FINAL EVENT

WASTELESS FINAL EVENT

Towards 2030: Tools, Policy Dialogue, and Future Pathways

Date: 23 April 2026
Place: Coming soon
Registration Link

The event will showcase the main outcomes of the WASTELESS project and feature:

  • Insights from EU-funded projects on food loss and waste (FLW) measurement tools
  • The EU policy perspective on harmonizing FLW measurement with expert roundtable discussions
  • Thematic interactive workshops focused on the implementation of FLW tools
  • A fishbowl discussion on building a sustainable food system

The event will conclude with a get-together dinner.

Agenda:

Time Topic
08:30 - 09:00 Registration and welcome
09:00 - 09:15 Opening remarks
Welcome addressed by the WASTELESS coordinator
09:15 – 10:25 Session 1: Advancing Food Loss and Waste Reduction: Innovative Tools and Approaches Insights from EU-funded projects

Moderator: Ana Barros, WASTELESS coordinator, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
  • WASTELESS: From Method to Practice: A Decision Support System for Food Loss and Waste Measurement, by Mitja Lustrek (Jožef Stefan Institute)
  • FOLOU: Technology application for food loss measurement in primary production: Inspiration from the FOLOU project, by Wouter Maes (Ghent University)
  • SISTERS: Reducing Food Loss and Waste Through Innovation, by Daemon Ortega (Safe Food Advocacy)
  • SecureFood: The WASTE-SEC Tool of SecureFood Project, by Charis Galanakis (Galanakis Laboratories)
10:25 – 10:40 ☕ Coffee break
10:40 – 11:45 Session 1 continuation
  • ROSETTA: What moves the needle on food waste? Field deployment and validation insights from ROSETTA pilot interventions, by George Tsalis (Copenhagen Business School)
  • WASTEWISE: A Structured Framework for EU-Wide Food Waste Measurement: Findings from WASTEWISE, by Claudia Giordiano (Natural Resources Institute Finland)
  • PRECIOUS: The PRECIOUS Open Access Framework: Integrating ICT and AI Solutions for FLW Prevention Impact Assessment, by Wilmer Garzon Alfonso (Deusto University)
  • ToNoWaste: Assessing Sustainability of FLWPR Solutions using ToNoWaste Methodology, by Maria Jesus Munoz-Torres (Jaume I. University)
11:45 – 12:00 ☕ Coffee break
12:00 – 13:30 Session 2: Harmonising Food Loss and Waste Measurement: Policy and Regulatory Perspectives EU perspective and round table expert discussions

Moderator: Giulia Bizzo, Policy officer at DG-RTD, European Commission

Keynote: Towards the targets for 2030 – recent developments in the EU, by Klaus Berend, Director for Food Safety, Sustainability and Innovation, DG-SANTE, European Commission

Round table Panellists:
Dario Dongo (WASTELESS), Julia Tanzer (FOLOU), Claudia Giordiano (WASTEWISE), George Tsalis (ROSETTA), Maria Jesus Munoz-Torres (ToNoWaste)
13:30 – 14:30 🍽️ Lunch
14:30 – 16:00 Session 3: Turning Innovation into Impact: Adoption and Scaling Food Loss and Waste Measurement and Monitoring Tools Interactive parallel workshops exploring practical approaches
16:00 – 16:30 ☕ Coffee break
16:30 – 18:00 Session 4: Toward 2030 and Beyond: A Roadmap for a Sustainable Food System Workshops wrap-up and discussions in a Fishbowl
18:00 – 18:15 Closing remarks
Conclusions by WASTELESS coordinator
19:00 🍷 Dinner

More details will be added soon.

Register now as places are limited.

Contact: Luminita.ciolacu@iseki-food.net or sofia.reis@iseki-food.net

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