A forum for changemakers

Held in June 2019, the Unwrapped Conference was a science translation / teaching event to empower scientists, activists, health providers, and corporate leaders to protect public health and the environment from food packaging chemicals and plastics.

OUR TOPICS

  • Human health effects of food packaging chemicals.

  • Micro and nano plastics and threats to health.

  • Challenges in China and developing nations.

  • Regulatory failure and policy solutions.

  • Alternative business models- ending throw away.

OUR SPEAKERS

Leading scientists who are adept at translating science for non-scientists, activists from across the globe, and communications specialists.

GOALS

Personalize the threats of disposable food packaging in order to drive demand for safer, less-disposable food packaging.

Additional Presentations

Strategies to Reduce Single-Use Packaging

Speakers

  • Beau Baconguis

    GAIA

  • Bjorn Beeler

    IPEN

  • Linda S. Birnbaum

    National Institutes of Health

  • Meadhbh Bolger

    Friends of the Earth Europe

  • Mao Da

    China Zero Waste Alliance

  • Tamara Galloway

    University of Exeter

  • Birgut Geueke

    Food Packaging Forum

  • Miriam Gordon

    Upstream

  • Ksenia Groh

    Food Packaging Forum

  • Von Hernandez

    Break Free From Plastic

  • Jen Jackson

    San Francisco Department of the Environment

  • Maricel Maffini

    Independent Consultant

  • Justine Maillot

    Zero Waste Europe

  • Jane Muncke

    Food Packaging Forum

  • Pete Myers

    Environmental Health Sciences

  • Randy Olson

    Marine biologist, filmmaker, writer

  • Mark Rossi

    BizNGO & Chemical Footprint Project

  • Gretchen Lee Salter

    Safer States

  • Martin Scheringer

    Masaryk University

  • Leo Trasande

    National Institute of Health

  • Laura Vandenberg

    University of Massachusetts

  • Martin Wagner

    Norwegian University for Science & Technology

  • Michael Warhurst

    CHEM Trust

  • Tracey Woodruff

    University of California San Francisco

Conference Partners

Conference Sponsors