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Get the market and business insights you need to make better decisions. The 50-minute webinars below are complimentary for everyone. More webinars will be added in 2024…stay tuned for more!

Revolutionizing Sustainability: Industrial Hemp Fiber and the Future
Kyle Huttenlocker, Chief Executive Officer, Environmental Living Industries (ELI)
September 4th, 11 am EDT

Discover ELI’s cutting-edge zero-waste processing system, set to launch in Dumas, Texas, in 2025. This state-of-the-art facility will boast a processing capacity of 4 tons per hour, producing high-quality hemp fiber, hurd, and dust to meet the demands of large-scale manufacturers. The key environmental benefits of hemp include:

  • Biodegradability: Industrial hemp fibers are biodegradable, contributing to less environmental waste.
  • Mold resistance: Hemp fibers are naturally mold-resistant, adding durability to products.
  • Significant carbon sequestration: Hemp captures four times as much CO2 per acre as an acre of forest, making it an excellent crop for combating climate change.
  • Sustainability: Hemp requires 50% less water to grow compared to other crops, promoting water conservation.
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Industry Expert:

With over 16 years managing endeavors ranging from large-scale international programs to start-ups, Kyle Huttenlocker is a respected entrepreneur with extensive, proven experience in strategic leadership, business administration, risk management, and financial compliance.

Kyle currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Environmental Living Industries (ELI) where he creates an environment and culture focused on fulfilling the company’s mission, vision, and values. Kyle also serves as a board member of the Liberty Medical Center of Texas, a nonprofit providing veterans with a diverse array of healthcare solutions.

Prior to co-founding ELI, Kyle served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at Samsa Technologies, a fintech company providing investment and banking services. As CCO, Kyle managed the company’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Program, ensuring compliance with all applicable provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act, USA PATRIOT Act, FinCEN, regulations, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). While serving as the COO, Kyle collaborated with Mastercard and third-party banking services providers to secure the company’s Mastercard World Elite card services product line, greatly enhancing the user experience and value proposition of the platform.

Kyle also served as director and executive management team member at Constellis, a 20,000+ person, $2.3 billion international firm providing commercial, governmental, and private clients with security, risk management, humanitarian, training, and logistics services. Kyle’s tenure at Constellis was during a period of rapid organic growth, combined with extensive mergers and acquisitions, that saw the company expand from a multimillion-dollar to a multibillion-dollar industry-leader backed by Apollo Global Management.

While at Constellis, Kyle managed federal government programs budgeted at over $600 million with over 1,000 program staff as head of the Program Management Office (PMO). He also oversaw contract administration and senior staff employment services, domestically and abroad, in alignment with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and program contract specifications. He provided critical operational support on federal government contract development, helping secure the award of several government contracts valued over $250 million.

During his consulting career, Kyle has worked on a variety of successful projects including work with a Fortune 500 company providing strategic consultancy on microgrid solutions for underdeveloped communities in Sub-Saharan Africa. While working on a US Ambassador’s team for a critical overseas diplomatic mission, he contributed to operating procedures that emphasized the safety and well-being for local populations and security contractors operating in high-threat environments, later incorporated into ANSI/ASIS PSC.1-2012.

Kyle is decorated US Army veteran with multiple deployments to combat zones in support of the Global War on Terror with 5th Special Forces Group and the 152nd Infantry Regiment. Kyle earned many military decorations, including a Bronze Star and Combat Infantryman’s Badge.

Kyle holds a bachelor’s degree in business with a focus in accounting from The Pennsylvania State University and master’s degree in business administration from Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business.

Non-PFAS Hydrophobic Technology for Polypropylene Nonwovens
Kaan Serpersu, R&D Manager, Techmer PM
Wednesday, October 23rd, 11 am EST

PFAS chemistry is the most commonly used hydrophobic technology in the nonwovens. This is due to their high performance and the lack of performance from previous non-PFAS technology. In this presentation, we will discuss the latest in non-PFAS hydrophobic technology which can potentially compete with traditional PFAS chemistry while meeting new EPA and state regulatory guidelines and requirements.

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Industry Expert:

Kaan Serpersu graduated from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s in biomedical engineering and a master’s degree in polymer engineering in 2012. He started in plastics materials design in 2012 at Techmer PM and is now the Product Development and Sustainability Manager. In his role, he leads a team of technical service engineers, guiding them to develop new solutions to meet the requirements of Techmer’s customers in all things related to additive manufacturing, analytical method development, and analysis. He also leads the Techmer Sustainability Team, recently driving initiatives to obtain a Silver Medal from EcoVadis. He also leads all sustainability technology development. He is privileged to have married his best friend, who is of infinite patience and the proud father to 2 children who seem to have endless energy and getting smarter than him every day.

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