2025 ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit
June 23-25, 2025 | Seattle, WA
Hyatt Regency Seattle
Jessica Regan
Bio:
Jessica Regan is an award-winning 4x entrepreneur and thought leader on circular economy, waste recovery, and social impact business. Jessica also consulted/advised numerous Fortune 500 corporations, start ups, and all four levels of government, including the United Nations, in areas of community economic development and sustainability.
Jessica's work concentrates on developing highly scalable startups using business as a vehicle for social change, including: EcoTrek Tours (connecting schools to local environmental initiatives through tourism), Social Impact Technology Accelerator (SITA), and FoodMesh, a food recovery solution provider that leverages technology to help a network of over 2,500 organizations reduce waste to landfill, save costs, and feed more.
She is the Vice Chair of KASOW, a Kenyan-based charity focusing on health, agriculture, and microfinancing for entrepreneurs, and serves as the Director for the Git'gaat First Nation Economic Development Council focused on economic self-determination through culturally-aligned economic activities.
She holds a master's degree in political science and lives in Vancouver, Canada, with her husband and two young children.
Schedule
Tuesday, June 24
1:30pm - 2:30pm
[Breakout Session II] Reimagining Food Rescue: How to Strengthen Food Recovery in a Complex Climate
A perfect storm of complications has been brewing for food recovery—from federal funding cuts and increased demand for services to elevated food prices and ever-changing business models. Building a resilient food recovery operation in today’s complex climate demands a reimagination of the traditional model. Join this session to hear from innovators and entrepreneurs building new ways to rescue more food and feed more people.