education and Skills: Getting Ready for the Emerging Job Market in a Circular Economy
Celeste McMickle
Certification Advisor
TRUE Zero Waste Certification
Event: Battery Park City Authority Zero Waste Tour and Waste Audit
Charlotte Gjedde
Head of Partnerships
State of Green
Event: A Circular Innovation City Challenge
Christian Johansson
CEO
Noda
Event: The Global Launch of Electric.nyc - A Carbon-Free New York
Christina Grace
CEO
Foodprint Group
Event: Measurement and Circularity: How a NYC Bakery Uses Data to Optimize for Zero Waste
Christine Kiourtsis
Director of Institute, National Food Institute, DTU
Event: Let's Talk! Creating Resilient Agri-Food Systems with Circularity in Mind
Claus Gunge Ellegaard Mortensen
Business Developer, Incubator & Investor Relations Manager, Food & Bio Cluster Denmark and Director, Biogas Go Global
Event: Food Waste Recovery - Driving Methane Capture and Circular Economy
Dr. Dagny Tucker
Director of System Design, Perpetual
Event: Mainstreaming Reuse: Enabling the Future for Scalable and Widely Adoptable Reuse Systems
Danielle Spiegel-Feld
Executive Director
Guarini Center on Environmental, Energy and Land Use Law
Event: Driving Circularity Through Partnerships: Co-creating with Future Consultants within Circular Economy
David Soares
President and CEO
Lexden Capital
Event: The Global Launch of Electric.nyc - A Carbon-Free New York
Dhamar Romo Chavez
Community Coordinator
FABSCRAP
Event: Tour the FABSCRAP Warehouse
Domingo Morales
Founder
Compost Power
Event: What Will It Take for NYC to Get to Mandatory, Universal Organics Recycling?
Edward Mermelstein
Commissioner
NYC Mayor’s Office for International Affairs
Event: Circular City Week - Closing Celebration
Elyse Tosi
Senior Director of Accounts & Client Success
EON
Event: The Future of Textiles Circularity
Emily Yates
Smart Cities Director
Philadelphia
Event: U.S. Circular City Snapshots: Firsthand Accounts of the Circular City Transition
Erik Roos Lindgreen
Researcher and Consultant
Footprints Africa
Event: Data, Profits & Proof; Measuring the impact of Circular Economy businesses
Eva Valencia
Founder
TriColor Coalition
Event: Mexico City: Convening a Multi-Sector Platform to Enable Circularity
Francesco Marini
Textile Entrepreneur & President
Prato Textile Museum
Event: The Circular History of the City of Prato: The Recycling of Woolen Clothes and Its Regeneration in Fiber
Friso Klapwijk
Director
De Dakdokters
Event: Polder Roof Opening Event
Garry Cooper
CEO
Rheaply
Event: Inclusive Circular Cities: A Remedy for the World
Gat Caperton
President/CEO
Gat Creek
Event: Public Policy & Circularity – Business Can Move the Needle
Dr. Giorgos Demetriou
Chaired Professor of Circular Economy and Director of the Circular Economy Research Center, École des Ponts Business School
Event: Education and Skills: Getting Ready for the Emerging Job Market in a Circular Economy
Greg Genco
Co-Founder and CEO
Generation Conscious
Event: Generation Conscious: Creating A Circular Campus
Helinah Moreira Cardoso
Climate Change and Solid Waste Management Program Project Manager
GIZ
Event: Brazil: Building Inclusive Circular Ecosystems in Urban Hubs at Scale
Ian Rosenberger
CEO/Founder
First Mile
Event: New Delhi: Unlocking Circularity to Repurpose Waste & Mitigate Air Pollution
Jahir Mujica
Director
SUEMA
Event: Mexico City: Convening a Multi-Sector Platform to Enable Circularity
Jennifer Gootman
Vice President, Sustainability, Social & Environmental Impact
Williams-Sonoma
Event: How Business Leaders Drive Change: Leading the Way on ‘Circularity’ from Within
Jens Termén
Director
Energy Machines
Event: The Global Launch of Electric.nyc - A Carbon-Free New York
Jessica Schreiber
CEO, Co-Founder
FABSCRAP
Event: Tour the FABSCRAP Warehouse
Joanne Brasch
Special Projects Manager
California Product Stewardship Council
Event: LA Sanitation & Environment: Circular Textiles
Johan Schwind
Managing Director
URBAN-X
Event: The Role of Startups and VCs in Spearheading a Circular Transformation
Jonathan Deutsch
Professor of Food and Hospitality Management, Drexel University and Director, Drexel Food Lab
Events: Sustainable Financial Models in the Food Industry: An Ecosystem Approach
Joyce Halloun
Project Coordinator, Circular Economy Alliance & Circular Economy Research Center
Event: Education and Skills: Getting Ready for the Emerging Job Market in a Circular Economy
Kofi Koomson
Project Manager, Ghana Circular
PYXERA Global
Event: Circular Accra: Incubating Circularity at the Intersection of Informal Waste Collectors & Material Reverse Logistics Hub
Katrine Oline Aavitsland Lund
Senior Specialist
Ramboll
Event: Transition to a Circular Economy: Transformative Strategies and Tangible Solutions in the Built Environment
Keri Butler
Executive Director, NYC Design Commission
Event: