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The Science of SustainabilityThe Science of Sustainability

Speaker: Bryan Staley, PhD, PE, President & CEO, EnvironmentalResearch & Education Foundation (EREF) Moderator: Stefanie Valentic, Editorial Director, Waste360

Monday, September 13

9:00AM 9:00AMWaste Expo Together Online Opens Waste Expo Together Online Opens

Waste Expo Together Online Closes

Waste Expo Together Online Closes

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Changing Landscape of EquipmentSpeakers: Martin Mattsson, Director of Key Accounts,Volvo Construction EquipmentJohn A. Meese, Sr., Senior Director Heavy Equipment, WasteManagement

The Google of Garbage – Creating an

Ecosystem That Drives ChangeSpeaker: Tom Szaky, Founder & CEO, TerraCycleModerator: Liz Bothwell, Content and Marketing Director, Waste360

Networking Time

How Does Your Program Measure Up?

Utilizing Data to Negotiate Your Next

MRF Contract Speaker: Keysha Burton, Community Program Coordinator,The Recycling Partnership

MRF of the Future - Technology and ProcessSpeakers: Andrea Rodríguez-Piñero, Director of Engineering, FCCEnvironmental ServicesRobert Taylor, Area Manager Plant Operations, Republic ServicesModerator: Ashley Davis, Director of Sales and Marketing, CP Group

Taking A Bite Out of Climate Change/Food Waste Speaker: Emily Broad Leib, Clinical Professor & Director, Food Law &Policy Clinic (FLPC), Harvard Law School

Keynote: Does Waste-to-Energy Have a

Future in the US?Speaker: Derek W. Veenhof, Executive Vice President and ChiefOperating Officer, CovantaModerator: Liz Bothwell, Content and Marketing Director, Waste360

Route Optimization Creates Positive

Business and Environmental OutcomesSpeaker: Geoff Aardsma, VP of Professional Services, NorthAmerica, AMCS Group

Organics Management Options and

InfrastructureSpeakers: Patrick Sullivan, Senior Vice President, SCS EngineersJim Miller, Principal, JR Miller & Associates Rick Aho, Principal, Regulatory Lead, Divert OrganicsModerator: Dr. Stuart Buckner, Buckner EnvironmentalAssociates, LLC

MRF Data – The Proof is in the NumbersSpeakers: Jagadeesh (JD) Ambati, Founder & CEODon Gambelin, Head of Business Development, EverestLabsModerator: Anne Germain, COO & SVP of Technical andRegulatory Affairs, National Waste & Recycling Association

Weathering the Storm: Crisis Management

Best PracticesSpeaker: Will Flower, General Manager, Winters Bros. Waste Systems Moderator: Mallory Szczepanski, Vice President of Member Relationsand Publications, National Waste & Recycling Association

The Upsides and Downsides of EPRSpeakers: Resa Dimino, Managing Principal, RRSAbbie Webb, Sustainability Director, Casella Waste Systems, Inc.Moderator: Dan Jameson, Vice President, Government &Regulatory Affairs, Republic Services, Inc.

Practical Justice – Preparing to Comply

with NJ’s Environmental Justice LawSpeaker: Matt Karmel, Attorney, Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland &Perretti LLP

Safety First—Understanding New York’s

New Worker and Vehicle Safety RequirementsSpeakers: Sal Mastriani, Vice President of Risk Management,Interstate Waste ServicesNoah D. Genel, Commissioner and Chair, NYC Business IntegrityCommissionModerator: Steve Changaris, Vice President, Northeast Region,National Waste & Recycling Association

Improving Safety in the Waste Industry -

Sponsored by CaterpillarSpeaker: Clay Layne, Sales Support Consultant – Waste Industry,Caterpillar, Inc.

Partnerships That Drive Zero-wasteSpeakers: Jasmine Crowe, CEO, GoodrAndrew Jones, Sustainability Project Manager, Hartsfield-JacksonInternational AirportModerator: Liz Bothwell, Content and Marketing Director, Waste360

U.S. Engagement in Global Action to

Address Ocean Plastic PollutionSpeaker: Larke Williams, Foreign Affairs Officer, Waste ManagementTeam Lead, Office of Environmental Quality (OES/ENV), U.S.Department of StateModerator: Anne Germain, COO & SVP of Technical and RegulatoryAffairs, National Waste & Recycling Association

The True Cost of Fast FashionSpeakers: Alissa Westervelt, Senior Manager, DonateNYCKarla Magruder, Founder, Accelerating CircularityModerator: Elizabeth L. Cline, Author of The Conscious Closet:The Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good

National Food Recovery Evolution:

MealConnect and Feeding AmericaSpeakers: Justin Block, Managing Director, Digital PlatformTechnology, Feeding AmericaNathan Crone, Senior Account Manager, Agri SourcingPartnerships, Feeding AmericaModerator: Dr. Stuart Buckner, Buckner EnvironmentalAssociates, LLC

New Ways to Recycle Organics and Reduce

Harmful Emissions from the Waste StreamSpeaker: John Hanselman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer,Vanguard RenewablesModerator: Stefanie Valentic, Editorial Director, Waste360

Keynote: Towards a Circular EconomySpeaker: Tom Chi, Founder of Prototype Thinking, Lab Directorof the Planet, Former Lead at Google X

Two Tales from One County – The Past,

Present and Future of the Waste IndustrySpeakers: Michael Fernandez, Director, Miami Dade CountyDepartment of Solid Waste ManagementKisha Murray, Manager, Code Enforcement Division, Miami DadeCounty Department of Solid Waste ManagementModerator: Stefanie Valentic, Editorial Director, Waste360

AI-driven Advancements in

Bottle-to-Bottle RecyclingSpeakers: Megan Daum, VP of Sustainability, AmericanBeverage AssociationKate Krebs, Director, Industry Affairs, Closed Loop PartnersGreg Johnson, Vice President of Operations, GreenbridgeModerator: Matanya Horowitz, CEO and Founder, AMP Robotics

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Tuesday, September 14