2016 Iowa Hunger Summit
Downtown Des Moines Marriott, 3rd Floor
700 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA, 50309
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration Opens |
| The registration desk will be located in the lobby of the Marriott Hotel for check-in | |
| 9:00 a.m. | President’s Welcome |
| Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn – President, World Food Prize Foundation | |
| 9:10 a.m. | Hy-Vee Passion with Purpose |
| Mr. Randy Edeker – Chairman of the Board, CEO, President, Hy-Vee | |
| 9:25 a.m. | Hunger, Nutrition and Child Development |
| Moderator: Dr. Yogesh Shah, MD, MPH, Geriatrician, Broadlawns Medical Center | |
| Dr. Earl Kilgore, PsyD, Broadlawns Medical Center | |
| Ms. Jami Haberl, Executive Director, Iowa Healthiest State Initiative | |
| Ms. Mary Lawyer, Director, Community Health Improvement, Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield | |
| 10:15 a.m. | The State of Hunger in Iowa |
| Moderator: Mr. Matt Russell, Resilient Agriculture Coordinator, Drake University Agricultural Law Center | |
| Ms. Barb Prather, Executive Director, Northeast Iowa Food Bank | |
| Dr. Peter Fisher, Research Director, Iowa Policy Project | |
| Ms. Liesl Eathington, Director, Iowa Community Indicators Program | |
| 11:05 a.m. | AmeriCorps VISTA: Impacting Hunger in Iowa |
| Tina Dunphy, Ohio State Director, Corporation for National and Community Service | |
| Alisha Rulapaugh, Director of Community Engagement, Northeast Iowa Food Bank | |
| 12:00 p.m. | Iowa Hunger Luncheon |
| Norman Borlaug Day Proclamation by Iowa Governor Terry E. Branstad | |
| Governor Terry E. Branstad reads the official proclamation declaring October 16 as Norman E. Borlaug/World Food Prize Day in Iowa | |
| Presentation of Robert D. Ray Iowa SHARES Humanitarian Award | |
| This award is given to a hunger fighter in Iowa who has provided significant leadership in confronting hunger at home and abroad | |
| Keynote Presentation | |
| Roger Thurow, Senior Fellow for Global Agriculture and Food Policy, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Author, The First 1,000 Days: A Critical Time for Mothers and Children – And The World | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Breakout Sessions, Round One |
| Food Rescue: Making Connections | |
| Organized by Eat Greater DSM | |
| Growing Lasting Solutions to Hunger | |
| Organized by Foods Resource Bank | |
| The Power of a Multi-layered Approach in Combatting Power and Hunger | |
| Organized by Empower Tanzania | |
| Hunger and Seniors | |
| Northeast Iowa Food Bank | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Breakout Sessions, Round Two |
| Summer Food Service | |
| Organized by Food Bank of Iowa & Iowa Department of Education | |
| Exploring a New Mobile Food Pantry Model | |
| Organized by DMARC | |
| Iowa India Summit | |
| Organized by Iowa India | |
| Nutrition and Backpack/International Food Programs | |
| Organized by The Outreach Program |