Global Food Security Symposium 2015
The 2015 Global Food Security Symposium focused on the topic of “Healthy Food for a Healthy World: Leveraging Agriculture and Food to Improve Global Nutrition.”
About this Event
The annual Global Food Security Symposium discusses the US government's and international community’s progress on addressing global food and nutrition security. The Global Food Security Symposium 2015 will address food systems for improved health. The symposium will also be the platform for the release of a new Chicago Council study recommending ways the US can leverage its research institutions, deploy development and trade tools, and engage with business to improve health and nutrition globally.
About the Speakers
Distinguished Fellow, Global Food and Agriculture
Catherine Bertini served as executive director of the UN World Food Program, the world’s largest international humanitarian agency, from 1992 to 2002 prior to joining the Council. She was named the World Food Prize laureate in 2003 for her groundbreaking leadership there.
Distinguished Fellow, Global Food and Agriculture
Dan Glickman is a distinguished fellow in the Center on Global Food and Agriculture, having co-chaired the Center for nearly a decade. Currently, he's a senior counselor and chair of the International Advisory Board at APCO Worldwide; senior advisor to the US Global Leadership Coalition; and lead director of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group).
Richard S. Greene
Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Food Security, US Agency for International Development
Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Food Security, US Agency for International Development
Mark Hyman, MD
Chairman, the Institute for Functional Medicine; Director, Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine
Chairman, the Institute for Functional Medicine; Director, Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine
Robert H. Miller
Divisional Vice President, Research and Development, Scientific and Medical Affairs, Abbott Nutrition
Divisional Vice President, Research and Development, Scientific and Medical Affairs, Abbott Nutrition
Sheila Redzepi
VP, Global Advocacy and Sustainability Strategy, Unilever
VP, Global Advocacy and Sustainability Strategy, Unilever
Paul E. Schickler, III
Former President, DuPont Pioneer
Paul E. Schickler was President from 2007 to 2017 of DuPont Pioneer, the advanced seed genetics business of DuPont. In this role he continued to expand Pioneer’s global business by remaining focused on innovation that improves local productivity and profitability of farmers in more than 90 countries.
Jennie Schmidt
Owner and Operator, Schmidt Farms, Inc.
Owner and Operator, Schmidt Farms, Inc.
Stefan Schmitz
Deputy Director-General and Commissioner, the "One World - No Hunger" Initiative
Deputy Director-General and Commissioner, the "One World - No Hunger" Initiative
Lindiwe Majele Sibanda
CEO and Head of Mission, Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network
Dr. Lindiwe Majele Sibanda is the vice president for policy and strategic partnerships at the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). She is an animal scientist by training and a practicing commercial beef cattle farmer. Previously, she was the chief executive officer and head of mission of the Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN).
Roger Thurow
Former Senior Fellow, Global Food and Agriculture
Roger Thurow spent three decades at The Wall Street Journal as a foreign correspondent based in Europe and Africa prior to joining the Council in 2010. His coverage spanned the fall of the Berlin Wall, the release of Nelson Mandela, the end of apartheid, and humanitarian crises. He is the author of three books.
Shen Tong
Founder, Managing Director, FOOD-X
Founder, Managing Director, FOOD-X
Marc Van Ameringen
Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
Executive Director, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
Sunny George Verghese
Cofounder, Group Managing Director & CEO, Olam International Limited
Cofounder, Group Managing Director & CEO, Olam International Limited
Patrick Webb, MD
McFarlane Professor of Nutrition, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
McFarlane Professor of Nutrition, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
Lead Sponsors
Supporting Sponsor
Next Generation Sponsors
Foundation Support
Event Partners
Bread for the World
Global Harvest Initiative
International Food Policy Research Institute
InterAction
The World Food Prize