CEO, FreshWater Life

Gregg is one of the foremost experts in the field of ecosystem restoration, with 28 years of experience restoring more than 75 islands in 8 countries from the Caribbean to Japan, the Arctic to the deep tropics and the Galápagos Islands, and the Mediterranean. With a diverse technical background that includes ecotoxicology, his interest lies in ecological risk assessment and catalyzing the innovation of new, more effective, and safer conservation tools to facilitate larger, more complex, and currently unattainable conservation actions.

Gregg uses his training in social conflict transformation skills during highly controversial projects and public engagement processes to communicate the risks and benefits of projects and inform values-based decisions.

As a 20 year Kelowna resident, Gregg is always looking for ways to apply global knowledge and conservation successes and share them to better the Okanagan environment for the benefit of the biodiversity and people that call the region home.

Creative Director, Copper Sky Productions

Jan is the creative director and cinematographer at Kelowna BC-based, Copper Sky Productions and has lived in Kelowna for 12 years. 

His passion for plastic pollution began in 2009 when he was the director of photography on an international documentary project on Midway Atoll, in the North Pacific Ocean, the epicentre of the North Pacific Gyre. Jan’s team documented the plight of the Albatross population over 8 separate trips to the island in a 4 year period.

A renowned cinematographer and photographer who’s traveled throughout numerous countries, Jan passionately directs his energy on projects that bring together people, nature, cinematic beauty, travel and history to tell an unforgettable story.