MDPI World Food Day Webinar 2024
Welcome Message
In celebration of World Food Day 2024 (https://www.fao.org/world-food-day/en), MDPI is launching a special webinar to encourage researchers to unite, take action, and showcase how collective knowledge can address the pressing challenges of food security, sustainable agriculture, and resource management.
World Food Day, led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), aims to foster awareness about the importance of food security and the urgent need to eradicate hunger worldwide. In line with this mission, our upcoming webinar invites researchers and experts to discuss innovative solutions for achieving sustainable agriculture, improving resource management, and tackling food insecurity worldwide.
We are very much looking forward to seeing you at MDPI World Food Day Webinar 2024. Please find below an up-to-date outline of the presenters.
Date: 16 October 2024 at 01.30 p.m. CEST | 7:30 a.m. EDT | 7:30 p.m. CST Asia
Webinar ID: 835 7950 1147
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
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Keynote Speakers
DiSTAS - Department for Sustainable Food Process, Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy.
Valorisation of Food Residues for the Food Industry: Opportunities and Challenges
Prof. Dr. Giorgia Spigno holds an MSc in Food Science and Technology (1999) and a PhD in Chemical and Processing Engineering. Since 2021, she has been a Full Professor in Food Science and Technology at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Italy) where she is Coordinator of the MSc in Food Science and Technology and where she teaches different courses in Food Processing and Plants, Food Packaging and Risk mitigation in Food processing. Her main expertise is in food processing, food packaging and plant design, optimisation, and innovation. The main current research activity is on plant-based proteins, oleogels and different valorisation strategies for conversion of residual biomasses into new materials and ingredients to enter again the food chain.
Department of Management, College of Business Administration, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Technological Approaches for Reducing Food Waste
Professor Ram Ramanathan has more than 32 years of academic experience, working in higher education in multiple countries (UAE, the UK, Finland, the Netherlands, Oman and India). Prior to joining the University of Sharjah, Ram worked as a Professor at the University of Essex Business School, Southend-on-Sea, UK. Ram is currently a visiting professor in Essex Business School, UK, and the University of Bedfordshire Business School, UK. He has taught basic and advanced courses on Operations Management, Production Systems Management, Supply Chain Management, Optimization Theory, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), Management Science, Business Statistics, Simulation, Energy and Environment, Energy and Environmental Economics, Energy and Transport Economics, and others. His research interests include operations management, supply chains, the use of Big Data, Internet of Things and Blockchain technologies for productivity improvement in enterprises and also for social causes, economic/environmental/policy analysis of issues in the energy, agriculture, transport and other infrastructure sectors. He works extensively on modelling using techniques such as optimisation, decision analysis, data envelopment analysis and the analytic hierarchy process.
Program
|
Speaker/Presentation |
Time in CEST |
| MDPI Introduction | 1:30 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. |
| Prof. Dr. Giorgia Spigno Valorisation of Food Residues for the Food Industry: Opportunities and Challenges |
1:40 p.m. – 2:10 p.m |
| Prof. Dr. Ramakrishnan Ramanathan Technological Approaches for Reducing Food Waste |
2:10 p.m. – 2:40 p.m. |
| Q&A Session | 2:40 p.m. – 2:55 p.m. |
| Closing of Webinar |
2:55 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Relevant Special Issues
Applied Sciences
Advances in Food Metabolomics
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Claudio Medana and Dr. Aljaz Medic
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 30 October 2024
Advances in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Simulations and Their Applications in the Food Industry
Guest Editors: Dr. Arkadiusz Szpicer, Dr. Iwona Wojtasik-Kalinowska and Dr. Adrian Stelmasiak
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 30 November 2024
Advances in Automation and Controls of Agri-Food Systems
Guest Editors: Dr. Claudio Perone and Prof. Dr. Roberto Romaniello
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 31 December 2024
Sustainability
Achievements in the Agri-Food Supply Chain Leading to Sustainable Foods IV
Guest Editor: Dr. Dimitris Skalkos
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 1 May 2025
Sustainability in Food Processing and Food Industry
Guest Editor: Dr. Zacharias Ioannou
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions:15 April 2025
Sustainable Development and Climate, Energy, and Food Security Nexus
Guest Editor: Dr. Tetsuji Tanaka
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 30 November 2025
Antibiotics
Microbial Resistance Surveillance and Management in Food Systems
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Carlos Adam Conte Júnior and Dr. Bruno Dutra da Silva
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 15 February 2025
Food Safety through Antimicrobials Strategies
Guest Editors: Dr. Apurva Patange and Prof. Dr. Michael Calcutt
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions:31 October 2024
Emerging Challenges in Food Safety: Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance, Virulence Factors, and Biofilm Formation in
Food-Borne Pathogens
Guest Editors: Dr. Liora Mihaela Colobățiu, Dr. Marian Mihaiu and Dr. Zorita Diaconeasa
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 31 March 2025
Antioxidants
Food Antioxidants and Metabolic Health: Impact on Lipid and Carbohydrate Metabolism
Guest Editors: Dr. Miguel Rebollo-Hernanz, Dr. Ivan Luzardo-Ocampo, Dr. Alicia Gil-Ramírez and Dr. Diego A. Luna-Vital
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 15 February 2025
Bioactive Antioxidants from Agri-Food Wastes
Guest Editors: Dr. Mia Kurek and Dr. Sabina Galus
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 31 March 2025
Artificial Intelligence and Other Bioinformatic Modern Technologies Approaches to the Study of Antioxidant Capacity in Food
Production
Guest Editor: Dr. Giuseppe Perretti
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 5 December 2025
Biology
The Effect of Food- and Nutrient-Derived Molecules on Cells and Tissue
Guest Editors: Dr. Roberta Moschini and Dr. Francesca Felice
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 31 December 2024
Microbial Contamination and Food Safety (Volume II)
Guest Editor: Dr. Joana Barbosa
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 15 May 2025
Advances in Foodborne Pathogens
Guest Editor: Dr. Qiming Chen
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 31 July 2025
Catalysts
Microbial Biocatalysis in Food
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Yves Waché, Prof. Dr. Giorgia Perpetuini and Prof. Dr. Rosanna Tofalo
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 30 January 2025
Foods
Recent Advances and Opportunities in Sustainable Food Supply Chain
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Sylvain Charlebois
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 20 March 2025
Innovations in Grain Storage and Processing: Strategies for Reducing Losses and Enhancing Food Product Quality
Guest Editors: Dr. Ming Li, Dr. Jongbin Lim and Prof. Dr. Rui Liu
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 31 October 2024
Food Security and Structural Transformation of the Food Industry—Volume II
Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Linhai Wu
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 30 November 2024
Nutrients
Sustainable Food Systems, Optimal Nutrition, and Health Promotion: Challenges in the 21st Century
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Javier Aranceta-Bartrina and Prof. Dr. Carmen Pérez-Rodrigo
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 25 December 2024
Precision Nutrition for Sustainable Health: Advancing Food Safety and Personalized Dietary Interventions
Guest Editors: Dr. Magdalena Mititelu, Dr. Alexandru Scafa Udriște, Dr. Denisa Elena Dumitrescu and Dr. Stefan Busnatu
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 25 June 2025
Ultra-Processed Foods and Chronic Diseases Nutrients
Guest Editors: Dr. Emmanuella Magriplis and Prof. Dr. Antonis Zampelas
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 25 April 2025
Separations
Extraction and Isolation of Nutraceuticals from Plant Foods
Guest Editors: Dr. Anamaria Pop and Dr. Gheorghe Martău
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 20 May 2025
Application of Sustainable Separation Techniques in Food Processing
Guest Editors: Dr. Beatriz Cervejeira Bolanho Barros and Prof. Dr. Huafeng Zhang
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 10 May 2025
Novel Methods for the Analysis of Active and Toxic Components in Food
Guest Editors: Dr. Lorena González-Gómez and Prof. Dr. Sonia Morante Zarcero
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 10 February 2025
Processes
Processing and Quality Control of AgroFood Products
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Vijaya Raghavan and Dr. Idaresit Ekaette
Deadline for Manuscript Submissions: 31 October 2024
Promising Analytical and Technological Strategies for Agri-Food Waste Valorisation
Guest Editors: Dr. Francesca Blasi and Dr. Aurélie Schoubben
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2024
Feature Reviews in Food Processing Technologies: Present Innovations and Future Opportunities
Guest Editors: Prof. Dr. Cunshan Zhou, Dr. Wijitha Senadeera, Dr. Hafida Wahia and Dr. Abraham Kabutey
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2025
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