Category: Iowa Hunger Summit

2015 Iowa Hunger Summit 2015 Iowa Hunger Summit Laying the Foundation (10/13/2015 9:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m.) President’s Welcome: Transcript – SlidesHealth and Global Change: Transcript – SlidesThe State of Hunger in Iowa: Transcript – Slides President’s Welcome Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, President, World Food Prize Foundation Ambassador Kenneth Quinn, President of the World Food Prize Foundation, welcomes…

World Food Prize Foundation 2026 Iowa Hunger Summit 2026 Iowa Hunger SummitWednesday, July 22, 2026 | Des Moines, Iowa In a state that feeds the world, food insecurity remains a persistent reality for too many Iowans, who still do not know where their next meal will come from — 385,130 people, 120,220 of whom are children.  Not…

World Food Prize Foundation 2025 Iowa Hunger Summit 2025 Iowa Hunger SummitWednesday, July 16, 2025 | Des Moines, Iowa The Iowa Hunger Summit is a free, public event held annually, bringing together hundreds of food security leaders from across the state. Participants include representatives from community organizations, businesses, government agencies, social services, faith-based communities, academic institutions and other groups…

World Food Prize Foundation 2024 Iowa Hunger Summit 2024 Iowa Hunger Summit The theme of the Summit, Seeds of Nourishment: Elevating Iowa’s Food Systems, drew attention to each sector impacting the food supply chain, uncovering both the challenges and innovative solutions for improving nutritious food security. Through interactive breakout sessions, panels and keynotes, the event elevated…

World Food Prize Foundation 2023 Iowa Hunger Summit 2023 Iowa Hunger Summit The 17th annual Iowa Hunger Summit welcomed 300 food security champions from acrossIowa, including a proportion of participants attended virtually from across Iowa and the world. The 2023 theme, Paths to Zero, highlighted Iowa’s commitments to achieving food security and the path forward to zero hunger.…

2022 Iowa Hunger Summit On Thursday, September 1, 2022, partners across Iowa and the United States joined together to discuss critical hunger issues at the Iowa Hunger Summit. The Summit’s theme, Our Paths to Zero, focused on charting a course to overcoming hunger with a focus on our collective health. 2022 Iowa Hunger Summit Itinerary: Full Schedule 10:00 a.m.   State of Iowa Hunger &…

2019 Iowa Hunger Summit 2019 Iowa Hunger Summit Itinerary: 8:00 Breakout Sessions   9:00 Morning Panels     Welcome       Madeline Goebel  |  Director, Community Outreach, World Food Prize Foundation     Founder’s Retrospective       Amb. Kenneth M. Quinn  |  President, World Food Prize Foundation     Opening Keynote      …

2018 Iowa Hunger Summit 9:00  |  Morning Panels Iowa Ballroom, 2nd Floor 9:00   Welcome   Madeline Goebel  |  Director, Iowa Hunger Summit and Community Outreach, World Food Prize Foundation 9:05   Food Recovery: How Food Waste Undermines Food Security       Moderator: Lea Hensel | Communications & Marketing Coordinator, Iowa Waste Reduction Center    Aubrey Alvarez | Executive Director & Co – Founder, …

2017 Iowa Hunger Summit 9:00 a.m.   President’s Welcome     Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn | President, World Food Prize Foundation     Craig Hill | President, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation         9:15 a.m.   Secretaries of Agriculture     Secretary Tom Vilsack | U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, 2009-2017     Secretary Dan…

2016 Iowa Hunger Summit Downtown Des Moines Marriott, 3rd Floor700 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…