34th Annual National Food Policy Conference
The National Food Policy Conference is a key national gathering for those interested in agriculture, food and nutrition policy.
8:00 AM
Welcome
Chris Waldrop, Director, Food Policy Institute
Consumer Federation of America
8:30 AM
Perspectives: Pressures on our Global Food System: How Do We Feed 9 Billion People by 2050?
Speaker
Daniel R. Glickman, Senior Fellow
Bipartisan Policy Center
Moderator
Alan Bjerga, Agriculture Reporter
Bloomberg
Additional Perspectives
Jim Harkness, President
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
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Asma Lateef, Director
Bread for the World Institute
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9:45 AM
Facilitated Discussion: The Consumer Food Landscape
Moderator
Mary Christ-Erwin, Executive Vice President
Porter Novelli
Panelists
Joseph Derochowski, Executive Director
The NPD Group, Inc.
Shelley A. Hearne, Managing Director, The Pew Health Group
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Shahram Heshmat, Associate Professor
University of Illinois at Springfield
Phil Lempert Editor, Columnist & CEO
SupermarketGuru.com
11:00 AM Breakout Panels
Panel 1: Reshaping the Farm Bill – What Are the Priorities?
Moderator
Philip Brasher, Reporter
Gannett Washington Bureau
Panelists
David DeGennaro, Legislative and Policy Analyst
Environmental Working Group
Ferd Hoefner, Policy Director
Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Monica Mills, Director, Government Relations
Bread for the World
Brittany Jablonsky, Government Relations Representative
National Farmers Union
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Panel 2: Addressing Food Deserts: Can the Pennsylvania Model Work Nationally?
Moderator
Jenga Mwendo, Director
Backyard Gardeners Network
Panelists
Mike Basher, Executive Director
UpLift Solutions
Tina N. Castro, Director, Impact Investing & Strategic Partnerships
The California Endowment
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Dwight Evans
Pennsylvania State Representative
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Patricia L. Smith, Senior Policy Advisor
The Reinvestment Fund
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Panel 3: Assuring the Safety of Imported Food
Moderator
Marianne Smith Edge, Senior Vice President, Nutrition & Food Safety
International Food Information Council
Panelists
Caroline Smith DeWaal, Director, Food Safety
Center for Science in the Public Interest
David K. Elder, Director, Office of Regional Operations
Food and Drug Administration
Michael C. Robach, Vice President, Corporate Food Safety and Regulatory Affairs
Cargill, Inc.
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Eduardo Santos, Director, South American Markets
Allen F. Johnson & Associates
12:15 PM
Lunch – Keynote Address
Introduction
Michael Curtin, Chief Executive Officer
DC Central Kitchen
Speaker
Jose Andres, Chef/Owner
ThinkFoodGroup
2:15 PM
Facilitated Discussion: Hard Times: How Budget Concerns Could Threaten Key Food Programs
Moderator
Ellyn Ferguson, Agriculture/Food Policy Reporter
Congressional Quarterly
Panelists
Caroline Smith DeWaal, Food Safety Director
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Roberta Downing, Senior Legislative Associate
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Scott Lilly, Senior Fellow
Center for American Progress
Marshall L. Matz, Principal Attorney
OFW Law
4:00 PM Breakout Panels
Panel 1: Should Consumers Bear the Cost of Farm Support Programs? The Case for Sugar and Dairy Policy Reform in the Farm Bill
Moderator
Jerry Hagstrom, Founder and Executive Editor
The Hagstrom Report
Panelists
Dana Brooks, Senior Vice President, Government Relations
National Milk Producers Federation
Chandler Goule, Vice President, Government Relations
National Farmers Union
Robert Randall Green, Senior Government Relations Representative
McLeod, Watkinson & Miller
Jack Roney, Director, Economics and Policy Analysis
American Sugar Alliance
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Ruth D. Saunders, Vice President, Policy and Legislative Affairs
International Dairy Foods Association
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Panel 2: Nutrition Messaging and Food Marketing in the Digital World
Moderator
Laura Cubillos, Partner
FoodMinds, LLC
Panelists
Adam Adams, Vice President, Marketing, Health and Nutrition
Mars, Incorporated
Marty Kearns, Project Co-Director
PreventObesity.Net
Barbara Longo, Deputy Division Chief, Nutrition and Local Program Services
WIC Supplemental Nutrition Program
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Kathryn Montgomery, Professor, School of Communication
American University
Panel 3: Next Steps for Food Safety: Improving Meat and Poultry Safety
Moderator
Helena Bottemiller, Washington Correspondent
Food Safety News
Panelists
Dane Bernard, Vice-President, Food Safety and Quality Assurance
Keystone Foods
Tony Corbo, Senior Lobbyist
Food & Water Watch
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Brian Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary, Food Safety
Department of Agriculture
8:00 AM
Welcome
Chris Waldrop, Director, Food Policy Institute
Consumer Federation of America
8:30 AM
Keynote Address
Introduction
Connie Tipton, President and CEO
International Dairy Foods Association
Speaker
The Honorable Tom Vilsack
Secretary, Department of Agriculture
9:00 AM
Keynote Address
Introduction
J. Alan Baker, Interim Executive Director
American Public Health Association
Speaker
Thomas R. Frieden, Director
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
9:30 AM Breakout Panels
Panel 1: The Costs and Impacts of Rising Food Prices
Moderator
Brian Todd, President & CEO
The Food Institute
Panelists
Andrew S. Harig, Director of Government Relations
Food Marketing Institute
Eric Muňoz, Senior Agriculture Policy Advisor
Oxfam America
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Ron Trostle, Economist, Agricultural Policy & Models Branch
Economic Research Service
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Elaine Waxman, Vice President, Research and Partnerships
Feeding America
Panel 2: Older Americans: Promoting Healthy, Safe and Sufficient Food for this Overlooked Population
Moderator
Sylvia A. Escott-Stump, President
American Dietetic Association
Panelists
Ashley Carson Cottingham, Staff Director
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging
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Peggy Ingraham, Senior Vice President, Public Policy
Meals on Wheels Association of America
Barbara Mahon, Deputy Branch Chief, Enteric Diseases
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Ellen Vollinger, Legal Director
Food Research and Action Center
Panel 3: Can the Local Food Movement and Traditional Agriculture Exist Side by Side?
Panelists
Keith Jones, Professional Staff
House Committee on Agriculture
Kathleen O’Hara Mathers, Vice President, Public Affairs
The Fertilizer Institute
Keecha Harris, President
KHA Inc.
Kathy Mulvey, Policy Director
Community Food Security Coalition
Elanor Starmer, Special Assistant, Marketing and Regulatory Programs
Department of Agriculture
11:00 AM
Keynote Address
Introduction
Brian Folkerts, Vice President, Government Affairs
Kraft Foods
Speaker
The Honorable Chellie Pingree
U.S. House of Representatives
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11:30 AM
Keynote Address
Introduction
Deirdre Schlunegger, Executive Director, STOP Foodborne Illness
Speaker
The Honorable Margaret A. Hamburg, Commissioner
Food and Drug Administration
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