Alek Orloff

CFO
Frontier Waste

Eric Adams

Founder/CEO
Dog & Whistle

Sean Ahern

Senior Director of Operations
Lovin’ Spoonfuls

Ali Ahmed

CEO & Founder
Brain Food

Sen. Ben Allen

Senator
State of California

Jan Allen

Founder & Chief Inventor
Chomp

Jagadeesh “JD” Ambati

CEO and Founder
EverestLabs

Manish Anandpara

Senior Vice President
Macquarie Asset Management

Mr Rusty Angel

Eastern Region Sales Manager
Machinex Technologies

Laura Anthony

President
Zero Waste San Diego

Richard Anthony

Principal
Richard Anthony Associates

Frank M. Antonacci

COO
USA Hauling & Recycling

Dr. Kelleigh Ash

Chief Technology Officer
Battle Motors

Kevin Atkinson

Founder & CDO
Texas Pride Disposal

Greg Austin

Director of Distribution
Food Rescue Hero

Lynsey Baer

Chief of Engineering
Delaware Solid Waste Authority

James Baldauf

Executive Vice President
Stabilitas Analytics

Tyler Bandemer

Solid Waste Manager
City of Loveland, Colorado

Erin Banford

Director of Municipal Services
Casella Waste Systems

Amy Banister

Senior Director Air Programs
WM

Brian Bates

Director of Federal Government Affairs
Porter Group

Tim Bath

Director of Hauling
Rumpke Waste & Recycling

Ryan Begin

CEO and Co-Founder
Divert

David Bennett

Solid Waste Manager
City of Scottsdale

Jennifer Betts

CEO
Betts on the Future

Nancy Beyda

Executive Director
Food Cycle LA

David Biderman

President
Biderman Consulting, LLC

Gary Bilbro

Director of Sales
EcoSafe Zero Waste

Orion Black-Brown

Director of Operations
Green Mountain Technologies Founder

Suzie Boxman

Director of Programs
EREF

Steve Boyer

VP, Commercial
Hyzon

Dave Bragg

Business Development Manager
Qualpay

Ryan Brandos

Senior Key Account Manager
Lytx

Kim Braun

Project Director, Municipal Food Recovery Program
Go2Zero Strategies

Cassidy Brauns

President & COO
Gatehouse Purchasing, Inc

Kent Britton

VP of BD
Collective Waste

Andrew Brousseau

Black Earth Compost

Chase Brumfield

Site Reliability Engineering Manager
AMP

Dr. Stuart Buckner

President
Buckner Environmental Associates, LLC

Olivia Burns

Environmental Specialist, Office of Sustainability
Clark County Department of Environment and Sustainability

Jean Buzby

USDA Food Loss and Waste Liaison
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Janette Byerley

Owner & CEO
Dave’s Suburban Disposal Service, LLC

Bill Camarillo

Chief Executive Officer
Agromin

Mr. Eric Camirand

Founder & CEO

Bob Cappadona

Vice President – Resource Solutions
Casella

Mike Cappel

General Counsel
Rumpke Waste & Recycling

Tony Cardamone

Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Concorde, Inc.

Tori Carle

Waste Reduction Supervisor
City of Greensboro, NC

Noah Carlson

Senior Application Engineer
BIOFerm

Pam Caron

Senior Vice President, Waste & Recycling Practice
Risk Strategies Company

Ana-Alicia Carr

Director of Policy and Coalitions
Los Angeles Food Policy Council

Carrie Carter Cooper

Founder & Executive Director
Las Vegas Fashion Council

Liza Casella

VP, Sales & Organic Growth
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.

Joe Cassin

Vice President of Business Development
WM

Candy Castellenos

Principal
Radiant Consulting

Luigi Castelli

President
BioMRF Technologies, Inc.

Ashok Chaudhuri

Senior VP
Ankur Scientific Energy Technologies

Lillian Childress

Closed Loop Partners

Dan Christensen

President
CARDS Recycling

Brian Cleveringa

CFO
Eagle River Capital / HBS Trash

Rich Cohen

Advisor and Founder
Compost Stewardship Institute

Salvatore Coniglio

CEO
Recology

Caroline Cooper

Vice President
Global Sensor Systems Inc.

Ryan Cooper

VP of Circular Economy Solutions and Organics Recycling Lead
Rubicon Global

Ryan Cooper

Director of Circular Economy Solutions
Rubicon Global

Keyna Cory

President
Public Affairs Consultants, Inc.

Matt Cougle

COO
Cougle's Recycling

Chelsea Csuhran

Food Rescue Program Director
Hunger Network

Louis Cummings

Solid Waste Manager
Kansas City

Marieke Curley

COO
WIN Waste Innovations

Amanda Curtis

Waste & Recycling Consultant
American Waste Control

MEREDITH DANBERG-FICARELLI

Co-Founder + CEO
WA+TS (Waste Administration + Tracking Software)

Mark Dancy

President
WasteZero

Debra Darby

Manager Organics Sustainability Solutions
Tetra Tech

Emily Darchuk

Founder
Wheyward Spirits

Luc De Baere

President
DRANCO Inc.

Christienne de Tournay

Zero Waste Consultant

Scott DeFife

President
Glass Packaging Institute

Jörgen Dehlbom

Division Mgr, NA
Firefly

Dr. Jonathan Deutsch PhD

Professor of Food and Hospitality and Program Director of Food Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Drexel University

David DeVito

VP of Operations
Resource Waste

Maria Diego

Senior Management Analyst
The City of San Diego, Environmental Services Department

Bert Dierick

Sales Engineer
DRANCO nv

Sam Dietrich

CEO
Prairie Robotics

Sunjay Dodani

CEO
Revvo Technologies Inc

Dustin Dubois

President
Filthy Organics

Tracee Dundas

Programs Coordinator / Founder and Creative Director
Dress for Success / New Orleans Fashion Week

Matt Durbin

SVP, Digital Asset Strategy & Technical Services
Cyclyx International, LLC

Neil Edgar

Senior Project Manager / Executive Director & Co-founder
Edgar & Associates / California Compost Coalition

Gage Edwards

Content Producer
Waste360

Brett Ekart

CEO
United Metals Recycling

Jennifer England

Vice President of External Affairs
Food Rescue Hero

Javier Erazo

District Manager
Waste Connections

Harlan Ewert

COO
Verdant Technologies

Wayne Fenton

City of Durham Solid Waste Management

Steven Finn

Vice President of Food Waste Prevention
LeanPath, Inc

Kyla Fisher

Program Director
AMERIPEN

Rob Fisher

Chief Information Officer
LRS

Will Flower

Senior Vice President - Corporate and Public Affairs
Winters Bros. Waste Systems

Ryan Fogelman

Vice President of Strategic Partnerships
Fire Rover

Chris Foote

Sustainability Manager
Wegmans

Mark Fournier

Director - Solutions Engineering
Routeware

Megan Franco, PhD

Executive Director
Northern Virginia Food Rescue

Mr. Tyler Frank

Founder and CEO
Garbage to Garden

Tom Frankiewicz

Waste Methane Subject Matter Expert
RMI

Brian Fuchs

North America Representative
Sustainable Generation

Ms Sara Fuentes

Co-founder and President
SmartWaste Inc.

Cameron Funk

Chief Sustainability Officer
CheckSammy

Jeff Gage

Director of Consulting
Green Mountain Technologies (GMT)

Brian Galonek

President
All Star Incentive Marketing

Anne Garsztka

WWF, World Wildlife Fund Food Loss and Waste team

Shannon Crawford Gay

Director, Recycling and Environmental Policy
WM

Owen George

Commercial & Resource Strategy Manager
Grundon

Anne Germain

COO & SVP of Technical and Regulatory Affairs
National Waste & Recycling Association

Aftyn Giles

Principle Planner, Sustainability and Resilience
City of Pittsburgh, Department of City Planning

Tim Goncharoff

President
TAG Consulting

Michael Gondek

CDL Operator
All Waste

Tom Gonser

President
GDT Advantage

Jairo E. Gonzalez

President
Organics Recycling Foundation, Inc

Eva Goulbourne

Founder & CEO
Littlefoot Ventures

Erik Grabowsky

Chief, Solid Waste Bureau
Arlington County, Virginia

Thomas Gratz

Sales Manager
Hitachi Zosen Inova USA LLC

Judi Gregory

Founder
Grow2Zero FARMS

Alice Grundon

Grundon Waste Management

Monica Guardiola

Deputy Executive Director
Democratic National Committee

Megan Guarducci, CSP

Sr. Manager, Safety & Environmental Compliance
Mid Valley Disposal

Joe Guidice

Deputy Solid Waste Director
City of Mesa, Arizona

Rob Hamil

Driver/CDL Operator
Republic Services

Patti Hamilton

Vice President, Brand & Culture
Coastal Waste & Recycling

Brenda Haney

Solid Waste Director
City of Lubbock, Texas

Laura Hann

Eric Hansen

Chief Information Officer
Waste Connections

Josh Haraf

Market Vice President
Interstate Waste

Peter Hargreave

Circular Action Alliance

Mike Hart

President & CEO
Sierra Energy

Chris Hawn

CEO
Machinex

Tara Hemmer

Senior Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer
WM

Laura Hennemann

SVP, Sustainability & Corporate Affairs
Strategic Materials (SMI)

Eric Herbert

Founder and CEO
Zero Waste Energy, LLC

Rachel Hering

Vice President, Chapter Relations
National Waste & Recycling Association

Will Herzog

Western Region Sales Manager
Machinex Technologies Inc.

Tom Hirt

President
FSK Equipment & Supply, Inc.

Selin Hoboy

Vice President, EHS & Compliance
GFL Environmental

Michael E. Hoffman

Incoming President & CEO
National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA)

Christopher Hollinger

Chief Finance Officer
Rethink Food

Barry Honig

CEO
TruckPay

Travis Hout

Fleet and Facilities Manager, Public Works
City of Venice, Florida

Rebecca Hu

Founder, CEO
Glacier

Meghan Ibach

Product & Zero Waste Specialist
ECO Products

Dan Israel

Compost Crew

Chris Jobson

Senior Director of Safety
GFL Envionmental

Andrea Johnson

CEO
van der Linde Recycling

Jenny Johnson

VP/Director Waste & Recycling
LaBella Associates

Avecita Jones

Senior Program Manager
City of Carlsbad

Matthew Jozwiak

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Rethink Food

Priya Kadam

Senior Advisor, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Dan Katt

Corporate Loss Control Manager
Rumpke Waste & Recycling

Bill Keegan

President
Dem-Con Companies

Brianna Kennedy

Sustainable Operations Manager
Caesars Entertainment

Craig Kerkman

Market Segment Manager – Refuse
Hexagon Agility

Mitch Kessler

Kristin Kinder

Vice President of Research and Waste Stream Sustainability
Wastequip

Dr. Panas Kollas

Tom Koutroulis

Director, County of Orange
OC Waste and Recycling

Melissa Kral

Senior Manager, Sustainability
Albertsons

Brianna Kramer

Retail Operations Expense and Sustainability
The Kroger Co.

Shawn Kreloff

Founder & CEO
Bioenergy Devco

Ben Kuethe

Vice President of Customer Solutions & Success
Divert Inc

Ashwani Kumar

Chief Operating Engineer
Vanguard Renewables

Justin LaCroix

Director of Sustainable Operations & Brand Lead
Health & Sustainability

Phil Lamb

Managing Director
WasteVision AI

Suzanne Landry

Vice President of Wellness and Sustainability, Eurest
Compass Group USA

Brandon Lapsys

President
Viably

Tanguy Largeau

Commercial VP
Waga Energy

Nika Larian

Senior Nutrition Advisor for Food Safety
USAID

Brittany LaValley

Vice President of Materials Advancement
The Recycling Partnership

Liz Laxague

Global Environmental Technologies Team Leader
U.S. Commercial Service

Mike Learakos

Executive Director
Abound Food Care

Dave Lefebvre

Policy Advisor & Producer Engagement
Circular Action Alliance (CAA)

Michael Leopold

CEO
Convertus Group

Erin Levine

Resource Recovery Manager
World Centric

Jonathan Levy

Project Director
Go2Zero Strategies

Ran Li

Ohio State University

Paul Ligon

Senior Vice President of Sustainable Growth
Casella

Jason Lind

Co-President / CEO
Cram-A-Lot

John Lloyd

Vice President
Lloyd’s Construction Services

Derek Lokey

Excecutive Vice President
Teamalytics

Robert Longo

Vice President and Managing General Counsel
WM

Robert Lubin

Managing Director
Corporate Fuel Advisors

Aurel Lubke

Founder
Compost Systems of Austria

Richard Ludt

Director of Environmental Affairs
Interior Removal Specialist, Inc.

Scott Lukach

President
Apex Waste

Evan Lutz

President
Hungry Harvest

Lorenzo Macaluso

Director of Client Services
RecyclingWorks/Center for EcoTechnology

Jeremiah Mancini

Global Sales EVP
Forward Thinking Systems

Shawn Mandel

Vice President – Safety
Waste Connections

Julia Mangin

Head of Sustainability
Recology

Rachel Manning

Program Lead
Curbside Composting

Eugenia Manwelyan

Consultant in Circularity & Sustainable Materials Management
Gershman, Brickner, and Bratton (GBB)

Jim Marcinko

Southern Tier Recycling Director
WM

Cody Marshall

Chief System Optimization Officer
The Recycling Partnership

Sue Marshall

CEO
NETZRO

Sue Marshall

CEO
NETZRO, SBC

Bruno Mattheeuws

Sales Engineer
DRANCO

Martin Mattsson

Director, Strategic Accounts
Volvo Construction Equipment, North America

Mike May

Chief Information Officer
GFL Environmental Inc.

Conner McCallie

Operations/Business Development
Atomic Transport

Jamen McDermott

Product Manager - ADAS and Autonomy
Sensata Technologies - PreView Radar

Mr Kevin McGinn

Sr. Vice President - National Waste Division
Commercial Credit Group Inc.

Gena McKinley

Strategic Initiatives Division Manager
Austin Resource Recovery

Kenneth McLeod

RSE Vice President, Co-Founder
VDQ-NRG Systems Inc.

Mr. Dane McSpedon

CEO
Hughes Energy Group

Kerri Mead-Bell

President
Anchor Disposal

Jim Mendoza

Director, Equipment Procurement & Maintenance
Recology

Jeff Menke

President
Terra Pacific Waste Management

Steve Menoff

Senior Vice President
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. (CEC)

Andrés Meza

Chief Operating Officer
American Battery Technology Company

John Michaud

Driver/CDL Operator
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.

Stan Mikalonis

Chief Revenue Officer
Battle Motors

Michelle Mikesell

Food Rescue Programs Manager, Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment.
City of Los Angeles

Colleen Miller

Sales Manager
Sennebogen

Conor Miller

CEO
Black Earth Compost

Jim Miller SE

CEO | Solid Waste Industry Leader
J.R. Miller & Associates, Inc.

Katherine Miller

Principal and Founder
Table81

Adam Mitchell

Boro Wide, NY

Ronald Mittelstaedt

President and Chief Executive Officer
Waste Connections

Domenic Monopoli

CEO
Filco Carting Corp.

Deanna Moore

National Accounts Manager
WM

Alan Morrison

Solid Waste Division
City of Orlando Solid Waste

David Mory

Managing Director
Mory

Brynn Mosello

Sustainability & Communications Director
Mazza Recycling

Jonathan Murray

Director of Operations
Murphy Road Recycling

Yvette Nadgir

Senior Claims Manager, Environmental Claims
Westfield Specialty

Sue Netherton

Vice President – People, Training & Development
Waste Connections

Mr Sam Nicolai

Vice President of Engineering & Compliance
Casella Waste Systems

Lars Ravn Nielsen

CEO
Gemidan Ecogi

Engr. Obi Charles Nnanna

Founder/CEO
Kaltani

Anya Obrez

Advocacy Associate
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)

Michael O'Connor

Managing Partner
Rio Grande Waste Services, Inc.

Amanda Oenbring

CEO
Upcycled Food Association

Tyler Ohlmansiek

Director of E-Mobility Sales
Mack Trucks

Timothy Oliver

Chief Sustainability Officer
Green Foot Carbon, LLC

Jim Olson

Vice President of Safety
Republic Services

Tracie Onstad Bills

West Region Waste Business Development Leader
HDR

Michael Oraschewsky

Co-founder and CEO
TBJ Gourmet

Dr William Orts

Center Director, Western Regional Research Center
US Department of Agriculture

Cory Oskardmay

Waste Reduction and Sustainability Consultant
Go2Zero Strategies

Rachel Oster

Owner & Principal
Diversion Strategies

Jennifer Ott

Supervising Recycling Specialist
The City of San Diego, Environmental Services Department

Don Diego Padilla II N/A

Vice President of Sales
Safe Fleet

Gerrine Pan

Vice President, Partnerships
Ridwell

Yashesh Panchal

Head of Subsurface Engineering
Vaulted Deep

Brendon Pantano

Chief Executive Officer
Coastal Waste & Recycling, Inc.

Veronica Pardo

Regulatory Affairs Director
Resource Recovery Coalition of CA

Matt Parker

President & Chief Executive Officer
Capital Waste Services

Ian Patterson

Senior Vice President & Relationship Manager
Comerica Bank

Pritesh Pattni

Chief Commercial Officer
ISB Global

Suzzanah Hartzell Paul

Director
Share Food Program's Philly Food Rescue

Tony Pelletier

U.S. Post Collections Engineering and Operations
GFL Environmental

Jeff Phillips

Charlie Pioli

Founder & CEO
O-Town Compost

Sam Podgorny

Senior Manager, Digital Solutions
Environmental Solutions Group

Brennah Pohlmann Moellendorf

Zero Waste Specialist
Go2Zero Strategies

Baraka Poulin

Engineered Compost Systems

Megan Quinn

Senior Reporter
Waste Dive

Lara Ramdin, Ph.D

Chief Innovation & Science Officer
Upcycled Foods Inc.

Ignacio Ramirez

Winnow North

Thomas Rappolt

Senior Consultant and Expert Witness
SCS Engineers

Arnali Ray

Executive Director
Hollywood Food Coalition

Molly Reeves

Senior Environmental Specialist
City of Carlsbad

Jessica Regan

CEO and Co-Founder
FoodMesh

Mark Regan

President & CEO
SmarTruckHD - A Rearview Systems Company

Becky Reichenbach

Recycling Marketing Manager
Rumpke Waste & Recycling

Jerame Renteria

Director of Marketing
GreenWaste

Joy Rifkin

Manager, Sustainability and Training
LRS

Jim Riley

Vice President, Federal Affairs & Chief General Counsel
National Waste & Recycling Association

Kelley Robinson

Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Casella Waste Systems

Brian Roe PhD

Van Buren Professor in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics
Ohio State University

Amy Romig

Partner
Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP

Cole Rosengren

Lead Editor
Industry Dive

Laura Rosenshine

Founder
Common Ground Compost LLC

James Roska, P.E.

LA Sanitation & Environment (LASAN)

Paul Ross

Vice President
American Waste Control

Grayson Rutherford

Sales Engineer
Redwave

Heidi Sanborn

Executive Director
National Stewardship Action Council

Kirk Sander

Chief of Staff and Vice President of Safety and Standards
National Waste and Recycling Association

Kelly Sarber

President & CEO
Strategic Management Group

Jeff Satwicz

Vice President of Product Strategy & Engineering
Bigbelly

Caroline Saul, PhD

Data & Policy Project Manager
EREF

Allia Saydjari

Vice President, Strategy & Sustainability
WIN Waste Innovations

Shelley Sayward

Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Casella Waste Systems, Inc.

Dr. Tia Scarpelli, Ph.D.

Research Scientist
Carbon Mapper

Bruce Schmucker n/a

Vice President of Engineering & Environmental Affairs
Clark-Floyd Landfill, LLC

Jerry Schuber

Director of Solid Waste
Broken Arrow

Gregory Scott

President & CEO
Community Action Partnership of Orange County

Nina Sevilla

NRDC

Marc Shaener

Business Development Consultant
JLT Trucking

Bob Shallenberger

COO
Interco / Critical Mineral Recovery

Kurt Shaner

VP Engineering and Sustainability
Waste Connections

Stephanie Sidler

Senior Director, Municipal Services
GFL Environmental

Dane Silva

Senior Technical Service Specialist
ABB Inc

Melinda Sims

Director of Product Development
LoCI Controls

Amy Slagle

Acting Assistant Director, City of Austin
Austin Resource Recovery

Jimmy Slaughter

Principal
Bevridge & Diamond P.C.

Bradley Smith

Director
Grundon

Kimberly Smith

Chief Executive Officer

Tequila Smith

EVP; Chief Sustainability Officer Sustainability/Environmental Affairs/Government and Community Relations
Reworld

Cassie Snow

Sustainability Manager
MGM Resorts International

Matt Spencer

CEO
LRS

Lee Spivak

Director, Advisory Services
WM

Dr. Bryan Staley

Kirk Steed

General Manager
Recology

Julie Stilo

President
Stilo Disposal

Lana Coppolino Suárez

Associate Chief, Materials Management Branch
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Patrick Sullivan REPA, CPP, BCES

Senior Vice President
SCS Engineers

Harry Tannenbarum

Co-Founder & President
Mill

Rody Taylor

Owner
KC Dumpster Company

Janet Thoman

Compliance Director
Compost Manufacturing Alliance

George Thompson PhD

CEO
Chemply

Lesley Thompson

VP Sustainability & Communications
Food Cycle Science Corporation

Michael Timpane

Partner, Vice President
Resource Recycling Systems (RRS)

Peter Tinkham

Assistant Vice President
WSP

Matt Todd

Senior Consultant
Resource Recycling Systems (RRS)

Patti Toews

Sustainability/Waste Management Solutions Provider
APTIM

Natasha Tofil

ESG Analyst
Sprouts Farmers Market

Victoria Torres

Director of Community Impact
Samueli Foundation

Thomas Toscano

CEO & President
Mr. T Carting

Nicholas Trout

Supplier Development Administrator II
Sourcewell

Madeleine Tully

Zero Waste Specialist
Go2Zero Strategies

Stefanie Valentic

Editorial Director
Waste360

Mark Vanderbeken

CTO
DRYCAKE

Neel Vasavada

MUSE Advisory Board Member and Founder & CEO
Overdrive Energy Solutions

Manuel Vigil

Driver/CDL Operator
Wasatch Front Waste and Recycling

Dave Vladic

VP of Engineering & Environmental Compliance
Republic Services

Rachel Wagoner

Former Executive Director
CalRecycle

James Wamble

Owner
Plum Creek Environmental

Terri Ward

Executive Director/CEO
CDRA

Andy Weins

Owner
Green Up Solutions LLC

Beverly Westle

Managing Director
EIP Ventures

Monica White

Edgar & Associates

Tyler White

Assistant Professor of Practice, UT Culinary Institute
University of Tennessee Knoxville

Tyler White

Product Manager – Mobile Refuse Equipment
New Way Trucks

Linnea Whitney Skierski

Director of Policy Implementation
The Recycling Partnership

Chris Wirth

VP of Market Development
The Recycling Partnership

Rick Wojahn

Former Vice President of Business Development
Waste Connections

Leone Young

Principal
LTY ERC, LLC

Mr. Amir Zambrano

Managing Director of Programs
Food Forward

Mike Zukusky

COO
BTR