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Thank you to all of our speakers and moderators!

Pre-Conference Virtual Session: Disaster Debris: Lessons Learned and Strategies for the Future (October 8)

Cameron Baughen, Baughen Consulting

Cameron Baughen, Baughen Consulting

Heidi Gerlach, Dillon Consulting

Heidi Gerlach, Dillon Consulting

Charlotte Brown, Resilient Organizations (NZ)

Charlotte Brown, Resilient Organizations (NZ)

Joe Angevine, Foothills Regional Landfill & Resource Recovery Centre

Joe Angevine, Foothills Regional Landfill & Resource Recovery Centre

Moderator SHEILA MOLLOY | Coast Waste Management Association

Moderator SHEILA MOLLOY | Coast Waste Management Association

Pre-Conference Session: Measurable Success in Waste Reduction (October 10)

Jeremy Lang Pela

Rachel Morier, Brewers’ Recycled Container Collection Council

Erin Wildeboer, Strathcona County Alberta

Erin Wildeboer, Strathcona County Alberta

David Kassian, City of Penticton

David Kassian, City of Penticton

Terry Fulton, Metro Vancouver

Terry Fulton, Metro Vancouver

Sean Kawakami, Convertus Group

Sean Kawakami, Convertus Group

Pre-Conference Session: Perspectives in Waste Reduction for
Commercial Businesses (
October 16)

Jarret Klim, Synergy/BC Green Business

Jarret Klim, Synergy/BC Green Business

Rachel Kagan, Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council

Rachel Kagan, Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council

Louise Schwarz, Recycling Alternative

Louise Schwarz, Recycling Alternative

Tera Grady, Cariboo Regional District

Tera Grady, Cariboo Regional District

Meg O’Shea, Canada Plastics Pact

Meg O’Shea, Canada Plastics Pact

Tamara Shulman, Tamara Shulman & Associates

Tamara Shulman, Tamara Shulman & Associates

Roundtable Facilitators | Educator’s & Communicator’s RT | Local Government RT | Hauling & Fleet Management RT

Moderator: SHEILA MOLLOY | Coast Waste Management Association

Moderator: SHEILA MOLLOY | Coast Waste Management Association

Ingalisa Burns, Let’s Talk Trash

Ingalisa Burns, Let’s Talk Trash

Abby McLennan, Let's Talk Trash

Abby McLennan, Let's Talk Trash

WEDNESDAY October 23, 2024 | Reducing Carbon Intensity in Fleets & Vehicles

Steve Wiebe, Innotech Fleet Strategies

Steve Wiebe, Innotech Fleet Strategies

Dennis Wilson, Nation Group

Dennis Wilson, Nation Group

Emily Pearson, Quantum Technology

Emily Pearson, Quantum Technology

Sean Kawakami, Convertus Group

Sean Kawakami, Convertus Group

WEDNESDAY October 23, 2024 | Reducing Material and Carbon Waste Through Deconstruction, Reuse and Design for Disassembly  

Stephanie Dalo, Carbon Leadership Forum BC

Stephanie Dalo, Carbon Leadership Forum BC

Leah Berscheid, Cowichan Valley Regional District

Leah Berscheid, Cowichan Valley Regional District

THURSDAY October 24, 2024 | Welcome & Special Greetings | Tribute to Success | Keynote Session

Sheila Molloy, Executive Director, CWMA

Sheila Molloy, Executive Director, CWMA

Brendan McShane Chair, CWMA / Recycle BC

Brendan McShane Chair, CWMA / Recycle BC

Russ Smith, Capital Regional District

Russ Smith, Capital Regional District

Cindy Coutts, Return-It

Cindy Coutts, Return-It

​Sylvia Cheuy​, Tamarack Institute

​Sylvia Cheuy​, Tamarack Institute

RORY TOOKE | City of Victoria

RORY TOOKE | City of Victoria

THURSDAY October 24, 2024 | Collaboration for Innovation

Sam Baker, Recycle BC

Sam Baker, Recycle BC

Stevan Mikha, Prairie Robotics

Stevan Mikha, Prairie Robotics

Bud Fraser, University of British Columbia

Bud Fraser, University of British Columbia

Jodie Frank, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District

Jodie Frank, Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District

Kate Masters, Capital Regional District

Kate Masters, Capital Regional District

THURSDAY October 24, 2024 | Legends & Prospects / Interview with a Legend

Gwen McCamley, New West Gypsum

Gwen McCamley, New West Gypsum

THURSDAY October 24, 2024 | Far and Away: Diversion Success in Rural Communities

Gene Larsen, Heiltsuk Nation

Gene Larsen, Heiltsuk Nation

Simone Sebalo, Zender Environmental Health

Simone Sebalo, Zender Environmental Health

Reilly Kosinski, Zender Environmental Health

Reilly Kosinski, Zender Environmental Health

Michelle Kresnyak, Gabriola Island Recycling Organization

Michelle Kresnyak, Gabriola Island Recycling Organization

Tim Ames, First Nations Recycling Initiative

Tim Ames, First Nations Recycling Initiative

Aaron Joe, Salish Soils

Aaron Joe, Salish Soils

Michael Zarbl, Major Appliance Recycling Roundtable

Michael Zarbl, Major Appliance Recycling Roundtable

THURSDAY October 24, 2024 | Virtual Vignette: Collaborating for Groundbreaking Deconstruction Policy & Action

Stephanie Phillips, Circular Economy & Deconstruction at City of San Antonio

Stephanie Phillips, Circular Economy & Deconstruction at City of San Antonio

THURSDAY October 24, 2024 | Pursuits & Actions for a Zero Waste Region


Katie Kennedy, City of Seattle

Katie Kennedy, City of Seattle

Rory Tooke, City of Victoria

Rory Tooke, City of Victoria

Paul Henderson, Metro Vancouver

Paul Henderson, Metro Vancouver

Sonam Bajwa, Regional District of Nanaimo

Sonam Bajwa, Regional District of Nanaimo

THURSDAY October 24, 2024 | Marquee Speaker: The Largest Collaborative Reuse Pilot Program in Canada

Jo-Anne St Godard, Circular Innovation Council

Jo-Anne St Godard, Circular Innovation Council

FRIDAY October 25, 2024 | Marquee Speaker: Canada’s Zero Waste Agenda 

Charlotte Masemann, Environment & Climate Change Canada

Charlotte Masemann, Environment & Climate Change Canada

Avery Gottfried, BC Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy

Avery Gottfried, BC Ministry of Environment & Climate Change Strategy

FRIDAY October 25, 2024 | Where to Now?: End Market Development

Josh McLean, Ocean Legacy Foundation

Josh McLean, Ocean Legacy Foundation

Sean Kawakami, Convertus Group

Sean Kawakami, Convertus Group

Aaron Laslo, Can-Do! Green Technologies and Urbanjacks

Aaron Laslo, Can-Do! Green Technologies and Urbanjacks

Erick Serpas Ventura, VEMA Deconstruction

Erick Serpas Ventura, VEMA Deconstruction

Al Boflo, Reclaim Plastics

Al Boflo, Reclaim Plastics

Moderator: VERONICA BARTLETT | Stantec

Moderator: VERONICA BARTLETT | Stantec

FRIDAY October 25, 2024 | Legends & Prospects – Interview with a prospect

Gil Yaron, Light House

Gil Yaron, Light House

FRIDAY October 25, 2024 | Committed to Something Greater: Shaping Best Practices

Jamie Madill, Pro-Claim Group

Jamie Madill, Pro-Claim Group

Candice Ruggero, Cascades Recovery+

Candice Ruggero, Cascades Recovery+

Glyn Lewis, Renewal Home Development

Glyn Lewis, Renewal Home Development

Sarah Willie, Comox Valley Regional District

Sarah Willie, Comox Valley Regional District

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