Registration now open! Policies, Practices, & Partnerships: Reducing Food Waste Symposium on May 30th
Posted: May 9, 2017
Categories: Events / GoodFoodBites / News from Sustain Ontario / Opportunities
The Halton Food Council in partnership with Sustain Ontario, the Ontario Food Collaborative and Country Heritage Park and supported by Riverstone Branding, will be hosting a full day event at the Country Heritage Park in Milton on Policies, Practices, & Partnerships: Reducing Food Waste Symposium. The event will be held May 30th from 8:00 am until 3:30 pm. To register for the event click here!
The symposium will kick off with keynote speaker, Dr. Martin Gooch, CEO/Partner of VCM International. It will be an opportunity to learn more about the the National Zero Waste Council’s National Food Waste Reduction Strategy, best practices, and innovative solutions, and to engage with other FoodThinkers.
To register, click here. For student discounts, contact haltonfoodcouncil@gmail.com.
AGENDA
8:00- Registration
8:30- Introduction
8:35- Keynote speaker: Dr. Martin Gooch CEO/Partner of VCM International
9:30- Waste-Free Ontario Act (Organics Action Plan) (to be confirmed)
10:15- Break
10:30- Denise Philippe, National Zero Waste Council
11:00- Open discussion
12:00- Lunch
1:00- Presentations – municipal food waste reductions and auditing practices:
- Ann Rowan, Metro Vancouver Love Food Hate Waste Programme
- Julie Hordowick, Ontario Food Collaborative and York Region
- Mike VonMassow, University of Guelph
- Paul van der Werf, Environmental Consulting Services
2:15- Break
2:30- Panel discussion – innovative food waste reduction practices:
- Dr. Michelle Coyne, Food Systems Lab
- Alan Nason, Ontario Aquaponics Association
- Doug Alexander, Ippolito Group
3:15- Wrap-up
Note: Agenda subject to change.