Nordic Food Waste Summit 2023

09:00 – 09:30: High-level Opening Session: High-level speakers giving opening remarks and inspirational speeches.

• HRH Princess Marie of Denmark
• Peter Kullgren, Sweden’s Minister for Rural Affairs
• Jacob Jensen, Denmark’s Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries
• Karen Ellemann, Secretary General, Nordic Council of Ministers (Video greeting)

09:30 – 09:45: Increased Nordic Cooperation 

• Karin Fritz, Project manager for the Government mission to reduce food waste, Swedish Food Agency
• Sebastian Hielm, Director of Food Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
• Jonathan Eng, Project Leader, Nordic Council of Ministers

09:45 – 10:00: High-level keynote

• Selina Juul, Chairman of the Board and Founder, Stop Wasting Food Movement (Stop Spild Af Mad) 

10:00 – 10:20: Fireside chat 

• Rosa S. Rolle, Senior Enterprise Development Officer & Team Leader Food Loss and Waste, Food and Agricultural Organization by the UN (FAO) 

10:20 – 10:50: Coffee break

10:50 – 11:20: What should the politicians do?

• Jacob Jensen, Denmark’s Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries 
• Anja Bakken Riise, Executive director, Framtiden i våre hender
• Staffan Eklöf, Vice chairman of the Nordic Council Committee for a Sustainable Nordic Region

11:20 – 11:50: Panel: Reducing food waste in restaurants and public kitchens 

• Filip Lundin, Founder, Sopköket
• Annika Skogvik, Sustanaibility Manager, Compass Group Sweden
• Anna  Löfgren Adén, Environmental Strategist Food waste , Härryda Muncipality 

11:50 – 12:00: Interview about the lunch at K-Märkt and their work with reducing food waste

• Jens Dolk, Founder, K-märkt

12:00 – 13:00: Lunch

13:00 – 13:40: Panel: Best practices from Nordic food retailers and industry

• Markus Wahlgren, Manager, Stora Coop Gotland
• Peter Rønn-Petersen, Director Meyers Madhus
• Karl Andersson, CEO, Matsmart
• Rikke Ramm Eberlein, Senior Consultant, CSR, Lidl Denmark

13:40 – 14:05: Panel: Reducing food loss in the food production 

• Karin Lindow, Agricultural policy investigator, The Swedish Board of Agriculture
• Mats Liedholm, CEO, Fazer Sverige
• Victoria Olsson, Senior Sustainability Manager, Arla foods

14:05 – 14:15: Transport to breakout rooms

14:15 – 15:00: Breakout sessions. There will be three parallel breakout sessions. 1) Donations; 2) Joint Nordic Action; and 3) Industry and consumer behaviour.

1) Donations; 

• Jens Jonsson, National Food Bank Coordinator, Swedish Association of City Missions
• Angela Frigo, Secretary General, FEBA – The European Food Banks Federation
• Per Christian Rålm, Managing Director Matcentralen
• Karin Bildsten, Sustainability Strategist, Axfood 

2) Joint Nordic action;

• Anne-Grete Haugen, Director, Matvett
• Anne Marie Schrøder, Head of Communication, Matvett
• Johan Hultén, IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute 
• Louisa Raith Sørensen, Strategic Project Manager Coop Denmark
• Emma Bivstedt, Sustainability and Brand Manager, Orkla Foods Norway 
• Ann-Charlott Sjöqvist, Sustainability Food and Beverage, Coop Sweden 

3) Industry and consumer behaviour;

• Evelina Gunnarsson, Behavioural economist & Senior management consultant, Ramboll
• Karin Fritz, Project Manager Sweden Food Agency 
• Mette Nygård Havre, Founder, @spisoppmaten 
• Fredrik Wikström, Professor in Environmental- and Energy Systems, Karlstad University 
• Ingrid Strid, Research Scientist, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences 

15:00 – 15:30: Break

15:30 – 15:45: Inspirational Keynote

• Matt Homewood, An Urban Harvester

15:45 – 16:15: Panel: Innovations and solutions 

• Lennart Wallander, Chief Officer of Tomorrow, Future and Friends
• Kristoffer Hagstedt, CEO, WhyWaste
• Kenneth Skauge – Head of Sustainability, Meny
• Julia IJsselmuiden, Sustainability Manager, Contronics Dry Misting 

16:15 –16:25: Summary from breakout sessions:

• Anne-Grete Haugen, Director, Matvett 
• Evelina Gunnarsson, Behavioural economist & Senior management consultant, Ramboll 
• Angela Frigo, Secretary General, FEBA – The European Food Banks Federation 

16:25 - 16:50: High-level panel: Moving forward and taking action 

• Tom Quested, Food expert, Co-author UNEP Food Waste Index report 
• Annica Sohlström, Secretary General, Swedish Food Agency
• Petter Haas Brubakk, Director-General, FoodDrinkNorway (NHO Mat og Drikke)

16:50-17:00: Wrapping up and next steps for increased Nordic collaboration

17:00: Mingle and networking