Welcome and Opening Remarks

 1.      Wen-Jane TU, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture

 2.      Su-San CHANG, Lead Shepherd, ATCWG, APEC

 3.      Teddy PAVON, Program Director, APEC Secretariat

 4.      Shiow-Yen LU, Mayor, Taichung City

 Session 1– Global outlook and policy review on reducing FLW

 1.      Global FLW prevention and reduction: A hopeful outlook

            -     Maximo Torero, FAO

 2.      How can private-public-partnerships drive reductions in FLW: From targets, measure, to actions

            -     Dana Gunders, ReFED, United States

    -  explore different types of storage/packaging innovations, their benefits, and how they can be effectively implemented to minimize FLW.

 1. The reduction of grains loss and the control of mycotoxins by package innovation

 -  Fuguo Xing, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China   

 2. FLW reduction strategies in Japan and the role of packaging

 -  Manabu Suzuki, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan

 3. Innovative eco-friendly packaging technology to reduce FLW

 - Chan Suk Yoon, EverChemTech, Korea

 4. Applications of innovative packaging to reduce FLW from farm to household in Chinese Taipei

 - Hoong-Yuan Ho, Plastics Industry Development Center, Chinese Taipei

 5. Recent advances innovation to extend shelf life for horticultural products packaging and waste reduction in Thailand.

 - Chusak Chuenprayoth, Thai Chamber of Commerce, Thailand

Session 3–OECD special report and APEC midterm review on FLW reduction

  1.    Beyond food loss and waste reduction targets: Translating reduction ambitions into policy outcomes

- Céline Giner, OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate

  2.  APEC mid-term progress review: Preliminary results

-    Member economy delegates are welcome to speak for 5-10 min each on the actions, policies, progress, and challenges to accelerate progress in FLW reduction

-    Updates and revisions on the initial draft of the midterm progress review prepared by Chinese Taipei are very much welcome

     - to explore actionable solutions for using packaging as a tool to prevent and reduce food loss and waste in retail and in consumer households

 1.Date labeling legislation and food waste policy in the US

 -  Trevor Findley, Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic, United States

 2.Food waste legislation on date labeling and consumer education in New Zealand

 - Miranda Mirosa, University of Otega, New Zealand

 3. Thailand date labeling regulations: PPP in practice.

 - Nopawon Charlongpuntarat, Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) Public Company Limited, Thailand

 4. Date labeling, consumer education and food waste reduction as an integral part of sustainability

 -  Murray Davis, Meat & Livestock Australia, Australia

 1.      Packaging innovations: Challenges and opportunities to reduce FLW

 2.      Comment/Suggestions on mid-term progress review

 Panelists:  Chusak Chuenprayoth, Murray Davis, Trevor Findley,

   Tony S-H Hsu, Miranda Mirosa, Binghuei Barry Yang

 1.      Wrap up on next step from workshop participants

 -         Ching-Cheng CHANG, Academia Sinica

 2.      Closing remarks