Thank You to our 2017 Midwest Food Recovery Summit Partners

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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The 2017 summit brought together over 55 speakers spanning many industries and all facets of food waste reduction and recovery. The agenda was jam-packed with speakers sharing their successes, experts sharing their knowledge, and innovators sharing their technologies. 

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Welcome and Opening Keynote Presentation

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. - Lunch

1:00 - 1:45 p.m. - Exhibit Hall Opening

1:45 - 3:00 p.m. - Breakout Sessions

3:00 - 3:30 p.m. - Break & Snacks (Des Moines Exhibit Hall)

3:30 - 5:00 p.m. - Breakout Sessions

5:00 - 6:00 p.m. - Social Hour / Networking

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

7:30 - 9:00 a.m. - Breakfast

9:00 - 10:15 a.m. - Breakout Sessions

10:15 - 10:45 a.m. - Break & Snacks

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Breakout Sessions

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. - Lunch

1:00 - 2:15 p.m. - Innovator Lightning Round (Iowa Ballroom)

Join us for an Innovator Lightning Round to kick off the afternoon! We will have nine individuals from innovative companies present flash presentations about the ways they have figured out to prevent, reduce, recover, and/or recycle food that would have otherwise been thrown away. Moderated by Joe Bolick, Iowa Waste Reduction Center, University of Northern Iowa.

2:15 - 2:45 p.m. - Break & Snacks

2:45 - 3:30 p.m. - Keynote Presentation (Iowa Ballroom)

3:30 - 4:45 p.m. - Breakout Sessions

4:45 - 5:15 p.m. - Social Hour / Networking

5:30 - 7:30 p.m - Saving Scraps: A Culinary Competition

In conjunction with the Culinary Arts & Restaurant Management program at Des Moines Public Schools’ Central Campus, two teams of high school students will showcase innovative and unique ways to present three judges with a delicious gourmet dish from…FOOD WASTE! Check out the Showdown Schedule here.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8

7:30 - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:00 - 10:00 a.m. Breakout Session

10:00 - 10:45 a.m. Breakout Session

10:45 - 11:00 a.m. - Break

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Roundtable Discussion with Call to Action Closing