Program Highlights

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9:00–9:30 CEST: 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)

9:30–9:45 CEST: 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

9:45–10:00: 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)

10:50–11:20: 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

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

14:15–15:00: Breakout sessions.

There will be three parallel breakout sessions.

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

15:30–15:45: 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

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