2025 ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit

June 23-25, 2025 |  Seattle, WA
Hyatt Regency Seattle

Join Us in... Seattle!

Home to the iconic Space Needle, bustling Pike Place Market, and a stunning waterfront seafood paradise, ReFED is excited to host the 2025 Food Waste Solutions Summit June 23-25 in Seattle, WA.

After our biggest event yet this year in Baltimore, we're heading across the country to the Pacific Northwest for 2025. Seattle—with its commitment to sustainability, vibrant urban agriculture tradition, and a rich ecosystem of native foods—is the perfect backdrop for our growing gathering of thought leaders and innovators who are driving change across the food system.

So mark your calendars right now to ensure your spot at the premier food waste event of the year. And join us next summer in the “Emerald City” for three days of insights, inspiration, and action—don't miss it!

Stay tuned for registration details and other updates via our mailing list. 

2024 Highlights

Three Days of Collaboration, Creativity, and Change

This was the largest gathering of the ReFED community to date, and the event was a good reminder of the real purpose of meeting people face-to-face – community building, inspiration, acceleration, and celebration.

727

Total # of attendees

23

Countries represented

59

International attendees

39

Scholarship Recipients

26

Sessions Including workshops and solution provider showcases

121

Speakers

See List

Where in the world?

We had attendees from all over the states (across 40 U.S. States) and over 20 countries across the world join us in St. Louis for the convergence of hearts and minds at the Food Waste Solutions Summit.

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Who was there?

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2024 Session Recordings

View all the mainstage and breakout session recordings from the event.

Behind the Baltimore Charm: A Deep-Dive into the City’s Food Waste Landscape

A Fusion of Flavors: The Cultural Footprint of What We Eat and Don’t Eat

The Road to Scale: Accelerating Action for Lasting Impact

2024 Featured Speakers

Thomas J. Vilsack

Secretary of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Shiyang Li

Founder and General Manager

RARE Center for Behavior

Ava Richardson

Sustainability Director

Baltimore Office of Sustainability

Ani Boyo

Associate Director

Toast and Toast.org

Russell J. Strickland

Secretary of Emergency Management

Maryland Department of Emergency Management

Kim Severson

National Food Correspondent

The New York Times

Sponsor the Nation’s Premier Gathering of the Food Waste Movement

We’re offering a limited number of sponsorship packages to help your organization maximize your contact and outreach needs to the food waste network. All sponsorship dollars go to support the work of ReFED, offsetting the cost of this event and other initiatives to systematically reduce food waste. The earlier your sponsorship commitment, the more opportunities to reach our audience!

Contact Sam Buck Download 2025 Sponsorship Handout
2025 Sponsorship packages

Gold | $50,0000

  • 5 Complimentary registrations

  • Access to additional discounted registrations (50%)

  • Logo on Summit materials (on-site, website, emails, etc.)

  • Dedicated LinkedIn posts

  • 4 X and Threads social media posts

  • Access to opt-in attendee list

  • Exhibit booth

  • Invitation to VIP Appreciation Event

  • Access to private event space (limited availability)

  • Featured in "Meet the Sponsors" blog series

Silver | $25,000

  • 3 Complimentary registrations

  • Access to additional discounted registrations (50%)

  • Logo on Summit materials (on-site, website, emails, etc.)

  • Dedicated LinkedIn posts

  • 2 X and Threads social media posts

  • Access to opt-in attendee list

  • Exhibit booth

  • Invitation to VIP Appreciation Event

  • Access to private event space (limited availability)

  • Featured in "Meet the Sponsors" blog series

Bronze | $ 10,000

  • 2 complimentary registrations 

  • Logo on Summit materials (on-site, website, emails, etc.)

  • Shared LinkedIn posts

  • 1 X and Threads social media posts

  • Access to opt-in attendee list

  • Exhibit booth
     

Scholarship | $25,000

  • 3 Complimentary registrations

  • Access to additional discounted registrations (50%)

  • Logo on Summit materials (on-site, website, emails, etc.)

  • Shared LinkedIn posts

  • 2 X and Threads social media posts

  • Access to opt-in attendee list

  • Exhibit booth

  • Invitation to VIP Appreciation Event

  • Access to private event space (limited availability)

  • Featured in "Meet the Sponsors" blog series

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