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Food Tank and The James Beard Foundation Present…
Climate Week NYC Kick-Off Summit
“Restaurants and Farms: A Key Solution to the Climate Crisis.”
Monday, September 23rd, 2024
9:00AM - 7:00PM
Platform by JBF
Pier 57, 25 11th Ave, New York, NY 10011
A special thank you to our partners Planet FWD, Brightly, Guckenheimer, Astanor and Protein PACT. Breakfast, lunch and evening reception included.
Tickets: Email Kenzie at Kenzie@FoodTank.com to request a ticket promo code.
Part 1 - 9:00AM - 12:00PM (includes light breakfast, program starts at 9:30AM)
Part 2 - 12:00PM - 3:00PM (includes light lunch, program starts at 12:00PM)
Part 3 - 3:00PM - 7:00PM (includes reception starting at 5:00PM)
Schedule of Program (All Speakers Confirmed):
9:00AM. Doors Open.
9:30AM. Welcoming Remarks
- Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank
- Anne McBride, Vice President of Programs, The James Beard Foundation
A Fireside Chat Conversation with Clare Reichenbach, CEO, James Beard Foundation
- Clare Reichenbach, CEO, James Beard Foundation
- Moderated by Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank
A Fireside Chat Conversation with Bill McKibben, Author, Educator, Activist, and Founder, Third Act & Anna Lappé, Executive Director, The Global Alliance for the Future of Food
- Bill McKibben, Author, Educator, Activist, and Founder, Third Act
- Anna Lappé, Executive Director, The Global Alliance for the Future of Food
- Moderated by Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank
Panel Conversation: “Across the Supply Chain From Farmers to Markets.”
- Ron Mardesen, Farmer, Niman Ranch
- Jeff Frank, CEO, Organic Valley
- Lotanna Obodozie, Climate Policy Director, The National Young Farmers Coalition
- Curt Ellis, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, FoodCorps
- Moderated by Kiki Aranita, Owner, Poi Dog Sauces and Senior Editor, New York Magazine
Panel Conversation: Celebrating Farmers and Food Producers
- Karen Washington, Farmer and Activist, Rise & Root Farm
- Leah Garcés, CEO and President, Mercy for Animals
- Yemi Amu, Founder & Director, Oko Farms
- Seanicaa Edwards Herron, Founder & Executive Director, Freedmen Heirs Foundation, Inc
- Moderated by Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes
Panel Conversation: Intersectional Approaches to New York City Food and Agriculture Policy
- Ora Kemp, Senior Policy Advisor, NYC Mayor’s Office of Food Policy
- Qiana Mickie, Executive Director, Office of Urban Agriculture, New York City
- Sheryll Durrant, Board President, Just Food
- Tony Hillery, CEO, Harlem Grown
- Moderated by Chloe Sorvino, Forbes
Panel Conversation: The Role of Grocers and Brands at the Nexus of Farmers and Healthy Eating
- Paul Lightfoot, Executive Director, Patagonia Provisions
- Steven Jennings, Stakeholder Relations and Brand Lead, Health & Sustainability, Ahold Delhaize USA
- Dorothy Shaver, Global Food Sustainability Director, Unilever
- Brandon Lombardi, Chief Legal Officer & Chief Sustainability Officer, Sprouts Farmers Market
- Moderated by Chloe Sorvino, Forbes
12:00PM. Panel Conversation: “Can Livestock Help Solve the Climate Crisis?” In partnership with the Protein PACT.
- Ertharin Cousin, President and CEO, Food Systems of the Future
- Jess Fanzo, Professor of Climate and Director of the Food for Humanity Initiative, Columbia Climate School
- Eric Mittenthal, Chief Strategy Officer, Meat Institute
- Evan Fraser, Director, Arrell Food Institute
- Moderated by Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank
Lightning Talks
- Stacy Dean, Executive Director, GW Global Food Institute
- Kelly Whitaker, winner of James Beard Foundation’s outstanding restaurateur 2024
Panel Conversation: "Nourishing the Future: Charting the Path to Baku, Belem (COP30) and Beyond." In partnership with the Future Economy Forum
- Hunter Lovins, Managing Partner, NOW Partners Foundation
- Michael K. Dorsey, Arizona State University, Around the Corner Capital
- Fernanda Facchini, Head of Climate and Circularity, Natura
- Dr. Ricardo Abramovay, Professor of the Environment Program, University of São Paulo and President of Imaflora's Board of Directors
- Moderated by Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank
Keynote Fireside Chat with Mark Bittman, Founder, The Bittman Project and Community Kitchen, Bestselling Author and Former New York Times Columnist and Kathleen Finlay, President, Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming.
- Mark Bittman, Founder, The Bittman Project and Community Kitchen, Bestselling Author and Former New York Times Columnist
- Kathleen Finlay, President, Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming
- Moderated by Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank
Lightning Talks
- Pierre Thiam, Founder & President, Yolélé, Founder & Executive Chef, Teranga, Author
- Rupa Bhattacharya, Transformative Change Agent
- Tara Smith Swibel, General Partner for Terra Regenerative Capital and also co-founder and Board Chair of Teens for Food Justice
Panel Conversation: “Breaking Through The Noise: Climate Solutions That Get Results.” In Partnership with Planet FWD + Brightly
- Julia Collins, Founder, Planet FWD
- Sarela Herrada, Founder, SIMPLi
- Andy Levitt, Founder, Brightly
- Corey Blumenthal, Sustainability Specialist, Shake Shack
- Moderated by Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank
3:00PM. Keynote and Panel Conversation: “Catalyzing Change: Impact Investing to Regenerate the Food System.” In Partnership with Astanor
- Eric Archambeau, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Astanor Ventures
- Leslie Kapin, Partner, Astanor Ventures
- Sara Eckhouse, Executive Director, FoodShot Global
- Kwan-Yin Graw, Analyst, Capricorn Investment Group
- Moderated by Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank
Keynote and Panel Conversation: “A Private Sector Case Study in Reducing Food Loss and Food Waste.” In Partnership with Guckenheimer.
- Paul Fairhead, CEO, Guckenheimer
- Rebecca Chesney, Director of Sustainability Innovation, Guckenheimer
- Mike Kedala, Executive Chef, ISS/Guckenheimer
- Moderated by Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank
Panel Conversation: Restaurants Tackling the Climate Crisis One Bite at a Time
- JJ Johnson, Chef, FIELDTRIP
- Liz Neumark, Founder and CEO, Great Performances
- Brian Fowler, Chef, BLACKBARN
- Moderated by Anne McBride, Vice President of Programs, The James Beard Foundation
Fireside Chat with Marion Nestle
- Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University.
- Moderated by Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank
Fireside Chat with Eric Adjepong
- Eric Adjepong, Chef, Sankofa Hospitality Group
- Moderated by Anne McBride, Vice President of Programs, The James Beard Foundation
Reception
6:30PM. Event Concludes
Check out Food Tank's entire schedule of Climate Week NYC events HERE. Questions? Want to partner with us? Email Kenzie at Kenzie@FoodTank.com.
