Schedule of Events
Corporate Growth Conference 2025
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Registration Open
International Foyer
5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Attendee Meet & Greet
Millennium Room
Sponsored By
7:30 AM – 7:00 PM
Registration Open
International Foyer
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Networking Continental Breakfast
Gold Room
Sponsored By
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM
Opening Keynote
International Ballroom
Through divestitures and continued acquisitions, GFL Environmental has continued to evolve as a business. This fireside chat with Founder and CEO Patrick Dovigi will share insights on the future of GFL as well as Dovigi's views on the industry.
9:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Networking Refreshment Break
International Foyer
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM
Fueling Growth: How to Maximize Banking & Bonding Capacity
International Ballroom
Liquidity, credit and bonding capacity can accelerate—or stall—growth in the waste and recycling sector. Learn how to align with your banking, capital and bonding partners to unlock dry powder, strengthen relationships and fuel sustainable expansion.
Moderator
Dustin Furnari
Senior Vice President of Surety & Commercial Risk, HUB International
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Speaker
Ian Patterson
Senior Vice President & Group Manager, Comerica Bank Environmental Services Lending
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10:45 AM – 11:00 AM
Networking Refreshment Break
International Foyer
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Leadership Insights: Environmental Services Outlook
International Ballroom
A conversation with leaders of some of the most recognized privately owned environmental services companies encompasses a range of topics including the demand profile for services, new and evolving avenues for growth and the ever-changing capital markets.
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Networking Lunch with Guest Speaker
Gold Room
Connect with fellow attendees over lunch and hear from Michael E. Hoffman, president and CEO of the National Waste & Recycling Association, as he presents "Skip the Bin, Turn Your Batteries In!," a campaign dedicated to promoting smarter and safer battery disposal.
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
How Capital Is Changing the Waste Equipment Sector
International Ballroom
Equipment suppliers increasingly are important partners to waste and recycling services companies. Until recently, sponsor capital has not actively flowed into the equipment segment at the same pace as the services segment. That’s changing. This panel explores how this might impact business models, machinery availability and capital requirements for operating companies.
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Deploying Technology to Build Business Value
International Ballroom
Modern tech solutions offer the opportunity to transform environmental services businesses. This session will examine how you evaluate artificial intelligence and tech options and then leverage them to drive business value.
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Networking Refreshment Break
International Foyer
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
The Business Case for Avoiding Emissions
International Ballroom
Many companies are looking to actively manage their emissions to benefit operations and enhance their sustainability footprint. While these efforts have primarily focused on Scope 1 emissions, a conversation on avoided emissions is emerging that has the potential to position waste management companies uniquely with their customers. In this session, panelists discuss the business case for avoiding emissions, how they can be monetized and what challenges exist.
4:15 PM – 4:30 PM
Networking Refreshment Break
International Foyer
4:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Building and Maintaining an Effective Sales Strategy
International Ballroom
Cultivating new business, whether for a roll-off operation, municipal contracts or commercial front-load service, is critical to business success. This session will share insights from operators who have done it well.
