***SOLD OUT*** Food Tank Summit (San Diego, CA): Growing the Food Movement

The Inaugural San Diego Food Tank Summit

Wednesday, November 14

***SOLD OUT***

To apply for a ticket scholarship and the wait list, visit https://foodtank.com/sd-summit-application.

Food Tank, the Berry Good Food Foundation, the University of California's Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and the San Diego Bay Food and Wine Festival are excited to announce the inaugural San Diego Food Tank Summit! The theme for the Summit is Growing the Food Movement. This exciting event will feature more than 30 different speakers from the food and agriculture field. Researchers, farmers, chefs, policy makers, government officials, and students will come together for interactive panels, fireside chats, and farmer spotlights.

Schedule for the day:

8:30am, Breakfast and Registration

9:30am, Welcome and Introduction

• Michelle Lerach, President, Berry Good Food Foundation

• Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank

• Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, Assemblywoman for District 80, California State Assembly

10:05am, A Fireside Chat with David Bronner, CEO, Dr. Bronner’s, moderated by Danielle Nierenberg

10:35am, Farmer Spotlight 1: Nate Looney, Farmer, Westside Urban Gardens

10:45am, Panel 1: Accounting for the True Cost of Food: Practices and Policies to Improve Sustainability

Moderator: Mari Payton, Correspondent, NBC 7

Panelists:

• Michael Hamm, Senior Fellow, Center for Regional Food Systems, Michigan State University

• Jennifer Burney, Associate Professor, School of Global Policy & Strategy, UC San Diego

• Evelyn Rangel-Medina, Chief of Staff, Restaurant Opportunities Centers (ROC) United

• Vince Hall, CEO, Feeding San Diego

11:35am, Break

11:50am, Farmer Spotlight 2: Stepheni Norton, Owner, Dickinson Farms

12:00pm, Panel 2: Creating Better Storytelling Around Food and Agriculture

Moderator: Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank

Panelists:

• Michael Gardiner, Food Writer, San Diego CityBeat

• Heather Lake, Broadcaster, Fox 5 San Diego

• Maria Hesse, Magazine Editor, Edible San Diego

• Michele Parente, Reporter, San Diego Union Tribune

12:50pm, Lunch

1:50pm, Farmer Spotlight 3: Jessika Greendeer, Seed Keeper and Regenerative Farmer, Waxopini Wiiwamasja (Nourishing Spirits)

2:00pm, Panel 3: Science –Ag – Tech Connect

Moderator: Michelle Lerach, President, Berry Good Food Foundation

Panelists:

• Sarah Mesnick, Ecologist, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, and Adjunct Professor, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego

• Gabe Youtsey, Chief Innovation Officer, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources

• Ryland Engelhart, Co-Founder, Kiss the Ground

• Alina Zolotareva, Senior Marketing Manager and Product Champion, AeroFarms

• Josh Henretig, Senior Director, AI for Earth & Sustainability, Microsoft

2:50pm, Networking Break

3:20pm, Farmer Spotlight 4: Mannah Gbeh, Farmer-Owner, Bee Valley Farm

3:30pm, Panel 4: Farming for a Better Food System

Moderator: Kirk Siegler, Correspondent, National Public Radio (NPR)

Panelists

• Neil Nagata, President, San Diego County Farm Bureau

• Jenny Ramirez, Director of Human Resources, California Harvesters

• Rachel Surls, Sustainable Food Systems Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension Los Angeles County

• Jeff “Trip” Tripician, General Manager, Niman Ranch'

4:20pm, Farmer Spotlight 5: Karen Archipley, Farmer-Owner, Archi’s Acres

4:35pm, A Fireside Chat featuring Keith Maddox, Executive Secretary-Treasurer, San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council and local food system workers moderated by Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank

5:05pm, Closing and Thanks

Sponsors and partners include: the Berry Good Food Foundation, the University of California's Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the San Diego Food and Wine Festival, the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition, Sealed Air, Nature's Path, Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians, Driscoll's, Farmer & the Seahorse, Organic Valley, Niman Ranch, Frazier Farms, Mother Jones, Edible San Diego.

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As one of the fastest-growing nonprofit organizations in food and agriculture, Food Tank started these Summits four years ago, all in collaboration with major universities and non-profits and bringing together more than 400 speakers for discussions moderated by journalists from outlets like the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, Vice, Vox, NPR, BuzzFeed, and Bloomberg.

Delicious breakfast, snacks, and lunch included (with vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options).

For sponsorship opportunities, email bernard@foodtank.com. To volunteer, please send your resume and availability on November 13th and 14th to vanesa@foodtank.com with the subject line "Volunteering at the San Diego Summit." To apply for a ticket scholarship, visit https://foodtank.com/sd-summit-application.