Eli Browne is a passionate sustainability professional with 14+ years’ experience bringing sustainability initiatives to life in complex corporate settings. Currently, Eli is the Director of Corporate Sustainability at Sobeys Inc, Canada’s second largest national grocery retailer. As Director, Eli leads a national team responsible for developing and managing sustainability strategy, Environment Social and Governance (ESG) reporting and executing strategic initiatives at Sobeys Inc. Eli was recently recognized by Canadian Grocer Magazine as a Star Woman in Grocery and one of their 2021 Generation Next Award Winners.

Steve Denny is currently in his 29th year at Sobeys. His early years were spent in replenishment and wholesale with the last 25 years in Category Management/Merchandising both Grocery and Fresh. Steve has held leadership roles both regionally and nationally, and has always enjoyed the relationships and dealings with Sobeys’ supplier partners. As the Director of National Sourcing, Steve simplifies processes and procedures with the supplier community, as a whole, and improves consistency amongst all of internal banners to better position Sobeys Inc. to leverage its scale. He has also taken on the topic of Supplier Diversity for Sobeys Inc. as the business continues to appropriately evolve. 

Danielle Reid is a sustainability professional based in Toronto, Ontario. Her passion for sustainability and love of food has inspired her to build a career dedicated to creating a healthier, more resilient & equitable food system. Currently, Danielle is the Sustainability Manager at Sobeys, where she leads the execution of Sobeys' ethical & sustainable sourcing programs, and the scope 3 component of Sobeys' Climate Action Plan.  

Michelle Saunders is the Vice President of Sustainability at FHCP where she leads the association’s efforts on public policy related to plastics and packaging, and Chairs FHCP’s Sustainability Working Group.  She has worked as a lobbyist and policy advisor for trade associations in the business sector for the past 19 years and was a political advisor in the Ontario government prior to that. 

Michelle currently sits on a number of boards and advisory committees across the country including numerous provincial packaging recycling organizations, authorities, as well as industry groups such as the Canada Plastics Pact.