Climate Week NYC Summit - Building Resilient Food Systems For All

Food Tank and the Arrell Food Institute at the University of Guelph present…

"Building Resilient Food Systems For All"

2024 Climate Week NYC Summit

Friday, September 27th

9:00AM-12:30PM

WNYC-NPR / The Greene Space

44 Charlton St, New York, NY 10014

Run of Show

9:00AM. Light Breakfast.

9:30AM. Welcome

• Evan Fraser, Professor; Director, Arrell Food Institute
• Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank

Fireside Chat

• Devita Davison, Executive Director, FoodLab Detroit
• Moderated by Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank

Linking Food, Climate, and Health: Creating a Collaborative Path of Resilience

• Jessica Fanzo, Professor of Climate and Director of the Food for Humanity Initiative, Columbia Climate School
• John de la Parra, Director, Global Food Portfolio, The Rockefeller Foundation
• Christine Datz-Romero, Executive Director, Lower East Side Ecology Center
• Steven Jennings, Stakeholder Relations & Brand Lead, Health & Sustainability, Ahold Delhaize USA
• Moderated by Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank

Fireside Chat

• David Laborde, Director of Agrifood Economics, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
• Shakuntala Thilsted, Director of our Nutrition, Health and Food Security Impact Platform, CGIAR
• Moderated by Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank

The Next Generation of Changemakers

• Erika Xananine Calvillo Ramirez, Indigenous Climate Justice and Food Systems Advocate, Youth Ambassador, Plant Based Treaty
• Navin Durbhakula, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Food 4 Thought, Student at Harvard
• Gareth Gransaull, Co-Executive Director, Re-Generation
• Nika Moeini, Founder, Youth Climate Save Canada
• Moderated by Bryan Walsh, editorial director at Vox overseeing the climate, tech, and world teams, and editor of Vox's Future Perfect section.

Fostering Innovation on the Path to Resilience

• Riana Lynn, Founder, Journey Foods
• Julia Collins, Founder, Planet FWD
• Philip Teverow, Co-Founder, Yolele
• Merijn Dols, Managing Partner, Future Economy Forum
• Moderated by Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank

Closing Call to Action - Food Tank

• Evan Fraser, Professor; Director, Arrell Food Institute

12:15PM. Light Lunch Service and Networking.

To request an invitation to attend please email Kenzie at [email protected].

The program includes a delicious thematic breakfast and lunch in partnership with Great Performance catering. It will also be live-streamed at FoodTank.com.