Join us in Hyde Park on June 4-5, 2025 for the Menus of Change Leadership Summit!

The 2025 summit schedule will be released in the winter of 2024, please see below for a daily snapshot of the 2025 summit activities, general sessions, meals, breakout sessions, and more to get an idea of what to expect.


Wednesday, June 4, 2025

8 AM             Registration, Welcome Breakfast, and Student Showcase

9 AM            Opening Remarks and Keynote Address

9:30 AM             General Sessions I-II

10:30 AM          Refreshment and Networking Break

11:00 AM           General Sessions III-V

12:45 PM Walk Around Lunch

1:45 PM General Sessions VI - VIII

3:15 PM Refreshment & Networking Break

3:45 PM              Workshop Sessions, Round A

5 PM                   Networking Reception

6 PM                   Program Conclude for the Evening | Enjoy dinner on your own at the CIA’s Restaurants or local Hudson Valley restaurants featuring CIA Alumni.

Thursday, June 5, 2025

8:15 AM       Hudson Valley Breakfast Buffet

8:45 AM             General Sessions IX-X

10 AM             Refreshment & Networking Break

10:30 AM           General Sessions XI-XII

11:30 AM Workshop Sessions, Round B

12:45 PM            Global Plant-Forward Bento Box Lunch

1:30 PM              Dessert & Coffee

2 PM General Session XIII

2:30 PM Keynote Address with CIA President Michiel Bakker and Foodtank’s Dani Nierenberg

3 PM Refreshment & Networking Break

3:30 PM General Session XIV

4:00 PM Repurposed Solutions Competition Winners Announced

4:20 PM Closing Remarks

4:30 PM Closing Networking Reception

5:30 PM Program Concludes | Enjoy dinner on your own at the CIA’s Restaurants or local Hudson Valley restaurants featuring CIA Alumni.