Megan Armstrong – A/Section Head - Industry Product Stewardship,
Environmental Quality Branch, Ministry of Environment
Meegan has been working with BC’s Ministry of Environment for four years and as Head of the Industry Product Stewardship Section manages a staff of six policy analysts that work to develop, support and administer industry-led stewardship programs under the BC Recycling Regulation. BC currently has 20 approved industry-lead stewardship programs.”
Anne Bedarf – Senior Manager, Sustainable Packaging Coalition
Anne Bedarf joined GreenBlue in September 2007 as a project manager for the Sustainable Packaging Coalition. Anne leads the SPC’s How2Recycle Label project, which was soft launched nationally in 2012. She also manages and teaches the Essentials of Sustainable Packaging curriculum.
Alan Blake – PAC NEXT
Global Protocal for Packaging Sustainability - GPPS
Alan Blake has recently ventured into the world of packaging and sustainability consulting after thirty years with Procter & Gamble. He spent the past twenty years working on global packaging development programs and most recently led P&G’s global work on packaging sustainability. Alan is a member of the Green-Blue Board of Directors, and has been a member of the SPC executive committee for the past three years. He is an advocate for life cycle thinking as a critical element of package design and is delighted to be talking about the Global Packaging Project Sustainability metrics.
Ken Brooks – Senior Vice President, Ernst & Young
Packaging and Capital - an Ernst & Young Perspective
Ken Brooks provides a range of transaction advisory services relating to mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures to established and entrepreneurial growth companies, private and public, locally and globally.
Ken will provide an update on the growth of global packaging and his insights on the current capital agenda.
Rod Bryden – President & CEO, Plasco Energy Group Inc.
Keynote address - Creator of Next Life Solutions
Plasco Energy uses proprietary technologies to convert municipal solid waste, without air emissions, to saleable products, with less than one tenth of 1% of the original weight requiring disposal. The primary product is synthetic gas to fuel internal combustion engines.
Keynote address - Creator of Next Life Solutions
Plasco Energy uses proprietary technologies to convert municipal solid waste, without air emissions, to saleable products, with less than one tenth of 1% of the original weight requiring disposal. The primary product is synthetic gas to fuel internal combustion engines.
In 1992, he became the principal owner of the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club, and owner of The Palladium Corporation, which in 1996, opened the Corel Center (now Scotia Bank Place), home of the Ottawa Senators.
Scott Cassel – CEO and Founder, Product Stewardship Institute
Policy Shaping the Landscape
Scott is the CEO and Founder (2000) of the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI). Scott has served as the Director of Waste Policy and Planning for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Environmental Affairs. He is a founding Board Member of the North American Hazardous Materials Management Association and the Global Product Stewardship Council, which harmonizes product stewardship programs internationally.
For the past 30 years, Scott has tackled product and waste management issues, for a start-up solid waste management company, a non-profit statewide environmental group, and several government agencies, such as the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority.
Bob Cockerill – President & COO, Schawk Canada Inc
Bob is the Chair of the National Board of the Packaging Association of Canada (PAC) and a founding member of PAC NEXT. He is a past Governor, Ryerson University, Board of Governors, Director, Canadian Printing Industries and a member of the Ryerson University, Graphic Communications Advisory Board. 
Elisabeth Comere – Director, Environment & Government Affairs,
Tetra Pak Inc.
(US & Canada)
Carton Council of Canada – A collaborative approach to drive collection and recycling of cartons
Elisabeth joined the company in 2006 as Environment Manager for Europe where she helped define and drive Tetra Pak's environmental strategy. Since 2010, she has been based in the US, focusing on advancing the Tetra Pak's commitment to sustainability and recycling in the US and Canada. She is rolling out the carton recycling strategy on behalf of the Carton Council of Canada. She is a founding member and board member of AMERIPEN, 
a member of the SPC and a founding member of PAC NEXT.
Chris Connor – Xerox Canada Ltd, Canadian Director,
High-End Solutions Digital Printing and its Environmental Benefits
Chris Connor is responsible for the High-End Solutions Business for Xerox Canada, and is a leading expert in the Graphics Communications and Production Print industry. With over 25 years of industry experience, Chris was a pioneer in helping to launch and introduce New Digital Technology into the world of Production Print in Canada. Chris has helped In-Plant Printers to streamline and automate their workflow processes while reducing costs. 
John D. Coyne – Vice President, Legal & External Affairs,
Unilever Canada Inc.
Environmental Leadership and Stewardship
John, a member of Unilever Canada’s board of directors, provides leadership in corporate and government relations, regulatory affairs, quality assurance, safety and law. 
He is a passionate activator of the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan, designed to grow the business, reduce its environmental footprint and increase its positive contribution to society.
Externally, John is also the Chair of the board of directors of Stewardship Ontario. One of Canada’s leading stewardship organizations managing, recovering and recycling the packaging and products we put into the marketplace.
Angela Dennis – Director, Technical Packaging, Nestle Canada Inc.
Future success requires/demands the need for End to End Thinking......Nestle Canada Embraces Value Stream Optimization
Angela has more than 20 years experience in the food industry. She joined Nestle in 2003 and oversees the packaging development for the food and beverage divisions in Canada with an increasing focus on packaging sustainability. She is also a founding member of PAC NEXT.
Harry Epstein – VP Innovation, HAVI Global Solutions
Innovation the Havi Global Way
Harry is a leading lecturer on innovation, sustainability, renewable energy and packaging. HAVI Group serves 116 countries in the areas of packaging, procurement, analytics, logistics, distribution centers, global promotions management, toy and premium manufacturing, advertising and brand agencies.
Harry serves on innovation and advisory councils for several major brand organizations and serves as a guest lecturer in academia, including the Kellogg Graduate School of Business.
Todd Evans – Director of Corporate Research Department (CRD), EDC
Economics of the Recovery Business
The CRD is a strategic research and policy analysis team whose primary mandate is to conduct targeted research on topics and issues of importance to EDC and its clients. The team’s research and analysis is used to develop and support EDC policies and strategic direction, and as input for decision making among senior management.
Keith Fanta - Senior Engineer, Global Packaging Sustainability
Sustainability at P&G and the Challenges for a Sustainable Future
Keith Fanta has worked at Procter and Gamble for eleven years in R&D covering product development, business franchise, and packaging development and design. He is currently working in the global packaging sustainability organization, where he leads a global network of packaging engineers. This network provides support to all P&G businesses to help them create plans to achieve 202 specified goals and to ensure sustainability is part of the P&G packaging culture. Keith is an active member in the Walmart Packaging Scorecard Supplier Team (PSST), the Sustainable Packaging Coalition, Ameripen, and one of the founding members of PAC NEXT.
Michael Goeres – Executive Director,
Canadian Council of the Ministers of the Environment
CCME is comprised of Canadian environment ministers from the federal, provincial and territorial governments. 14 ministers set the strategic direction for the Council, discuss national environmental priorities and determine work to be carried out under the auspices of CCME. Working collaboratively, the working groups develop recommendations for ministers' consideration. Once approved, these products are used by CCME's member governments in their environmental management role. CCME is not another level of government regulator, but a council of government ministers holding similar responsibilities.
Under Michaels leadership, in 2011 CCME invited eight industry representatives to sit on a CCME Industry task group to discuss Packaging Reduction through Optimization. Representing industry were PAC – The Packaging Association, the Retail Council of Canada, Food and Consumer Products Canada, Walmart Canada, Kraft Canada, Tim Horton’s, Starbucks and Cascades
Carol Hochu – President and CEO, Canadian Plastics Industry Association
A respected and knowledgeable advocate for the environment, Carol is a distinguished industry speaker. Listed in Who’s Who of Canadian Women and Women in the Lead, Carol is a Certified Association Executive, and holds an MBA from Schulich School of Business at York University, and a BASc from the University of Guelph. 
Ann House – Global Vice President, Cullet, Owens-Illinois
Breaking Glass Perceptions
Ann is leading O-I's global initiative to nearly double its use of recycled glass, to a global average of 60 percent post-consumer recycled content in every O-I container. 
During her long history with O-I, Ann has taken on a broad range of assignments, including roles in Manufacturing, Finance, Project Management, Market Development, and Information Technology.
Scott McDougall – Sustainability and Environmental Leader, Brentwood SRI Inc
Scott is an advisor, writer, and speaker in the environmental, sustainability, social investment, and business communities. In recent years, he completed a 60+ stop speaking circuit including two tours in Australia and has been featured as an expert commentator in mass media including TV appearances on Canada AM, Business Week, CBC, CNBC, and print coverage in publications such as The New York Times, The Economist, Newsweek, Marketing Magazine, The National Post, The Gazette, USA Today, The Sacramento Bee, and Fast Company as well as the UK’s The Guardian, Daily Mail and BBC.
Shanna Moore – Global Director of Sustainability, DuPont Packaging and Industrial Polymers
DuPont Packaging Innovation Awards
Shanna has been deeply involved in Sustainable Packaging since 2005 where she developed the SBU strategy for Sustainability and has served as the Global Sustainability Director since 2009. Prior to her current role, Shanna served as Global Market Manager, Packaging & Sustainable Materials managing the Global Packaging Portfolio.
Shanna was elected to the Executive Committees of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition in 2008, serving a three year term and currently serves on several influential industry committees. 
She is a founding member, officer and board member of AMERIPEN, a new packaging association founded in early 2011.
John Mullinder – Executive Director, PPEC
Marina Pietrosel – Director, Technical Services at Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ)
Introducing the Sustainable Packaging Design Guide
Marina is co-chair of the PAC NEXT Sustainable Packaging Design Guide Committee and actively participates in other committees of PAC NEXT. At EEQ she is responsible for the development and application of the Schedule of Contributions and relevant projects and studies, such as life cycle analysis and studies on ecodesign. Marina coordinates many scientific committees such as the Joint Committee on Recyclable Materials, the Polystyrene Committee, the Glass Recycling and Emergent Materials Committee and the Environmental Criteria Committee.
Laura Selanders – Senior Group Manager, Environmental Compliance & Sustainability, Target Canada.
As Target expands its retail operations into Canada, Laura is responsible for ensuring that all stewardship and compliance requirements are in place before the first Canadian Target stores open in 2013. In addition, her role is to execute Target’s sustainability program for Canada.
Brian Smith – Management Consulting, KPM
Competitive Alternatives Study & Canadian Manufacturing Outlook
Brian will provide an overview of the results from two of KPMG’s recent studies: Competitive Alternatives, which compares international business location costs; and Canadian Manufacturing Outlook, which highlights leading trends and where Canadian manufacturers may be lagging.
Tom Szaky – Founder and CEO, TerraCycle, Inc.
Keynote address - Creator of Next life Solutions
Tom Szaky, 30, is the Founder and CEO of TerraCycle, Inc, one of the world’s foremost leaders in eco-capitalism, recycling and upcycling. In 2006, Inc. Magazine named TerraCycle, “The Coolest Little Start-Up in America”! That same year Tom was named the “#1 CEO in America Under 30”.
Between 2009 and 2012, TerraCycle expanded run its recycling and upcycling fundraisers into 20 countries around the globe including Canada, Mexico, Argentina, Brasil, UK, Ireland, most EU countries, Israel and Turkey. In 2010 TerraCycle was named the #288 fastest growing privately held company in America by Inc. Magazine’s Annual listing, the Inc. 500.
Anthony M. Watanabe – CEO and Founder, Innovolve Group
Dr. Watanabe has been working with businesses and governments to help them transform markets to sustainability. Since 2009, Anthony has been part of a global team promoting the market transformation to zero energy housing. In December 2011, Dr. Watanabe was invited by the International Energy Agency to present this work in Delhi, India at a workshop hosted by the International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC). Innovolve now runs an annual water summit and produces water intelligence reports for industry and government.
Anthony and his team are very active in the packaging sector, working with groups like P&G, Bayer and the Sustainable Packaging Coalition. Innovolve worked with PAC to help crystallize both the model and the marketing for what has become PAC NEXT, an industry collaboration imagining “A World Without Packaging Waste”.
