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Wednesday, September 14 • 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Breakthrough Innovations: Transform the Materials Universe
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This special segment of the Expo will feature short, innovative presentations from manufacturers and designers—participants will learn about the latest developments in potential Living Product materials. Only companies with a serious commitment to rethinking the current materials paradigm were considered. 

These fast-paced pitches on how to move ideas to action will be reviewed by a group of judges, with the winner announced at the Rooftop Reception at the close of the Expo (Thursday, Sept. 15 from 4:45p - 5:45p). 

MODERATOR
James Connelly, Living Product Challenge Director, International Living Future Institute

JUDGES
Chris Ategeka, Founder, Rides for Lives
Annie Bevan, Vice President, Certification Services, GreenCircle Certified, LLC
Mark Dorfman, Biomimicry Chemist, Biomimicry 3.8
Adrian Horotan, General Partner, Safer Made

SPEAKERS
John Mlade, Senior Sustainability Manager, YR&G (Chicago)
Pete Girard, toxnot PBC, Co-Founder
Ben Kneppers, Co-Founder, Bureo Skateboards
Charley Stevenson, Principal, Integrated Eco Strategy
 
Moderators
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Chris Ategeka

Founder, Rides for Lives
Chris is an award winning Uganda-born Engineer, Entrepreneur and Inventor. He is the Founder and General Partner at Hourglass Ventures where he brings his experience, capital, and global relationships to support visionary entrepreneurs running startup companies. He partners with... Read More →
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Annie Bevan

Vice President, Certification Services, GreenCircle Certified, LLC
Annie is the Vice President of Certification Services for GreenCircle Certified, LLC and is responsible for supervising and ensuring the quality of GreenCircle’s various sustainable product and operations certifications. She also is integral in the development of new certification... Read More →
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James Connelly

Living Product Challenge Director, International Living Future Institute
James is a green building professional with a broad range of industry experience from design and construction to research and advocacy. He is a graduate from the University of Washington with degrees in Architecture and International Studies. Prior to joining the Institute, James... Read More →
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Mark Dorfman

Biomimicry Chemist, Biomimicry 3.8
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Adrian Horotan

General Partner, Safer Made

Speakers
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Pete Girard

Co-Founder, toxnot PBC
Pete Girard has over ten years of experience working with multinational corporate clients and their suppliers to develop sustainable product strategies and software tools for all parts of the product development process. Pete’s industry and consulting experience have led him to... Read More →
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Ben Kneppers

Co-Founder, Bureo Skateboards
Ben is an internationally recognized sustainability consultant and entrepreneur, specializing in life cycle assessment (LCA) and corporate environmental and social responsibility. He holds an MSc in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability and a BSc in Mechanical Engineering. An... Read More →
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John Mlade

Senior Sustainability Manager, YR&G Sustainability (Chicago)
Since 2001, John has supported clients in shaping sustainability strategies that succeed for the environment, for people, and for the bottom line. He excels at uniting disparate stakeholders around a common vision and has facilitated integrative design processes for large private... Read More →
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Charley Stevenson

Principal, Integrated Eco Strategy
Charley Stevenson is founding principal of Integrated Eco Strategy, a consulting firm that focuses on green building certification and sustainability policy for institutional and not-for-profit clients. He is currently working on six registered LBC projects. With his team at Integrated... Read More →

Wednesday September 14, 2016 12:30pm - 2:00pm EDT
DLLCC: Room 323 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
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