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| Tuesday September 8, 2009 | |
| 10:30AM - 11:00AM | Welcome - |
| 11:00AM - 12:15PM | Facilitated Discussion: Status Report: FDA Modernization Legislation - Congress is poised to substantially reform food safety activities at the Food and Drug Administration. The timing of the 2009 Food Policy Conference provides the opportunity for those attending to hear an up-to-the minute report on the status of the debate over modernizing FDA or, if the legislation has passed, a discussion of the prospects for implementing a newly enacted law. Panelists: Moderator: Gardiner Harris, Science Reporter The New York Times Stuart Pape Partner Patton Boggs, LLP Russell Libby Executive Director Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Erik D. Olson Director, Food and Consumer Product Safety The Pew Charitable Trusts Michael R. Taylor Senior Advisor to the Commissioner Food and Drug Administration |
| 12:15PM - 2:00PM | Lunch/Keynote Address - Introduction: Roger Johnson President National Farmers Union Speaker: Kathleen A. Merrigan Deputy Secretary Department of Agriculture |
| 2:00PM - 3:15PM | Facilitated Discussion: Child Nutrition Reauthorization Update - The 2009 Food Policy Conference will convene as Congress debates the Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act which will set the course for the direction of programs vital to the health of America’s children—school breakfast, school lunch, WIC, child care and summer feeding programs and nutrition education. Representatives from Congress and stakeholders actively engaged in this legislation will provide an up to the moment analysis of where we are and where we’re going. Panelists: Moderator: George Braley Senior Vice President, Government Relations and Public Policy Feeding America Robert Earl Vice President of Science Policy, Nutrition and Health Grocery Manufacturers Association Cindy Long Director, Child Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition Service U.S. Department of Agriculture Margo Wootan Director, Nutrition Policy Center for Science in the Public Interest Derek Miller Professional Staff Member, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry United States Senate |
| 3:15PM - 3:30PM | Break - |
| 3:30PM - 4:00PM | Keynote Address - Introduction: Shelley Hearne Managing Director, Pew Health Group The Pew Charitable Trusts Speaker: Margaret Hamburg Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| 4:00PM - 5:15PM | Concurrent Panel: Case Studies: Expanding Access to Healthy Foods for Children - In many urban and rural areas, providing children access to healthy foods has often been a challenge. Recent projects in major cities and rural areas to expand that access have met with some success. Experts from those projects will present case studies and share their challenges and opportunities in widening access to healthy foods. Panelists: Moderator: Camille E Brewer Director, International Affairs Staff Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Food and Drug Administration Michele Ver Ploeg Economist Economic Research Service Brianna Almaguer Sandoval Project Coordinator, Healthy Corner Store Initiative The Food Trust Sabrina Baronberg Deputy Director, Physical Activity and Nutrition Program New York City Deptartment of Health and Mental Hygiene Elizabeth Tuckermanty National Program Leader, Competitive Programs CSREES |
| 4:00PM - 5:15PM | Concurrent Panel: Connecting the Dots to Improve Children’s Health - Congress is currently debating reform of the health care system, which could have a large impact on efforts to improve children’s health. Other policy areas, such as transportation, urban planning, the environment, and poverty reduction, play an important role as well. How do we begin connecting these different areas to have a positive impact on children’s health overall? Panelists: Moderator: Tracy A. Fox President Food, Nutrition & Policy Consultants, LLC Richard Hamburg Director of Government Relations Trust for America’s Health Wilhelmine Miller Associate Director RWJF Commission to Build a Healthier America Cindy Pellegrini Assistant Director, Department of Federal Affairs American Academy of Pediatrics Jaime Berman Matyas Executive Vice President National Wildlife Federation |
| 4:00PM - 5:15PM | Concurrent Panel: The Need to Regain Consumer Trust in Government and Industry - Over the past two years Americans have experienced several major outbreaks of food borne illness traced to a variety of food products. The outbreaks occurred in the context of a series of calamitous economic events, the crash of major financial and industrial companies, high unemployment, loss of savings and homes. It is not surprising that these events have shaken our trust in the intentions and competence of both government and business. A recent poll by IBM showed that 60 percent of consumers are concerned about the safety of the food they purchase. Yet trust is an absolutely vital element of our economic and government systems. A panel of experts will review studies on the consumer trust in business and government action and offer suggestions on how to rebuild what has been lost. Panelists: Moderator: David Schmidt President and CEO International Food Information Council Susan T. Borra Managing Director, Nutrition, Food and Wellness Edelman Jean Halloran Director, Food Policy Initiatives Consumers Union Stephen Sundlof Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Food and Drug Administration Representative from academia |
| Wednesday September 9, 2009 | |
| 8:30AM - 9:00AM | Welcome - |
| 9:00AM - 9:30AM | Keynote Address - Introduction: Leslie G. Sarasin President and CEO Food Marketing Institute Speaker: Kathleen Sebelius Secretary Department of Health and Human Services |
| 9:30AM - 11:00AM | Concurrent Panel: Are National Safety Standards Public Health Protection or Trade Barriers? How to Address Food Safety Needs in a Global Trading System - A global economy relies on a constant exchange of goods between nations. One unintended consequence is a continuing tension between the goals of maximizing “free trade” and the expectations of American consumers that imported food products will meet the same or higher food safety standards as domestically produced products. There is a continuing effort to establish international food safety standards which may not require a level of protection that is at least the same as that in the US. Where some see public health protection, others see “non-tariff trade barriers.” Efforts to assure imported foods are safe may result in other nations restricting imports of US produced products. The panel will discuss these ongoing tensions and offer differing views on whether it is appropriate to balance trade and health and safety considerations and how the balance should be defined and achieved. Panelists: Moderator: David Plunkett Senior Staff Attorney, Food Safety Program Center for Science in the Public Interest Jean C. Buzby Senior Economist, Economic Research Service U.S. Department of Agriculture Patrick Woodall Senior Policy Analyst Food & Water Watch Laurent Javaudin Agricultural Attaché Delegation of the European Union Representative from U.S. Trade Representative |
| 9:30AM - 11:00AM | Concurrent Panel: Enhancing the School Food and Fitness Environment - A panel explores the impact of various activities in school environments to improve children’s health. Activities to be discussed include nutrition education, improved food choices, and wellness policies. Panelists: Moderator: Susan Pittman Partner Food Minds, LLC Mary Kay Crepinsek Senior Researcher Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. Alison Kretser Executive Director American Council for Fitness and Nutrition Jean Ragalie Executive Vice President National Dairy Council Mark Bishop Executive Director Healthy Schools Campaign |
| 9:30AM - 11:00AM | Concurrent Panel: The Future of the Food Supply - How can we make our food supply more accessible, safe, nutritious, sustainable and affordable while providing a decent living for those engaged in farming? Some believe new technologies hold the secret to feeding a hungry world safe, nutritious food. Others point to the unintended negative consequences of US farm policy and advocate for a return to more local, diversified farming and production practices. Who’s right? Is it possible to redirect policy and programs to achieve a middle ground? Panelists: Moderator: Mary Christ-Erwin Executive Vice President Porter Novelli Patty Cantrell Program Director Michigan Land Use Institute Marianne Smith Edge President MSE & Associates, LLC Marriane Gillette President Institute for Food Technologists John Fisk Director, Wallace Center Winrock International |
| 11:00AM - 11:30AM | Keynote Address - A senior Administration official discusses key priorities in food safety and child nutrition. |
| 11:30AM - 12:45PM | Facilitated Discussion: Blogs, Twitter, Websites, Facebook: Everyone Has A Voice, Who Gets Heard? - The public is awash in information, data, opinion, and gossip. New technologies provide endless opportunities for almost everyone to get information and to provide their own views in response. Information from journalists, experts, governments, food companies and consumer organizations is mixed with offerings from those who may have opinions but lack data or expertise. A panel will discuss how to turn information about nutrition, food safety and public policy into action and explore the implications of these new technologies for policymaking and science. Panelists: Moderator: Susan Ruland Senior Vice President Powell Tate Stephanie Agresta Porter Novelli Jessica Clark Director, Future of Public Media Project Center for Social Media American University Dave Murphy Food Democracy Now! |