2026 Speakers, Day 2 – Communities October 22Zero Waste Communities Keynote Showcase 2026 Day 1 Day 2 At A Glance Ruth Abbe Zero Waste USA Cecilia Allen GAIA Erin Ash Spoonfuls Bobbi Anne Barnowsky Tribal Solid Waste Advisory Network Malia Becker Center for Biological Diversity Joanne Brasch, PhD California Product Stewardship Council Leslie Brooks, PhD Kaizen Sustainability Solutions Hayden Dansky Food Rescue Alliance Kelley Dennings Center for Biological Diversity Jeremy Drake Strategy Zero Waste Solutions Tony Hackett Californians Against Waste Caran Hanks MidAmerica Clean Future Alliance Chelsea Hilmoe Sustainable Connections Emin Israfil Rubbish Jamie Kaminski Zero Waste Canada Madeline Kaufman, M.Sc. Debris Free Oceans Nazir Khan Minnesota Environmental Justice Table Dan Knapp, PhD Urban Ore Paul Ledoux ipickupworcesterlitterverywell Gary Liss Zero Waste Associates Tom Llewellyn Shareable Bianca Lopez Valley Improvement Projects (VIP) Barbara Martinez-Guerrero Dream in Green Elena Mateo Zero Waste Costa Rica Samuel McMullen ZeroWaste.Org A. Jordan McNamara Center for Climate Integrity Angela Noakes Ocean Conservancy Shawn Peterson Association Of Gleaning Organizations Samantha Romanick, PhD Environmental Working Group Neil Seldman, PhD Zero Waste USA Deon Shekuza NAYoRE – Youth on Renewable Energy Hayden Sloan Race to Zero Waste Chris Sparnicht Zero Waste USA Justin Stockdale Circular Colorado Dennis Uyat Zero Waste USA Stefanie Valentic Resource Recycling Tedd Ward, M.S. Del Norte Solid Waste Management Authority Susanne W Warrenfeltz Classic City Rotary Jennifer Wendt MidAmerica Clean Future Alliance
