With just ten years to go before the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDG 2030) is to be met, eliminating food loss and waste is increasingly urgent.

Building on the 2019 inaugural event, this special event will discuss whether, as a global community, we can or will end food loss and waste and presenters will share on their efforts to reach SDG 2030 targets.

Welcome

• Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Director, Communications and Public Affairs & Chief of Staff, Director General's Office, IFPRI

Keynote Speakers

• Stephen Censky, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture
• Mogens Jensen, Minister for Food, Fisheries and Equal Opportunities & Minister for Nordic Cooperation, Government of Denmark

Rapid Fire Presenters

• Esben Lunde Larsen, Food Program Fellow, World Resources Institute (WRI)
• Jesper Packert Pedersen, Head of Public Affairs, Chr. Hansen A/S
• Geeta Sethi, Advisor and Global Lead for Food Systems, The World Bank Group

Closing Remarks

• Andrew Steer, President and CEO, World Resources Institute (WRI)
• Rob Vos, Director, Markets, Trade, and Institutions Division, IFPRI

Moderator

• Troels Mandel Vensild, Minister Counsellor of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Embassy of Denmark in Washington, DC