Retaste 2024: A Culinary Experience Awaits

It's time to RETHINK FOOD WASTE

21%

of our landfills

is food waste

Join us to RETHINK FOOD WASTE!

embrace the Circular Economy

It's time to RETHINK FOOD WASTE

10%

of the population of Europe

can’t afford a quality meal every second day

RETASTE: RETHINK FOOD Resources, losses, and waste 2024

Retaste Outstanding Young Scientist prize winners

Zisen Liu

Doctoral Student at the Swedish Centre for Resource Recovery at the University of Borås

Roberta Pietrangeli

Doctoral student in ‘Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods’ at University of Tuscia

Keynote speakers

Ina Jessen

Guest Professor, Hamburg Academy of Fine Arts

Mattias Eriksson

Associate Professor, Swedish University of Agricultural Science

Ioannis Daliakopoulos

Assistant Professor, Hellenic Mediterranean University

Michalis Fountoulakis

Associate Professor, School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Greece

Clara Cicatiello

Assistant Professor, Department for Innovation in Biological Systems, Food and Forestry, University of Tuscia

Katia Lasaridi

Professor, Department of Geography, Harokopio University

Gerasimos Lyberatos

Professor, School of Chemical Engineering National Technical University of Athens, Greece

Thrassyvoulos Manios

Professor, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Heraklion, Greece

Persons of interest

Chrissi Daskalaki

General Director of Development Planning, Region of Crete

Antonios Papaderakis

Special Advisor for Innovation, Region of Crete

Stavros Tzedakis

Deputy Governor of Agricultural Economy, Prefecture of Crete

Michael Vamvoukas

Deputy Governor Entrepreneurship, Industry and Retail, Prefecture of Crete

Ioannis Anastasakis

Deputy Governor of Climate Change for Climate Change and Urban Mobility, Prefecture of Crete

Scientific and Organizing Committees

See who works behind the scenes of RETASTE

RETASTE 2024 is organised under the Auspices of the Region of Crete

FUNDING

The International Conference Rethink Food Resources, Losses, and Waste 2023 is organized with the financial support of the External Actions program of the Green Fund

Venue

Find out more about things to do in Heraklio

Archanes, Heraklion

Archanes is located 15 km from the center of Heraklion, Crete, Greece. Find out more about Archanes and how to reach the Venue, here.

You can reach Heraklion by plane (HER airport) or boat from Athens.

Parallel events

Smart Innovation Symposium #4

Friday 27th of September

A one-day event and exhibition focused on research activities and innovation of Small Medium Enterprises. This is an event that will take place in Athens for first time, after two successful repeats in Heraklion in the Hellenic Mediterranean University campus. It is estimated that about 20 SME will present their research and innovation related projects, funded either by National of European resources. At the same time, exhibition of the SMEs activities will take place allowing a strong interaction between universities and the relevant industry.