Ei Speaking Engagements

The Ei Team speaks around the country at national conferences and regional meetings. In addition to keynote presentations, Ei Founder Holly Elmore moderates industry panels of Ei Partners who share the successes, challenges, and lessons learned within Ei’s important work.

Humanity Day Interview

Virtual

For the virtual Humanity Day celebration, Holly was interviewed regarding Ei’s decades-long impact and her personal philosophies. The 12-minute-interview video is available on Vimeo for viewing.

After introductions, Holly spoke on the following topics:
Zero Waste Zones
– Endeavors on the horizon
– Keys to Success
Collective Consciousness
– Worker Populations
– A Renewed Earth
– Back to Basics

The RiA Magazine article, I AM Humanity, gives an overview of Holly’s interview.

SOIL & WATER: the foundation of life

ECO Democrats Manatee
Bradenton, FL

On February 9, Ei Founder & CEO presented at the February ECO Democrats Manatee monthly meeting to an enthusiastic audience, in person and online. It was inspiring to learn how so many in the audience maintain ecological landscapes at their homes, or at least edging towards one.

The RiA Magazine article, Soil & Water The Foundation of Life, recaps the presentation outline with more in-depth information. The PPT presentation is available for download HERE.

Soil: The Foundation of Life

Unitarian Universalist Church
Sarasota, FL

On November 30, 2022, Ei Founder & CEO Holly Elmore and Ei Supporter Zach Zildjian of Zach Zildjian Design Services co-presented on Soil: The Foundation of Life to the Universal Unitarian Green Team. As the Green Team’s focus is soil health, the presentation served as an overview of how soil along with water support all life forms and earthly ecosystems.

The RiA Magazine article, Soil & Water The Foundation of Life, recaps the presentation outline with more in-depth information.

The PPT presentation is available for download: 10-30-22_UU_Soil:FoundationofLife

Cindy Jackson Retirement Celebration

Georgia Tech Alumni Hall
Atlanta, GA

On October 31, 2019 Zero-Waste Icon Cindy Jackson retired from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Ga Tech) as the Director of Waste & Recycling. Under Cindy’s 22-year leadership, Ga Tech never succumbed to single-stream systems and the award-wining recycling program operated as a profit center.

In industry circles, Cindy is known as “The AMAZING Cindy Jackson.” Ei Founder Holly Elmore coined the term at Cindy’s first Ei Partner Meeting. Accurate, the name became a common way to address Cindy with her industry colleagues. read more…

2018 WorldChefs Congress & Expo

Kuala Lumpur Convention Center
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

On day three of the 2018 WorldChefs Congress, the educational plenary program was dedicated to Feed the Planet. Presentations focused on the current global food-waste scenario along with empowering programs committed to evolving the seemingly broken food system. After the “big picture” presentations, the focus narrowed down to local, effective initiatives and case studies on food-waste reduction in culinary operations.

Ei Founder Holly Elmore presented on The Profitability of Waste: the business case for food-waste reduction to the global audience of prominent chefs. Ei Supporters Ted’s Montana Grill, Affairs to Remember, and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority | Levy Restaurants were featured in the case studies. read more…

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