2023 Food Waste Solutions Summit
May 16-18, 2023 | St.Louis, MO
Emily Ma
Head, Food for Good
Bio:
Emily Ma leads a cross-functional team at Google with the mission of organizing the world’s food information in service of building a future food system that is sustainable, nourishing and equitable for all. Her work on food systems started at X, Alphabet’s moonshot factory. There, she led a number of early stage moonshots before working on food systems moonshots inspired by the Google Food team, focusing on reducing food waste and food insecurity and increasing data openness in the food system.
Prior, Emily helped bring a range of breakthrough technologies into the world including Loon internet balloons and Glass smart glasses. Emily started her career as a mechanical engineer at IDEO, a global design and innovation consultancy, during which she came to embrace the equal importance of human-centered design, engineering and business. With this, she returned to Stanford University to pursue her MBA and continues to actively teach entrepreneurship at the School of Engineering. She is the holder of seven patents spanning medical devices to consumer electronics.
Schedule
Wednesday, May 17th
11:00am - 12:00pm
Innovate to Elevate: The Latest and Greatest in Food Recovery
Breakout Session (Running Concurrently)
Salvaging surplus food and redistributing it can ensure that food ultimately goes towards serving its highest purpose of feeding people. However, just 3% of surplus food ends up being donated, and most food donations are of processed, shelf-stable items that are easier to transport and store. As a result, many food relief agencies end up purchasing fruits, vegetables, and other perishables rather than rely on donations. What solutions can help further the rescue of high-quality, nutritious food and increase the capacity of food relief agencies to get it to the people who need it most, and in a dignified manner? Through a series of Pecha Kucha presentations, this session will highlight the latest and greatest happenings and resources in food recovery.
Wednesday, May 17th
1:30pm - 2:30pm
What Will it Tech? How to Avoid a Solvable Problem through Digital Innovations
Breakout Session (Running Concurrently)
We are living in the technological age and the opportunity in this area is vast — there are new products coming online, companies being built, and campaigns being launched that have the potential to drastically reduce wasted food while delivering a full menu of co-benefits to people and the planet. Explore a sampling of these innovations through a series of Pecha Kucha presentations followed by a Q&A discussion.