Speaker biography coming soon!
Mónica Ochoa Ruiz is responsible for the Global Marketing for Dishwashing at DuPont Nutrition & Biosciencess based in Leiden, The Netherlands. She has a master degree in Biotechnology and joined DuPont in 2011 in the Home and Personal Care Applications group.
Julie Savoie is the Director of the SmartLabel program at the Consumer Brands Association (CBA). She leads CBA’s work on the consumer-packaged goods transparency initiative, SmartLabel, which enables consumers to digitally access more information about the products they use every day.
Prior to joining the CBA, Julie spent 10+ years in the apparel, cosmetics and retail industry, holding various positions in business development, marketing and demand planning. She received her MBA from Georgetown University and her bachelor’s degree from Loyola University in Baltimore.
Gwen Whiting embodies an entrepreneur’s spirit with a creative vision and an executive’s talent for leading and growing a global lifestyle brand. Long before sustainability became an inspiring way of life, in 2004 it was Gwen’s vision to create a premium, eco-friendly laundry and home cleaning brand – The Laundress. Without external funding, through Gwen’s tenacity and leadership, The Laundress grew via multi-channel distribution and was acquired by Unilever.
Gwen spearheads brand creation, including branding and product design, product development, and production. Whether customers are doing their laundry, cleaning their homes, or organizing their belongings, she is obsessed with identifying new and innovative ways to improve their experience of home keeping. Gwen continues to focus on product innovation and sustainability while also being a voice in thought leadership, entrepreneurship and female empowerment.
Sourabh Sharma is head of digital marketing at FIG or out, a digital marketing and PR company that works across various verticals including tech, fashion, beauty and lifestyle. He is a seasoned marketer with a background in brand management, creative direction, digital marketing, social media and management consulting, having worked with multinationals and small businesses to deliver high impact growth. He also has a lifestyle portal 3FS Lifestyle, alongside a travel platform and an apparel brand. He has been published in the NY Times, Allure, GCI Magazine, Quirks, Yahoo!, and more, and has been keynote at conferences and a judge at brand competitions. Sharma has undergraduate engineering and business degrees and MBA from the Wharton School, the University of Pennsylvania and the Rotterdam School of Management.
Monica Becker is Director of Beauty, Personal Care and Household Products at Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute. The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute is a non-profit organization created to bring about a large scale transformation in the way we make things. Our mission is to provide a continuous improvement quality standard to guide product manufacturers and designers in making safe and healthy things for our world.
