National Food Policy Conference 2017
40th Annual National Food Policy Conference
April 11 & 12, 2017
Marriott Metro Center Hotel – 775 12th Street NW
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017
8:30am
Welcome
Thomas Gremillion, Director of Food Policy
Consumer Federation of America
8:45am
Keynote Address
The Honorable Jim McGovern
U.S. House of Representatives
9:30am
Facilitated Discussion: The New Administration’s Food Policy Agenda
Moderator
Scott Faber, Vice President of Government Affairs
The Environmental Working Group
Panelists
Richard Frank, Founding Principal
OFW Law
Michael Jacobson, Co-founder and President
Center for Science in the Public Interest
Joseph Levitt, Partner
Hogan Lovells
Susan Pitman, Partner
FoodMinds
11:15 am Breakout Panels
Panel 1: Going Local—Food Policy Reform Outside of the Beltway
Moderator
Beth Johnson, Principal & CEO
Food Directions, LLC
Panelists
Robert Paarlberg, Adjunct Professor of Public Policy
Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Bill Wenzel, Food and Farming Program Director
U.S. Public Interest Research Group
Tracy Fox, President
Food, Nutrition & Policy Consultants, LLC
Lori J. Marco, Senior Vice President, External Affairs, General Counsel
Hormel Foods Corporation
Panel 2: A Healthy Dose of Information
Moderator
Joseph Clayton, President and CEO
International Food Information Council Foundation
Panelists
Claudine Kavanaugh, Senior Advisor for Nutrition Policy
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Sally Greenberg, Executive Director
National Consumers League
Phillippe Caradec, Vice President Corporate Affairs
Danone North America
Kelly Horton, North America Policy Director
Mars, Incorporated
Panel 3: Big Data and the Future of Food Safety
Moderator
Dr. Darin Detwiler, Professor of Food Policy / Assistant Dean
College of Professional Studies – Northeastern University
Panelists
Donna Garren, Senior Vice President of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs
American Frozen Food Institute
Erin Dreyling, Vice President of Commercial Support
Roka Bioscience
Steve Musser, Deputy Center Director for Scientific Operations, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
James Rogers, Director of Food Safety Research and Testing
Consumers Union
1:30 pm
Keynote Address
Introduction
Mary Pat Raimondi, Vice President, Strategic Policy and Partnerships
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Speaker
Dr. Susan Mayne, Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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2:00 pm
Facilitated Discussion: Hunger in America
Moderator
Shannon Maynard, Executive Director
Congressional Hunger Center
Panelists
David Beckmann, President
Bread for the World
Jim Weill, President
Food Research and Action Center
Ellie Hollander, President & CEO
Meals on Wheels America
Abby Leibman, President & CEO
MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger
3:45 pm Panel Breakouts
Panel 1: Infant Nutrition and Public Policy
Moderator
Karen Showalter, Pennsylvania State Campaign Director, Food Justice Team
MomsRising
Panelists
Cara Wilking, Consulting Attorney
Public Health Advocacy Institute
Jennifer Harris, Director of Marketing Initiatives, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity
University of Connecticut
Roshelle Payes, Project Manager
Nemours Children’s Health System
Panel 2: A Food Safety Modernization Act for Meat and Poultry?
Moderator
Brian Ronholm, Senior Director of Regulatory Policy
Arent Fox LLP
Panelists
Sandra Eskin, Director, Safe Food Project
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Mike Robach, Vice President, Corporate Food Safety and Regulatory Affairs
Cargill, Inc.
Craig Hedberg, Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
University of Minnesota
Roberta Wagner, Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy and Program Development
USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service
Panel 3: The Next Farm Bill
Moderator
Constance Cullman, CEO
Farm Foundation
Panelists
Dale Moore, Executive Director of Public Policy
American Farm Bureau Federation
Ferd Hoefner, Senior Strategic Advisor
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Ricardo Salvador, Director, Food & Environment Program
Union of Concerned Scientists
Scott Graves, Principal
Williams & Jensen, PLLC
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
8:15am
Welcome
Thomas Gremillion, Director of Food Policy
Consumer Federation of America
8:30 am
Keynote Address
Introduction
Mary Catherine Toker, Vice President, Global Government and Public Affairs
General Mills, Inc.
Speaker
Charles F. Conner, President & CEO
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
9:15am Panel Breakouts
Panel 1: Consolidation in the Food Industry
Moderator
Helena Bottemiller Evich, Senior Agriculture Reporter
POLITICO
Panelists
Brian Todd, President
The Food Institute
David Schoeder, Principal
The Food Partners
Patrick Woodall, Research Director and Senior Policy Advocate
Food & Water Watch
Jonathan Sallet, Visiting Fellow – Governance Studies
Brookings Institution
Panel 2: Leading the Way to Less Food Waste
Moderator
Alison Bodor, President & CEO
American Frozen Food Institute
Panelists
Tres Bailey, Director of Federal Government Relations
Walmart Stores, Inc.
Amy Bachman, Procurement and Sustainability Manager
D.C. Central Kitchen
Thomas McQuillan, Director of Food Service Sales and Sustainability
Baldor Specialty Foods
Panel 3: Food and Immigration
Moderator
Ian Kullgren, Labor Reporter
POLITICO
Panelists
Angel Gonzalez, Campaign Coordinator, UFCW Civil Rights Department
United Food and Commercial Workers International Union
Robert Guenther, Senior Vice President, Public Policy
United Fresh
Laura-Anne Minkoff-Zern, Assistant Professor, Food Studies
Syracuse University
Jaime Castaneda, Senior Vice President for Strategic Initiatives & Trade Policy
National Milk Producers Federation
10:45am
A Conversation with Wellness Pioneer Esther Dyson
Interviewer
Sally Squires, Senior Vice President, Management Supervisor
Powell Tate
Speaker
Esther Dyson, Executive Founder
Way to Wellville
11:15am
Facilitated Discussion: Food Industry Disruptors
Moderator
Maria Godoy, Senior Editor, NPR Science Desk
National Public Radio
Panelists
Ryan Pandya, Co-Founder/CEO
Perfect Day Foods
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Michael Berger, Founding Partner & VP of Supply Chain
Elevation Burger
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Seth Bannon, Founding Partner
Fifty Years
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Erin Dreyling, Vice President of Commercial Support
Roka Bioscience