2025 ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit
June 23-25, 2025 | Seattle, WA
Hyatt Regency Seattle
Nena Shaw
Director, Resources Conservation and Sustainability
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Bio:
Nena Shaw has 30 + years of environmental law and policy experience from work in both the public and private sectors. Nena is the Director of the Resource Conservation and Sustainability Division at US EPA, working to advance a circular economy and create and implement the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act recycling efforts. She holds degrees from Duke University School of Law and the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment.
Nena worked as a corporate environmental attorney at several law firms. In addition to her current role, Nena has valuable experience from her work in both regulatory and voluntary spheres at EPA, having served in Region 3, the Office of Water, Office of Air and Radiation, the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, the Office of the Administrator, and the Office of Policy.
Schedule
Tuesday, June 24
9:00am - 10:30am
[Mainstage Session I] Now Trending: Celebrating Recent Wins and Preparing for What’s Next
From the first national strategy to reduce food loss and waste and West Coast retailers reporting a 25% decline in unsold food to more than $900 million invested in food waste solutions, the past year saw some big wins for food waste reduction. As we look ahead, a combination of factors have the potential to shape how we eat and in turn, how much we waste. Our first mainstage session celebrates key accomplishments from the last year and dives into trends in consumer consumption and diets that will impact food loss and waste.