Beyond Plastic: How Can We Cut Plastic Waste?
The world is taking action to limit the flood of plastic waste that is polluting our rivers and oceans and harming wildlife and human health. Negotiators are finalizing a global treaty on plastic waste with the goal of reducing single use plastics and keeping plastics out of the environment. The treaty carries enormous implications for a range of industry sectors and government operations, and policy makers, researchers and business leaders are already at work on ways to replace plastics, encourage their reuse and improve recycling.
Our panel of experts from industry and academia will explain the treaty’s impact and how some companies and communities are moving beyond plastic waste and toward a circular economy that keeps plastics in their proper place.
Beyond Plastic: How Can We Cut Plastic Waste?
The world is taking action to limit the flood of plastic waste that is polluting our rivers and oceans and harming wildlife and human health. Negotiators are finalizing a global treaty on plastic waste with the goal of reducing single-use plastics and keeping plastics out of the environment.
The treaty carries enormous implications for a range of industry sectors and government operations, and policy makers, researchers and business leaders are already at work on ways to replace plastics, encourage their reuse and improve recycling.
Our panel of experts from industry and academia will explain the treaty’s impact and how some companies and communities are moving beyond plastic waste and toward a circular economy that keeps plastics in their proper place.
Who will attend?
Our cross-industry attendees include senior executives involved in sustainability, packaging, recycling and waste management. These executives represent CPGs, NGOs, academia, government and more.
Confirmed companies include: American Airlines, American Express, Baker Hughes, Chanel, Colgate-Palmolive, Estee Lauder, Keurig Dr. Pepper, Mars, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, Samsung, Terra Cycle, Truist Bank and many more!
Agenda
| 5:30 PM - 6:10 PM | Welcome: Join fellow guests for welcome drinks and some light bites. |
| 6:10 PM - 7:15 PM | Panel discussion: Our panel of experts from industry and academia explains impacts of the Global Plastics Treaty and how some companies and communities are moving toward a circular economy that keeps plastics in their proper place. |
| 7:15 PM | Networking reception: Get to know other attendees, ask questions and make connections over drinks and light bites. |
Speakers
Allison Lin
Global VP of Packaging Sustainability Mars, Inc.
As Chief Circularity Officer at Mars, Inc., Allison Lin leads the cross-segment strategy to improve sustainability of Mars’ packaging. She was previously the SVP of Sustainability and Market Development at Westfall-Technik, and helped drive sustainability at P&G, Starbucks, and Coca-Cola, launching multiple projects to move packaging to more circular formats. She is involved with multiple committees and organizations across the sustainable packaging industry.
Dr. Leo Trasande
M.D., M.P.P., Director, NYU Center for the Investigation of Environmental Hazards, NYU Grossman School of Medicine
Dr. Leonardo Trasande is an internationally renowned leader in children’s environmental health with a focus on the role of environmental exposures in childhood obesity and cardiovascular risks. He is perhaps best known for a series of studies that document disease costs due to endocrine disrupting chemicals. Dr. Trasande is an official observer for the Endocrine Society in the Global Plastics Treaty process.
Jonathan Quinn
CEO, U.S. Plastics Pact
With more than 15 years of industry knowledge and experience, Jonathan Quinn is a recognized expert in many areas of plastic packaging and sustainability. Previously, he was the Vice President of Marketing and Sustainability for the API Group of Companies. The U.S. Plastics Pact, which includes major companies across the plastic industry value chain, recently published a new “roadmap” for reducing plastic waste.
Erin Simon
Vice President and Head, Plastic Waste and Business, World Wildlife Fund
Since joining WWF in 2011, Erin Simon’s mandate has been to drive positive change across industries in packaging and material sustainability. She helped spearhead WWF’s No Plastic in Nature initiative and organized a corporate action hub to tackle the plastic pollution crisis. Before WWF, Erin was a packaging engineer at HP for 10 years.
Ron Gonen
Founder and CEO of Closed Loop Partners
Ron Gonen is founder of Closed Loop Partners, an investment firm at the forefront of building the circular economy. Previously, he was the Deputy Commissioner of Sanitation, Recycling and Sustainability in New York City in the Bloomberg administration. His first book, The Waste-Free World, was published by Penguin Random House in 2022.
Location
The event takes place at Newsweek Headquarters: One World Trade Center, 72nd Floor, New York, NY 10007.
Please note that due to security procedures at the building, only registered guests may attend in person.
Questions? Message us at events@newsweek.com