Conference Program
Third Annual University Hunger Summit
February 29 - March 2, 2008
Friday, February 29
3:30 pm Registration (Second Floor)
6:00 pm Opening Plenary (Room 213)
Welcome Address
Ruth Katz, Dean, School of Public Health and Health Services, The George Washington University
June Henton, Dean, College of Human Sciences, Auburn University
Keynote Address
The Honorable Jim McGovern (D-MA) United States House of Representatives
7:00 pm Welcome Reception (Room 602)
Saturday, March 1
8:30 am Continental Breakfast and Information Fair (Second Floor)
9:00 am Plenary Session One: Nutrition Science, Policy and Advocacy (Room 213)
Keynote Address
Catherine Bertini, Professor of Public Administration, Maxwell School of Citizenship, Syracuse University, and Senior Fellow, Agricultural Development, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Plenary Address
David Beckmann, President, Bread for the World
Introduction
David Lambert, Lecturer, Global food Security, Catholic University, and former Counselor, U.S. Mission to the U.N. Agencies for Food and Agriculture
10:30 am Coffee Break and Information Fair (Second Floor)
11:00 am Nutrition Science, Policy, and Advocacy Break-out Sessions
Session A: Food Security and Food Aid (Room 211)
Moderator Gabe Laizer, Manager of Member Services, The Alliance to End Hunger
Mary Chambliss, former Senior Executive Service, serving as Deputy Administrator for Export Credits in the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
Julie Howard, Executive Director, Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa
Dale Skoric, Chief of Policy and Technical Division, USAID Office of Food for Peace
Session B: Supporting the Achievement of the MDGs through Student Activism (Room 212)
Meredy Throop, Advocacy and Outreach Associate, RESULTS Educational Fund
Session C: Hunger Advocacy for Institutions (Room 112)
Moderator Max Finberg, Director, The Alliance to End Hunger
Shukri Abdirahman, Hunger Activist
William A. Meaux, President, Longthrow Multimedia International, LLC
Erin Tunney, Senior International Policy Analyst, Bread for the World
12:30 pm Lunch (Room 602) and Information Fair (Second Floor)
2:00 pm Plenary Session Two: Innovative Partnerships and New Developments (Room 213)
New Developments at UFWH Chapters
Moderator: Harriet Giles, Director of External Relations of Human Science, Lead Advisor, War on Hunger Initiative, Auburn University
Jennifer Allen, Research Assistant, Monsanto
Fafanyo Asiseh, Co-Chair of Student Recruitment, War on Hunger Initiative, University of Idaho
Chiquita Briley, Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science, Nutrition, and Health Promotion, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Mississippi State University
Josh Davis, Service Leadership Consultant, Center for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service, North Carolina State University
Marc Johnson, Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences, Colorado State University
Whitney Skinner, Chair, War on Hunger Initiative, Auburn University
3:30 pm Afternoon Break (Second Floor)
4:15 pm Innovative Partnerships and New Developments Break-out Sessions
Session A: Cross-sector Collaborations in Agriculture and Health (Room 211)
Moderator Max Finberg, Director, The Alliance to End Hunger
Marsha Echols, Director, The LLM Graduate Program and The World Food Law Institute,
Howard University
Kenneth Leonard, Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Maryland
Mike Taylor, Research Professor, Department of Health Policy, The George Washington University
Cathie Woteki, Global Director of Scientific Affairs, Mars, Inc.
Session B: Building Capacity Through Curriculum Development (Room 212)
Moderator Douglas Casson Coutts, U.N. World Food Programme
Marco Cavalcante, Policy Officer, Policy, Planning, and Strategy Division, U.N. World Food Programme
Barbara Ekwall, Senior Officer, Coordinator of the Right to Food Unit, U.N. Food and
Agriculture Organization
Angela Montoya, Graduate Student Representative, Academic Initiatives Committee, War on Hunger Initiative, Auburn University
7:00 pm Dinner (City Room, 7th Floor)
Health and Agriculture in a Global World
The Honorable Pat Roberts (R-KS), United States Senate
Hollywood as a Lens for Humanitarian Aid
Douglas Casson Coutts, United Nations World Food Programme
Sunday, March 2
8:30 am Continental Breakfast (Second Floor)
9:00 am Plenary Session Three: Creating an Urgent Response (Room 213)
Keynote Address
Josette Sheeran, Executive Director, U.N. World Food Programme
Introduction by June Henton, Dean, College of Human Sciences, Auburn University
Plenary Speaker
Fran Quigley, Director of Development and Operations for the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Kenyan Moi University School of Medicine AMPATH Partnership
Introduction by Jim Sherry, Chair, Department of Global Health,
The George Washington University
10:00 am Coffee Break (Second Floor)
10:30 am Creating an Urgent Response Break-out Sessions
Session A: Student Partnerships for Action at Home (Room 211)
Moderator Gabe Laizer, Manager of Member Services, The Alliance to End Hunger
Ray Buchanan, Founder and President, Stop Hunger Now
Abby Flottemesch, Development Director, The Campus Kitchens Project
Colette Powers, Director for Grant Acquisition Management, Global Food Resources, World Vision
Heather Todd, Senior Manager, Great American Bake Sale, Share Our Strength
Session B: Academic Models for Partnering Overseas (Room 212)
Moderator Ashleigh Black, Associate Director, The Center for Global Health,
The George Washington University
Donna Barry, Advocacy and Policy Manager, Partners in Health
Fran Quigley, Director of Development and Operations for the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Kenyan Moi University School of Medicine AMPATH Partnership
Daniel Sherrard, Provost, EARTH University
12:10 pm Closing Plenary: Connecting Hunger at Home and Abroad (Room 213)
Keynote Speaker
The Honorable Eva Clayton, Former Congresswoman of North Carolina, U.S. House of Representatives and Former Assistant Director-General, U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Introduction by Max Finberg, Director, The Alliance to End Hunger
12:45 pm Lunch: Effectively Creating a Blueprint for Hunger Advocacy on Your Campus
Special Presentation by Georgetown College Students: Eric Blair, Alex Dixon, Holli Patton, Jessi Patton, and Carrie Summers
2:00 pm Adjourn
Hosted by The George Washington Center for Global Health in collaboration with the United Nations World Food Programme, The Alliance to End Hunger and
The Auburn University War on Hunger Initiative