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)

Find out more about them

 

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)

Find out more about them

 

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)

Find out more about them

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.

  1. BUSINESS ACTION:  Getting more businesses to Target, Measure and Act
  2. CITIZEN ENGAGEMENT: More citizen engagement and attracting talent and finance so more people are working on Systems Change
  3. COLLABORATION: Creating a vibrant ecosystem with more collaboration and action
  4. FOOD RESCUE:  Diverting more food to charities
  5. HOUSEHOLD ACTION:  Creating household behaviours change to increase prevention, diversion and reduce FOGO contamination
  6. LOCAL CIRCULARITY: Increasing local circularity and adoption of solutions
  7. POLICIES: Identifying policy levers to provide the carrot and stick to force change
  8. SUPPLY CHAINS: Improving supply chains to reduce loss and waste
  9. GENERAL NETWORKING and PITCHZONE

Gold Sponsor

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors