2024 ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit
June 11-13, 2024 | Baltimore, MD
Baltimore Convention Center
Asch Harwood
Vice President of Data & Insights
ReFED
Bio:
Asch Harwood serves as ReFED’s Vice President of Data & Insights, where he leads research and product development to advance data-driven food waste solutions. He has spent over 15 years working at the intersection of research, design, and technology to promote positive social change at organizations like the Council on Foreign Relations and UNICEF. Some of his proudest professional accomplishments include establishing the Council on Foreign Relations' Nigeria Security Tracker; conducting field research into the state of Kenyan media; and developing a media literacy pilot series, "Anomaly," which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. Asch likes to ride mountain bikes, build guitars, and go to (un)necessary lengths to ski untouched powder. He mainly sustains himself on the food scraps left behind by his wife and two kids.
Schedule
Wednesday, June 12
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Mainstage 2 | We Mean Business: Leaning in Across the Food Sector
Mainstage Session
As waste generators, food businesses play a critical role in the fight against food waste. Yet while enthusiasm for waste reduction initiatives is high, it can be hard to translate those commitments into concrete action that yields results. Building on our opening session’s theme of accelerating action, this second mainstage session examines opportunities for food businesses to step up and do their part. We’ll hear from a panel of sustainability leaders from the some of the largest food retailers as they discuss what they’re doing to drive progress in their own operations – and throughout the broader food system. Plus we’ll get updates on some promising opportunities for business collaboration.