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GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY SYMPOSIUM 2015
Healthy Food for a Healthy World: Leveraging Agriculture and Food to Improve Global Nutrition/span/strong\ufeff [ http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/event/healthy-food-healthy-world-leveraging-agriculture-and-food-improve-global-nutrition ]
April 16, 2015 | Washington, DC

C ochairs
Douglas Bereuter, President Emeritus, The Asia Foundation
Dan Glickman, Former Secretary, US Department of Agriculture

Good morning:

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is convening a high-level dialogue on the agriculture and health nexus on April 16, 2015 in Washington, D.C. Given your leadership on these issues, you were among the first to receive our invitation. We know that your involvement in this forum would greatly enrich the discussion. While we understand the demands on your schedule, we hope you will be able to join us. Should you be unable to attend, we would welcome a representative from your organization.

We are also pleased to announce the Next Generation Delegation 2015 [ http://ccga.informz.net/z/cjUucD9taT00NjYwNzM5JnA9MSZ1PTEwNjIzOTE5MzYmbGk9Mjc5NDMwNzk/index.html ] , comprised of 18 outstanding students from universities across the US and around the world studying agriculture, food, health, and related disciplines. We are thrilled to feature these emerging leaders in global food security and nutrition at the Global Food Security Symposium 2015.

Thank you again for your consideration and commitment to global agriculture, nutrition, and health issues.

Sincerely,

Doug Bereuter
Cochair, Chicago Council Global Food Security Symposium
President Emeritus, The Asia Foundation
Member, US House of Representatives (1979-2004)


Dan Glickman
Cochair, Chicago Council Global Food Security Symposium
Secretary, US Department of Agriculture (1995-2001)
Member, US House of Representatives (1977-1995)

Advance registration is required by April 7. Space is limited.

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About the Event
While global hunger has decreased, many people worldwide lack access to healthy and affordable food: two billion people are deficient in key micronutrients and more than 1.4 billion are overweight, putting them at higher risk for chronic diseases. In spite of the scientifically proven link between nutrition and health, the connections between food producers and health communities remain limited. The Global Food Security Symposium 2015 will explore how the agriculture and food sectors can better collaborate with the health community to increase production and consumption of nutritious foods.

The Symposium will also serve as the platform for the release of a new Chicago Council study which will outline policy recommendations and business models for leveraging the global food system to improve health.

For more information, please visit our Symposium website [ http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/event/healthy-food-healthy-world-leveraging-agriculture-and-food-improve-global-nutrition ] and follow us on Twitter [ https://twitter.com/GlobalAgDev ] and Facebook [ https://www.facebook.com/globalagdev ] . Please continue following our Healthy Food for a Healthy World [ http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/gfft ] weekly series on the Global Food for Thought [ http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/globalag ] blog, featuring a new post every Wednesday examining a key topic affecting global nutrition.


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SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS

Mitch E. Daniels, Jr. , President, Purdue University; former Governor, Indiana

Steve Davis , President and CEO, PATH

Julie Gichuru , Media Personality & Entrepreneur

Mark Hyman , Chairman, the Institute for Functional Medicine; Director, Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine

Sunny George Verghese , CEO and Group Managing Director, Olam International

See all confirmed speakers. [ http://www.thechicagocouncil.org/event/healthy-food-healthy-world-leveraging-agriculture-and-food-improve-global-nutrition ]


EVENT DETAILS


Thursday, April 16


Ronald Reagan Building
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20004


8:30 a.m. \u2013 5:00 p.m.


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