Combating Dairy Food Waste from Farm to Fork: Symposium and MicroInternship with the Dairy Foods Division

The Dairy Foods Division is excited to present the 4th Annual Dairy eSummit in combination with a Micro-Internship competition. This unique event is aimed at combatting food waste within the dairy food community and will consist of two parts:

• Online Symposium: Open to professionals and students, the eSummit event will feature speakers from around the world presenting cutting-edge research and innovation on strategies to reduce dairy food waste.  During the engaging presentation, attendees will have the opportunity to pose questions to panelists and participate via poll.
• Student Competition: After getting inspired by the speakers, students will be grouped into either of the two problem-solving tracks: New Product Development or Process Optimization.  Students will work in teams to refine their ideas while getting to network and receive feedback from dairy professionals.  At the end of the two-week competition, students will get the opportunity to practice pitching their concepts to a panel of mentors before final judging where winners will receive cash prizes.