From Trash to Treasure

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THE CHALLENGE


How can we ethically and economically innovate our waste problems in the Pacific Northwest?

Why focus on waste and sustainability at this EV3NT?

• On January 1, 2018, China banned 24 kinds of waste from foreign countries. This ban flipped the economics of recycling, so it became a much larger expense for many organizations. In many situations it became cheaper to send waste to our landfills than to recycle it.

• In the US, many companies are being asked to remove the recycling symbol from their packaging, 6 times more plastic is being burned than recycled, and it’s often cheaper to buy virgin plastic and extremely expensive to recycle plastic (according to a study by Columbia Climate School).

• We hear the most about plastics, but plastics only scratch the surface of what our waste problems are in Washington State:

Data collected and compiled via the WA State Department of Ecology and provided to us, courtesy of Zero Waste Washington.

GUESTS & SPEAKERS

Connect and collaborate with our industry experts.

Our full list of speakers to be announced soon.

  • WILLIAM A. ADAMS

    Founder of The EV3NT

    William is a visionary, entrepreneur, and technical advisor to CTO at Microsoft. Ask him about tech, innovation, agency, equity, and community.

  • HEATHER TRIM

    Executive Director, Zero Waste Washington

    Heather is a Doctor, waste reduction advocate, policy maker, and board member. Ask her about waste science, geology, policy making, and WA state waste legislation.

  • CHRISTY JOHNSON

    Founder of Artemis Connection

    Christy is a strategist, intrapreneur, entrepreneur, and board member. Ask her about strategy, innovation, empowering others, and leadership.

  • ALICIA MICKES

    Senior Creative Manager, Packaging & Product at Wizards of the Coast

    Alicia is a design director, entrepreneur, and creative leader. Ask her about branding, strategy, packaging, marketing, and graphic design.

  • MORE SPEAKERS TO BE ANNOUNCED

AGENDA

Collaborate with other local participants with diverse skillsets to develop world changing ideas.

Pre-EV3NT
VIRTUAL

Welcome > Topic Immersion

  • KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT
    Get a complete walk-through of the EV3NT format.

  • LEARN
    Get up-to-speed quickly on all things waste.

  • GET INSPIRED
    Hear from those who have created solutions.

EV3NT Day 1
HYBRID (virtual / in-person)

Learning > Forming Groups

  • FOUNDER KEYNOTE
    An opening word from our Founder.

  • PROBLEM OVERVIEW
    Review of problem and available resources.

  • HEAR FROM WASTE EXPERTS
    Learn about the greatest challenges and existing solutions.

  • FORM TEAMS
    Based on the problem area of interest.

EV3NT Day 2
HYBRID (virtual / in-person)

Collaboration > Prototyping

  • HANDS-ON PROTOTYPING
    Groups share ideas to determine the prototype your team will build.

  • WORK WITH EXPERTS
    Build and iterate on prototypes.

  • START PRESENTATION
    Begin drafting a presentation of your solution.

EV3NT Day 3
HYBRID (virtual / in-person)

Presentations > Next Steps

  • FINALIZE PROTOTYPES
    Finish up any last details on your prototype.

  • PRESENTATION
    Present your prototype to a panel of tech, entrepreneur, environmental, and waste specialists to receive feedback.

  • DEBRIEF
    Closing words from our Founder.

  • NEXT STEPS
    Work with The EV3NT team to build an action plan for moving your solution forward.

PARTICIPATE

All tickets provide access to The EV3NT Seattle, virtually and in-person.
Tickets are all-access and include: venue access, participation in group workshops, use of our tools and supplies, networking, presentations and keynotes with the option to attend virtually.

Scholarships to The EV3NT are available, please contact: tickets@TheEV3NT.com for more details.

The Venue

Hyatt Regency, Lake Washington

at Seattle’s Southport
1053 Lake Washington Blvd N.
Renton, WA 98056