2025 Speakers, Day 1 – Business

Keynote Showcase 2025

Ryan Torres

Ryan Torres

Vice President of Parks Operations

Battery Park City Authority

MaryEllen Etienne

Director

U.S. Green Building Council

Alison Waliszewski

Alison Waliszewski

Environmental Policy & Program Strategist | Coalition Leader

Independent Environmental Policy & Program Specialist

Olivia Johnson

Olivia Johnson

Zero Waste Project Lead

Go2Zero Strategies

Ushma Pandya

Ushma Pandya

Partner & Co Founder

Think Zero LLC

Sue Beets-Atkinson

Sue Beets-Atkinson

Global VP of Sustainability

SBM Management Services LP

Kevin Ng

Kevin Ng

Energy and Sustainability Manager

NVIDIA

Caroline Eader

Caroline Eader

Legislative Counsel

Zero Waste for Zero Loss

Cara Murray

Cara Murray

Program Analyst

Baltimore City Department of Public Works

Sydney Rogers-Lemke

Sydney Rogers-Lemke

Senior Manager, National Sustainability

SBM Management Services

Ashley Gladney

Sustainability Program Manager

Charlotte Regional Visitor Authority

Erika Kimball

Erika Kimball

CEO, Principal

Kimball Sustainable Healthcare

alex cassidy

Alex Cassidy

Program Manager, Zero Waste Lead

Port Authority of NY & NJ

Leana Houser

Leana Houser

Sustainability Manager, Zero Waste

Johns Hopkins University

manuel gorrin

Manuel Gorrin

Director, Mission and JEDI

Nature's Path Organic Foods

Deconstruction Dave Bennink

Deconstruction Dave Bennink

Founder

NYC Circular Construction Network

Tony Selvaggio

Tony Selvaggio

CEO

eSmart Recycling

Cory Oskardmay

Cory Oskardmay

Vice President of Business Operations

Go2Zero Strategies

Richard Anthony

Richard Anthony

President

Zero Waste International Alliance

Angela Ober

Angela Ober

Senior Sustainability & Effectiveness Specialist

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Ashley Koller

Ashley Koller

Sustainability Program Manager

Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

Kimberly Carroll Steward, Ph.D.

Kimberly Carroll Steward, Ph.D.

Executive Director

Nebraska Recycling Council

Gillian Griffin

Gillian Griffin

Sustainable Supply Chain Program Manager

New York State Pollution Prevention Institute

Jacquie Hilterman

Jacquie Hilterman

Sustainability Advisor

Dogwood Consulting

Nik Balachandran

Nik Balachandran

Founder and CEO

Zabble Inc.

Stefan Moedritzer

Stefan Moedritzer

Circularity and Embodied Carbon Lead

Google

Alison Cove

Alison Cove

Founder

USEFULL

Sarah Healey

Sarah Healey

Zero Waste Manager

Boston University

Stephanie Barger

Stephanie Barger

Director - TRUE Zero Waste Program

U.S. Green Building Council

Madhavi Trikha

Madhavi Trikha

Data Science Specialist

Upstream

Erin Price

Erin Price

Director of Stakeholder Engagement

Food Recovery Network

Mikey Pasciuto

Mikey Pasciuto

Chief Sustainability Officer

Scrapp Inc

Yadira Diaz

Founder & Chief Impact Officer

Gradible

Maddy Gawler

Maddy Gawler

Senior Specialist, Sustainability & Continuous Improvement

J.M. Smucker Company

Aneshai Smith

Aneshai Smith

CEO/Founder

GO See The City

Michael Bernier

Michael Bernier

Sr. Director, Sustainability

Swire Coca-Cola, USA

Savannah Robledo

Savannah Robledo

Plastic Campaigns Director

Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN)

Celeste McMickle

Director

USGBC

Devin Rauscher

Devin Rauscher

Data Analysis and Research for Zero Waste Intern

Boston University

Sarah E. Johnson, BSN, BA, RN-BC

Sarah E. Johnson, BSN, BA, RN-BC

Clinical Program Manager, Environmental Stewardship

Providence St. Patrick Hospital

Stacy Savage

Stacy Savage

Founder/CEO

Zero Waste Strategies

Anastasia Gramotneva

Anastasia Gramotneva

Associate Director, Inclusive Growth

B Lab US & Canada

Christienne de Tournay Birkhahn

Christienne de Tournay Birkhahn

Instructor and ZW Consultant

ZWUSA and Independent

Disney Petit

Disney Petit

Founder & CEO

LiquiDonate