38^th Annual National Food Policy Conference
April 21 & 22, 2015
Capital Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC

Program — Brochure

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

8:30am
Welcome

Chris Waldrop, Director, Food Policy Institute
Consumer Federation of America

8:45am
Keynote Address

Introduction

Ricardo Salvador, Director, Food & Environment Program
Union of Concerned Scientists

Speaker

The Honorable Earl Blumenauer
U.S. House of Representatives

9:30am
What Would a National Food Policy Look Like?

Moderator

Allison Aubrey, Correspondent
NPR News

Panelists

David H. Festa, Vice President
Environmental Defense Fund
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Daniel Glickman, Senior Fellow
Bipartisan Policy Center

Dale Moore, Executive Director, Public Policy
American Farm Bureau Federation

Ricardo Salvador, Director, Food & Environment Program
Union of Concerned Scientists

11:15 am
Breakout Panels

Panel 1: Dietary Guidelines for Americans: Past, Present and Future

Moderator

Nancy Chapman, President
Chapman Associates, Inc

Panelists

Cheryl Achterberg, Dean, College of Education and Human Ecology
The Ohio State University
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Philippe Caradec, Vice President, Corporate Affairs
The Dannon Company, Inc.
View Presentation (Supplemental Material)

Laura MacCleery, Chief Regulatory Affairs Attorney
Center for Science in the Public Interest

Barbara E. Millen, President
Millennium Prevention, Inc.
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Panel: 2Implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act

Moderator

Elizabeth B. Fawell, Counsel
Hogan Lovells LLP

Panelists

Bob Ehart, Senior Policy & Science Advisor
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture

Sandra B. Eskin, Director, Food Safety
The Pew Charitable Trusts

Tim Jackson, Director of Food Safety
Nestlé North America

Roberta Wagner, Deputy Director for Regulatory Affairs
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Food and Drug Administration

Panel 3: Fast Food Fight

Moderator

Beth Weaver, Mediator
RESOLVE

Panelists

Meg Fosque, National Policy Director
ROC United

Bobby Fry, Co-owner
Bar Marco

Michael Saltsman, Research Director
Employment Policies Institute

1:15pm
A Discussion on Food Safety

Moderator

Jason Huffman, Agriculture and Trade Editor
POLITICO Pro

Panelists

Brian Ronholm, Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety
Department of Agriculture

Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods
Food and Drug Administration

2:00pm
Information Nation

Moderator

Mary Christ-Erwin, Partner & Global Director, Food & Nutrition Policy
Porter Novelli

Panelists

Julia Belluz, Health Reporter
Vox.com

Tamar Haspel, Journalist
The Washington Post

Robert Marriott, PhD Student, Bioethics and Department of Communication Arts & Sciences
The Pennsylvania State University
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3:15pm
Keynote Address

Introduction

Roger Johnson, President
National Farmers Union

Speaker

The Honorable Tom Vilsack, Secretary
Department of Agriculture

4:00pm
Panel Breakouts

Panel 1: Food Policy from the Ground Up

Moderator

Mary Pat Raimondi, Vice President, Strategic Policy and Partnerships
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Panelists

Jude Barry, Center for Regional Food Systems
Michigan State University
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Skye Cornell, Vice President, Programs
Wholesome Wave

Becca Klein, Owner
Xenia Consulting, LLC
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Mindy S. Kurzer, Director, Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives Institute
University of Minnesota
(Supplemental Material)

Panel 2: Addressing Salmonella in Meat and Poultry Products

Moderator

Joel L. Greene, Analyst, Agricultural Policy
Congressional Research Service

Panelists

Anna de Klauman, Minister Counselor, Food and Agriculture
Embassy of Denmark
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Scott J. Eilert, Vice President, Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory
Cargill Turkey and Cooked Meats

David Goldman, Assistant Administrator, Office of Public Health Science
Food Safety and Inspection Service

Jean Halloran, Director, Food Policy Initiatives
Consumers Union

Panel 3: Consumer Perspectives on Food and Technology

Moderator

Marianne Smith Edge, Senior Vice President, Nutrition and Food Safety
International Food Information Council

Panelists

Charlie Arnot, Chief Executive Officer
Center for Food Integrity

Dominique Brossard, Professor and Chair, Department of Life Sciences Communication
University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jaydee Hanson, Senior Policy Analyst
Center for Food Safety

Julia A. Moore, Principal
Carlton Strategies

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

8:15am
Welcome

Chris Waldrop, Director, Food Policy Institute
Consumer Federation of America

8:30am
Keynote Address

Introduction

Heather White, Executive Director
Environmental Working Group

Speaker

Kathleen Merrigan, Executive Director, Sustainability
The George Washington University

9:15am
Panel Breakouts

Panel 1: Improving Child Nutrition

Moderator

Melissa Musiker, Director, Food and Nutrition Policy
APCO Worldwide

Panelists

Jessica Donze Black, Director, Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project
The Pew Charitable Trusts

Cathy Nonas, Senior Advisor, Center for Health Equity
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Michelle Sagristano, Director of Field Nutrition Services
Chartwells

Jodi Stookey, Visiting Scientist
Children’s Hospital Oakland Research Institute

Panel 2: Use By/Sell By/Best By – What Does it All Mean?

Moderator

Kelsey V. Albright, Food Safety & Nutrition Fellow
National Consumers League

Panelists

Ona Balkus, Clinical Fellow
Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic
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Carrie Calvert, Director, Tax and Commodity Policy
Feeding America

Daniel L. Engeljohn, Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Development
Food Safety and Inspection Service
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Hilary S. Thesmar, Vice President, Food Safety Programs
Food Marketing Institute
Supplemental Material

Panel 3: The Farmer Perspective

Moderator

Philip Brasher, Senior Editor
Agri-Pulse Communications

Panelists

Chuck Ahlem
Hilmar Cheese Company

Philip E. Bradshaw, Past Chairman
United Soybean Board
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Roger Noonan, President
New England Farmers Union

Jennie Schmidt
Schmidt Farms, Inc.

10:45am
Food Policy under the Obama Administration

Moderator

Helena Bottemiller Evich, Food and Agriculture Reporter
POLITICO Pro

Panelists

Caroline Smith DeWaal, Director, Food Safety
Center for Science in the Public Interest

Tracy Fox, President
Food, Nutrition & Policy Consultants, LLC

Chandler Goule, Senior Vice President, Programs
National Farmers Union

Beth Johnson, Principal
Food Directions, LLC

Jacqlyn Schneider, Senior Professional Staff
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry

12:00pm
Keynote Address

Introduction

Cathy Burns, President
Produce Marketing Association

Speaker

Debra Eschmeyer, Executive Director, Let’s Move!
Senior Policy Advisor for Nutrition
The White House