Adrian Vannahme is an accomplished policy expert and consultant with fifteen years of international experience in environmental policy. He is the Vice-President Business Development for the North American operations of Reclay Group, a German-based consultancy and recycling company specializing in circular economy solutions. He has extensive experience analyzing policy and market developments pertaining to recycling […]
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Pablo Russell
Native to the Kainai of Southern Alberta, Camille Pablo Russell, aa’spahk’ko’mii’kwan “Shooting in the Air” is an award winning international speaker, author, respected Blackfoot ceremonialist and cultural consultant. Pablo grew up with his grandparents and was nourished in traditional ceremonial life. Nearly 40yrs after joining the sundance as a young man, he continues to leads […]
Lucinda Phillips
I am Lucinda Phillips, a proud member of Lil’wat Nation in BC. Lucinda has over 20+ years of experience working with First Nations organizations in a variety of departments, Lucinda was the Chief of her community from 2011-2015 and on Council for many years. She has been with IZWTAG (Indigenous Zero Waste Technical Advisory Group) […]
Jaclyn Schmidt
Jaclyn Schmidt is the Executive Director for the Water and Waste Policy Branch at Environment and Protected Areas, which led the development of Alberta’s new extended producer responsibility framework and is supporting steps to establishing a more circular economy for plastics and other materials. She has been with the Government of Alberta for over 15 […]
Anna Rajkovic
Anna Rajkovic is the Circular Economy Market Manager at NOVA Chemicals. In her role, she is responsible for the company’s PCR product portfolio, and more broadly driving circularity with plastic converter customers and across the entire plastics value chain. Anna joined NOVA Chemicals in 2008; prior to her current role she was an applications development […]
Alexandra Mills
Alexandra is a recent graduate of the University of Alberta’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. Concentrating her studies in Supply Chain Sustainability, she is knowledgeable in leading climate commitments, targets, and measurement frameworks and leading models to tackle their goals. Prior to pursuing her MBA, Alexandra worked as a Senior Consultant for MNP LLP […]
Pete Fry
Pete Fry is a Vancouver City Councillor, elected in 2018 with the Green Party. Since immigrating to Canada as a child, he has lived in Vancouver where he has run several successful small businesses, and worked and volunteered in community development with some of the City’s most vulnerable populations. With a keen interest in circular […]
Dayton Skei
Having been in the waste industry since 2016, Dayton currently manages the organic waste feedstocks for EverGen Infrastructure. EverGen has two biogas facilities and two conventional composting facilities in BC and AB. Like EverGen, Dayton sees the importance of increasing regional capacity for organic waste processing and renewable energy opportunities. Engaging with farmers, food processors, […]
Vittoria Bellissimo
Vittoria Bellissimo is the President and CEO of CanREA, the voice of Canada’s wind energy, solar energy and energy storage industry. She was previously the Executive Director of the Industrial Power Consumers Association of Alberta, and worked in renewable energy procurement at both the Ontario Ministry of Energy and the Ontario Power Authority (now the […]
Kate Nelson
Kate is from Mi’kma’ki the ancestral and unceded territory of the L’nu. After living and travelling across Canada, Kate made her way back to the East Coast to raise her children and get free child care from her mom and sister. She has also accumulated a saucy Puggle, a chatty Husky and a hateful cat. […]