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Earth Day Summit April 22, 2024
THE ECO CHANNEL invites you to an exclusive gathering of movers and shakers of the green and blue economy.
Vendors – Conferences – Art Exhibit – Fashion Show – Pitch Competition.
What's New? What's Hot? What's Next?
Location: Miami Ironside 7610 Northeast 4th Court Miami, FL 33138
FREE to the public. Must RSVP
EARTH DAY 2026 SUMMIT
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5 industries represented – 5 speakers per industry
Craig Shesky
Renewable Energy
Craig Shesky Chief Financial Officer The Metals Co. The Metals Company (Nasdaq: TMC) is a developer of the world's largest estimated undeveloped resource of battery metals for EVs, and the world's #1 and #2 largest undeveloped nickel projects as ranked by Mining.com. TMC's resource in the Clarion Clipperton Zone of the Pacific Ocean contains a very high concentration of nickel, copper, cobalt, and manganese, with an estimated resource of 1.6 billion tons of nodules, sufficient to support the electrification of 280 million EVs, equivalent to the entire U.S. passenger car fleet. The resource is in the form of polymetallic nodules, which sit unattached on top of the seafloor, so nodule collection requires no blasting, no drilling, and no digging Craig has been CFO of TMC since 2021 and has over 18 years of combined experience in public investing, metals research, and investment banking in New York. He spent 12 years at King Street Capital Management, most recently as a senior analyst in charge of recommending investments in the global metals & mining space. He analyzed electrification trends, battery chemistries, and the resulting impacts on supply & demand for critical base metals, with particular expertise in nickel and copper. He also spent two years as the top-tier analyst on the insurance & asset management investment banking team at Morgan Stanley. Craig graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.
Kobi Karp
Sustainable Real estate.
Kobi Karp, owner of KKAID is globally recognized among the best sustainable architecture design firms. His company KKAID is a full-service architectural and interior design firm providing a vast array of services, ranging from the design of large-scale, high-rise condominium and hospitality projects to intimate, small-scale low-rise residential and commercial structures.
Taryn Hipwell
healthy fashion consultant
Taryn Hipwell is a global speaker, passionate healthy fashion consultant, and consumer engagement specialist in the realm of sustainable plastic-free, toxin-free, biodegradable circular fashion. She has spoken about sustainability, transparency, circularity, diversity, and toxins in fabrics to over 10,000 students at 30 top fashion schools and universities around the world, including YOUNGA, a first-of-its-kind global youth takeover of the United Nations.
Sixcia Devine
ECO Travel/tourism
Sixcia Devine is a sought-after international speaker, and former Google executive who focuses on transformative travel, Hispanic marketing, economic growth in developing countries, female empowerment and social entrepreneurship. She launched the nonprofit Caritas Smile in 2010 which has touched the lives of 10,000+ people by rebuilding homes and schools, supplying educational and medical resources at orphanages, and uplifting communities in the poorest areas of Latin America and the USA.
Marilyn DeMartini
Marine Conservation
Marilyn DeMartini, founder of PR Power, lives journalism, marketing, and video production. A consummate networker, creative writer, thinker, and avid listener, DeMartini found the marine industry the ideal arena to utilize her journalistic and marketing skills and interest in the active outdoors. She has covered yachting destinations, events, and personal and corporate profiles, working extensively at boat shows and events from Ft. Lauderdale and Miami to Monaco.
Jayne Morehouse
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ECO Beauty/fashion
Jayne Morehouse is a public relations expert a veteran of the beauty professional industry and the owner of the Beauty Industry Report a monthly newsletter widely viewed as the authoritative voice for beauty business movers and shakers globally
Sara Philips
sustainability and communications
Sara Phillips is a sustainability and communications strategist working at the intersection of the agricultural, textiles, and clothing industries. She works for Better Cotton, the world's largest sustainable cotton program, specializing in communications. She's also a Community Organizer for Florida for Remake, an advocacy non-profit fighting for fair pay and climate justice in the clothing industry.
Ashley Rose
Sustainable Real Estate
Ashley Rose, a transformative figure in luxury real estate, infuses her work with a deep commitment to sustainability and mindfulness. Transitioning from a celebrated career in fashion to a Conscious Realtor and Biophilic Feng Shui Interior Designer, she specializes in creating eco-friendly, harmonious living spaces in the luxury market. Her journey from the fashion runways of New York to the green-conscious real estate sector reflects her passion for sustainable living and community service.
Frances Pimentel
Regenerative Real estate
Frances Pimentel is The ECO Channel international correspondent with a presence in Florida, Mexico and the Caribbean Island markets focusing on sustainable and regenerative real estate developments. She is a well-seasoned international real estate sales, marketing and project coordination executive. She holds bachelor’s degrees in marketing and international business as well as an MBA from Drexel University. Frances has been featured as an international realtor selling properties in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic in HGTV’s popular show House Hunters International. She is a Regenesis Institute regenerative practitioner and Regenerators Academy regenerative leader.
Doug Lawrence
Sustainable Real Estate
Doug Lawrence is the Managing Principal and Co-Founder of 5 Stone Green Capital LLC, a 100% green real estate fund. He has 30 years of distinguished real estate industry experience and is an industry leader on the application of sustainable principles to real estate. Prior to forming 5 Stone, Doug spent 13 years at JPMorgan and was a Managing Director and co-Portfolio Manager of the 100% green, and sustainably designed Urban Renaissance Property Fund. The Fund was the first of its kind on an investment management platform to utilize the science of green technology as a driving investment criterion. The fund which sold at a 50% profit just three years after its completion adhered to solid real estate fundamentals for acquisition and then utilized green technology to turbocharge operating performance. Doug also serves as vice chairman of Climate Group Americas.
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