Our conference agenda is below. Click here to see our panelists biography page. For parking information and for a map, click here. Bring an umbrella – rain with a high of 43 degrees — is forecast. Our lunch roster is full. Please do walk in for any panel after signing in – if there is a chair, you are welcome to it. There will be a simulcast downstairs for overflow. For those requiring early morning coffee, the Shultz cafe across the lobby is open, and our local coffee shop, Small World, is a couple of blocks away at 254 Nassau.
Princeton Studies Food is deeply grateful to co-sponsors for this interdisciplinary conference: WWS-STEP, Keller Center, Career Services, Princeton Environmental Institute, Andlinger Center for Energy & the Environment, and Anthropology.
RIPE FOR THE PICKING
Repurposing wasted resources in our food chain, from people to soil to plate
9AM WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
Gordon Douglas MD ‘55 Princeton Studies Food co-founder, Professor Emeritus of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and director of three biotech companies. rgdouglasjr@gmail.com
Tim Searchinger Princeton Studies Food co-founder and Research Scholar, Woodrow Wilson School and the Program in Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy (WWS-STEP). tsearchi@princeton.edu
Kai Robertson Senior Corporate Sustainability Advisor and Lead Advisor, Food Loss and Waste Protocol, World Resources Institute. robertson.kai@gmail.com
9:45AM SUPPLY CHAIN: MOVING FROM LINEAR TO CIRCULAR SYSTEMS
Kristen Rainey Global Food Program Vendor and Supplier Relations Manager, Google Food. kmrainey@google.com
Melissa Donnelly Manager Sustainability Integration, Campbell Soup. melissa_donnelly@campbellsoup.com
Korlekuor Akiti ’19: moderator. ckakiti@princeton.edu
10:45AM COFFEE
11AM “APEEL SCIENCES: PREVENTING WASTE TO SUSTAINABLY FEED THE WORLD”
James Rogers Founder & CEO, Apeel Sciences. james@apeelsciences.com
Tim Searchinger: moderator
11:45AM LUNCH AND LEARN: INNOVATIONS IN FOOD SYSTEMS RECOVERY
11:45AM INNOVATIONS: CLASSROOM LAB
Forrest Meggers Assistant Professor of Architecture and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Princeton University. fmeggers@princeton.edu
12:15PM LUNCH & LEFTOVERS LAB — WITH POLL
12:45PM INNOVATIONS: LAND LAB
Dan Rubenstein Professor of Zoology; Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Director, Program in African Studies, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Professor, Human Diet, Agriculture and Climate course, Princeton University. dir@princeton.edu
Alice Wistar ’20, moderator awistar@princeton.edu
1:15 PM ACTING LOCALLY: TOWN, BUSINESS & UNIVERSITY
Liz Lempert Mayor, Princeton. llempert@princetonnj.gov
Jim Nawn Owner, Great Road Farm, Agricola, Dinky Restaurant, Cargot and Two Sevens; formerly owner of 37 Panera restaurants. jnawn@fenwickhospitalitygroup.com
Shun Yamaya ’19 Greening Dining syamaya@princeton.edu
Alice Wistar ’20 Greening Dining awistar@princeton.edu
Patrick Rooney Freefood listserv prooney@princeton.edu
Gina Talt, Sustainability and Campus as Lab, Princeton University gtalt@princeton.edu
Madelynn Prendergast ’19 moderator. madelynn@princeton.edu
2:45:PM FARMING THE GARDEN STATE: SOIL, HARVEST & MARKET
Jon McConaughy Co-owner of Brick Farm Market, Brick Farm Tavern and their farm. jmcconaughy@brickfarmgroup.com
Jonathan White Co-owner of Bobolink Dairy and Bakehouse, where he and his wife, Nina, make and sell award-winning cheeses and breads and have restored habitat for bobolinks. jonathan@cowsoutside.com
Charles Rosen Founder of Ironbound Cider Farm, Newark, NJ, practicing restoration agriculture in newly planted apple orchards in North Jersey. crosen@newarkfarms.com
Eliza Wright ’19: moderator. lizzygraywright@gmail.com
4:15PM COFFEE
4:20PM WASTING AWAY: HUMAN COSTS, FARM TO FORK
Tessa Desmond Research Scholar in American Studies, specialist in ethnicity, migration and rights tdesmond@princeton.edu
Marty Johnson ’81 Founder and CEO of Isles, Inc., an urban sustainable development organization that fosters self-reliance and healthy neighborhoods. mpj@princeton.edu
Serena Stein is a doctoral candidate in anthropology; she examines emerging practices in international aid, along with land conflict, food commodity histories, food security, and ethical sourcing. serenas@princeton.edu
José Chapa Justice for Farmworkers Campaign, Rural-Migrant Ministry. josechapajfw@gmail.com
Daniel Shepard ’19 moderator danielos@princeton.edu
6:15 PM COCKTAILS & WRAPUP AT THE E-HUB
Takeways from day: problems, solutions & next steps
Rozalie Czesana ’18 moderator rczesana@Princeton.EDU