Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy and its Food & Nutrition Innovation Institute are pleased to present a fall Innovation Summit focused on opportunities for food system innovations in contexts ranging from complex humanitarian disasters to forward-looking architecture design.
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Innovation Summit Program
1 PM - 4 PM
1:00 Welcome by Dr. Christina Economos, ad-interim Dean, Tufts Friedman School
1:05 Opening Keynote: Carmen Yulin Cruz, former Mayor, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1:25 Panel: Resiliency and Innovation for Climate Change
- Angel Santiago Colon, Chief Business Officer, Grupo Navis
- Emily Sanchez, Active Duty RD, US Army
- Aliza Wasserman, Director, Food Justice, City of Boston
- Erin Coughlan de Perez, Feinstein International Center (moderator)
1:55 Panel: Innovating for Labor in Food Systems
- Rahkeem Morris, Founder & CEO, HourWork
- Katherine Newman, Senior VP for Economic Development, UMass President's Office
- Tim Griffin, Division Chair; Agriculture, Food & Environment, Tufts University
- Andre Green, Executive Director, Skill Works at the Boston Foundation (moderator)
2:25 Panel: Democratized Innovation for Local Resiliency and Food Justice
- Monique Marez, Coordinator, Pueblo Food Project
- Chris Austin, Director of Food Enterprises, UTEC
- Renae Cairns, Community Engagement Manager, Teens for Food Justice
- Sally Sampson, Founder, Chop Chop Family (moderator)
3:30 Closing Keynote: Eric Corey Freed, Director of Sustainability, Cannon Design
4:00 Adjourn