Opening Plenary — 9:30AM ET

Welcome remarks and an overview of the National Strategy by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.

Remarks by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

Ambassador Susan E. Rice in conversation with Chairman Jim McGovern, Senator Cory Booker, and Senator Mike Braun, the bipartisan sponsors of the Conference.

National Strategy Pillar Panel Sessions — 11:20am ET (Session A) and 12:10pm ET (Session B) 

Panel sessions for each of the five pillars of the National Strategy.

Participants will have the opportunity to attend two different panel sessions.

Panel Session A

• Pillar 1A – Nourishing Brighter Futures: Ensuring affordable food for all children and families.
  Mike Curtin, Jr. moderates a conversation with Shavana Howard, Donna Martin, Mark Ramos, and Shannon Razsadin on supporting children and families in accessing affordable food in schools and at home.
  • Mike Curtin, Jr., CEO, DC Central Kitchen (moderator)
  • Shavana Howard, Assistant Secretary of Family Support, Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
  • Donna Martin, Director of School Nutrition Programs, Burke County Public Schools (GA)
  • Mark Ramos, President, United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 1428
  • Shannon Razsadin, President and Executive Director, Military Family Advisory Network
• Pillar 2A – Food is Medicine: Bringing nutrition out of the health care shadows.
  Dr. Rajiv Shah in conversation with Dr. Kofi Essel, Dr. Sachin Jain, and Karen Pearl on the integration of nutrition into health care training, coverage, and delivery.
  • Dr. Rajiv Shah, President, Rockefeller Foundation (moderator)
  • Dr. Kofi Essel, Pediatrician, Children’s National Health System and Director, The George Washington University Culinary Medicine Program
  • Dr. Sachin Jain, President and CEO, SCAN Group and Health Plan
  • Karen Pearl, President and CEO, God’s Love We Deliver
• Pillar 3A – Look Locally: Growing partnerships to expand local food options.
  Chuck Conner leads a discussion with Charlene McGee, Tara Roberts-Turner, Sherrie Tussler, and Phoebe Wong on bolstering local food systems to offer nutritious food, strengthen local economies, and support farmers and ranchers.
  • Chuck Conner, President and CEO, National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (moderator)
  • Charlene McGee, Program Manager, Multnomah County Department of Health (OR)
  • Tara Roberts-Turner, Founding Farmer and General Manager, Wisconsin Food Hub Cooperative
  • Sherrie Tussler, Executive Director, Hunger Task Force
  • Phoebe Wong, Student, College of the Holy Cross
• Pillar 4A – Fit for Life: Creating communities designed for activity.
  Tom Farrey speaks with Al Bangoura, Jaci McCormack, and CiCi Rojas on promoting physical activity and building communities with safer roads and greater access to parks.
  • Tom Farrey, Founder and Executive Director, Aspen Institute Sports and Society Program (moderator)
  • Al Bangoura, Superintendent, Minneapolis Park System
  • Jaci McCormack, Founder, Rise Above
  • CiCi Rojas, Board Chair, YMCA
• Pillar 5A – Evidence to Action: Using research to guide policy and scale pilots.
  Senator Bill Frist in conversation with Swati Chandra, Angela Odoms-Young, and Ross Wilson on leveraging research and data to expand pilot programs and inform policy.
  • Senator Bill Frist, Former Senate Majority Leader (moderator)
  • Swati Chandra, Director, Los Angeles County Food Equity Roundtable
  • Dr. Angela Odoms-Young, Associate Professor of Maternal and Child Nutrition, Cornell University
  • Ross Wilson, Executive Director, Shah Family Foundation

Panel Session B

• Pillar 1B – Public-Private Partnerships: Collaborating to increase affordable food options in underserved communities.
  Erin Fitzgerald leads a discussion with Mary Blackford, Diana Tellefson Torres, and Kamau Witherspoon on working together to make it easier for everyone to access affordable foods.
  • ​​​​​​​Erin Fitzgerald, CEO, U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action (moderator)
  • Mary Blackford, Founder, Market 7
  • Diana Tellefson Torres, Executive Director, United Farm Workers Foundation
  • Kamau Witherspoon, CEO, Shipt
  • Mindy Woods, Human Services Program Manager, City of Edmonds, WA
• Pillar 2B – Breaking Barriers: Bridging the gap between nutrition and health.
  Dr. Shereef Elnahal in conversation with Dr. Thea James, Walter Murillo, and Denise Scott on cultivating community development and advancing health equity to improve nutrition and health.
  • ​​​​​​​Dr. Shereef Elnahal, Under Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Dr. Thea James, Vice President of Mission, Boston Medical Center
  • Walter Murillo, CEO, NATIVE HEALTH
  • Denise Scott, President, Local Initiatives Support Corporation
• Pillar 3B – Making Healthy Choices Easy: Why improving food environments matters.
  Lazarus Lynch moderates a discussion with Kaster Dee Garrett-Adimora, Shane Grant, Dr. Susan Mayne, and Nadia Torney on enabling healthier choices where people shop, work, and play.
  • ​​​​​​​Lazarus Lynch, Chef and Host, Chopped U (moderator)
  • Kaster Dee Garrett-Adimora, Senior Store Manager, Everytable
  • Shane Grant, CEO, Danone North America
  • Dr. Susan Mayne, Director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • Nadia Casseus Torney, Administrator, Kimball Elementary School (Washington D.C)
• Pillar 4B – The Power of Play: Supporting physical activity for kids.
  Lysa Ratliff moderates a conversation with Cathy Grano, Jermaine Harris, and Ann Marie Krautheim on promoting children’s lifelong health through physical activity in schools and communities. 
  Location: Pavilion
  • ​​​​​​​Lysa Ratliff, President & CEO, KABOOM! (moderator)
  • Catherine Grano, School Nurse, Middletown Township Public Schools (NJ)
  • Jermaine Harris, Community Policing Sergeant, Chicago Police Department and Co-Founder, Chicago Westside Sports
  • Ann Marie Krautheim, CEO, GENYOUth
• Pillar 5B – Advancing Equitable Research: Developing innovative and inclusive policy solutions.
  Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young speaks with Dr. Maribel Campos-Rivera, Jimmieka Mills, Mia Ives-Rublee, and Dr. Donald Warne on ensuring nutrition and food security research accounts for all communities and informs policies. 
  • ​​​​​​​Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, Undersecretary for Research, Education, and Economics, U.S. Department of Agriculture (moderator)
  • Dr. Maribel Campos-Rivera, Professor and Founder, University of Puerto Rico Center for Community Outreach and Health Across the Lifespan
  • Jimmieka Mills, Co-Founder, Equitable Spaces
  • Mia Ives-Rublee, Director of the Disability Justice Initiative, Center for American Progress
  • Dr. Donald Warne, Professor and Co-Director, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for American Indian Health

Lunch Break — 1:05PM ET

Afternoon Plenary — 2:05PM ET

Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra in conversation with Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro, Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, and Mayor Eric Adams.

Keynote address by Chef José Andrés.

Small Group Working Sessions — 3:10PM ET

Conference participants break into small groups to collaborate and identify actions they will take individually and collectively to help achieve the goal of ending hunger and reducing diet-related diseases.

Closing Plenary — 4:20PM ET

Stories of action by community leaders and a conversation with young changemakers charting the path forward. We will hear from Kari Miller-Ortiz (Director of People and Culture, Move United) and Rebecca Onie and Rocco Perla (Co-Founders, The Health Initiative), followed by Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff and Ambassador Susan E. Rice in conversation with Joshua Williams (Founder, Joshua’s Heart Foundation) and Avani Rai (Healthy Living Advocate, National 4-H Council).