On April 26, CBI sponsored The Atlantic Food Summit, which brought together leading experts in food and agriculture to discuss solutions to pressing challenges such as sustainable agriculture and global food security. Check out the slideshow below for some photos from the event. Full video from the Food Summit is available here.

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We’ll be live streaming The Atlantic Food Summit on Tuesday, April 26 from 8:45 AM EST - 3:00 PM EST. The Food Summit is sponsored, in part, by CBI.

Press play for the webcast of the event. The full Food Summit agenda can be found below. You can also follow CBI on Twitter for live updates from the Food Summit @agbiotech.

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Agenda: The Atlantic Food Summit

8:30 am Welcome Remarks
Elizabeth Baker Keffer, President, AtlanticLIVE, and Vice President, The Atlantic
James Borel, Executive Vice President, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company

8:45 am Keynote Remarks: Kathleen Merrigan, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture

9:15 am Panel Discussion: Sustainable Agriculture
Moderated by Corby Kummer, Senior Editor, The Atlantic
Featuring:
• Sarah Alexander, Director of the Environment Practice, The Keystone Center
• Nina Fedoroff, President, American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Gary Hirshberg, Chief Executive Officer, Stonyfield Farm
• Molly Jahn, Professor at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison

10:15 am Break

10:30 am Keynote Interview: Sam Kass, Assistant Chef, The White House
Interviewed by Corby Kummer, Senior Editor, The Atlantic

10:45 am Panel Discussion: Global Food Safety, Access & Affordability
Moderated by James Gibney, Deputy Managing Editor, The Atlantic
Featuring:
• José Andrés, Chef and Owner, ThinkFoodGroup
• Franz Fischler, Former Commissioner for Agriculture & Rural Development, The European Union
• Jim McGovern, Representative, U.S. House of Representatives

11:45 am Panel Discussion: A Closer Look at Consumer Choice, Nutrition, and Policy
Moderated by Clive Crook, Senior Editor, The Atlantic
Featuring:
• Ezekiel Emanuel, Chair of the Clinical Center Department of Bioethics, National Institutes of Health
• Jennifer Grossman, Senior Vice President, Dole Nutrition Institute
• Scott Kahan, Co-Director, George Washington University Weight Management Center
• Susan Neely, President & Chief Executive Officer, American Beverage Association

12:45 pm Lunch

1:10 pm Introductory Remarks
Jackson Bain, Vice President of Public Affairs, National Association of Children’s Hospitals

1:15 pm Keynote Interview: Michael Taylor, Deputy Commissioner for Foods, Food & Drug Administration
Interviewed by Corby Kummer, Senior Editor, The Atlantic

1:45 pm Keynote Interview: Alice Waters, Chef and Owner, Chez Panisse
Interviewed by Corby Kummer, Senior Editor, The Atlantic

2:30 pm Closing Remark

Want to hear from experts and policy makers on hot topics like food security, nutrition and sustainable agriculture? Then mark your calendars for the Atlantic Food Summit on Tuesday, April 26 from 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM EST. The annual summit, this year sponsored in part by CBI, will feature an exciting line-up of speakers who are top experts in agriculture and food production and policy.

USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan will give the morning keynote address. Thereafter, Dr. Nina Fedoroff, President of AAAS, the world’s largest scientific society, will participate in a panel discussion on sustainable agriculture.

Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), who serves as co-chair of the House Hunger Caucus, and internationally acclaimed chef José Andrés, founder of ThinkFoodGroup, will share their unique insights on the food security, access and affordability panel.  

You can watch the event live on The Atlantic’s website. CBI will also keep you updated with live tweets from the event @agbiotech.