Program Overview

Workshops

These special classes are in addition to the program and are offered for an additional fee.

Interested in pre-Symposium half-day workshops? Learn more about the two new programs we're offering on November 4.

Keynote Address

Nutrition Security in the Developing World

Agriculture Policy, Trade and Markets

	Politics of Agricultural Policy Robert Paarlberg, PhD, Betty Freyhof Johnson Class of 1944 Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College biosketch abstract
	Child Undernutrition in Developing Countries Will Masters, PhD, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University biosketch abstract
	Food Insecurity and Extreme Poverty in the Sahel Jenny Aker, PhD, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University
	The Decline and Rise of Agricultural Productivity in Africa Steven Block, PhD, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University

Today, we have dual tracks of lectures and presentations for you to choose from.

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Future of Agriculture Systems Research Ralph Otto, PhD, Deputy Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture biosketch Regional Food Systems and Food Security Kate Clancy, PhD, Food Systems Consultant, Senior Associate at the Center for a Livable Future Johns Hopkins University biosketch Healthy Food For All – Linking Practice and Policy Oran Hesterman, PhD, President & CEO, Fair Food Network biosketch Topic TBA Fred Kirschenmann, PhD, Distinguished Fellow for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University biosketch The Future of Food Policy; European Perspective Tim Lang, PhD, City of London University Environment General Overview on Climate Bill Moomaw, PhD, Director of the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University Climate Instability, Disruptions & Shocks Peter Walker, PhD, Director, Alan Shawn Feinstein International Center, Tufts University biosketch abstract Cleaning up the Food System Ken Cook, Environmental Working Group

Challenges in Nutrition Public Health and the Food Supply: Where Idealism and Practicality Collide Dondeena Bradley, PhD, Vice President, Global Design & Development, Nutrition Ventures, PepsiCo biosketch The New Responsibility of Food Industry in Health and Wellness Doug Balentine, PhD, Director, Nutrition Science, Unilever Obesity and Health: Understanding Unique Challenges of Socioeconomic and Ethnic Groups in the US Speaker TBA The Rise of Food Temperance and Consumer Support of Government Intervention Grant Prentice, FoodMinds Label Reform Update Joseph Levitt, Partner, Hogan Lovells, Washington DC biosketch Translating Recommendations on Childhood Obesity into Action Tracy Fox, President-Elect SNE Marketing and Advertising to Children: Balancing Public Health and Commercial Free Speech Margo Wootan, PhD, Center for Science in the Public Interest biosketch Marketing and Advertising to Children: Balancing Public Health and Commercial Free Speech - Counterpoint C. Lee Peeler, Esq., President & CEO, National Advertising Review Council