2019 Panels

Dec 18

Written By Julie Raskin

Welcome by DSNY Acting Commissioner Steven Costas and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams

Stopping Food Waste Before it Begins

How makers are generating demand for by-products and using traditional preservation techniques to prevent waste

Moderator: Anastasia Cole Plakias Brooklyn Grange — *Moderator:*
Anastasia Cole Plakias
**Brooklyn Grange**

Rachael Mamane Mastering Stocks and Broths — Rachael Mamane
**Mastering Stocks and Broths**

Dan Honig Happy Valley Meats — Dan Honig
**Happy Valley Meats**

Homa Dashtaki White Moustache — Homa Dashtaki
**White Moustache**

What is Zero Waste Food Service?

A powerhouse group of women chefs and restaurant operators are setting the new standard for sustainable food service

Moderator: Kerry Diamond Smith Canteen — *Moderator:*
Kerry Diamond
**Smith Canteen**

Dianna Rose Jars of Delight — Dianna Rose
Jars of Delight

Camilla Marcus West~bourne — Camilla Marcus
**West~bourne**

Chloe Vichot Ancolie — Chloe Vichot
**Ancolie**

Reducing Waste Along the Supply Chain

What fighting food waste looks like when you're serving thousands—or hundreds of thousands—of meals a week

Moderator: Jeremy Kaye The Spare Food Co. — *Moderator:*
Jeremy Kaye
**The Spare Food Co.**

Taylor Lanzet Dig Inn — Taylor Lanzet
**Dig Inn**

Mike Wurster Google — Mike Wurster
**Google**

Andrew Shakman Leanpath — Andrew Shakman
**Leanpath**

Keynote

Thomas McQuillan is Vice President, Corporate Strategy of Sustainability and Culture at Baldor Specialty Foods—where he has spearheaded the SparCs (scraps backwards) initiative to reduce food waste throughout the company.

Your Waste Hauler's Perspective

Hear from haulers large and small on their role in fighting food waste in partnership with your business and your customers

Moderator: Nora Goldstein Biocycle — *Moderator:*
Nora Goldstein
**Biocycle**

Greg Lettieri Recycle Track Systems — Greg Lettieri
**Recycle Track Systems**

Sandy Nurse BK Rot — Sandy Nurse
**BK Rot**

John Reali Royal Waste — John Reali
**Royal Waste**

Vandra Thorburn Vokashi — Vandra Thorburn
**Vokashi**

Andy Moss Waste Connections — Andy Moss
**Waste Connections**

Waste Management Presents: What happens with food waste?

A behind-the-scenes presentation on New York City’s waste ecosystem, highlighting where our food waste goes today—and why it matters

Fire Side Chat: City Harvest & Pret a Manger

In nearly 20 years of collaboration, City Harvest and Pret a Manger have rescued nearly a million pounds of sandwiches, salads, and baked goods

Moderator: Julie Raskin Sanitation Foundation — *Moderator:*
Julie Raskin
**Sanitation Foundation**

Racine Droz City Harvest — Racine Droz
**City Harvest**

Ryan Johnson Pret a Manger — Ryan Johnson
**Pret a Manger**

New Models for Food Rescue

From hyper-local to app-based to chef-reimagined, a solution exists for every last piece of excess food—because no New Yorker should go hungry

Moderator: Christine Black The Sustainable Restaurant Corps — *Moderator:*
Christine Black
**The Sustainable Restaurant Corps**

Eszter Csicsai donateNYC — Eszter Csicsai
**donateNYC**

Hannah Dehradunwala Transfernation — Hannah Dehradunwala **Transfernation**

Matt Jozwiak Rethink Food NYC — Matt Jozwiak
**Rethink Food NYC**

Future of (Food) Waste

In the United States, we waste more than $160 billion in food a year—how can our regional food infrastructure evolve to become less wasteful?

Moderator: Danielle Joseph Closed Loop Partners — *Moderator:*
Danielle Joseph
**Closed Loop Partners**

Tobias Peggs Square Roots — Tobias Peggs
**Square Roots**

Marcel Van Ooyen GrowNYC — Marcel Van Ooyen
**GrowNYC**

Matthew Wadiak Cooks Venture — Matthew Wadiak
**Cooks Venture**

2019

Julie Raskin