We are pleased to offer a selection of video sessions from the 2024 Menus of Change conference, thanks to the generous support of our webcast sponsors. To watch any video with closed captions, click on the “cc” icon in the video tool bar. Click here to find a playlist of all 2024 Menus of Change videos on YouTube.
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Abby Fammartino, MBA, MSFS (Director of Health and Sustainability Programs and Research (incoming), Strategic Initiatives Group, CIA)
Rupa Bhattacharya (Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives and Industry Leadership, CIA)
Walter Willett, MD, DrPH (Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
General Session I: Seeds of Transformation: Global Academic Perspectives on Nourishing Sustainable and Just Food Futures
Danielle Nierenberg (President, Food Tank)
Mario Herrero, PhD (Professor, Cornell Global Development; Director, Food Systems & Global Change; Nancy and Peter Meinig Family Investigator in the Life Sciences, Cornell University)
Walter Willett, MD, DrPH (Professor of Epidemiology and Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)
Veronica Womack, PhD (Executive Director, Rural Studies Institute, Georgia College & State University; Founder, Black Farmers Network)
General Session II: The Next Bite: Navigating Dietary Macro Trends from Food As Medicine to GLP-1 Drug Advances
Joanna Fantozzi (Senior Editor, Nation’s Restaurant News)
Monica Amburn, MS, RDN (Vice President, Eat Well Global, Inc)
Sara Burnett (Principal, Burnett Strategy and Communications)
Michael Kaufman (Senior Lecturer, Harvard Business School)
General Session III: Regional Resilience: Adapting and Diversifying Procurement Models for Changing Landscapes
Brendan Walsh ‘80 (Dean, School of Culinary Arts, CIA)
Lauren Horning (National Director of Local Sourcing and Sustainability, FreshPoint)
Lindsey Lusher Shute (CEO, Farm Generations Cooperative; Co-Owner, Hearty Roots Farm)
Rachel Terry (Director of Partnerships, The Common Market)
Stanford Food Institute Presents the Menus of Change University Research Collaborative Collective Impact Initiative: The Power of Collective Purchasing to Reduce Food-Related Emissions and Improve Diet Quality
Sophie Egan, MPH (Director, Stanford Food Institute and Sustainable Food Systems; Co-Director, Menus of Change University Research Collaborative; Director of Strategy, Food for Climate League)
Breakout Session A1: Digging In: A Closer Look at Regional and Diverse Procurement Approaches
Abby Fammartino, MBA, MSFS (Director of Health and Sustainability Programs and Research (incoming), Strategic Initiatives Group, CIA)
Katelyn Repash (Responsible Sourcing Procurement Director, Aramark)
Monique Rolle, BPS ’04 (Manager of Menu Planning and Procurement, Food & Nutrition Services, Baltimore City Public Schools)
Lindsey Lusher Shute (CEO, Farm Generations Cooperative; Co-Owner, Hearty Roots Farm)
Rachel Terry (National Partnership Director, The Common Market)
Veronica Womack, PhD (Executive Director, Rural Studies Institute, Georgia College & State University; Founder, Black Farmers Network)
General Session IV: Nourishing Health: Exploring the Interplay of Food, Biodiversity, and the Gut Microbiome for Planetary and Human Wellness
Mary Purdy, MS, RDN (Eco-Dietitian/Nutrition and Sustainability Advisor; Adjunct Faculty, CIA Online Master’s in Sustainable Food Systems)
Christopher Gardner, PhD (Rehnborg Farquhar Professor of Medicine, Stanford University; Director of Stanford Prevention Research Center’s Nutrition Studies Group)
Denisa Livingston, MPH, MLS (Diné Tribal Citizen; Community Health Advocate and Food & Health Justice Organizer, Diné Community Advocacy Alliance) (virtual)
Linda Shiue, MD (Director of Culinary and Lifestyle Medicine, Kaiser Permanente)
General Session V: From Plate to Purpose: Empowering Chefs as Advocates for Change
Katherine Miller (Principal and Founder, Table 81; Adjunct Faculty, CIA Online Master’s in Sustainable Food Systems)
Marissa Gencarelli (Co-Founder, Yoli Tortilleria)
Danny Lee (Chef and Co-Owner, The Fried Rice Collective)
Lindsey Ofcacek (Co-founder, Managing Director, Mentor, The LEE Initiative)
Breakout Session B1: Evidence and Impact: Academic and Operational Research Insights from Members of the Menus of Change University Research Collaborative
Abby Fammartino, MBA, MSFS (Director of Health and Sustainability Programs and Research (incoming), Strategic Initiatives Group, CIA)
Christopher Gardner, PhD (Rehnborg Farquhar Professor of Medicine, Stanford University; Director of Stanford Prevention Research Center’s Nutrition Studies Group)
Michael Kann (Global Culinary Strategy & Development Lead, Google)
Lexie Raczka (Director of Sustainability, Boston University Dining Services)
Matthew Ward ’99 (Executive Chef of Residential Dining, University of North Texas)
General Session VI: Nudging the Plate: Harnessing Behavioral Research and Consumer Insights to Shape Plant-Forward Preferences
Chavanne Hanson, MPH, RD (Food Choice Architecture and Nutrition Manager, Google; Co-Chair, MOC Business Leadership Council)
Huy Do (Research & Insights Manager, Datassential)
Edwina Hughes (Head of Coolfood, World Resources Institute)
Michael Millben ’19 (Catering Sous Chef, Morrison Healthcare)
John Stoddard, MS (Associate Director of Climate & Food Strategy, Health Care Without Harm)
General Session VII: Premiere of PBS Docuseries, “Hope in the Water”
Danielle Nierenberg (President, Food Tank)
Jennifer Bushman (Co-Founder, Fed by Blue)
Jim Leape (William and Eva Price Senior Fellow, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment; Co-Director, Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University) (virtual)
Thor Sigfusson, PhD (Founder & Chairman, Iceland Ocean Cluster, Iceland Eco-Business Park, and 100% Fish)
Video Presentation from CIA President
Tim Ryan ’77, EdD, MBA, CMC (President, The Culinary Institute of America)
Closing Remarks and Calls to Action
Abby Fammartino, MBA, MSFS (Director of Health and Sustainability Programs and Research (incoming), Strategic Initiatives Group, CIA)
Chavanne Hanson, MPH, RD (Food Choice Architecture and Nutrition Manager, Google; Co-Chair, MOC Business Leadership Council)
Walter Willett, MD, DrPH (Professor, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Chair, MOC Scientific & Technical Advisory Council)
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