Victorian Food Waste Action Summit
Hawthorn Arts Centre
Tuesday 1st October 2024
THE PROGRAM
Time
Agenda Topics , Speakers and Panelists
8:45 to 9:15 am
Registration, Networking, Exhibitors
9:15 to 9:45 am
- Opening welcome
- Sponsors and Partners acknowledgement
- Summit outline and objectives
- Industry Survey findings
Rob Anderson (Climateers)
9:45 to 10:00 am
Food Waste Programs updates and announcements
- Dr. Jonathan Middis (End Food Waste Australia)
- Rob Anderson(Climateers)
10:00 to 10:40 am
Food Waste Prevention discussion panel
- Geoff Davis (ARECO)
- Jean Darling (Cirque du Soil)
- Dr. Jonathan Middis (End Food Waste Australia)
- Kim McDonnell (Saveful)
- Victor Barichello (Empauer)
10:40 to 11:00 am
Morning Tea – Exhibitors
11:00 to 11:40 am
Food Waste Rescue discussion panel
- Daniel Parsons-Jones (Foodbank Victoria)
- Issy Hally (OzHarvest)
- Joshua Ball (Farmers Pick)
- Melanie Gill (Helping Hands Mission)
- Rachael Terry (SecondBite/Fareshare)
11:40 to 12:20 pm
Food Waste Recycle discussion panel
- Cat Phillips (Cleanaway / AORA)
- Phillip Spring (Ecoguardians)
- Phoebe Gardner (Bardee)
- Stephanie Salinas (Rewaste/ Yarra Valley Water)
- Thomas Fox (RepurposeIT)
12:20 to 12:30 pm
CSC Waste – Event Gold Sponsors
- Ashley Clark
12:30 to 1:15 pm
- Submit workshop preferences online
- Lunch, Networking, Exhibitors
1:15 to 1:30 pm
Action Plan Workshop introduction
1:30 to 2:10 pm
Speed Networking and Workshop* (Rotation 1)
2:10 to 2:50 pm
Speed Networking and Workshop* (Rotation 2)
2:50 to 3:30 pm
Speed Networking and Workshop* (Rotation 3)
3:30 to 3:50 pm
Afternoon Tea, Networking, Exhibitors
3:50 to 4:40 pm
Workshop summaries and discussions
4:40 to 5:00 pm
Wrap up and Action Summit close
5:00 pm =>
Post Event Networking/ Drinks (Nevermind Bar)
*Speed Workshops
Rotating 3 x 40 minute group sessions. Brainstorming, speed networking with best-practices and learnings shared.
We’ve had lots of interest and suggestions on workshop topics. Have your say.
Please select your top 4 preferences from the 8 table topics and the general option 9 for networking/pitchzone.
When registering you will be asked for these so we can allocate you to the after lunch sessions.
You will have at least 2 topics, but as we have more registratnts than tables you will be unlikely to have 3.
- BUSINESS ACTION: Getting more businesses to Target, Measure and Act
- CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT: More citizen engagement and attracting talent and finance so more people are working on Systems Change
- COLLABORATION: Creating a vibrant ecosystem with more collaboration and action
- FOOD RESCUE: Diverting more food to charities
- HOUSEHOLD ACTION: Creating household behaviours change to increase prevention, diversion and reduce FOGO contamination
- LOCAL CIRCULARITY: Increasing local circularity and adoption of solutions
- POLICIES: Identifying policy levers to provide the carrot and stick to force change
- SUPPLY CHAINS: Improving supply chains to reduce loss and waste
- GENERAL NETWORKING and PITCHZONE
Gold Sponsor
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
