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Chantal believes that leveraging the right technology at the right time has the power to solve problems in magical ways. As a software engineer, she has been able to bring these solutions to life building tools and experiences.
Today, she applies these principles as the CTO and Co-founder of LimeLoop, developing smart sustainable packaging and the digital platform to support them
In those rare moments, when she steps away from the computer, you can usually find her with her head down in the arts & craft hobby of the month or testing out new recipes in the kitchen.
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Fernanda is a marketing and communication director for commercializing products, platforms and services which demonstrate positive social and environmental impact. She has 15 years of building brand strategies that create customer experiences to drive purpose-driven organizations.
Born in Brazil, she combines her knowledge in Marketing, Communications, Retail, Shopper Marketing, and Sales/Business Development to address ESG objectives and deliver sustainable growth for multinational FMCG organizations, SMEs and social impact startups - including her own circular economy startup in Brazil, named Avoid.
Today she is the Director of Marketing & Communications at Plastiks, a marketplace that uses Blockchain & NFT technology to bring transparency and accountability to the waste value chain, while encouraging all stakeholders in the industry - companies, individuals and plastic recovery projects - and adding an emotional link to plastic recovery data, so that we can together increase plastic recovery and recycling rates worldwide, especially in emerging countries.
Marah is the VP of Marketing & Communications at Genius Ventures. She manages the omnichannel marketing strategy and builds strategic relationships with forward-thinking leaders and organizations to help drive the expansion of the XR ecosystem. Marah’s background in entertainment and technical development of interactive experiences allows her to leverage emerging technologies to help brands connect with their customers on a deeper level.
Marah believes in a future where augmented reality will enhance the human experience and make our daily lives more efficient.
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Salisha joined the atma.io team as Market Development Manager, North America in 2021. Avery Dennison and atma.io’s position as the global leader in connected products, innovation and sustainability, allows Salisha to share her passion while partnering with world class brands across industries.
Salisha has an extensive background working with some of the best known brands & retailers to bring products to market, and leading teams through digital transformations.
Over the last 15 years, Salisha has led teams through organizational transformations, brand launches while modernizing how we reach and engage consumers. Also in that time developed a strong technical understanding of apparel manufacturing as well as software development in cloud technologies.
Salisha grew up in the footwear industry in a family business and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Philadelphia University.
Pepin Gelardi works at the intersection of purpose and possibility, exploring the role of entrepreneurship and technology in solving future-facing problems. As a Partner at Tomorrow Lab®, Pepin leads the Industrial Design and Mechanical Engineering teams to invent and develop new, impactful hardware products.
After hours, Pepin teaches workshops in design, aspires to become a Pasta Scientist, and creates site-specific art with his wife Teresa.
Hannah Fallaw is an Account Executive at WestRock. Over the past seven years, she has integrated and developed new packaging and display solutions into various retail environments across the nation. Hannah is a graduate of Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Graphic Communications. She took a lead role in developing WestRock’s connected packaging and retail solutions platform. Heavily focused on printed electronic solutions, she successfully developed specialized products utilizing conductive inks to create interactive packaging that connected products to customer’s digital devices, in real time, for an enhanced consumer experience. Hannah earned her certification as a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt through process improvement projects within WestRock’s Innovation pipeline.
Phil Stafford, Global Business Development Director, has over 25 years of packaging, agency and manufacturing experience, including global branding, smart packaging, print technologies and mobile payments.
Prior to his current role, he worked as a manager of Brand and Market Insights WestRock Packaging Solutions and as Director of Global Accounts Brand & Retail Package Solutions at MeadWestvaco (now WestRock).
Navjeet Chhina is the CEO of Genius Ventures Inc, an augmented, virtual and mixed reality firm based in North America. He is responsible for monitoring all facets of the organization including Operations Oversight, Strategic Planning, International expansion and building the senior executive team. He has 12 years of executive and project management experience across various industries; using his predictive approach to bring innovation into the customer consciousness. He uses comprehensive analysis of competitive trends to drive growth with quantifiable metrics to illustrate the benefits of taking on new avenues for brands. From digital marketing to research & analytics to leveraging strategic relationships, Navjeet perpetually pursues avenues for coupling products with consumers, propogating loyal customers and cultivating long-term brand relationships.
Navjeet is currently focusing on expanding operations internationally, showcasing how augmented reality and forward thinking innovative technologies can provide solutions for organizations of all sizes.
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