The World Food Prize
Norman E. Borlaug International Symposium
“The Next Generation": Confronting the Hunger Challenges of Tomorrow
Des Moines, Iowa
All events will be recorded and posted after the conference.
Events that will be webcast live at www.worldfoodprize.org are noted below.
Side Events
2:00 p.m. Borlaug Memorial Lecture: “Enhancing the Impact of Agricultural Research on Food Security in Africa”
Speaker: Dr. Monty Jones – 2004 World Food Prize Laureate
University of Minnesota
8:00 p.m. Norman Borlaug Lecture featuring 2002 World Food Prize Laureate Pedro Sanchez
Sun Room, Iowa State University Memorial Union, Ames, Iowa
The Fifth Annual Iowa Hunger Summit
8:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Des Moines Marriott – Hall of Cities, third floor
8:30 a.m. Opening remarks
Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn (ret.) – President, the World Food Prize Foundation
8:45 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 a.m. The Challenges of Global Aging and Nutrition
Organized by the Heartland Global Health Consortium
10:15 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 a.m. Social Innovation – A Guatemalan Case Study
Organized by Hormel Foods Corporation
Noon The World Food Prize, FBL Financial Group, Inc. and Iowa Farm Bureau present the “Hunger
Luncheon” featuring meals used by Iowa-based organizations in food assistance and hunger-relief efforts
Keynote Speaker: Tom Arnold, CEO, Concern Worldwide
1:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions and Interactive Workshops
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 when 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 p.m. Reception with World Food Prize Laureates from past years
Side Events
8:45 a.m. USAID Board for International Food and Agricultural Development Public Meeting
Des Moines Marriott – Salons A and B, second floor
Des Moines Marriott – Salons A and B, second floor
10:00 a.m. World Food Prize Lecture
Speaker: Roberto Rodriguez, Former Minister of Agriculture of Brazil
Pioneer, Johnston, Iowa
11:00 a.m. Luncheon: "The Next Generation and Sustainable Human and Institutional Capacity Building"
Speaker: Dr. Calestous Juma, Harvard University
Organized by USAID Bureau for Food Security, USAID Board for International Food and Agricultural Development,
and Association of Public and Land Grant Universities.
To RSVP, please visit http://humanandinstitutionalcapacitybuildingluncheon.eventbrite.com
To RSVP, please visit http://humanandinstitutionalcapacitybuildingluncheon.eventbrite.com
For additional information please contact pvmorera@aplu.org
Des Moines Marriott – Salons EFGH, second floor
11:00 a.m. World Food Prize Laureate Lecture: “Urgent and Emerging Food Policy Challenges and Opportunities”
Speaker: Per Pinstrup-Anderson – 2001 World Food Prize Laureate
William Penn University, Des Moines, Iowa
11:00 a.m. World Food Prize Lecture
Speaker: Rattan Lal, Professor of Soil Science, School of Environment and Natural Resources, Ohio
State University
Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa
Noon World Food Prize Lecture: “New Worlds of Water”
Speaker: Margaret Catley-Carlson, Chair, World Economic Forum Advisory Council on Water
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
1:00 p.m. USAID Board for International Food and Agricultural Development Public Meeting continues
Des Moines Marriott – Salons A and B, second floor
1:30 p.m. Iowa Tanzania Summit: Development in Rural Tanzania
Organized by Empower Tanzania Incorporated
Des Moines Marriott – Salon D, second floor
3:00 p.m. Truth About Trade and Technology – Global Farmer-to-Farmer Roundtable
Ruan Center, Des Moines Club, Des Moines downtown
4:30 p.m. Iowa Tanzania Networking Reception
Organized by Empower Tanzania Incorporated
Des Moines Marriott – Cedar Rapids and Council Bluffs Rooms, third floor
8:00 p.m. 4-H Friends, Alumni and Partners Reception
Hosted by National 4-H Council’s Board of Trustees
Please RSVP to Carolyn Fernandez at cfernandez@fourhcouncil.edu or 301-961-2983 by September 30
Des Moines Marriott – Des Moines Hall of Cities, third floor
The “Borlaug Dialogue”: Day I
1:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Des Moines Marriott – Iowa Ballroom, second floor
1:00 p.m. Opening remarks
Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn (ret.) – President, The World Food Prize Foundation
1:15 p.m. CEO Roundtable: “The Role of the Private Sector in Sustainable Agricultural Development” (Webcast live)
Samuel Allen – Chairman and CEO, Deere & Co.
James Borel – Executive Vice President, DuPont
Hugh Grant – President and CEO, Monsanto Company
Namanga Ngongi – President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
Patricia Woertz – Chairman, CEO and President, Archer Daniels Midland Company
Richard Leach – President and CEO, World Food Program USA (Moderator)
2:30 p.m. Keynote Address: "Farming, Philanthropy and Failure: Lessons About Small Farmers and Feeding the World"
Howard Buffett – President, Howard G. Buffett Foundation
3:00 p.m. Keynote Address: “The Phosphate Challenge”
Steen Riisgaard – President and CEO, Novozymes
3:30 p.m. Conversation: “Empowering Youth Leaders and Entrepreneurs in Agricultural Engagement and Innovation”
Rikin Gandhi – CEO, Digital Green
Millicent Akinyi Obare – Youth Leader, 4-H Kenya
Eric Pohlman – Senior Partner/Rwanda Country Director/Co-founder, One Acre Fund
José Zaglul – President, EARTH University
Rick Little – CEO, ImagineNations (Moderator)
5:30 p.m. Grand Opening: Norman E. Borlaug Hall of Laureates
100 Locust Street, Des Moines
7:30 p.m. Special Performance: The Tokyo String Quartet
Sponsored by The World Food Prize Foundation. Free and open to the public.
Capacity crowds expected at this point.
Capacity crowds expected at this point.
Des Moines Temple for the Performing Arts
Side Events
7:00 a.m. Breakfast: “The Borlaug CAST Communication Award”
Hosted by CropLife Foundation and the Council for Agricultural Science & Technology
Des Moines Marriott – Des Moines Room, third floor
7:30 a.m. Seminar - "Getting Down to Business: Scaling Up Private Sector Investments in Africa and Making Headway
with Feed the Future and CAADP"
Hosted by the Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa
Des Moines Marriott – Cedar Rapids and Council Bluffs Rooms, third floor
8:00 a.m. Panel Discussion and Report Release : “Connecting the Dots: How Agriculture can Contribute to Global
Health”
Hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Des Moines Marriott – Waterloo Room, third floor
8:15 a.m. Panel Discussion: "Technology on Trial: How Resistance to Innovation is Threatening the Global Food Supply"
Hosted by CropLife International and the U..S. Department of State
Des Moines Marriott – Des Moines Room, third floor
9:00 a.m. Truth About Trade and Technology – Global Farmer-to-Farmer Roundtable
Ruan Center, Des Moines Club, Des Moines downtown
9:00 a.m. Seminar: “Challenges of Natural Resource Management for Small-scale Farmers on Marginal Lands”
Hosted by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
Des Moines Marriott – Davenport and Dubuque Rooms, third floor
9:00 a.m. One Health Inaugural Lecture featuring 2010 World Food Prize Laureate David Beckmann
Hosted by One Health Commission and the Iowa State University One Health Consortium
Des Moines Marriott – Salon D, second floor
10:00 a.m. World Food Prize Laureate Lecture: “Urgent and Emerging Food Policy Challenges and Opportunities”
Speaker: Per Pinstrup-Anderson – 2001 World Food Prize Laureate
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
10:30 a.m. Lecture: “Carbon Sequestration and Greenhouse Gas Fluxes in Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities”
Dr. Ronald Follett, USDA-ARS-NPA, Presenter
Hosted by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology
Ruan II Building, Auditorium, ground floor
10:40 a.m. World Food Prize Lecture
Speaker: Sir Gordon Conway, Professor of International Development, Imperial College London
Central Academy, Des Moines, Iowa
11:00 a.m. Luncheon: 2nd Annual Global Harvest Initiative GAP Report™ Announcement
Learn more and RSVP at www.eventbrite.com/event/1963977309
Des Moines Marriott – Des Moines Room, third floor
11:00 a.m. World Food Prize Lecture
Speaker: Beatriz da Silveira Pinheiro, Director General of the Strategic Studies and Capacity Strengthening
Division of the Brazilian Agricultural Research Organization
Iowa State University, Department of Agronomy, 3140 Agronomy Hall, Ames, Iowa
11:30 a.m. World Food Prize Lecture
Speaker: David Lambert, Principal of Lambert Associates of Washington, D.C.
Charter Financial Analysts, 33rd Floor Ruan Center, Des Moines, Iowa
2:00 p.m. World Food Prize Presidential Lecture
Speaker: H.E. Joaquim Chissano – former President, Mozambique
Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa
5:30 p.m. World Food Prize Laureate Lecture: “Listening, Learning and Leading on the Global Stage”
Speaker: Jo Luck – 2010 World Food Prize Laureate
Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
7:00 p.m. Banquet: “African Voices for New Science and Technology"
Hosted by AU/NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency/
African Biosafety Network of Expertise (ABNE) and Michigan State University
For additional information please contact dietri48@msu.edu
Des Moines Marriott – Des Moines Room, third floor
7:00 p.m. Seminar: “Securing the Table for the Next Generation – Farmer-led Initiatives for Resilient
and Improved Livelihoods in Ethiopia and Colombia ”
and Improved Livelihoods in Ethiopia and Colombia ”
Hosted by Oxfam International
Des Moines Marriott – Council Bluffs Room, third floor
7:00 p.m. Reception: "Transforming Food and Agriculture Policy"
Hosted by AGree; Co-Chairs Emmy Simmons, Jim Moseley and Executive Director Deborah Atwood
Des Moines Marriott – Davenport Room, third floor
7:30 p.m. World Food Prize Laureate Lecture: "Plant Breeding Challenges for Enhanced Food and Nutritional Security in
the 21st Century"
Speaker: Surinder K. Vasal – 2000 World Food Prize Laureate
Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa
The “Borlaug Dialogue”: Day II
8:00 a.m. – Noon
Des Moines Marriott – Iowa Ballroom, second floor
8:00 a.m. Conversation: Improving Efficiencies in the Entire Value Chain
Silas Samson Buru – Ethiopian Farmer, Oxfam Horn of Africa Risk Transfer Adaptation Program
Shenggen Fan – Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute
J. Carl Ganter – Co-founder and Director, Circle of Blue
Beth Keck – Senior Vice President for Sustainability, Wal-Mart
Sir Gordon Conway – Professor of International Development, Imperial College London (Moderator)
9:30 a.m. The Secretary’s Roundtable: “Sharing Agricultural Knowledge to Drive Sustainable Growth” (Webcast live)
Hon. Thomas J. Vilsack – Secretary of Agriculture, United States
Hon. Kwesi Ahwoi – Minister of Agriculture, Ghana
Hon. Jumanne Maghembe – Minister of Agriculture, Tanzania
Hon. José Pacheco – Minister of Agriculture, Mozambique
Dr. José Graziano da Silva – Regional Representative and Assistant Director-General, UN Food and Agriculture
Hon. Kwesi Ahwoi – Minister of Agriculture, Ghana
Hon. Jumanne Maghembe – Minister of Agriculture, Tanzania
Hon. José Pacheco – Minister of Agriculture, Mozambique
Dr. José Graziano da Silva – Regional Representative and Assistant Director-General, UN Food and Agriculture
Organization
10:30 a.m. Conversation: Innovative Solutions to Maximize the Potential of Women and Girls in Agricultural Development
Sam Dryden – Director of Agricultural Development, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Matilda Auma Ouma – Deputy District Agricultural Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Kenya
Ritu Sharma – Co-founder and President, Women Thrive Worldwide
Catherine Bertini – 2003 World Food Prize Laureate (Moderator)
11:30 a.m. Keynote Address: "Ending Hunger and Malnutrition" (Webcast live)
Josette Sheeran – Executive Director, UN World Food Program
Noon – 2:00 p.m.
Des Moines Marriott – Hall of Cities, third floor
Noon Symposium Luncheon Keynote (Webcast live)
Ellen Kullman – Chairman and CEO, DuPont
2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Des Moines Marriott – Iowa Ballroom, second floor
2:00 p.m. Special Video Address
HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein – Messenger of Peace, United Nations
2:15 p.m. African Presidential Leadership Roundtable (Webcast live)
H.E. Joaquim Chissano – former President, Mozambique
H.E. Sir Dawda Jawara – former President, The Gambia
H.E. Olusegun Obasanjo – former President, Nigeria
H.E. Mizengo Pinda – Prime Minister, Tanzania
Gebisa Ejeta – 2009 World Food Prize Laureate (Moderator)
7:00 p.m. The 2011 Laureate Award Ceremony (Webcast live)
The Iowa State Capitol and Live Broadcast on Iowa Public Television. Due to unprecedented demand and limited
space, the ceremony will be invitation-only this year.
7:00 p.m. The 2011 Ceremony Watch Party
Des Moines Marriott, Iowa Ballroom, second floor
Side Events
7:00 a.m. Breakfast: "From the Ground Up – Farmers Feeding the World"
Hosted by the Farm Journal Foundation
Des Moines Marriott – Davenport Room, third floor
7:00 a.m. Breakfast Seminar: "The 2011 Global Hunger Index – The Challenge of Hunger: Taming Price Spikes
and Excessive Food Price Volatility"
Hosted by the International Food Policy Research Institute
Open to all attendees -- please RSVP to Djhoanna Cruz (d.cruz@cgiar.org.org)
Des Moines Marriott, Cedar Rapids and Council Bluffs rooms
7:00 a.m. Breakfast: "Spanning the Globe – Improving Lives, Expanding Resources to Feed the World's Hungry"
Hosted by the Global Food Banking Network
Des Moines Marriott – Sioux City Room, third floor
8:00 a.m. Seminar: “Feeding a Hungry World. Why We Must Invest in the Next Generation of Female Farmers"
Hosted by The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Land O'Lakes, Inc. and
Des Moines Marriott – Des Moines Room, third floor
11:00 a.m. World Food Prize Laureate Lecture
Speaker: David Beckmann – 2010 World Food Prize Laureate
Grand View University, Des Moines, Iowa
11:45 a.m. World Food Prize Laureate Lecture
Speaker: Pedro A. Sanchez – 2002 World Food Prize Laureate, Director of Tropical Agriculture at the Earth
Institute at Columbia University
Des Moines Rotary Wakonda Club, Des Moines, Iowa
3:15 p.m. Panel Discussion and Report Release: "Girls Grow – A Vital Force in Rural
Economies"
Hosted by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Des Moines Marriott – Davenport Room, third floor
3:15 p.m. Seminar: “Linking Farmers to Markets in Developing Countries – Building Food Processing Enterprises”
Hosted by the International Food Technology Center, Purdue University
Des Moines Marriott – Council Bluffs Room, third floor
3:30 p.m. Reception and Signing: "Endless Appetites – How the Commodities Casino Creates Hunger and Unrest"
Hosted by John Wiley & Sons and author Alan Bjerga of Bloomberg News
Des Moines Marriott – Waterloo Room, third floor
4:00 p.m. Panel Discussion: “Financing for Country-Owned Food Security Strategies – The Global Agriculture and
Food Security Program (GAFSP)”
Hosted by ActionAid
Open to all atendees. Please send a courtesy RSVP to katie.campbell@actionaid.org
Des Moines Marriott – Dubuque Room, third floor
4:00 p.m. World Food Prize Lecture
Speaker: Johannes Lehmann, Associate Professor at Cornell University
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
8:30 p.m. The Official After Party for the World Food Prize featuring a free show The NADAS
Hosted by The ONE Campaign
Free and Open to World Food Prize Participants, Media and the Public
Comments by Sheila Nix, ONE’s US Executive Director, on ONE’s new Agricultural Campaign “Famine is the
Real Obscenity”
For more info please contact Libby Crimmings: Libby.Crimmings@ONE.org
Des Moines Marriott – Second Floor, Iowa Ballroom
The “Borlaug Dialogue”: Day III
7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Des Moines Marriott – Hall of Cities, third floor
7:30 a.m. Symposium Breakfast: Keynote
Michael Mack – CEO and Executive Director, Syngenta
9:00 a.m. – Noon
Des Moines Marriott – Iowa Ballroom, second floor
9:00 a.m. Laureate Keynote Address (Webcast live)
H.E. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva – 2011 World Food Prize Laureate and former President, Brazil
9:30 a.m. Conversation: The Greening of Agriculture
Kwesi Atta-Krah – Deputy Director General, Bioversity International
Daniel Hillel – Senior Research Scientist, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies ,Columbia Earth Institute
Rattan Lal – Professor of Soil Science, School of Environment and Natural Resources,Ohio State University
Sahr Lebbie – Africa Area Vice President, Heifer International
Johannes Lehmann – Chairman of the Board, International Biochar Initiative
Margaret Catley-Carlson – Chair, World Economic Forum Advisory Council on Water (Moderator)
11:00 a.m. Conversation: Enhancing Communication and Collaboration Across All Stakeholders
Ellen Gustafson – Co-founder, FEED and Founder/Executive Director of 30 Project
Bruce McNamer – President and CEO, TechnoServe
Louise Fresco – Distinguished Professor, University of Amsterdam (Moderator)
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Des Moines Marriott – Hall of Cities, third floor
12:30 p.m. 2011 World Food Prize Laureate Luncheon Keynote Address (Webcast live)
H.E. John Agyekum Kufuor – 2011 World Food Prize Laureate and former President, Ghana
Side Events
2:00 p.m. Reception Honoring H.E. John Agyekum Kufuor, 2011 World Food Prize Laureate
Hosted by Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
Des Moines Marriott – Council Bluffs Room, third floor
The World Food Prize Global Youth Institute
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Pioneer Headquarters, Wallace Auditorium