2022 Food Waste Solutions Summit
May 10-12, 2022 | Minneapolis, MN
Andrew Shakman
CEO and Co-Founder
LeanPath
Bio:
Andrew Shakman is CEO and co-founder of Leanpath, a Certified B-Corp with a mission to make food waste prevention and measurement everyday practice in the world’s kitchens. Operating in over 40 countries, Leanpath's solution identifies root causes of food waste and changes behaviors that lead to that waste. Since 2004, Leanpath and its foodservice partners have prevented 90 million pounds of food from going to waste, an average of 50 percent reduction per kitchen. From the beginning, Andrew has worked to catalyze the global movement to address the food waste crisis. He has been featured in BusinessWeek, NPR, Forbes, and Fast Company. He has presented at the World Bank, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, the Culinary Institute of America, and Harvard.
Schedule
Thursday, May 21
12:00pm - 1:00pm
“A Decade of Impact: Celebrating Success and Charting the Path Forward”
Mainstage
Three days of bold ideas, candid conversations, and cross-sector connections—and here’s where we bring it all together. This closing session reunites some of the original architects of ReFED's first Roadmap to reflect on the journey from vision to impact and to share what they believe the next chapter must look like if we are to meet the scale of the challenge ahead. But this isn't just a look back. Drawing on the themes, tensions, and breakthroughs surfaced throughout the Summit, our closing panel will help attendees synthesize what they've heard and turn inspiration into intention and ultimately action. Through an interactive discussion designed to spark reflection and action, every person in the room will leave with concrete next steps—and a renewed sense of the collective momentum behind this work. This session is a reminder of how far we've come—and a challenge to make the next ten years count even more.