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2026

Eve Turow-Paul

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Eve Turow-Paul is founder and Executive Director of BITE: Building Impact Through Eaters and a globally-recognized thought leader on food culture and lifestyle trends.

Her latest book is Hungry: Avocado Toast, Instagram Influencers and Our Search for Connection and Meaning (BenBella, 2020).

Through her nonprofit and thought leadership, she explains the ‘why’ behind todays biggest trends.

Turow-Paul has worked with some of the largest foodservice and CPG companies in the world, along with city governments and agriculture groups, to help them deliver solutions that are better for people and the planet. She has appeared in various media outlets to discuss her insights into the changing landscape of food culture.

She views food culture as a key lever for improving mental, physical, and environmental health around the world.

B Treat

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Brianna Treat is the Vice President of Sustainability for Climate Pledge Arena and the Seattle Kraken, where she leads the organization’s sustainability strategy and works to advance one of the world’s most progressive and sustainable sports and entertainment venues. She oversees initiatives spanning carbon accounting, zero waste, sustainable operations, and strategic partnerships that demonstrate how live events can drive meaningful environmental impact.

With more than a decade of experience in sustainability, Brianna’s expertise includes large-scale waste reduction, ESG reporting, green building certifications, carbon accounting, and sustainability strategy. She is passionate about turning ambitious environmental goals into practical, measurable results and helping shape the future of sustainability in sports and entertainment.

Daesung Choe

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Daesung Choe is General Manager of the ESG & Performance Management Department at the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation (KSPO), Korea’s principal public institution for the promotion of sport, established on the legacy of the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. Over more than two decades at KSPO, he has led work across corporate strategy, Olympic legacy, and large-scale operations, and now directs the Foundation’s ESG and performance-management agenda. His international experience includes directing the Seoul Olympic Legacy Forum 2022.

Bill Squires

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Bill is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and served on active duty as a naval aviator for 12 years before joining the Naval Reserves. Bill retired from the Naval Reserves as a Commander after 24 years of service.

In 1987, following active duty in the United States Navy, Bill entered the sports and entertainment facilities and events management industry. He has held top-level positions with the following facilities:
Yankee Stadium (old), Giants Stadium (two tours), Huntington Bank Field (Cleveland Browns), ESPN Wide World of Sports

Bill is a Past President of the Stadium Managers Association, which has members from the National Football League, Major League Baseball, Minor League Baseball, Major League Soccer, the Canadian Football League, universities/colleges, and other facilities, both national and international, that host sports and entertainment events.

Bill has a consulting business specializing in sports and entertainment facilities and event management. Bill also works as an expert witness in lawsuits involving sports teams and venues

Bill is the Chief Venues Officer for the FIFA Men’s World Cup 2026 New York New Jersey Host Committee. MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ, will host eight matches, including the final.

Joanne Bowen

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Joanne Bowen is CEO of Cricket for Climate, a player-led movement founded by Australian Test Captain Pat Cummins to build resilience for communities and the game.

Working at the intersection of sport, energy, climate resilience and community engagement, Joanne has led the design and scaling of innovative programs that help community sport and sporting venues reduce costs, cut emissions and build resilience. Since becoming CEO in 2024, she has led landmark programs including influencing and leading the Australian Governments $50 million investment into clean energy and climate resilience solutions across community sport venues, Australia’s first ever clean energy power hub, and development of a connected energy ecosystem across multiple sporting venues with high sport and broader community benefits.

Joanne pioneered the Cricket for Climate Academy, developing athletes, administrators, media professionals and community leaders as trusted climate and energy advocates. She is recognised for her ability to bring together diverse stakeholders across sport, government, business and communities to create shared value and drive collective action.

Matt Bailey

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Matt Bailey is Head of Strategy at The Desert Vipers, the Avram Glazer owned cricket franchise playing in the DP World International League T20 in the UAE. Matt began his career at IMG, where he was involved with the creation of the Indian Premier League, and has since worked with various businesses in sport and technology, including a stint as Head of UK & Europe at Cameo. Matt oversees the commercial and sustainability functions at Desert Vipers, embedding social and environmental considerations at the heart of business operations.  

Takayuki Tsujii

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Takayuki Tsujii was born in Tokyo in 1968. He discovered soccer in London, during a one year stay in 1977, and went on to play for Waseda University and in Japan Regional Football League, equivalent to the 3rd division. After retiring as a player, he completed a master’s degree at Waseda University Graduate School of Social Sciences, specializing in the philosophies of Japanese nature conservation. At the age of 30, he joined the California-based outdoor apparel company, Patagonia, as a part-time staff member. After working at the Tokyo/Shibuya store, he became a full-time employee, gaining experience in marketing and wholesale. He served as the General Manager of Patagonia Japan from 2009 to 2019. He became a board member of the J. League in 2022 and since 2023 has been an executive officer in charge of sustainability. He dedicates most of his time to surfing and snowboarding while he is out of the office.

Laura Lahiff

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Laura Lahiff is Sustainability Lead at Munster Rugby, where she has spent five years working alongside leadership to embed sustainability into the culture, decisions and the story of one of European rugby’s most storied clubs.

In 2025, Munster’s Sustainability Report won the Sport Positive Award for Report of the Year, travelling from pitch to classrooms to international climate forums – cited in the updated UN Sport for Climate Action Framework. It still ripples because it was honest, took people on the journey, and borrowed the emotional arc of a sport season – the highs, lows, setbacks and comebacks – to make sustainability feel like something they already knew.

With a background spanning engineering, construction project management, and post-disaster recovery across New Zealand and England – alongside an MSc in Environmental Sustainability – Laura brings a technical and practical eye to sustainability. The balance she navigates: being honest about where things stand, while staying clear-eyed about where they could go.

Driven by curiosity and creativity, she is passionate about sport’s ability to drive change at scale, and believes this isn’t a stretch from sport’s identity, but a return to it. The work is translation: bringing sustainability into the language sport already speaks – resilience, performance, legacy, connection – and trusting that when those conversations come alive, something shifts.

Zach Ruiz

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Zach Ruiz is the Sustainability Manager for the Miami HEAT and Kaseya Center, where he leads organization wide environmental strategy. His leadership has earned recognition across waste reduction, energy efficiency, water efficiency, ESG strategy, and community engagement.

Since joining the HEAT, the arena has increased its annual waste diversion rate from ~6% to more than 50%. Initiatives include expanded recycling and compost programs, reduced fan-facing single-plastic and back-of-house sorting.

In addition to waste reduction, Zach champions community impact and resiliency through new regional environmental initiatives. This past season the Miami HEAT and Kaseya Center have supported local community partners that work with Miami-Dade County Public Schools, coral reef restoration, green space restoration, sea turtle conservation and food waste education.

Ann Courtney

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Ann developed Golf Ireland’s Sustainability Action Plan for 2024-2027 and this was formally launched at Golf Ireland’s National AGM in March 2024.

Since then Ann, together with the Board, Senior managmenet the National Sustainability Committee at Golf Ireland have been leading, supporting and assisting both the organisation and its 379 affiliated clubs on their sustainability journeys.

Ann has over 30 years business experience and is a business and finalnce speicalist from Killarney, who brings a wealth of business and sustainability experience with her and was part of the first cohort of executives to complete a Masters in Sustainability Business Development at Trinity College. She has also qualified as a non-executive director with the Institute of Coporate Governances and gained a distinction in a diploma in Sustainable Finance from UCD/IOB.