Keynote Showcase 2026
Bobbi Anne Barnowsky
Executive Director – Tribal Solid Waste Advisory Network
A powerhouse for tribal environmental programs, Bobbi Anne Barnowsky is the Executive Director for the Tribal Solid Waste Advisory Network and a 4th-grade teacher for the Coeur d’Alene Tribal School. With over a decade of experience working with tribal nations, including Alaskan Native Tribes, Bobbi has developed and enhanced environmental initiatives focused on stewardship, capacity building, and community outreach.
Bobbi’s strong commitment to tribal environmental programs has fostered extensive partnerships, earning her recognition as an Environmental Excellence Award winner and Volunteer of the Year.She has created essential tools like environmental plan templates and policy manuals, secured federal grants, and provided training to expand tribal program capabilities. As one of Alaska’s Tribal Operations Committee Representatives for the EPA, Bobbi has amplified the voices of native tribes across the region.
Bobbi will be speaking about Restoring the Sacred Loop: indigenous Values as the Blueprint for a Zero Waste Future on Day 2 – October 22.
A. Jordan McNamara
Staff Attorney – Center for Climate Integrity
Jordan McNamara (he/him) is a Staff Attorney at the Center for Climate Integrity. He focuses on holding Big Oil and the plastics industry accountable for misleading the public about plastic recyclability, including modern-day deception around so-called “chemical recycling”. Through education and outreach, he works to support communities, advocates, and decision-makers in understanding how the industry has created and fueled the plastic waste crisis.
Jordan will be speaking about Selling the Myth of Plastic Recycling on Day 2 – Tuesday, October 22. In the time it takes to give his presentation, roughly 30,000 tons of new plastic will be produced, the vast majority of which will never be recycled. Big Oil and the plastics industry have long understood that plastic recycling can’t meaningfully address the plastic waste crisis, yet they sold the public on the idea anyway to protect and expand plastic production. Today, the industry is redeploying the same playbook with so-called “advanced recycling,” a new generation of false solutions designed to look like progress while production continues to accelerate. Jordan’s presentation cuts through the spin to expose what plastics producers knew, how they misled the public, and why holding them accountable is an essential step to solving the plastic waste crisis.