2025 Speakers, Day 1 – Business

Keynote Showcase 2025

Richard Anthony

Richard Anthony

President

Zero Waste International Alliance

MaryEllen Etienne

Director

U.S. Green Building Council

alex cassidy

Alex Cassidy

Program Manager, Zero Waste Lead

Port Authority of NY & NJ

Aneshai Smith

Aneshai Smith

CEO/Founder

GO See The City

Gillian Griffin

Gillian Griffin

Sustainable Supply Chain Program Manager

New York State Pollution Prevention Institute

Sydney Rogers-Lemke

Sydney Rogers-Lemke

Senior Manager, National Sustainability

SBM Management Services

Maddy Gawler

Maddy Gawler

Senior Specialist, Sustainability & Continuous Improvement

J.M. Smucker Company

Stacy Savage

Stacy Savage

Founder/CEO

Zero Waste Strategies

Ashley Gladney

Sustainability Program Manager

Charlotte Regional Visitor Authority

Cara Murray

Cara Murray

Program Analyst

Baltimore City Department of Public Works

Leana Houser

Leana Houser

Sustainability Manager, Zero Waste

Johns Hopkins University

Sue Beets-Atkinson

Sue Beets-Atkinson

Global VP of Sustainability

SBM Management Services LP

Stefan Moedritzer

Stefan Moedritzer

Circularity and Embodied Carbon Lead

Google

Nik Balachandran

Nik Balachandran

Founder and CEO

Zabble Inc.

manuel gorrin

Manuel Gorrin

Director, Mission and JEDI

Nature's Path Organic Foods

Deconstruction Dave Bennink

Deconstruction Dave Bennink

Founder

NYC Circular Construction Network

Jacquie Hilterman

Jacquie Hilterman

Sustainability Advisor

Dogwood Consulting

Madhavi Trikha

Madhavi Trikha

Data Science Specialist

Upstream

Yadira Diaz

Founder & Chief Impact Officer

Gradible

Stephanie Barger

Stephanie Barger

Director - TRUE Zero Waste Program

U.S. Green Building Council

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

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

Clinical Program Manager, Environmental Stewardship

Providence St. Patrick Hospital

Gabrielle Brewer

Gabrielle Brewer

Sustainability Analyst

Boston University

Angela Ober

Angela Ober

Senior Sustainability & Effectiveness Specialist

University of Maryland, Baltimore

Disney Petit

Disney Petit

Founder & CEO

LiquiDonate

Tony Selvaggio

Tony Selvaggio

CEO

eSmart Recycling

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

Savannah Robledo

Savannah Robledo

Plastic Campaigns Director

Post-Landfill Action Network (PLAN)

Kevin Ng

Kevin Ng

Energy and Sustainability Manager

NVIDIA

Michael Bernier

Michael Bernier

Sr. Director, Sustainability

Swire Coca-Cola, USA

Sarah Healey

Sarah Healey

Zero Waste Manager

Boston University

Ushma Pandya

Ushma Pandya

Partner & Co Founder

Think Zero LLC

Alison Waliszewski

Alison Waliszewski

Environmental Policy & Program Strategist | Coalition Leader

Independent Environmental Policy & Program Specialist

Alison Cove

Alison Cove

Founder

USEFULL