The Climate and Clean Air Conference
Bringing together country representatives, global experts and changemakers to drive accelerated solutions for mitigating super pollutants and safeguarding our planet’s future. DETAILS
20 March, 2025
Medellin, Colombia
GFN Latin America Food Bank Conference Reception
Join GFN and Asociación de Bancos de Alimentos de Colombia for this informal evening reception to connect with food bank leaders from 17 countries throughout Latin America and learn more about how they are working to transform food systems in their communities. CONTACT FOR DETAILS
13-14 May, 2025
Amsterdam, Netherlands 28-29 May, 2025
Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Global FoodBanking Network at Innovation Forum’s Future of Food and Beverage Forum 2025
This two-day business conference will highlight the practical steps key actors can take to build more sustainable, resilient and regenerative food systems. We’ll bring together leading brands and stakeholders to establish the main areas of opportunity and innovation within the food and beverage industry. Featuring Ignacio Gavilan, GFN’s food systems partnerships senior director.Use code GFN10 and get an exclusive 10% discount on passes. DETAILS
27-31 May, 2025
Bangkok, Thailand
THAIFEX Anuga Asia: Future Food Experience+
Asia’s largest food and beverage platform, where market leaders converge around products, deals, trends and growth in the food industry. DETAILS
10-13 June, 2025
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The Consumer Goods Forum Global Summit
Retailers, manufacturers and service providers attend to discuss future business trends, to network, and share knowledge and best practices to overcome today’s most pressing challenges. DETAILS
23-25 June, 2025
Seattle, Washington
ReFED Food Waste Solutions Summit
An annual event that brings together food businesses, funders and other stakeholders to discuss food waste solutions and the goal to drive the adoption of these solutions. DETAILS
21-25 September, 2025
New York City, New York
Climate Week NYC
Taking place in partnership with the United Nations General Assembly. Business leaders, political changemakers, local decision makers, and civil society representatives from all over the world gather to speed up climate progress and champion change that is already taking place. DETAILS
10-21 November, 2025
Belém, Brazil
COP30
Conference of the Parties is a key annual meeting to advance international climate negotiations. The event reviews effective implementation and shares progress made by members toward the Paris Agreement and climate action. DETAILS
Past Events
11-22 November, 2024
COP29
Baku, Azerbaijan
Food Loss and Waste Series at COP29
Between 15-20 November, 2024, join us for a series of conversations dedicated to bringing attention to food loss and waste (FLW) and climate change, with special attention being paid to strategies, idea-sharing, and solutions. DETAILS
Halving Food Loss & waste: A Win for Biodiversity and Climate Change
Join GFN and the Global Methane Hub at COP16 to learn how cutting food waste by 50 percent can reduce methane emissions, conserve resources, protect ecosystems, and enhance food security.
28 August, 2024 Virtual
Mitigating Methane: Accelerating Just Climate Action Through Food Recovery and Redistribution
Explore GFN’s new Food Recovery to Avoid Methane Emissions (FRAME) methodology and explore findings on emissions savings from a pilot program in Mexico and Ecuador. WATCH
9-13 September, 2024
Sydney, Australia In-person and virtual
GFN Global Summit
GFN, in partnership with Foodbank Australia, will host the GFN Global Summit 2024 in Sydney, Australia. As the world’s largest gathering of food bankers and their partners, the Summit will be a multi-day gathering of food banks with leaders, experts, and practitioners working across the global food system. MORE DETAILS
