Olga Kachook is a Director of Bioeconomy and Reuse Initiatives, where she leads the Essentials of Sustainable Packaging courses and the Composting Collaborative. Her background includesexpertise in compostable materials and packaging, zero waste facility certification, life cycle analysis, and sustainable materials management.Prior to joining GreenBlue, she led corporate sustainability and waste initiatives at World Centric, Etsy, Cascade Designs, and Cascadia Consulting. Olga has a Master of Environmental Management from Yale Universitys School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, and a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of Washington. She is certified as a LEED Green Associate and a TRUE Zero Waste Advisor.

Thomas Philipon is the CEO of TotalEnergies Corbion. The company manufactures and sells Poly Lactic Acid (PLA), one of the leading and fast-growing bioplastics on the market. Contributing to reducing our dependency on fossil resources and lowering carbon emissions, PLA is a bio-based, compostable, and biodegradable polymer alternative. He drives the company to be a true enabler for the circular economy journey. Passionate about sustainability, he has been innovating and growing specialty

businesses in the polymer industries across the globe. Having lived and worked on 3 continents, Thomas is a global senior business leader with more than 20 years of extensive experience in the material, agrochemical, and pharmaceutical industries. Currently based in Gorinchem, The Netherlands, he holds a Chemical Engineering Degree from CPE Lyon (France), a Chemistry Master Degree from the University of Houston (USA), and an MBA from IESE (Spain).