US (DC): Food Tank Summit explores future food policy

Food Tank, in partnership with The George Washington University and the World Resources Institute, announces the 3rd Annual Washington, D.C. Food Tank Summit. This one-day event will feature more than three dozen different speakers from the food and agriculture field. Researchers, farmers, chefs, policy makers, government officials, and students will come together for discussions on diverse topics.

This is the first event in the 2017 Food Tank Summit Series, which will bring together some of the world’s most impactful food system leaders. Last year, the Food Tank Summits sold out and drew in more than 30,100 livestream viewers.

Confirmed speakers

Chuck Abbott, Contributing Editor, Food and Environment Reporting Network (FERN)
Leo Abruzzese, Global Forecasting Director, The Economist
Chef José Andrés, Chef and Owner, ThinkFoodGroup
Allison Aubrey, Correspondent, NPR
Eliza Barclay, Science & Health Editor, Vox.com
Chris Bradshaw, Executive Director, Dreaming Out Loud, Inc.
Emily Buck, Farmer and Associate Professor of Ag Communication, Ohio State University
Tim Carman, Food Writer, The Washington Post
Mary Cheh, D.C. Councilmember, Ward 3
Ken Cook, President and Co-founder, Environmental Working Group
Fran Drescher, Actress and President, Cancer Schmancer Movement
Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Joe Glauber, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Dan Glickman, Executive Director, Aspen Institute Congressional Program
Bruce Goldstein, President, Farmworker Justice
Erica Hellen, Farmer, Free Union Grass Farm
Matt Herrick, Senior Vice President, Story Partners
Julie Howard, Senior Adviser to the Associate Provost and Dean, International Studies and Programs, Michigan State University
Jason Huffman, Agriculture & Trade Editor, Politico
Roger Johnson, President, National Farmers Union (NFU)
Mike Koch, Executive Director, FRESHFARM
Tricia Kovacs, Local and Regional Food Systems Policy Advisor, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Jeremiah Lowery, Political Appointee, D.C. Food Policy Council
Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director of Sustainability, George Washington University
Ted Monk, Vice President of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility for North America, Sodexo
Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank
Anne O’Connor, Director of Public Affairs, Organic Valley
Marc Oshima, Chief Marketing Officer, AeroFarms
Chellie Pingree, U.S. Congress (D-ME)
Janet Ranganathan, Vice President For Science And Research, World Resources Institute (WRI)
Emmy Simmons, Co-Chair, AGree
Roger Thurow, Senior Fellow, Global Food and Agriculture, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Kip Tom, former Managing Member & CEO, Tom Farms
Eric Trachtenberg, Director, Food & Agriculture Practice, McLarty Associates
Ambassador Darci Vetter, Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative

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