Registration:  8:00am - 8:45am

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Welcome:  8:55am – 9:10am

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Keynote Speaker:  9:10am – 9:30am

Zoe Heller, CalRecycle 

 

Session 1 | SB 1383 Lessons Learned
9:35am - 10:05am

Moderator – Eric Zetz, Ventura Regional Sanitation District

• Jenna Dotson, Republic Services - Avecita Jones, City of Carlsbad - Route Reviews​

• Ashley Norseth, Ecomonics - Multi-family organics implementation challenges and successes 
   

• Exhibitor Showcase  10:05am - 10:15am
   

10:15am - 10:45am - Ashlee Yee, CalRecycle - SB 1383 Compliance Evaluations Update

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Break 10:45am – 11:00am

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Session 2 | Panelist/Topic SB 54
11:00am – 12:15am

Moderator - John Davis, Mojave Desert and Mountain Recycling Authority

• Heidi Sanborn, National Stewardship Action Council: Overview and update on SB 54 with a possible national perspective (including developments in other states).

• Phil Mainolfi, HF&H Consultants - SB 54 Needs Assessment

• Emily Coven, Circular Action Alliance - Topic TBA

• Mike Caprio, Republic Services - Perspective from Recycling Service Providers 

 

Lunch ~ 12:15am – 1:35pm 

 

Session 3 | Disposal Capacity Planning
1:35pm – 2:15pm

Moderator – David Davis, MSW

• Chris Sheppard, L.A. County Public Works – Disposal Capacity Planning for a Changing Landscape in the SoCal Region

• Tom Koutroulis, Orange County Waste & Recycling - Topic TBA

• Eric Zetz, Ventura Regional Sanitation District - Capacity Planning - Toland Rd. Landfill
   

Break 2:15pm – 2:30pm
 

Session 4 |  AI's impact on the material value chain: From disposal to collection to processing
2:35pm – 3:35pm

Moderator – Bernadette Halverson, LA Sanitation & Environment

• Nik Balachandran, Founder/CEO, Zabble Inc.

• Kevin Hahn, Director of National Sales, Routeware 

• Apurba Pradhan, Head of Product and Marketing, EverestLabs 

• Felix Hottenstein, Sales Director at CP/MSS - AI Technology

• Nicholas Nuccio, LA Sanitation & Environment - City of Los Angeles new waste
  sorting app, an educational tool designed to reduce contamination
  
  Raffle/Closing remarks 3:40pm - 4:00pm