2025 ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit
June 23-25, 2025 | Seattle, WA
Hyatt Regency Seattle
David Ly
Senior Manager, Business Initiatives
ReFED
Bio:
David Ly serves as Senior Manager, Business Initiatives at ReFED, where he collaborates with businesses to accelerate their efforts to reduce food waste. He leads the design and delivery of Business Services offerings, providing custom analytics, capacity building, and strategic advisory support to help organizations prioritize and adopt solutions.
David earned his Bachelor in Supply Chain Management from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management. He began his career in management consulting at Deloitte, then spent five years with General Mills and Hormel Foods in innovation, brand management, and consumer insights. After returning to Carlson for his MBA as a Social Venture Fellow, he launched a social enterprise focused on making technology accessible to small businesses.
In addition to his role at ReFED, David teaches Creative Economies as an adjunct faculty member at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.
Schedule
Wednesday, June 25
10:45am - 11:45am
[Breakout Session III] It Makes Cents: Building the Business Case for Reducing Food Loss and Waste
Reducing food loss and waste offers a triple-win for our planet, communities, and economy. Many companies are already cutting waste to reduce costs, even if they don’t always recognize it as a sustainability strategy. The right data makes food waste reduction efforts visible, quantifies their value, builds internal buy-in, and drives greater investment and collaboration. In this session, hear from business leaders who are using insights and tools to accelerate action, unlock hidden value, and show why reducing food waste truly makes sense.