October 4, 2012
8:00 a.m. Doors Open – Guest Arrival and Breakfast
October 4, 2012
8:00 a.m. Doors Open – Guest Arrival and Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Domestic and Global Food Security
Roger Thurow, Senior Fellow on Global Agriculture and Food Policy, The Chicago Council
Tim Andriesen, Managing Director, Agricultural Commodities, CME Group
David Lee, Director of Advocacy, Feeding America
9:30 a.m. Improving Access to Healthy, Nutritious Food in the Midwest
Sheelah Muhammad, Co-founder, Food Desert Action; Co-creator, Fresh Moves Mobile Produce Market
Lamar Hasbrouck, Director, Illinois Department of Public Health
Kate Maehr, CEO, Greater Chicago Food Depository
Rochelle Davis, President and CEO, Healthy Schools Campaign
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