Check out The Future Of Food conference tomorrow that will bring together many of the world’s leading experts on food, including The Prince of Wales, a lifelong environmentalist and organic farmer, Eric Schlosser, author of “Fast Food Nation,” and Wendell Berry, winner of The National Humanities Medal.

One important topic of discussion: How is American and international food production changing to respond to growing demand from consumers for healthier and more natural food? Experts from some of world’s biggest food companies, academia and nonprofits discuss trends in agriculture and consumer behavior that is shaping the future of food.

This will begin streaming live at the Washington Post, from 9am-4:30pm EST. Full list of speakers tomorrow.
 

Angela Glover Blackwell, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, PolicyLink
Chester Gillis, Dean, Georgetown College
Cmdr. Heidi Michels Blanck, Division Chief, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Dan Barber, Chef, Blue Hill
Debra Eschmeyer, Outreach Director, National Farm to School Network
Eric Schlosser, Author
Fedele Bauccio, Co-founder Bon Appétit Management Company
Frederick L. Kirschenmann, President of Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture
Gary Hirshberg, Chairman, President, and CE-Yo of Stonyfield Farm
Greg Asbed, Co-Founder, Coalition of Immokalee Workers
John J. DeGioia, President, Georgetown University
Laura Anderko, RN, PhD, Professor, Georgetown University
Lucas Benitez, Co-Founder, Coalition of Immokalee Workers
Marion Nestle, Paulette Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University
Michael R. Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Patrick Holden, Founder, The Sustainable Food Trust
Ronald M. Shaich, Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board, Panera Bread
Sam Kass, White House Assistant Chef and Senior Policy Advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives
Stephen McDonnell, Founder and CEO of Applegate Farms
Susan J. Crockett, Vice President and Senior Technology Officer for Health and Nutrition at General Mills
Wendell Berry, Author
Will Allen, Founder and CEO of Growing Power Inc.
The Prince of Wales, The Prince of Wales is the Heir to the British Throne. He is a lifelong environmentalist, one of the world's foremost charitable entrepreneurs and an organic farmer. Among the many environmental initiatives set up by His Royal Highness is the International Sustainability Unit, which was established in 2010 to facilitate consensus on how to resolve some of the key environmental challenges facing the world, specifically those to do with food security, ecosystem resilience and the depletion of Natural Capital.
Sen. Jon Tester, D-Montana
Mary Jordan, Moderator
Vandana Shiva, Director, Navdanya
Jane Black, Food Writer
Robert K. Ross, M.D., President, California Endowment
Dennis J. Belcastro, Executive Vice President, Industry Affairs & Collaboration, Grocery Manufacturers Association
Hans Rudolf Herren, President and CEO, Millennium Institute USA
Tim Beach, Professor, Georgetown University
Joe Yonan, Food Editor, The Washington Post

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