
Join the Food & Nutrition Innovation Institute for the annual Innovation Summit on Wednesday, October 6th from 1pm - 4pm! This special event will feature expert speakers from across the fields of food and nutrition.
Agenda
1:00 PM: Welcome and Opening Remarks by Dariush Mozaffarian, Dean, Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
1:05 PM: Keynote: Alexandra Drane, CEO and Co-Founder of ARCHANGELS; "Getting it Right for Unpaid Caregivers"
1:30 PM: Panel #1- Nutrition Science and Misinformation, Challenges and Opportunities
- Corby Kummer, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Senior Lecturer
- Tambra Stevenson, CEO and Founder, WANDA
- Jennifer Pomeranz, Interim Chair, Department of Public Health Policy, NYU
- Sean Cash, Friedman School of Nutrition Science & Policy, Associate Professor
2:00 PM: Panel #2- Building a Platform for Innovation
- Will Li, CEO and President, Angiogenesis Foundation
- Tristin Brisbois, Director, Global R&D Life Sciences, PepsiCo
- Josh Stevens, President and Chief Commercial Officer, DayTwo
- Parke Wilde, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Professor
2:30 PM: Panel #3- Innovating for the Consumer
- Julie Meyer, Co-CEO & Founder, Eat Well Global
- Betsy Fore, Co-CEO & Co-Founder, Tiny Organics
- Jim Flatt, Co-Founder & CEO, Brightseed
- Josh Trautwein, Co-Founder & CEO, About Fresh
3:00 PM: Panel #4- Food Systems Innovation
- Katie Stebbins, Executive Director, Tufts Food & Nutrition Innovation Institute
- Sara Eckhouse, Executive Director, FoodShot Global
- Erin Coughlan de Perez, Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Professor
- Laith Abu-Taleb, VP Corporate Affairs, General Counsel, Mori
3:30 PM: Closing Remarks and Discussion
- Dariush Mozaffarian, Dean, Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
- Katie Stebbins, Executive Director, Tufts Food & Nutrition Innovation Institute
4:00 PM: Adjourn