​A roundtable on the messy, creative, and hopeful process of building a more circular world, one material at a time.

​From seaweed polybags to algae ink to reclaimed materials, today’s emerging technologies have the potential to revolutionize the way we make products and packaging.

​But turning an exciting technology into a commercially viable product is no easy task.

​During this discussion, panelists will share in-the-trenches experiences of bringing novel materials to market, including how they vet sustainable alternatives, approach commercialization, and the (sometimes many) failures they experience along the way.

​Moderated by Ian Montgomery

​Ian Montgomery is a designer focused on sustainability in packaging. He works in-house with EcoEnclose on sustainability, design, and innovation. Previously he ran Guacamole Airplane, a design agency focused on sustainable packaging.

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​Panelists

​Scott Fulbright
CEO & cofounder of Living Ink

​Scott Fulbright is the CEO & cofounder of Living Ink. Scott spent his career building early stage biotechnology companies where he developed experience in product development, technology deployment and business development. At Living Ink, Scott drives strategic planning, fundraising and partnerships.

​The seeds of Living Ink were planted during Scott’s phd program at Colorado State, where he was an NSF-GRFP fellow and NSF-IGERT bioenergy fellow.

​Today Living Ink has collaborated with organizations including Nike, Katmandu, Patagonia, O’Neill, Coach and countless others on non-toxic carbon negative inks for everything from screen printed clothing, offset printing for hangtags and retail packaging.

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​Saloni Dosh,
CEO and Chief Sustainability Officer at EcoEnclose

​Saloni Doshi is CEO and Chief Sustainability Officer at EcoEnclose, a leading provider of sustainable packaging for more than 50,000 e-commerce brands.

​EcoEnclose is on a mission to make packaging more circular & regenerative, and at EcoEnclose Saloni spearheads the research, development, and launch of innovative packaging solutions — including options made with industry-leading levels of post-consumer waste and designs that incorporate next-generation inputs such as agricultural waste, hemp, and seaweed.

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​Dennis Blanco
Head of Supply at Sway Innovation Company

​Dennis Blanco is the Head of Supply at Sway Innovation Company, a clean tech company replacing plastics with compostable materials made from seaweed. Sway’s team of designers & polymer scientists is on a mission to replenish the planet by supporting healthy ocean ecosystems, eliminating plastic waste, and creating a more inclusive climate movement.

​Sway is a recipient of the Tom Ford Innovation Prize, an ambition program to vet & scale rapidly-degradable alternatives to virgin thin-film plastic.

​Through their partnership with EcoEnclose, Sway has launched two products: a thin film poly bag for apparel and a retail window box that are being piloted by brands including Florence Marine X, Alex Crane, Noah, and Tcho chocolates among others.