Speaking Engagements
Walker T. Lunn, Member and Manager
EnviRelation, LLC
Walker T. Lunn is the founding Member and Manager of EnviRelation, LLC. He graduated from Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration and has over 10 years of experience in environmental sustainability within the hospitality industry. Mr. Lunn has been a consultant to the World Bank and Conservation International. He is active with Cornell’s Center for Hospitality Research and is a co-founder of the annual Sustainability Roundtable sponsored by the center. EnviRelation’s portfolio of services include emissions quantification, sustainability reporting, and food composting for the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Over the past four years, EnviRelation, LLC has worked with the Hyatt, Hilton and Marriott hotel groups, Sodexo, University of Maryland, Alexandria City Public School district, area hospitals, and many more customers in an effort to help the hospitality industry reduce its carbon footprint and maintain affordable, sustainable practices throughout the United States and abroad.
Mr. Lunn lives in Washington, DC with his wife. He is passionate about travel and the outdoors, and is working toward a career to facilitate conservation of the natural environment.
Future Speaking Engagements:
- April 26, 2011: Maine Resource Recovery Association Annual Recycling & Solid Waste Conference
Point Lookout Resort
Northport, ME
- April 6, 2011: Virginia Environment Symposium
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, VA
Previous Speaking Engagements:
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Pittsburgh, PA
The GMIC’s annual “Greening the Hospitality Industry Conference,” theme: Action = Sustainability
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November 14th, 2008: Cases in Hospitality Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development
Cornell University School of Hotel Administration
Ithaca, NY
Course providing a platform for understanding the relationship between sustainable development and the
global hospitality industry, highlighting the role that entrepreneurship has played in that evolving relationship.
November 5th, 2008: Cayuga Hospitality Advisors Annual Meeting
Williamsburg, VA
An annual meeting of hospitality professionals, exchanging ideas, experiences, and knowledge
relating to current hospitality trends, opportunities, and concerns,
- June 17th, 2008: Alice Ferguson Foundation Potomac Watershed Trash Summit
The World Bank
Washington, D.C.
A high profile gathering of Congressional, state and local elected officials, government
agencies, nonprofits, students, and citizens at the 3rd Annual Potomac Watershed Trash Summit
- April 10th, 2008: Sustainable Business Network of Washington (SBNOW) Recycling Roundtable
Washington, DC
A roundtable of local sustainability leaders, aimed at providing cutting edge practices for recycling
in your office, restaurant, or home.
- March 10th, 2008: Virginia Recycling Association
Richmond, VA
Contributer to the Cithy of Alexandria's Lyles-Crouch Elementary School Composting Program presentation.
- November 14th – 16th, 2007: Cayuga Hospitality Advisors Annual Meeting
Williamsburg, VA
An annual meeting of hospitality professionals, exchanging ideas, experiences, and knowledge relating to current hospitality trends, opportunities, and concerns.
- Nov. 30th, 2006: Mid-Atlantic Organics Summit
Beltsville, MD
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) and the Mid-Atlantic Consortium of Recycling and Economic Development Officials (MACREDO) sponsored the Organics Summit with funding support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region III. The purpose of the event was to: share information on existing markets and initiatives in the region and best practices in place elsewhere, and; identify a strategy for expanding the organics recovery infrastructure in the region (collection, processing, and end-use).
- June 14th, 2007: Alice Ferguson Foundation Potomac Watershed Trash Summit
The World Bank
Washington, D.C.
A gathering of 300 key stakeholders to educate, dialogue, plan and take action on strategies that lead
to a Trash-Free Potomac Watershed by 2013.
- June 28th and 29th, 2007: FoodMed 2007
Boston, MA
A conference designed to help participants incorporate sustainable and nutritious food purchasing at their
facilities, and learn cost effective strategies that emphasize health concerns that meet the unique needs
of healthcare and facilitate the development of healthy communities. Presentations will be geared towards
healthcare providers, dieticians, food service directors and food procurement and distribution professionals.
- July 31st – August 2nd, 2007: The 2007 Professional Recyclers of Pennsylvania Conference
King of Prussia, PA
A conference offering an array of discussions around commercial recycling in Pennsylvania, from legislative
affairs to industry innovation.
- October 23rd, 2007: The Alice Ferguson Foundation: Market Based Trash Reduction Strategies Roundtable
Washington, DC
A roundtable discussion on innovative business and market based concepts to reduce trash and waste.
- October 30th, 2007: Healthy Hospitals Roundtable
Baltimore, MD
A roundtable discussion on health and environmental concerns relating to hospital operations and management.
- November 1st, 2007: WHEN's Sustainable Food Roundtable for Healthcare
Philadelphia, PA
A discussion with healthcare practitioners on sustainability concerns in foodservice operations.
To inquire about scheduling Walker Lunn as a speaker, please email info@envirelation.com
