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.