Moderator and Panelists

Monika Marcovici
Social Purpose Strategist at the Social Purpose Institute

Monika started her career in high tech, then made the decision to align her professional career with her values and co-founded the Board of Change with the goal of leveraging the immense power of the business community to create a more inclusive, resilient and sustainable future. She is now the Social Purpose Strategist at the Social Purpose Institute, where she is helping to accelerate a Purpose Led economy. She specializes in working with business leaders to define, articulate and implement their company’s own unique Social Purpose.

Karen Bichin,David Yochlowitz and Mike Yochlowitz
ABC Recycling

Started in 1912 and now operated by the fourth generation of family members, David Yochlowitz, Mike Yochlowitz and Karen Bichin, ABC Recycling exists to preserve the world’s resources, building thriving communities by accelerating metal recycling. Their strong commitment to giving back to the community is rooted in the family’s tradition tzedakah, or charity.

Richard Kouwenhoven, President and Chief Operating Officer
Hemlock Printers

Started in 1968 by Dick Kouwenhoven, Hemlock Printers has been expanding with the decades and now operates from three manufacturing locations in Metro Vancouver with two supporting sales offices in Seattle and San Francisco. Today, Dick’s son Richard is President and Chief Operating Officer with over 25 years of hands-on print industry experience. He is responsible for the day-to-day operations of each of Hemlock’s business units and for setting its long-term strategic objectives, which include being a world-wide print industry leader in sustainability.