National Food Policy Conference 2011

34^th Annual National Food Policy Conference

October 3 & 4, 2011

Capital Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC

2011 FPC Conference Program

Program Addendum

Select Presentations:

(Note: not all panelists submitted presentations or prepared written remarks.)

Monday, October 3, 2011:

• Perspectives: Pressures on our Global Food System: How Do We Feed 9 Billion People by 2050?
  • Jim Harkness, President, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (presentation)
  • Asma Lateef, Director, Bread for the World Institute (presentation)

• Breakout Panel: Reshaping the Farm Bill – What Are the Priorities?
  • Brittany Jablonsky, Government Relations Representative, National Farmers Union (1, 2)

• Breakout Panel: Addressing Food Deserts: Can the Pennsylvania Model Work Nationally?
  • Tina N. Castro, Director, Impact Investing & Strategic Partnerships, The California Endowment (presentation)
  • Dwight Evans, Pennsylvania State Representative (presentation)
  • Patricia L. Smith, Senior Policy Advisor, The Reinvestment Fund (presentation)

• Breakout Panel: Assuring the Safety of Imported Food
  • Michael C. Robach, Vice President, Corporate Food Safety and Regulatory Affair, Cargill, Inc. (1, 2)
• Breakout Panel: Should Consumers Bear the Cost of Farm Support Programs? The Case for Sugar and Dairy Policy Reform in the Farm Bill
  • Jack Roney, Director, Economics and Policy Analysis, American Sugar Alliance (presentation)
  • Ruth D. Saunders, Vice President, Policy and Legislative Affairs, International Dairy Foods Association (1,2)

• Breakout Panel: Nutrition Messaging and Food Marketing in the Digital World
  • Barbara Longo, Deputy Division Chief, Nutrition and Local Program Services, WIC Supplemental Nutrition Program (presentation)

• Breakout Panel: Next Steps for Food Safety: Improving Meat and Poultry Safety
  • Tony Corbo, Senior Lobbyist, Food & Water Watch (presentation)

Tuesday, October 4, 2011:

• Breakout Panel: The Costs and Impacts of Rising Food Prices
  • Eric Muňoz, Senior Agriculture Policy Advisor, Oxfam America (1 ,2 ,3)
  • Ron Trostle, Economist, Agricultural Policy & Models Branch, Economic Research Service (presentation)

• Breakout Panel: Older Americans: Promoting Healthy, Safe and Sufficient Food for this Overlooked Population
  • Ashley Carson Cottingham, Staff Director, Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging (presentation)

• Keynote Address:
  • The Honorable Chellie Pingree, U.S. House of Representatives (presentation)

• Keynote Address
  • Margaret A. Hamburg, Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration (presentation)

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