2025 Schedule

Thursday, May 1 • 8AM – 7PM PST

This schedule is subject to change.

Schedule will be posted very soon!

Morning (AM)

8:00

Breakfast

8:30

Welcome

8:45

Opening Keynote

Alejandra Warren

Plastic Free Future

Implementing Zero Waste

9:15

Trivia

9:25

Intro to Panel

9:30

This Is the Way to a Successful Organics Diversion Program at County of Marin Buildings

Ruben Hernandez

County of Marin

9:45

There Will Be Waste: The Challenges of Running a Very Green Movie Theater in a Very Disposable World

Moses Ceaser

New Parkway Theatre

10:00

Reuse in Retail

Clara Cardillo

Sports Basement

10:15

Workshops & Networking

10:55

Break

Zero Waste Innovations & Creativity

11:15

Trivia

11:20

Recology AIR Update

Marie Kneemeyer

Recology Sonoma Marin

11:25

North Bay Wine Zero Waste Collective: Community Power for a Zero Waste Economy

Brooke Shenk

St Supery Winery

11:40

From Waste to Worth: Leveraging Upcycled Materials in Packaging

Renata Massion

Cruz Foam

11:55

The Power of Creativity in Sustainable Behavior Change

Shira Lane

Atrium916

Afternoon (pm)

12:10

Lunch

Policy

1:10

Welcome Back

Gerard

Sally Tomatoes/City of Rohnert Park

1:15

Intro to Panel

1:20

A Zero Waste Vision for 2025: A California Legislative Update

Krystal Reyes

Californians Against Waste

1:35

Certified, Specified, and Still Sorting It Out

Erin Levine

World Centric

Reuse, Repair & Sharing

1:50

Trivia

1:55

Sharing for All: The case for launching your own sharing network!

Dante Garcia

Community Gearbox

2:10

Teaching About Repair in K - 12 Educational Settings

Vita Wells

Culture of Repair

2:25

From E-Waste to Equity: Creating a Circular Tech Future for All

Samuel Aristondo

Tech Exchange

2:40

Old Cars, New Tricks: Rethinking EV Ownership

Lauryn Morris

NICE Car

2:55

Workshops & Networking

3:35

Break

Farming & Stewardship

3:55

Intro to Panel

4:00

Optimistic Futurism in Action

Nick Schwanz

Solar Punk Farms

4:15

Growing the Stewardship Economy

Temra Costa

Regenerative Forest Solutions

4:30

Community-Based Biochar Production and Use

Raymond Baltar

Sonoma Ecology Center

Closing

4:45

Trivia, Raffle, Closing Remarks

5:00 - 7:00

Cocktail Reception