The 2nd Annual NYC Food Tank Summit (SOLD OUT) aims to find high-impact solutions to food waste. Dan Barber, Dickie Brennan, J.J. Johnson, Questlove, Tim Ma, Haile Thomas, Marion Nestle, Roy Steiner, Rhea Suh, Ben Tinker, & many more among all-star lineup on October 3.

Food Tank, New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center, Rethink Food Waste Through Economics and Data (ReFED), Natural Resources Defense Council, the Fink Family Foundation, and The Rockefeller Foundation are excited to announce the second annual NYC Food Tank Summit on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 (9:00AM-5:00PM) focused on food loss and food waste, at New York University School of Law (Tishman Auditorium, Vanderbilt Hall, 40 Washington Square S, New York, NY). Tickets are completely sold out with a large waiting list. It will be streaming live at all day at FoodTank.com.

Globally, at least one-third of all food produced is wasted, from field to table. The NYC Food Tank Summit examines how we can scale out solutions already working to prevent loss and waste by bringing together the world's thought leaders including funders, academics, food businesses, celebrity chefs, farmers, food journalists, researchers, activists, and more.

The 2018 speakers and moderators include (listed alphabetically): Jack Algiere, Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture; Jane Ambuko, University of Nairobi; Elizabeth Balkan, Natural Resources Defense Council; Dan Barber, Blue Hill; Dickie Brennan, Dickie Brennan & Company; Marco Canora, Brodo; Chris Cochran, ReFED; Gabriele Corcos, Extra Virgin; Homa Dashtaki, White Moustache Yogurt; Sheryll Durrant, International Rescue Committee; Rafael Flor, YieldWise/The Rockefeller Foundation; Joe Folds, Pacific Foods; Tobias Grasso, Sealed Air; Marie Haga, Global Crop Diversity Trust; Karen Hanner, Feeding America; J.J. Johnson, InGrained Hospitality Concepts; Robert Lee, Rescuing Leftover Cuisine; Tim Ma, Kyirisan; Bonnie McClafferty, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition; Katherine Miller, James Beard Foundation; Pamela Morris, New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development; Elizabeth Mitcham, University of California, Davis; Julia Moskin, New York Times; Brad Nelson, Marriott International; Marion Nestle, New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development; Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank; Sandy Nurse, BK ROT; Dadisi Olutosin, Plated Food Groupe, LLC; Charles Passy, The Wall Street Journal; Tobias Peggs, Square Roots; Questlove; Rhea Suh, NRDC; Dr. Roy Steiner, Rockefeller Foundation; Ben Tinker, CNN; Haile Thomas, HAPPY (Healthy Active Positive Purposeful Youth); André Thompson, New York Common Pantry; Caity Moseman Wadler, Heritage Radio Network; and Bryan Walsh, Time Magazine.

Event sponsors include the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition (BCFN), Driscoll's, Edible Manhattan, Food For All, the Food Recovery Network, Great Performances, Mother Jones, Nature's Path, Niman Ranch, Organic Valley, and Sealed Air.