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The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is pleased to announce:
Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security: Progress to Date and Strategies for Success
May 20, 2010 | Mayflower Renaissance Hotel, Washington, D.C. | 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
To view a detailed summary of proceedings, all U.S. government materials released at the Symposium, keynote remarks, expert commentary, and media and blog coverage, please click here.
To view the Special Edition of Global Food for Thought devoted to coverage of The Chicago Council’s Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security, please click here.
Updated Information:
- Webcast - Sessions from 9:00a.m. – 1:30 p.m. was webcasted at https://statedept.connectsolutions.com/foodsecurity.
- Twitter – follow and discuss the symposium by using hashtag #globalag. Pioneer Hi-Bred tweeted throughout the days event @PioneerHiBred. ICRW (@ICRW), IFPRI, (@IFPRI), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (@gatesfoundation), and the World Food Prize (@WorldFoodPrize) were also be tweeting.
- The USG Feed the Future Guide, which will be released at the event, is available at www.feedthefuture.gov.
Cochairs
Catherine Bertini, executive director, UN World Food Program (1992-2002)
Dan Glickman, secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture (1995-2001)
Purpose
The Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food Security purposes to build and sustain the gathering momentum for change in U.S. food security and agricultural development policy. The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is pleased to announce that the event featured the release of the Feed the Future Guide, the implementation strategy for the U.S. government’s global hunger and food security initiative.
Keynotes/Distinguished Speakers
- Rajiv Shah, administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development
- Thomas Vilsack, secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Namanga Ngongi, president, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president, Liberia
Confirmed Discussants
- Aghatham Ag Alhassane, minister of agriculture, Republic of Mali
- Deborah Atwood, director, Corporate Affairs and Public Policy, Mars
- Rodney Bent, executive advisor, Booz Allen Hamilton
- Doug Bereuter, president, The Asia Foundation
- Gordon Conway, professor of International Development, Imperial College, London
- Rosa DeLauro, member, U.S. House of Representatives
- Shenggen Fan, director general, International Food Policy Research Institute
- Raymond Gilpin, associate vice president, U.S. Institute of Peace
- Cheryl Mills, counselor and chief of staff, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of State
- Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, minister, Department of Food and Disaster Management, People's Republic of Bangladesh
- Paul Schickler, president, Pioneer Hi-bred
- Ritu Sharma, president, Women Thrive Worldwide
- Mark Suzman, acting president, Global Development Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Robert Thompson, Professor Emeritus in Agricultural Policy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Symposium Participation
Over 300 senior leaders from the Administration; Congress; and the business, policy, NGO, and international organization communities are expected to attend. Symposium participation is by invitation only.
Additional Materials
Cosponsors
The Chicago Council was pleased to partner with the following organizations for this event:
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