Agenda – previous

2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Clemson Campus Tours 

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Welcome Reception & Registration

8:00 am – 8:30 am

Registration

8:30 am – 10:00 am

Breakfast and Keynote Presentation
Breakfast sponsored by Milliken

Welcome

Brian O’Rourke
Vice President of Advancement
Clemson University

Howard Coker
President & Chief Executive Officer
Sonoco

Keynote Presentation: The Food System Reimagined

Rob Dongoski
Partner, Global Agribusiness Industry Leader
Ernst & Young LLC

10:00 am – 10:45 am

Technology-Driven Transformation

Moderator

Kathleen Cook
Innovation Executive
IBM Supply Chain Intelligence & Sustainability

10:45 am – 11:15 am

Coffee Break

11:15 am – 12:00 pm

Sustainable Packaging: A Layer by Layer Look at Achieving Success

Moderator

Keith Belli, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences and Associate Vice President for Public Service and Agriculture
Clemson University

Speakers

Nikola Juhasz, Ph.D.
Global Technical Director for Sustainability
Sun Chemical

David McLain
Director, Sustainability
Printpack, Inc.

Chris Schaefer
Global Marketing Director
EarthFirst^® Films by PSI

12:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Summit Highlights: Zero Waste Event Strategies

12:30 pm – 12:45 pm

Break

12:45 pm – 2:15 pm

Lunch Presentation
Lunch sponsored by NOVA Chemicals

Summit Highlights: Gift Box Reveal

Multiple Perspectives on Food Waste

Moderator

Corby Kummer
Executive Director, Food and Society
Aspen Institute

2:15 pm – 2:45 pm

Creating Opportunities to Close the Loop on Circular Plastics

Speakers

Brent Greiner
Vice President of Technology
Charter Next Generation

Alan Schrob
Manager, PCR Business Development
NOVA Chemicals Inc.

2:45 pm – 3:15 pm

Coffee Break
Coffee Break sponsored by TIPA

3:15 pm – 4:30 pm

Breakout Sessions: Sustainability Explored by Sector

Life Cycle Assessment in Packaging: Un-Wrapping the Benefits and Challenges

Speakers

Liz Ernst
Sustainability Analyst
Sonoco

The Impact of Sustainability KPIs in the Capital Markets

Speakers

Tierney Seidel
Vice President, Sustainable Capital Markets
Rabobank

Industry 4.0: A Practical Guide to Understanding Sustainable Manufacturing

Speakers

Catherine Hayes
Industry Manager
South Carolina Research Authority

Mark Johnson, Ph.D.
Thomas F. Hash Endowed Chair in Sustainable Development and Director of the Center for Advanced Manufacturing
Clemson University

Asem Mokaddem
President
Tellus Products

Compostable Packaging Technologies, Practices and Certification

Speakers

Kay Cooksey, Ph.D.
Professor and Cryovac Endowed Chair, Food, Nutrition and Packaging Sciences Department
Clemson University

David McLean
Director, Sustainability
Printpack, Inc.

Gary Robinson
Director of Public Affairs
TIPA

Jay Sperry
Global Digital Transformation Leader
Digimarc

5:45 pm – 7:00 pm

Reception and Student Poster Presentations

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

Farm to Fork Dinner
Dinner sponsored by Aramark and the South Carolina Department of Agriculture

8:00 am – 9:30 am

Breakfast and Keynote Presentation
Breakfast sponsored by Dupont

Speaker

David Allen
Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer
PepsiCo Foods North America

9:30 am – 10:15 am

Packaging Has a Sustainability Story… What’s the Right Way to Tell It?
Presentation sponsored by Pregis

Speaker

Suzanne Shelton
President & CEO
Shelton Group

10:15 am – 10:45 am

Coffee Break
Coffee Break sponsored by Sustana Fiber

10:45 am – 11:30 am

Navigating the Three Rs: Myth Busting Sustainability Lore

Moderator

Cassandra Snelling
Marketing Manager of Global Sustainability
Sonoco

Speakers

Ezra Cates, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences
Clemson University

Greg Johnson
Director of New Business Development
Sustana Fiber

Elizabeth Rhue
Staff VP of Global Sustainability
Sonoco

Whole Foods

11:30 am – 1:15 pm

Lunch and Keynote Presentation
Lunch sponsored by Seaside Grown

Conserving the Magic – Operationalizing Disney’s Environmental Goals

Introduction

James P. Clements, Ph.D.
President
Clemson University

Speakers

Chef Gary Jones
Culinary Environmental Specialist
Walt Disney World^® Resort

Steve Vanarsdall
Environmental Integration Project Manager
Walt Disney World^® Resort

Closing Remarks

Anne Barr
Executive Director, Sonoco FRESH
Clemson University

Jeff Schuetz
Staff Vice President, Global Technology
Sonoco