Julia Spangler

In this session, your audience will learn the six steps of the zero waste event planning process. This process can be used by any planner—at any level of experience with sustainability—to dramatically reduce the amount of waste generated by their events, plus produce meaningful measurements they can use to track and share their results. Participants will engage in interactive discussion to deepen their understanding waste reduction, diversion and measurement techniques. This session is also available as a 2-3 hour workshop featuring interactive activities that allow participants to immediately apply zero waste planning strategies. Length options: **1 hour – presentation with interactive discussion **2-3 hours – presentation with interactive discussion & activities

In this session, your audience will learn practical event branding strategies that reduce costly printing expenses, establish brand longevity, and prevent unnecessary waste. The presentation uses real-world design examples to demonstrate the do’s and don’ts of cost-effective, sustainable event branding. Length: 60 minutes

This session is not just another list of waste-reducing ideas, but an interactive forum for participants to discuss with their peers the barriers they face to implementing waste-reducing changes so they can hear solutions that have worked for others. Your audience will leave this session equipped to make more responsible procurement and event design decisions. Participants will also learn zero waste alternatives to common event supplies and elements, including many simple switches that can make a big impact. Length: 60 minutes