SLI Speakers + Instructors
Meet the speakers and instructors of the 2026 Sustainability Leadership Initiative (SLI).
SLI Session 1
Foundations of Sustainability Leadership
Andrew Predmore
Executive Director, The Shi Institute for Sustainable Communities, Furman
AREA OF EXPERTISE:
Sustainability in higher-ed and environmental planning and policy
More speakers to be announced soon
SLI Session 2
Materials and Circularity
Scott Trenor
Technical Director, The Association of Plastics Recycling
AREA OF EXPERTISE:
Material science, circularity and design, recycling processes and policy
More speakers to be announced soon
SLI Session 3
Land Management and Conservation
Chris Crolley
Captain & CEO, Coastal Expeditions
AREA OF EXPERTISE:
Conservation, ecology, natural history, environmental and sustainability education
More speakers to be announced soon
SLI Session 4
Energy and Emissions
More speakers to be announced soon
SLI Session 5
Forestry and Agriculture
Robert Etheridge
President, Mixon Seed Service, Inc.
AREA OF EXPERTISE:
Business and agriculture, sustainable agriculture and innovation