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
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 11:10 am
Morning Tea – Exhibitors
11:10 to 11:50 am
Food Waste Rescue discussion panel
- Daniel Parsons-Jones (Foodbank Victoria)
- Melanie Gill (Helping Hands Mission)
- Rachael Terry (SecondBite/Fareshare)
11:45 to 12:30 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)
12:30 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 (10 x 5 minutes)
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.
Table topics are likely to include:
Target, Measure, Act
- Identifying opportunities through easier data acquisition
- Empowering food businesses to act
- Promoting the solutions hierarchy to businesses and households
Shorter Supply Chains
- Diverting more food to rescue
- Increasing circularity through collaborations
- Reducing ‘best before / use-by waste’
Empowering Local Action
- Empowering better FOGO diversion with less contamination
- Increasing healthy eating and respect for real food
- Activating the ‘climate alarmed’ to become food waste solutionists
Bronze Sponsors
