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 at Climate Week NYC.
A resilient food system provides and sustains nutrition and livelihoods even during disruptions. To be protected from different threats that range from climate change to geopolitics this means (1) agro-ecosystems need to be able to stay productive; (2) supply chains need to function; (3) consumers need to keep accessing food; (4) communities need to be able to support members; (5) formal institutions need to be able to provide and uphold safety nets. These elements constitute “lines of defense” that protect food systems from upheaval. This is our definition of resilience.
Agenda:
9:30AM. Welcome
Evan Fraser, Professor; Director, Arrell Food Institute
Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank
Fireside Chat with Shakuntala Thilsted
Shakuntala Thilsted, Director, Nutrition, Health and Food Security Impact Area Platform, CGIAR
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
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, Vox
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
Keynote
Evan Fraser, Professor; Director, Arrell Food Institute
Closing Fireside Chat
Evan Fraser, Professor; Director, Arrell Food Institute
Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank