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Schedule of Events

8:30-8:45 a.m.	Opening remarks
8:45-9:30 a.m.	Two Sides of the Same Coin: Addressing the Dualities of Global Hunger and Obesity Organized by 30 Project and the Global Food Banking Network
9:30-10:15 a.m.	The Challenges of Global Aging and Nutrition Organized by the Heartland Global Health Consortium
10:15-11:00 a.m.	Intersecting Food Assistance with Local Food Systems - Building Food Security and Health in Iowa Organized by the Iowa Food Access & Health Work Group, Iowa Food Systems Council
11:00-11:45 a.m.	Social Innovation Organized by Hormel Foods Corporation
12:00 p.m.	The Hunger Luncheon, featuring a keynote address by Mr. Tom Arnold, CEO of Concern Worldwide and meals used by Iowa-based organizations in hunger-relief efforts Organized by the World Food Prize, FBL Financial Group, Inc. and Iowa Farm Bureau
1:30-2:15 p.m.	Breakout Sessions and Interactive Workshops
	Iowa National Guard's Agribusiness Development Team Promotes Improved Food Production Practices in Kunar Province, Afghanistan Organized by U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Neil A. Stockfleth
	Growing a Community Food System Organized by Dr. Michael Hamm, C.S. Mott Professor of Sustainable Agriculture, Michigan State University
	Understanding Food Insecurity Among Latino Immigrant Families in Iowa Organized by Dr. Kimberly Greder, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Iowa State University
	How to Deal with Cultural Differences in Setting Up Feeding and Farming Programs in Africa Organized by Dr. James Blessman, President and Founder, Blessman Ministries
	Advocacy and Using Your Voice! Organized by Libby Crimmings, Regional Field Director-Midwest, The ONE Campaign
2:30-3:30 p.m.	Reception with former World Food Prize Laureates Open to all Iowa Hunger Summit Participants