2013 Paper & Packaging Symposium Agenda
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This two-day meeting will convene national packaging and recovery officials
to review and refine 2014 recovery approaches.
Day One: December 10, 2013
9:00 – 10:00: Registration and Coffee
10:00 – 12:00: Morning Session
- Welcome: Stephanie Baker, SERDC Chair
- Welcome and Background: Will Sagar, SERDC Executive Director
- Goals & Objectives: Keefe Harrison, Event Facilitator, Senior Consultant at Resource Recycling Systems
- Recent Research Profiling Recovery Activity: Jim Frey, President and CEO of Resource Recycling Systems
- Understanding a National Perspective: Jerry Powell, Resource Recycling Magazine
- The Risk of Inaction: Anne Johnson, Vice President and Principal of Corporate Sustainability at Resource Recycling Systems
12:00 – 1:00: Networking Lunch
Lunch Speaker: Jay Bassett, Chief of Materials Management at USEPA Region 4
1:00 – 3:00: Afternoon Session
Retail and Brand Panel – Facilitated Discussion and Questions from the Audience
- Panel Members:
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- Elisabeth Comere, Director of Environmental and Government Affairs at Tetra Pak
- Rob Kaplan, Director of Product Sustainability at Walmart
- Jeff Meyers, Manager of Sustainable Packaging for Coca-Cola North America Group
- Laura Rowell, AMERIPEN and Global Sustainable Packaging Manager Consumer Products at Sonoco Packaging
- Beth Schmitt, Director of Recycling at Alcoa
Presenting a Proposal for Action
- Overviewing a Systems Approach: Keefe Harrison
- Where to Begin: Jim Frey
3:00 – 3:30 Break
3:30 – 5:00 Late Afternoon Session
Recycling Sectors Panel and Facilitated Discussion
- Panel Members:
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- Jeff Fielkow, Executive Vice President Revenue, Growth, Development at ReCommunity Recycling
- Scott Mouw, Recycling Section Chief, N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
- Susan Robinson, Federal Public Affairs Director, Waste Management
- Steve Thompson, Director of Curbside Value Partnership
Small Group Discussion
5:00 Closing Thoughts for the Day
5:00 – 6:30 Reception
Day Two: December 11, 2013
7:00 – 8:00 Breakfast
8:00 – 10:00 Morning Session
- Welcome: Will Sagar
- Review of the Proposal and Goals: Keefe Harrison
- Understanding Collective Financing: Evaluating Return on Investment: Jim Frey
9:00 – 10:00 Small Group Discussions: Refining the Proposal
10:00 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 12:00 Late Morning Session
Capturing Developments of the Day and Feedback from Teams: Keefe Harrison
- Panel Members:
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- Elisabeth Comere, Tetra Pak
- Jeff Fielkow, ReCommunity Recycling
- Jim Frey, Resource Recycling Systems
- Rob Kaplan, Walmart
- Scott Mouw, N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
- Will Sagar, SERDC
- Beth Schmitt, Alcoa
12:00 – 12:30 Break, Lunch
12:30 – 2:00 Working Lunch, Afternoon Session
- Highlighting Outcomes from the Meeting: Stephanie Baker, SERDC
- Next Steps: Collective Panel of Speakers
- Closing Remarks Will Sager, SERDC
Paper & Packaging Symposium Attendees
As of December 1, 2013
Confirmed Speakers & Panelists