2025 ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit
June 23-25, 2025 | Seattle, WA
Hyatt Regency Seattle
Akif Khan
Clinical Fellow
Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic
Bio:
Akif Khan is a clinical fellow at the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC). He is passionate about legal and policy mechanisms that improve waste reduction, resource circularity, and environmental, social, and economic sustainability. His work at FLPC includes building resources that improve domestic and international food donation pathways, highlighting and supporting national-, state-, and local-level food waste reduction policies, and analyzing the impacts of food waste on people and the planet.
He received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law in 2024 and received his bachelor's degrees from UC Irvine in Comparative Literature and Psychology, with a minor in Materials Science and Engineering.
Schedule
Tuesday, June 24
11:00am - 12:00pm
[Breakout Session I] The Equitable Harvest: Building a Fair and Sustainable Food Future
This is an interactive, 60-minute session exploring the deep connections between food waste, environment, and racial inequities. Participants will examine how food waste disproportionately impacts BIPOC communities and contributes to climate degradation, while also highlighting frontline solutions that center resilience, culture, and community leadership. Through a collective visioning exercise, attendees will co-create an Inclusive Food Futures Vision Map that reflects core values and strategies for equitable change. The session blends data, storytelling, and systems thinking to inspire action toward a more just and sustainable food future.
Tuesday, June 24
2:45pm - 3:45pm
International Showcase
Across the globe, one billion meals go uneaten every day. And while there is large variation between countries for where and why food goes to waste, it all means wasted resources and wasted economic value, while one in 11 people across the world face hunger. That’s why addressing food loss and waste is a global priority. And fortunately, there are organizations across the world who are taking on this challenge. Hear from food waste projects spanning Brazil, the Netherlands, and more during this exciting international showcase session!