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08:45
Event Opening
09:00 – 10:00
Food, no Waste: food donation in Czech Republic for the people, for the planet
Moderator: Veronika Láchová, CEO of the Czech Federation of Food Banks
Welcome words from Jacques Vandenschrik, President of the European Food Banks Federation
Welcome words from H.E. Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Mrs. Lucie Mádlová – Founder and CEO of the Association of Social Responsibility
Mr. Aleš Slavíček – Chairman of the Czech Federation of Food Banks
Mr. Daniel Svoboda – Regional Director of Naděje, Prague
Mr. Ján Kondáš – Head of Communications (Corporate Affairs) – TESCO Czech Republic
Live Dialogues
Czech
09:30 – 11:00
Food, no Waste: food donation in Denmark, Norway & Sweden, for the people, for the planet
Introduction to the event by moderator Julian Reisz, cofounder of Brave Business and consultant
Welcome words from Jacques Vandenschrik, President of the European Food Banks Federation
Welcome words from H.E. Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Policy frameworks for food waste reduction in the Nordic countries – Anne Marie Schrøder, Matvett
Food Banks in the Nordic countries. Presentations by Norway, Sweden and Denmark
Nordic food industry and food waste reduction. Presentations by Findus and Mills
Live Dialogues
English
10:00 – 11:30
Quantifying the Impact of European Food Banks – Live chat with the experts
with the participation of Fabio Fraticelli and Chiara Grassi, TechSoup Italy
FEBA Data Centre
English
10:00 – 14:15
Food, no Waste: food donation in Estonia for the people, for the planet
Tanel Kiik, Minister of Social Affairs
Arvo Aller, Minister of Rural Affairs
Jacques Vandenschrik, President of the European Food Banks Federation
Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
The experience of the Dutch in food redistribution -Toine Timmermans, Director of Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling and Program Manager in Wageningen University and Research Circular Economy in Food
Redistributing food and preventing food waste, what’s the business? – Wojciech Sokol, Head of Campaign Programs in Tesco Central Europe
Food waste management in French retail sector: foster companies in implementing good practices – Laurence Gouthière, ADEME (French agency for ecological transition)
Which food reaches the trash and the waste handler? – Kertu Tiitso, Chair woman of Tallinn Waste Recycling Center
Food waste and loss in the food chain and its causes – Evelin Piirsalu, Senior Expert (Environmental Management Programme), Stockholm Environment Institute
Reducing the environmental footprint related to food waste in Estonia – Meelis Münt, Secretary General of the Ministry of the Environment
In saving food, let’s support those in need – Marika Priske, Secretary General in the Ministry of Social Affairs
Foodbank in 2030 – Pieter Boerefijn, Established Estonian Foodbank in 2010
In my own farm… – Margus Lille, Owner of Kiltsimäe Organic Farm
Planned waste – Allan Tohver, Sales manager in Farmi Dairy Farm
How to become a world champion in saving food? – Vaido Padumäe, CEO in Rimi
Zero tolerance for food waste – is it difficult? – Peeter Pihel, Head Chef and co-owner in Fotografiska
It all starts with us – Indrek Kaing, Father of a large family
Live Dialogues
English & Estonian
10:15 – 10:30
Video on the values of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
International Auditorium
English
10:30 – 12:00
Our dream for a better planet without food loss and waste: it is possible
FAO Brussels Dialogue
with the participation of FEBA Secretary General, Angela Frigo
Claire Bury, Deputy Director-General, EU Commission Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG SANTE)
Maximo Torero, Chief Economist, FAO
Angela Frigo, Secretary General, European Food Banks Federation (FEBA)
Martina Otto, Head, Cities Unit, UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Mella Frewen, Chief Executive Officer, FoodDrinkEurope
Christophe Diercxsens, Global Public Affairs Manager, Too Good To Go
Rodrigo de Lapuerta, Director, Liaison Office with the European Union and the Kingdom of Belgium, FAO
Biljana BORZAN, Member of the European Parliament (TBC)
International Auditorium
English
11:30 – 13:00
Food, no Waste: food donation in Italy for the people, for the planet
Moderator: Marco Lucchini, Secretary General, Fondazione Banco Alimentare Onlus
Jacques Vandenschrik President, European Food Banks Federation (FEBA)
H.E. Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner, Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Battaglia Milena, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (Italy)
Dott.Valerio Cavazzuti – Director/Head of the Ministry of Economic Development (Italy)
Bartezzaghi Giulia, Direttore Food Sustainability Lab, Politecnico di Milano
Sorice Antonio, President, Società Italiana di Medicina Veterinaria Preventiva (SIMeVeP)*
Davide Vernocchi, Fruit and Vegetable Coordinator, Alleanza delle Cooperative
Pallottini Massimo, President, Italmercati
Calzolaro Nicola, Director, Federalimentare
Scarsciotti Carlo, President, Associazione Nazionale della ristorazione collettiva e servizi vari (Angem)
Ghigi Gabriella, Food for Good Project Manager, Federcongressi&eventi
Bruno Giovanni, President, Fondazione Banco Alimentare ONLUS (FBAO)
Monica Tola, Head of Innovation and Development, Caritas Italiana
* pending confirmation
Live Dialogues
Italian
11:30 – 13:00
Quantifying the Impact of European Food Banks – Live chat with the experts
with the participation of Laura Gavinelli, Management consultant and trainer
FEBA Data Centre
English
12:00 – 13:30
Food, no Waste: food donation in Malta for the people, for the planet
Welcome words from Jacques Vandenschrik, President of the European Food Banks Federation
Welcome words from H.E. Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Angela Frigo, Secretary General, European Food Banks Federation
Hon Anton Refalo, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries (to be confirmed)
Ms Annie Falloon, Secretary, Malta Food Bank Foundation
Corporate representative (to be confirmed)
Mr. Silvan Magro, Administrator, Dar il-Kaptan (Beneficiary – NGO)
Mr. Ronald Galea, Director, Dar il-Wens (Beneificiary – NGO)
Closing remarks from Irene Schembri, Chairperson of Malta Food Bank Foundation
Live Dialogues
English
15:00 – 16:30
Save Food, Fight Hunger
convened by Champions 12.3 and The Global FoodBanking Network
Moderator: Crispin Sonn, Director, Gamiro Investment Group, South Africa
Speakers:
Live Dialogues
English
15:45 – 16:00
Video on the values of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
International Auditorium
English
16:00 – 19:00
Inaugural event of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste
FAO HeadQuarters
with the participation of FEBA President, Jacques Vandenschrik in the panel Food Loss and Waste and innovation
Moderator: Lana Wong
Máximo Torero Cullen, Chief Economist, FAO
QU Dongyu, Director-General, FAO
Inger Andersen, Executive Director, UN Environment Programme
H.E. Luis Basterra, Minister of Agriculture, Argentina
H.E. Maria Ubach Font, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Principality of Andorra
H.E. Luca Beccari, Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Economic Cooperation and
Telecommunications of the Republic of San Marino
H.E. Bekir Pakdemerli, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Republic of Turkey
H.E. Stella Kyriakides, Commissioner, Health and Food Safety, European Commission
Gilbert F. Houngbo, President, International Fund for Agriculture Development
David Beasley, Executive Director, World Food Programme
Martien van Nieuwkoop, Global Director for Agriculture and Food, World Bank
H.E. Tejs Binderup, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Food, Denmark
Judith Hitchman, President, Urgenci International Community Supported Agriculture Network
Zengjun Ma, Chairman, World Union of Wholesale Markets
Christina Bauer-Plank, Global Vice President Hellmann’s, Unilever
Andrea Segrè, University of Bologna
Chef Jose Andres
Helena Leurent, Director General, Consumers International
Jacques Vandenschrik, President, European Food Banks Federation
Theo Dejaeger, President World Farmers Organization
Issac Sesi, Owner, Sesi Technologies
Peter Johnson, Founder, Ayadee Foundation
Massimo Bottura, Chef and Food for Soul Founder
G77 and China – H.E. Mr. Mario Arvelo, Ambassador/Permanent Representative, Dominican Republic
Africa Group – H.E. Ambassador Hisham Badr, Permanent Representative of Egypt
Asia Group – H.E. Caka Awal, Alternate Permanent Representative of Indonesia
Near East – H.E. Abdelwahab Mohamed Elhijazi Mohamed Khair, Embassy and Mission of the Republic of Sudan in Rome
Latin America and the Caribbean – H.E. Mr. Mario Arvelo, Ambassador/Permanent Representative, Dominican Republic
Máximo Torero Cullen, Chief Economist, FAO
International Auditorium
English
20:00
Event Closure
22:00 – 00:00
Changing the story of food loss and waste
FAO New York
with the participation of FEBA Secretary General, Angela Frigo
H.E. Ambassador Elisenda Vives Balmaña, Permanent Representative of the Principality of Andorra to the UN
H.E. Ambassador Damiano Beleffi, Permanent Representative of the Republic of San Marino to the UN
Mr. Maximo Torero Cullen, Chief Economist of FAO
Mr. Satya Tripathi, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Head of New York Office at UN Environment.
Ms. Danielle Nierenberg, President and Co-Founder, Food Tank, will moderate the event
Introduced by co-director Ms. Nari Kye
Ms. Radhika Khandelwal, Chef and Owner-Partner at Radish Hospitality, and member of the Chef Manifesto
Ms. Lía Celi, Sustainability Manager at Intercorp Retail
Ms. Angela Frigo, European Food Banks Federation
Ms. Iyeshima Harris, Farmer and Program Director of East New York Farms, Just Food partner
Ms. Carla Mucavi, Director of the FAO Liaison Office to the UN
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