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Impressive lineup of speakers at Tufts nutrition conference

August 12th, 2010

Eileen T. Kennedy DSc, Dean of Tufts Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy announced the 5th Annual Friedman School Symposium, November 5-6, 2010 in Boston and streaming live online. "We have a comprehensive program that will examine the far-reaching implications of nutrition security, but what is most remarkable is the collection of leaders who will come to present at the Symposium. Our program will start with challenges in the developing world, the direction of agriculture policy and research, sustainability, the environment and ongoing challenges in nutrition." said Kennedy.

Continuing a tradition of featuring senior administration policy-makers, Kathleen Merrigan, PhD, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture will be the featured keynote speaker delivering an address on the direction of US agriculture policy.

Over twenty experts will present on five main topic groups:

Nutrition Security in the Developing World

Agriculture, Policy, Trade and Markets

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems

Environment

Challenges in Nutrition

Currently confirmed speakers from both the US and Europe include:

Kathleen Merrigan, PhD, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture

Jenny Aker, PhD, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University

Doug Balentine, PhD, Director, Nutrition Science, Unilever

Steven Block, PhD, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University

Dondeena Bradley, PhD, Vice President of Nutrition, PepsiCo

Kate Clancy, PhD, Center for a Livable Future Johns Hopkins University

Ken Cook, Environmental Working Group

Tracy Fox, President-Elect, Society for Nutrition Education

Oran Hesterman, PhD, President and CEO, Fair Food Network

Fred Kirschenmann, PhD, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University

Tim Lang, PhD, City of London University

Joseph Levitt, Partner, Hogan Lovells, Washington DC

Will Masters, PhD, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University

Bill Moomaw, PhD, Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University

Ralph Otto, PhD, Deputy Director, National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Robert Paarlberg, PhD, Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College

C. Lee Peeler, Esq., President & CEO, National Advertising Review Council

Grant Prentice, FoodMinds

Meera Shekar, PhD, Lead Health & Nutrition Specialist, World Bank

Peter Walker, PhD, Director, Alan Shawn Feinstein International Center

Margo Wootan, PhD, Center for Science in the Public Interest

Provided by Tufts University, Health Sciences

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