36th Annual National Food Policy Conference
The National Food Policy Conference is a key national gathering for those interested in agriculture, food and nutrition policy.
8:30 AM
Welcome
Chris Waldrop, Director, Food Policy Institute
Consumer Federation of America
8:45 AM
A Conversation with the FDA’s Mike Taylor
Interviewer
Helena Bottemiller, Washington Correspondent
Food Safety News
Speaker
Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine
Food and Drug Administration
9:45 AM
Facilitated Discussion: The Future of Food Shopping
Moderator
Beth Johnson, Principal
Food Directions LLC
Panelists
Jennifer Harris, Director, Marketing Initiatives
Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity
Yale University
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Brian Lang, Supermarket Campaign Director
The Food Trust
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Susan Borra, Senior Vice President, Communications and Marketing
Food Marketing Institute
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Kate Weigle, Senior Vice President & Group Head, Food and Nutrition
Edelman
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11:15 AM Breakout Panels
Panel 1: Is Nutrition Research Keeping Pace with Policy and Consumers?
Moderator
Glenna McCollum, President-elect
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Panelists
Eric Hentges, Executive Director
ILSI North America
Susan M. Krebs-Smith, Chief, Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch
National Cancer Institute
Marlene B. Schwartz, Deputy Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity
Yale University
Linda Van Horn, Professor of Preventive Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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Panel 2: The Food Safety Modernization Act – Debating the Produce Safety Proposal
Moderator
Joan Murphy, Assistant Editor
Food Chemical News
Panelists
David E. Gombas, Senior Vice President, Food Safety & Technology
United Fresh
James R. Gorny, Senior Advisor for Produce Safety, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food & and Drug Administration
Sarah A. Klein, Senior Staff Attorney, Food Safety Program
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Ariane Lotti, Assistant Policy Director
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
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Panel 3: Waste Not, Want Not – Addressing the Problem of Food Waste
Moderator
Kai Robertson, Director, Food, Beverage & Agriculture Practice
BSR
Panelists
Carrie Calvert, Director of Tax and Commodity Policy
Feeding America
Dana Gunders, Project Scientist, Food and Agriculture
Natural Resources Defense Council
Jean Schwab, National Food Recovery Initiative
Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
Environmental Protection Agency
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Jeanne Von Zastrow, Senior Director of Sustainability and Industry Relations
Food Marketing Institute
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1:15 PM
Keynote Address: Food Policy and the Midterm Elections
Introduction
Heather White, Executive Director
Environmental Working Group
Speaker
Lester Brown, President, Earth Policy Institute
Author, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity
2:00 PM
Facilitated Discussion: How Immigration Reform Could Impact Our Food Supply
Moderator
Deborah M. Atwood, Executive Director
AGree
Panelists
Joel Brandenberger, President
National Turkey Federation
Bruce Goldstein, Executive Director
Farmworker Justice
LaQuita Honeysucker, Legislative Representative
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
Maureen Torrey, Co-owner
Torrey Farms
4:00 PM Breakout Panels
Panel 1: Improving the Regulation of Food Additives
Moderator
Abby Dilley, Vice President, Program Development
RESOLVE
Panelists
Mitchell Cheeseman, Managing Director
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Kate Houston, Director, Federal Government Relations
Cargill, Inc.
Dennis M. Keefe, Director, Office of Food Additive Safety
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food and Drug Administration
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Tom Neltner, Director, Food Additives Project
The Pew Charitable Trusts
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Panel 2: The Debate on Sugar Sweetened Beverages
Moderator
Marianne Smith Edge, Senior Vice President, Nutrition & Food Safety
International Food Information Council
Panelists
Sean B. Cash, Associate Professor, Agriculture, Food and Environment Program
Tufts University
Harold Goldstein, Executive Director
California Center for Public Health Advocacy
Michael F. Jacobson, Executive Director
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Susan Neely, President and Chief Executive Officer
American Beverage Association
Panel 3: The Impact of Changing Animal Welfare Standards
Moderator
Steve Clapp, Senior Editor
Food Chemical News
Panelists
Gail Golab, Director, Animal Welfare Division
American Veterinary Medical Association
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Sara Lilygren, Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Paul Shapiro, Vice President, Farm Animal Protection
The Humane Society of the United States
Nicole A. Tocco, East Coast Fellow
Bon Appétit Management Company Foundation
8:30 AM
Welcome
Chris Waldrop, Director, Food Policy Institute
Consumer Federation of America
8:45 AM Breakout Panels
Panel 1: Priority-Setting in a Time of Reduced Resources
Moderator
Teresa Green, Linda Golodner Food Safety & Nutrition Fellow
National Consumers League
Panelists
Diane Katz, Research Fellow in Regulatory Policy
The Heritage Foundation
Monica Potts, Senior Writer
The American Prospect
Clay Ramsay, Research Director, Program on International Policy Attitudes
University of Maryland
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Nick Schwellenbach, Senior Fiscal Policy Analyst
Center for Effective Government
Panel 2: The Impact of Droughts, Floods, and Other Disasters on our Food Supply
Moderator
David P. Lambert, Principal
Lambert Associates
Panelists
Chandler Goule, Vice President of Government Relations
National Farmers Union
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Florence Rolle, Senior Liaison Officer
Food and Agriculture Organization
Richard Volpe, Economist
Economic Research Service
Panel 3: The Opportunities and Challenges of Sodium Reduction
Moderator
Tracy Fox, President
Food, Nutrition & Policy Consultants, LLC
Panelists
Gary K. Beauchamp, Director
Monell Chemical Senses Center
Janice Johnson, Applications / Technical Service Leader
Cargill, Inc.
Jessica Leighton, Senior Advisor for Nutrition Science and Policy, Office of Food and Veterinary Medicine
Food and Drug Administration
Kimberly F. Stitzel, Vice-President, Nutrition and Obesity Strategies
American Heart Association
10:15 AM
Keynote Address
Introduction
Carol Tucker-Foreman, Distinguished Fellow, Food Policy Institute
Consumer Federation of America
Speaker
The Honorable Mark Pryor, Chairman, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies
U.S. Senate
10:45 AM
Facilitated Discussion: Communicating about Food Issues in the Age of Social Media
Moderator
Alexandra C. Lewin-Zwerdling, Director, Food/Health/Wellness
Powell Tate
Panelists
Benjamin Chapman, Assistant Professor, Department of 4-H Youth Development and Family & Consumer Sciences
North Carolina State University
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Linda W. Eatherton, Partner, Director Global Food & Nutrition Practice
Ketchum
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Kent Jarrell, Executive Director, Litigation and Crisis Communication
APCO Worldwide
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