Global Foodbanking Network Global Summit 2024

The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN), in partnership with Foodbank Australia, will host the inaugural GFN Global Summit 2024 in Sydney, Australia, 9-12 September. The Summit will be a dynamic, international conference that shapes solutions to the challenges of hunger, food security, and sustainability.

The event will feature interactive sessions, breakout discussions, networking activities, and field trips in Sydney and the surrounding area. It will provide opportunities to visit food banks to deepen understanding and observe innovations.

It will be an opportunity to connect with businesses, government officials, multi-lateral partners, academics, philanthropists, nonprofits, and community leaders from more than 50 countries, and to share knowledge, forge connections, and explore solutions to shape the future of food systems. 

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July

The 2024 Hunter Valley Wine & Beer Festival will showcase over 50 of the Valley’s best wineries, distillers, and brewers on Saturday, 13 July at Rydges Resort Hunter Valley.

The Institute of Food Technologists annual IFT FIRST expo will showcase global food and food tech startups and see a return of its large format Startup Pavilion in Chicago from 14-17 July.

The Good Food & Wine Show is back, the ultimate food and wine adventure.

CeMAT Australia, a leading tradeshow for intralogistics, robotics and automation, warehousing, supply chain management and materials handling, will take place on 23-25 July 2024 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Australia's third National Food Waste Summit is on 24-25 July at the MCEC in Melbourne. An impressive line-up of international speakers and Australian experts will help accelerate the fight against food waste.

August

The theme for AIFST24, Food Science: Navigating Our Future, speaks to the challenges and exciting opportunities ahead for the agri-food industry and the important role food science and technology will play. 

The Regional Australia Institute is hosting the Regions Rising National Summit 2024 – The New Frontier, where local, national, and international leaders will discuss the changes shaping Regional Australia at the National Convention Centre - Canberra, in August.

Food Expo PRO is Asia's key trade event for food and drink business, offering an international food festival, and seminars and forums discussing the latest developments and market opportunities in the food industry.

September

As the only vending industry show in South-East Asia, Vend ASEAN is an indispensable platform for expanding into the South-East Asian Market.

The 12th ICSD 2024 is inspired from the critical challenge of human, environmental, and economic sustainability concerning the present and future generations in a global-scale context. The theme is: "Creating a unified foundation for the Sustainable Development: research, practice and education".