Geoff leads the Asia Pacific division of ARECO with a focus on food waste and plastic reduction.

His team’s dedication to innovative nebulisation systems and digital technologies has significantly advanced the sales and availability of fresh products.

With a background as an Architect Jean founded Cirque du Soil a circular waste consultancy and certified social enterprise to address the missing middle in urban waste, focusing on SME to large scale businesses across hospitality, retail, professional services in high street precincts and Multi-Unit Developments.

Jonathan is a Food Industry expert and Innovation specialist with a knack for turning big ideas into real-world successes.

He loves diving into strategic thinking and solving tough problems, always with a creative twist.

Kim McDonnell is a visionary leader and innovative entrepreneur who has founded Thankful, an organization that combines philanthropy and business to drive positive, sustainable, and scalable impact. 

They developed Saveful, a brand and digital tool that empowers and enables people to save time and money, and cut down on household food waste by making family mealtimes more sustainable.

Victor leads the team at Empauer is a leading sustainability consultancy who help companies realize opportunities throughout your business – particularly when it comes to the alleviation of food waste.

In collaboration with the CRC for Food Waste they developed the DIRECT food waste waste management software tool.

Daniel Parsons-Jones is the Food Supply Manager for Foodbank Victoria, the state’s oldest and largest food relief organisation.

Working with over 600 food donors, 500 charities, and 1000 schools, Foodbank helps feed 67,000 people each day in Victoria alone

Josh Ball is the Co-Founder Farmers Pick, a company focused on reducing food waste by delivering fresh, imperfect produce directly to homes across Australia.

Farmers Pick has saved millions of kilograms of produce that would otherwise go to waste, while providing affordable, high-quality food options to consumers.

Josh is dedicated to supporting farmers and driving innovation in the fight against food waste.

Melanie founded Helping Hands Mission in 2007 and recently launched their new food relief facility that is co-located with an Opportunity Shop Warehouse in Airport West.

The Op Shop proceeds directly fund their food rescue and food relief efforts, over five hundred families each week through our Emergency and Material Aid Programs that create a real sense of community support for those doing it tough.

In a career dedicated to purpose-driven projects focused on social and environmental change, Rachael has experience across several sectors including community, social enterprise and hospitality. 

She recently completed a postgraduate qualification in Sustainability at Deakin University, where she focused on the issue of food waste and how a fairer food system can help our planet.

Cat leads Cleanaway’s National Organics Strategy, with a focus on building an integrated and sustainable Organics value chain, from collections to sales. She is also a Director of AORA the Ausutralian Organics Recycling Association.

Cat has a Bachelor of Science (Mathematics) and a Master of Mechanical Engineering….and she also is an elite footballer and ultimate frisbee champion recently captaining Australia to a bronze medal in the world championships.

Phillip is an environmental advocate and the Managing Director of Eco Guardians, an organization established in 2010 dedicated to promoting sustainable practices and providing intelligent, sustainable, and affordable solutions for businesses seeking to mitigate their environmental impact.

Phillip is an experienced Director with global experience in Asia Pacific, Europe, and North America across many industries, including the Automotive, Packaging, Energy, Health, and Environmental sectors.

Phoebe Gardner is the Co-founder of Bardee. Bardee have a fully operational facility in Sunshine where they transform up to 150 tonnes of food waste per day into protein for animal feed and organic fertiliser for crops and gardens using insects. 

Bardee’s technology was the first insect-rearing technology in the world to be certified to produce carbon credits (ACCUs). Phoebe hopes to see Bardee’s technology in every city around the globe, upcycling the nutrients in food waste into high-value agricultural products to support local food production.

Thom has worked in the environmental education space for 15 years in and out of the school system (primary, secondary, and alternative spaces), local governments, NGOs with a strong emphasis on organics recycling.

Thom joined Repurpose It to help community, industry, governmental bodies to strive towards positive environmental, social, and economical outcomes.

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