David Katz

We have misunderstood plastic. It is not the villain. Our relationship with it is.

In this transformative keynote, David Katz will challenge audiences to rethink discarded plastic not as waste, but as a currency to share prosperity. He will share how this paradigm shift has already proven possible through the movement of #Us, with Plastic Bank enabling the exchange of over 185 million kilograms of hand gathered plastic and opening pathways to prosperity for more than 62,000 families across Asia, Latin America, and Africa.

Katz will demonstrate how circular systems can both prevent plastic from entering the environment and restore dignity through economic inclusion. He will invite audiences to embrace perpetual behavioral change by standing against the “buy-more machine” and becoming more conscious of our purchases, usage and disposal of “things”.

He will leave audiences with a bold proposition: sharing prosperity is humanity’s richest opportunity.