The agenda for the 2018 Midwest Food Recovery Summit was packed with 52 speakers sharing their insights, case studies, and knowledge through 17 breakout sessions, two plenary discussions, and one keynote. Click below to learn more about the speakers and view their presentations.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11
9:00 a.m. - Registration Opens
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Welcome and Opening Keynote (Iowa Ballroom)
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Congressman David Young, U.S. House of Representatives
- Congressman Young was one of the representatives who launched the bipartisan House Food Waste Caucus in April 2018 in an effort to explore opportunities to reduce food waste and participated with a roundtable discussion in May hosted by Agriculture Secretary Perdue. We are excited to welcome him as the opening keynote presenter to share insight into these initiatives and what the caucus aims to achieve in order to reduce waste.
- Introduced by Andrew Morse, University of Northern Iowa
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. - Lunch (Iowa Ballroom)
1:00- 2:15 p.m. - Breakout Sessions
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A Fresh Take on Food Rescue (Salon B/C) - VIDEO REPLAY
- Andrea Hills, The Food Group | Presentation PDF
- Adam Lowy, Move for Hunger | Presentation PDF
- Sarah Roman, Lakeview Pantry | Presentation PDF
- Moderated by Lea Hensel, Iowa Waste Reduction Center
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Large-Scale Food Waste Reduction Solutions (Salon F/G)
- Peter Krebs - Winnow Solutions | Presentation PDF
- Lorenzo Macaluso - Center for EcoTechnology | Presentation PDF
- Tate Moeller - Organix Solutions | Presentation PDF
- Moderated by Jenny Trent, Iowa Waste Reduction Center
2:15 - 2:25 p.m. - Break (2nd Floor Foyer)
2:25 - 3:40 p.m. - Breakout Sessions
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Activating the Business Community to Fight Food Waste (Salon B/C) - VIDEO REPLAY
- Matt Domski, MnTAP | Presentation PDF
- Aleks Poldma, Enviro-Stewards | Presentation PDF
- Daniel Schoonmaker, West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum | Presentation PDF
- Moderated by Linda Norris-Waldt, U.S. Composting Council
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Tackling Food Waste through Local Government (Salon F/G) - VIDEO REPLAY
- Kate Bartelt, Foth and John Springman, Ramsey County Public Health | Presentation PDF
- Jane Wilch, City of Iowa City | Presentation PDF
- Moderated by Jennifer Wright, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
3:40 - 4:00 p.m. - Break w/Snacks (2nd Floor Foyer)
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Breakout Sessions
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Municipal Anaerobic Digestion: Ensuring M-AD Success (Salon B/C) - VIDEO REPLAY
- Douglas Renk, BioFERM | Presentation PDF
- Moderated by Jennifer Trent, Iowa Waste Reduction Center
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Empowering the Next Generation (Salon F/G) - VIDEO REPLAY
- Ellen Yee, Drake University | Presentation PDF
- Moderated by Lisa Thresher, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. - Cocktail Hour and Networking (2nd Floor Foyer)
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12
7:30 - 9:00 a.m. - Breakfast (Iowa Ballroom)
8:00 a.m. - Registration Opens
9:00 - 10:15 a.m. - Breakout Sessions
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Combating Food Waste on College Campuses (Salon B/C) - VIDEO REPLAY
- Jen Nelson, Seven Generations Ahead | Presentation PDF
- Karen Rodekamp, Iowa State University | Presentation PDF
- Brian Roe, The Ohio State University | Presentation PDF
- Moderated by Linda Norris-Waldt, U.S. Composting Council
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City, County, and State: Three Different Approaches to Food Waste Reduction (Salon F/G) - VIDEO REPLAY
- Lynelle Ladd, Kansas State University | Presentation PDF
- Christina McDonough, Scott County Health Department | Presentation PDF
- Matthew Taylor, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation | Presentation PDF
- Moderated by Aubrey Alvarez, Eat Greater Des Moines
10:15 - 10:30 a.m. - Break (2nd Floor Foyer)
10:30 - 11:30 a.m. - Breakout Sessions
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Leading the Way Forward (Salon B/C) - VIDEO REPLAY
- John Lowrey, The Ohio State University | Presentation PDF
- Tess Pocock, Katilin Gines, and Quinn LeFrois, Drake University Law School | Presentation PDF
- Moderated by Lea Hensel, Iowa Waste Reduction Center
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Legalize It - Feeding Livestock Food Waste (Salon F/G) - VIDEO REPLAY
- John Polanski, Retired - MnTAP Food Processing Specialist | Presentation PDF | Sample Problem
- Moderated by Shelly Codner, Iowa Waste Exchange
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Out to Lunch: Serving Up Solutions (Iowa Ballroom)
- Stacy Klueshner, Iowa Restaurant Association
- Sarah Pritchard, Table 128
- Moderated by Joe Bolick, Iowa Waste Reduction Center
11:30 - 1:00 - Lunch and U.S. EPA Region 7 Awards Ceremony (Iowa Ballroom)
- Join us for lunch and to help us recognize regional award winners from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Food Recovery Challenge and WasteWise Program for their extraordinary sustainability efforts. You'll hear from five organizations on their food recovery and sustainability initiatives.
- Introductions by Jim Callier, U.S. EPA Region 7
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Award-winning organizations
- Johnson County Department of Health
- Drake's Next Course
- Grinnell College
- Food Rescue Partnership
- Iowa Waste Reduction Center
- Perishable Distributors of Iowa
1:00 - 2:15 p.m. - Breakout Sessions
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Learning from Experience in Anaerobic Digestion (Salon B/C) - VIDEO REPLAY
- Michael Martin, EcoEngineers and Ellen Camara, EcoEngineers | Presentation PDF
- Bryan Sievers, AgriReNew | Presentation PDF
- Moderated by Ellen Meyer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Food Recovery From Two Perspectives (Salon F/G) - VIDEO REPLAY
- Justin Block, Feeding America | Presentation PDF
- Cameron Hawkins, Yampa Valley Sustainability Council | Presentation PDF
- Moderated by Jeff Fiagle, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
2:15 - 2:30 p.m. - Break (2nd Floor Foyer)
2:30 - 3:45 p.m. - Breakout Sessions
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Growing from the Ground Up: How to Build a Statewide Network of Composters (Salon B/C) - VIDEO REPLAY
- Ginny Black, Minnesota Composting Council
- John Lardner, Illinois Composting Council
- Linda Norris-Waldt, United States Composting Council
- Moderated by Jennifer Trent, Iowa Waste Reduction Center
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Back to School: Developing K-12 Programs (Salon F/G) - VIDEO REPLAY
- Susan Casey, Seven Generations Ahead | Presentation PDF
- Abby Martin, Green Iowa AmeriCorps | Presentation PDF
- Moderated by Tess Pocock, Drake University Law School
3:45 - 4:00 p.m. - Break
4:00 - 5:15 p.m. - Plenary Discussion - Green Beer All Year (Salons B/C)
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Learn how some forward-thinking craft brewers are minimizing their environmental impact and diverting significant amounts of organic waste from landfills.
- Willow Cohn, Bell's Brewery
- Dave Morgan, SingleSpeed Brewing Co.
- Moderated by Joe Bolick, Iowa Waste Reduction Center
5:15 - 6:00 p.m. - Cocktails and Networking (Foyer)
6:00 - 7:30 - Saving Scraps: A Culinary Competition (Iowa Ballroom)
- Get a front-row view of students from the Iowa Culinary Institute™ strategizing, preparing, plating, and presenting a meal made from...FOOD SCRAPS!
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Judges
- Abby Martin, AmeriCorps
- Virginia Till, U.S. EPA
- Anna Vogel, Winnow (sponsor organization)
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Judge Lottery Winner
- Attendees - in the Midwest Food Recovery Summit app, visit the Saving Scraps event in the agenda, click Live Poll and answer the question for the chance to be the winning final judge
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
7:30 - 9:00 a.m. - Breakfast (Iowa Ballroom)
8:00 a.m. - Registration Opens (2nd Floor Foyer)
9:00 - 10:30 a.m. - Innovator Lightning Round, Sponsored by UNI's Center for Business Growth and Innovation (Iowa Ballroom)
- You get to be the deciding factor on which of our innovative business/non-profits participants will win $1,000 for their food waste recovery, reduction, and/or recycling initiatives!
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. - Break
10:45 a.m - 12:00 p.m. - Breakout Sessions
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How Two Non-Profits are Jumping the Transportation Hurdle (Salon B/C) - VIDEO REPLAY
- Emily Meister, Table to Table and Nicki Ross, Table to Table | Presentation PDF
- Nichole Sorgenfrey, Muscatine United Way | Presentation PDF
- Moderated by Penny Harrell, U.S. EPA
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Bringing Anaerobic Digestion Full Circle (Salon F/G) - VIDEO REPLAY
- Jon Koch, City of Muscatine | Presentation PDF
- John Lee, McClure Engineering | Presentation PDF
- Tom Nowakowski, Wisconsin Office of Energy Innovation | Presentation PDF
- Moderated by Jennifer Trent, Iowa Waste Reduction Center
12:00 - 2:00 p.m. - Lunch and Closing Plenary Discussion (Iowa Ballroom)
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Food Recovery Hierarchy Discussion
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Join us to close out the 2018 Midwest Food Recovery Summit as we bring together representatives from each tier of the Food Recovery Hierarchy to discuss hurdles, challenges, industry accomplishments, and have a Q&A with the audience.
- Source Reduction - Matt Domski, MnTAP
- Feeding Hungry People - Regenea Hurte, Iowa Food Bank Association
- Feeding Animals - John Polanski, Retired - MnTAP Food Processing Specialist
- Anaerobic Digestion - Jon Koch, City of Muscatine
- Composting - Linda Norris-Waldt, U.S. Composting Council
- Landfill - Michael McCoy, Metro Waste Authority
- Moderated by Joe Bolick, Iowa Waste Reduction Center, followed by closing by Dan Nickey, Iowa Waste Reduction Center
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Join us to close out the 2018 Midwest Food Recovery Summit as we bring together representatives from each tier of the Food Recovery Hierarchy to discuss hurdles, challenges, industry accomplishments, and have a Q&A with the audience.