November 29 & 30, 2022
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Programme

November 29 Networking reception co-hosted with the Canada Plastic Pact
18h00 – 20h00 Join us to meet new colleagues and get acquainted with our speakers

 

November 30
8:00 – 8:45 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45 – 9:00 Opening Remarks
Ambassador Dr. Melita Gabrič, European Union Delegation to Canada
Ms. Julie Dabrusin, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources
and Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada
9:00

SESSION 1: Leading the reuse economy

Moderator: Ryan Parmenter, Environment and Climate Change Canada
World Economic Forum – GPAP Christian Kaufholz
Reloop Europe – Clarissa Morawski
Upstream, USA – Marcel Howard
Share, Reuse, Repair Initiative, Canada – Rosemary Cooper
Q& A period

10:00 Health & beverage break
10:30

SESSION 2: Challenges and benefits of a reuse economy

Moderator: Christina Seidel, Recycling Council of Alberta
City of Toronto – Annette Synowiec
The Town of Banff – Carla Bitz
Hyon (Saskatchewan) – Kristy Ehman
Tradle (BC) – Blyth Gill
Apical – Ethical Cannabis Collective – Mika Unterman
Q& A period

12:00 Buffet lunch and networking
13:00

SESSION 3: CEO Talks: Scaling Innovation

Moderator: Andrew Macdonald, PAC Global

Reusables (BC) – Jason Hawkins
MUUSE (Ontario) – Scott Morrison
Friendlier (Ontario) – Jacquie Hutchings
La Vague (Quebec) – Aurore Courtieux-Boinot
Q& A period

Quil Packaging (Ontario) – Mehwish Panjwani
Station Lave-Glace (Quebec) – Pierre Neron
Ecoborne (Quebec) – Eric Golding
Drinkfill (BC) – Andy Chou
Q& A period

14:45 Health & beverage break
15:00

BREAK-OUT SESSION: How to advance reuse in Canada

Small group discussions on how to advance reuse in Canada

16:00

SESSION 4: Creating partnerships and joining networks

Moderator: Jo-Anne St. Godard, Circular Innovation Council
RREUSE, Belgium – Oscar Planells
REUSE Seattle Partnership, USA – McKenna Morrigan
Piloting innovation for reuse Canada Plastic Pact – Paul Shorthouse
PAC Global – Andrew Macdonald

16:50

Closing remarks

EU Project and Environment and Climate Change Canada