Conference on Agriculture for Health
Priority Setting to Solve the Ultimate Grand Challenge
This Conference is jointly hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Texas A&M AgriLife Institute for Advancing Health Through Agriculture (IHA). The Conference will lay critical groundwork on how agriculture and food systems can be better aligned to support outcomes around human health, environmental health, and economic vitality. Highlighting the importance of a systems-based approach to address challenges around reducing chronic disease, supporting a healthy environment, while ensuring profitability for producers, the conference will serve as a focal point for convening influential thought leaders. People from academia, government, private and nonprofit sectors are gathering together to kickoff conversations that will help to solve the ultimate grand challenge of balancing human health, environmental health, and economic vitality.
Event Schedule
Time | Agenda |
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8:30 am CT | Doors open; check-in and registration |
9:15 am | Welcome; livestream begins |
9:20 am | Opening remarks: Solving the ultimate grand challenge |
9:45 am | Panel: Identifying research priorities to solve the ultimate grand challenge |
11:45 am | Break; transition to lunch |
12:00 pm | Lunch keynote: Addressing food security and diet-related diseases through precision nutrition and responsive ag research |
1:00 pm | Livestream ends; closed session begins for in-person attendees |