[SPN-Discussion] Registration Open: Circular Economy Network (CEN) Kick-off --> Thursday 10/26/17 Brooklyn

[Sarah Bloomquist]

*Tess and I are excited to announce our new venture and programming!
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So you've heard about the Circular Economy, but what's it all about? Join
us for the newly formed Circular Economy Network's (CEN)
<https://twitter.com/CircEconomyNYC> kick-off event to hear from four
thought leaders actively implementing circular principles and solutions:

   -

   *Michael Rinaldi
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelrobertrinaldi/>,* Sustainability
   Officer, DLL /// *Life Cycle Asset Management (LCAM)*
   -

   *Clare Miflin <https://www.linkedin.com/in/clare-miflin-b1247210/>,* AIA,
   LEED AP, CPHD, Architect @ Kiss + Cathcart Architects /// *Biomimicry*
   -

   *William Davies <https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-davies-15714b4/>,
*President
   Davies Office, Board Chair Remanufacturing Industries Council ///
   *Remanufacturing*
   -

   *Conor Riffle <https://www.linkedin.com/in/conorriffle/>,* Senior
   Manager of Public Policy, Rubicon Global /// *Waste & Recycling*

The event is open to all experience levels. Please come prepared to
participate in small breakout groups before we report back to the larger
group. The CEN aims to convene a multitude of stakeholders to actively
engage in discussing the issues of a linear economy as well as solutions to
bring us towards a more circular, regenerative world. Please join us at the
Urban Future Lab, hosted by the Danish Cleantech Hub in Brooklyn on
Thursday 10/26/17 from 6-8pm to get things rolling! And stay tuned for
future programming from the CEN <https://twitter.com/CircEconomyNYC>.


*AGENDA*

5:50-6:10 pm -- Arrival

6:10-6:50 pm -- Speaker presentations

6:50-7 pm -- Convene into small groups

7-7:30 pm -- Small group discussions

7:30-8 pm -- Convene into full group for report backs and Q&A

8-8:30 pm -- Networking


*DATE & TIME: *Thu, October 26, 2017, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT

*LOCATION: *Urban Future Lab, Danish Cleantech Hub, 15 MetroTech Center,
19th fl, Brooklyn, NY 11201


*SPEAKER BIOS*

*Michael Rinaldi <https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelrobertrinaldi/>,
Sustainability Officer, DLL*

Michael Rinaldi is the Sustainability Officer at DLL, a global provider of
asset-based financial solutions in the Agriculture, Food, Healthcare, Clean
Technology, Automotive, Transportation, Construction, Industrial, and
Office Technology industries. Michael manages the Sustainability Engagement
Initiative to actively generate discussions with DLL's business partners on
their current performance and ambitions in the areas of sustainable
solutions, societal impact, and responsible business operations. In this
role, he identifies and develops opportunities to collaborate with partners
to implement new life cycle asset management (LCAM), used equipment
financing, and servitization solutions.

Michael also passionately leads DLL's Microleasing projects in Kenya,
Rwanda, and Zambia. When implemented by community banks, microleasing is a
tool that expands access to credit, stimulates economic growth, and enables
entrepreneurs in emerging markets to acquire low cost assets to start or
expand their business.

Prior to joining DLL, Michael received his BA degrees in Biology and
Economics from the University of Virginia and his Master of Environmental
Management degree from Duke University.

[image: Michael Rinaldi]


*Clare Miflin <https://www.linkedin.com/in/clare-miflin-b1247210/>, AIA,
LEED AP, CPHD, Architect @ Kiss + Cathcart Architects*

Since 2000, Clare Miflin has worked at Kiss + Cathcart, Architects —helping
craft their philosophy of “productive” architecture. She considers
buildings within the larger systems of which they are part, integrating
energy production, vegetation and even agriculture. Clare realizes the
importance of rigorous metrics, but knows that inspiration, hope and vision
also have a crucial role to play. In developing the AIANY Zero Waste Design
Guidelines for NYC, Clare applied biomimicry and learnings from ecosystems
to develop a coherent vision and specific solutions that are resilient,
comprehensive, and inherently connected to place.

[image: Clare Miflin]


*William Davies <https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-davies-15714b4/>,
President Davies Office, Board Chair Remanufacturing Industries Council*

A nationally recognized leader in green remanufacturing and an expert in
sustainable office furniture solutions, Bill has not only made Davies a
pioneer and leader in its field, but he also expanded opportunities for
organizations industry wide. Under Bill’s direction, Davies has grown to be
the nation’s largest office furniture remanufacturer and was the first
remanufacturer to earn level® sustainability certification from the
Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer’s Association (BIFMA).
Bill was instrumental in creating standards that allow remanufactured
furniture to contribute points to the LEED certification process, and he is
often called upon to speak at industry events, write for industry
publications and represent the industry before the U.S. Trade Commission.
Bill is also Board Chairman for The Remanufacturer’s Industry Council, a
legacy member of the U.S. Green Building Council and a BIFMA member. When
he can spare an hour or two, Bill enjoys fly fishing. He earned a marketing
degree from Siena College.

[image: Bill Davies]


*Conor Riffle <https://www.linkedin.com/in/conorriffle/>, Senior Manager of
Public Policy, Rubicon Global*

Conor is currently Senior Manager, Public Policy at Rubicon Global, where
he is helping to build RUBICONSmartCity—a technology platform for municipal
fleets. Prior to Rubicon Global, Conor served as Director of Cities and
Data Product Innovation at CDP, an international environmental non-profit,
based in London. Under Conor’s leadership, CDP’s cities program achieved
global recognition as the premier platform for city governments to report
their climate change data. More than 600 global cities now report annually
on their greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental data using CDP’s
platform.

Prior to his role at CDP, Conor served in various roles at the Clinton
Foundation in New York, including Foreign Policy Fellow and as an early
employee of the Clinton Climate Initiative (CCI). You can follow Conor on
Twitter at @c_riffle.

[image: Conor Riffle]


*SPONSORS*

*Danish Cleantech Hub
<http://di.dk/English/dch/newyork/Pages/About.aspx>* engages
with public and private New York stakeholders interested in learning from
the Danish experience. They provide a forum for informational exchange on
new approaches and solutions within energy efficiency, climate adaptation,
and resiliency.

[image: Danish Cleantech Hub]

*Brooklyn Brewery* <http://brooklynbrewery.com/verify>

[image: Brooklyn Brewery]


*Sarah Bloomquist <https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahbloomquist>*
Circular Economy Network <https://twitter.com/CircEconomyNYC>, Co-founder
Brooklyn SWAB <https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynSolidWasteAdvisoryBoard/>,
Chair
Bronzicorn <http://bronzicorn.blogspot.com/> Blog & Sustainability Calendar
GreenHomeNYC <http://greenhomenyc.org/monthly-forum/>, Forums Committee
@SBloomquist
<https://twitter.com/sbloomquist>
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