Keynote Showcase 2026
Day 1 (Business & Institutions) October 21, 2026
Katie Bailey
Director of Sustainability – LA Clippers & Intuit Dome
Katie Bailey is the Director of Sustainability for the LA Clippers and Intuit Dome, where she leads organization-wide sustainability initiatives, including efforts to reach and maintain a zero-waste campus. With a master’s in environmental policy and management and nearly 15 years of experience in the sports and entertainment industry, she specializes in building holistic sustainability programs focused on reducing emissions, minimizing resource use, and driving measurable impact.
Intuit Dome, the state-of-the-art home of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers, opened in 2024. The arena, which can host over 18,000 visitors, is redefining fans’ expectations for live experiences and changing the music and sports landscape in LA. Built to exceed the most stringent sustainability standards, Intuit Dome is LEED Platinum certified for Building Design and Construction. With features that include a building-wide reclaimed water system and a nearly 6,000-square-foot Zero Waste Room, Intuit Dome was designed to support ongoing efforts to minimize its environmental footprint.
Katie will be speaking about Zero Waste Systems at Major Sports Stadiums on Day 1 – October 21.
Emi LaFountain
West Coast Sustainability Lead – Turner Construction Company
Emi LaFountain is a Sustainability Manager at Turner Construction, focused on standardizing sustainability programs along the West Coast and identifying and implementing policies and standards aimed towards meeting Turner’s ESG goals. Aside from having worked in construction operations, finance, and procurement roles, and she has also held corporate positions as Turner’s Embodied Carbon Program Manager and Jobsite Carbon Program Manager, where she worked to define the contractor’s role in sustainability and operationalize best practices. Emi was a founding member of the Bay Area Sustainable Construction Leaders group and is currently developing an open-source website that provides information on sustainability recommendations by specification section. She holds an undergraduate degree in environmental engineering from Rice University and has a master’s in Sustainability Leadership from the University of Cambridge.
Emi will be speaking about Choosing Your Project’s Sustainability Story on Day 1 – October 21.
Bobbi Anne Barnowsky
Executive Director – Tribal Solid Waste Advisory Network
TSWAN Executive Director Bobbi Anne Barnowsky draws upon her experience working with tribes across EPA Region 10 to share insights into how indigenous values are shaping Zero Waste futures in rural tribal communities.
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.