8:00 AM
Welcome
Jack Gillis
Executive Director
Consumer Federation of America
Thomas Gremillion
Director, Food Policy Institute
Consumer Federation of America
8:15 AM
Keynote Address
Introduction
Sandra Eskin
Project Director, Food Safety
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Speaker
Frank Yiannas
Deputy Commissioner for Food Policy & Response
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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8:45 AM
Keynote Address
Introduction
Jim Weill
President
Food Research & Action Center
Speaker
The Honorable Debbie Stabenow
United States Senate
9:30 AM
Facilitated Discussion: Food Policy in the 116th Congress
Moderator
Claire Brown
Staff Writer
New Food Economy
Panelists
Laura MacCleery
Policy Director
Center for Science in the Public Interest
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Jennifer Hatcher
Chief Public Policy Officer and Senior Vice President Government Relations
Food Marketing Institute
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Kim Kessler
Assistant Commissioner
NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene
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Alison Bodor
President & CEO
American Frozen Food Institute
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11:15 AM Breakout Panels
Panel 1: Barriers to Benefits
Moderator
Teaganne Finn
Agriculture Policy Reporter
Bloomberg Government
Panelists
Hannah Walker
Director, Government Relations
Food Marketing Institute
Karianne Jones
Counsel
Democracy Forward
Joseph Llobrera
Senior Policy Analyst
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Panel 2: Marijuana: FDA, States, and an Uncharted Regulatory Frontier
Moderator
Megan Poinski
Senior Editor
Food Dive
Panelists
Garth Van Meter
Vice President of Government Affairs
Project SAM
Jessica Wasserman
Partner
Greenspoon Marder LLP
Michael Bowman
Founding Chair
National Hemp Association
Steve Hawkins
Executive Director
Marijuana Policy Project
Panel 3: The Food Waste Economy
Moderator
Randy Green
Partner
Watson Green LLC
Panelists
Hannah Cather
Program Manager
Food Recovery Network
Emily Frigon
Co-creator and Manager
harvestRX
Jasmine Crowe
CEO
Goodr
1:10 PM
Facilitated Discussion: Environmentally Sustainable Food
Moderator
Chuck Abbot
Editor
Food and Environment Reporting Network Ag Insider
Panelists
Ricardo Salvador
Director, Food & Environment Program
Union of Concerned Scientists
Ted Nordhaus
Executive Director
The Breakthrough Institute
Sabine O’Hara
Dean, College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability & Environmental Sciences (CAUSES)
University of the District of Columbia
2:30 PM
Facilitated Discussion: Economically Sustainable Food
Moderator
Dan Charles
Food and Agriculture Correspondent
National Public Radio
Panelists
Josh Farley
Associate Professor in Community Development & Applied Economics and Public Administration
University of Vermont
Darren Seifer
Executive Director
NPD Group
Chris Adamo
Vice President Federal and Industry Affairs
Danone North America
3:35 PM
Facilitated Discussion: Socially Sustainable Food
Moderator
Sally Greenberg
Executive Director
National Consumers League
Panelists
Brad Figel
Vice President of Public Affairs North America
Mars Incorporated
Brandon R. McFadden
Assistant Professor, Applied Economics and Statistics
University of Delaware
Jean Halloran
Director of Food Policy Initiatives
Consumers Reports
4:30 PM
Keynote Address
Introduction
David Fikes
Vice President Consumer/Community Affairs and Communications
Food Marketing Institute
Speaker
The Honorable Chellie Pingree
US House of Representatives
