National Food Policy Conference 2010
September 22 & 23, 2010
Reneissance Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Program
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
10:00am
Welcome
Speaker
Christopher Waldrop, Director, Food Policy Institute
Consumer Federation of America
10:30am
Keynote Address
Speaker
Samuel D. Kass, Senior Policy Advisor, Healthy Food Initiatives
The White House
11:00am
Facilitated Discussion: Assuring Sustainability in Child Nutrition and Health Programs
12:15pm
Lunch – Keynote Address
2:00pm
Facilitated Discussion – The Next Generation of Food Labels
Moderator
Ellen Bloom, Senior Director, Federal Affairs
Consumers Union
Panelists
Marianne Smith Edge, Vice President, Nutrition and Food Safety
International Food Information Council
Scott Faber, Vice President, Federal Affairs
Grocery Manufacturers Association
Agnieszka Jarmula, Special Advisor Food Safety, Health & Consumer Affairs
Delegation of the European Commission
Jessica Leighton, Senior Science Advisor
Food and Drug Administration
Bruce Silverglade, Director of Legal Affairs
Center for Science in the Public Interest
3:30pm
Keynote Address
Speaker
Joe W. Thompson, Director
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Surgeon General, State of Arkansas
4:00 pm
Panel Breakouts
Panel 1: Measuring Progress on Improving Child Nutrition and Health
Moderator
Mary Christ-Erwin, Executive Vice President
Porter Novelli
Panelists
Patricia B.Crawford, Codirector, Center for Weight and Health
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley
Robin McKinnon, Health Policy Specialist, Risk Factor Monitoring and Methods Branch
National Cancer Institute
Panel 2: Meeting the Healthier US School Challenge
Panelists
Marla R. Caplon, Director, Division of Food and Nutrition Services
Montgomery County Public Schools
Kymm S. Mutch, Administrator, School Nutrition Services
Milwaukee Public Schools
Cindy Long, Director, Child Nutrition Division Food and Nutrition Service
Department of Agriculture
Margie Saidel, Vice President, Nutrition, Sustainability, Community
Chartwells School Dining Services
Panel 3: It’s a SNAP! New Opportunities in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Moderator
Julian Baer, Director, Nutrition Affairs
FoodMinds, LLC
Panelists
David Burr, Director, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Food and Nutrition Service
Department of Agriculture
Kenneth Hanson, Agricultural Economist, Economic Research Service
Department of Agriculture
Jennifer Hatcher, Senior Director, Government Relations
Food Marketing Institute
Matthew Marsom, Director
Public Policy Public Health Institute
Thursday, September 23, 2010
8:30am
Welcome
Speaker
Christopher Waldrop, Director, Food Policy Institute
Consumer Federation of America
9:00am
Keynote Address
9:30am
Panel Breakouts
Panel 1: Making Healthier Food Products
Moderator
Susan T. Borra, Managing Director
Nutrition, Food & Wellness Edelman
Panelists
Jennifer A. Weber, Manager of Policy
Office of Child Health Policy and Advocacy, Nemours
Panel 2: Food Marketing to Children
Moderator
Tracy Fox, President
Food, Nutrition & Policy Consultants, LLC
Panelists
Elaine D. Kolish, Vice President & Director, Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative
Council of Better Business Bureaus
David C. Vladeck, Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection
Federal Trade Commission
Margo G. Wootan, Director, Nutrition Policy
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Marc Zand, Executive Vice President, Digital Networks & Business Affairs
ION Media Networks
Panel 3: Assuring Healthy Environments for Low-Income Children
Moderator
Courtney Brein, Food Safety and Nutrition Fellow
National Consumers League
Panelists
Anne Alonzo, Vice President of Global Public Policy
Kraft Foods
Steven Carlson, Director, Office of Research and Analysis Food and Nutrition Service
Department of Agriculture
Rebecca Flournoy, Associate Director
Policy Link
Laura Ojeda, Deputy Director
Leadership for Healthy Communities
11:00am
Keynote Address
Speaker
Elisabeth A. Hagen, Under Secretary for Food Safety
Department of Agriculture
11:30am
Facilitated Discussion- The Application of the New Dietary Guidelines
Moderator
Sally Squires, Director, Health and Wellness
Powell Tate/Weber Shandwick
Panelists
Lorelei DiSogra, Vice President, Nutrition and Health
United Fresh Produce Association
Kathryn Y. McMurry, Senior Nutrition Advisor, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Department of Health and Human Services
Melissa Musiker, Senior Manager, Science Policy, Nutrition and Health
Grocery Manufacturers Association
Kimberly F. Stitzel, Director
Nutrition and Obesity American Heart Association