2017 Food Tank Summit Boston
Submitted by Susan on February 2, 2017 – 8:13 amNo Comment
“Investing in Discovery: 2017 Food Tank Summit Boston” takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 1, 2017, in the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, 150 Harrison Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts.
This one-day event will feature more than three dozen different speakers from the food and agriculture field. Researchers, farmers, chefs, policy makers, government officials, and students will come together for discussions on diverse topics. There will be interactive panels moderated by food journalists, networking, and (of course) food.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Patricia Baker, Senior Policy Analyst, Massachusetts Law Reform Institute
- Ian Brady, Co-Founder & CEO, AVA
- Sara Burnett, Director of Wellness and Food Policy, Panera Bread
- Jess Fanzo, Bloomberg Distinguished Associate Professor of Ethics and Global Food & Agriculture, Johns Hopkins University
- Tamar Haspel, Columnist, The Washington Post
- Hans Herren, President & CEO, Millennium Institute
- William Masters, Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
- Monique Mikhail, Senior Campaign Strategist, Greenpeace
- Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank
- Tom Philpott, Food and Agriculture Correspondent, Mother Jones
- Ruth Richardson, Executive Director, Global Alliance for the Future of Food
- Norbert Wilson, Professor of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Auburn University
Tickets are available online.
Food Tank has arranged the summit in partnership with the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University.
