Agenda

Good Food Good Futures Institute – Farm, Food & Health Conference
Strengthening the Bonds between Farm, Food & Health in Local, Regional & National Economies

Day 1 – Tuesday, March 2, 2010

7:00a-9:00a         Registration – Lobby of the American Royal

Continental Breakfast

Early online registration recommended

9:00a-9:15a         Welcome to the American Royal – Greg Maday – Chairman of Board of Directors

9:15a-10:00a       Unveiling the American Royal’s Good Food Good Futures Institute (Video Message)

John Fisk – Director of the Wallace Center at Winrock International - confirmed

10:00a-10:30a    Keynote Speaker  - TBA – To Be Announced!

10:30a-10:45a    Break

10:45a-11:30a    Integrating small and mid size ag in today’s modern food system – creating a safe place for conversation
Guest Speakers:

Ron Doetch – President of Michael Fields Agricultural Institute - confirmed

                                David Ball – Balls Food Stores - confirmed

11:30a-12:00a    Q & A   Roundtable Discussions

                                Moderators:

                                Marty Gerencer – Program Manager, National Good Food Network

                                Diana Endicott – Good Natured Family Farms

                                Otavio Silva – Director of Sustainability & Administrator, Buy Fresh Buy Local

12:00a-1:15p      Using Policy to Close the Food Gap

                                Keynote Speaker - Mark Winne - confirmed

Nationally recognized speaker on food policy and author of Closing the Food Gap: Resetting the Table in the Land of Plenty - sponsored by KC Healthy Kids

Awards – Balls Food Stores - Presented by GNFF

Select from the following two sessions from 1:30p-3:30p

1:30p-3:30p        Greater Kansas City Food Policy Coalition

                                The Power of Food Policy in a Community

                                Interactive Workshop with Mark Winne -- confirmed

OR

1:30p-3:30p        A GFGF Signature Conversation:  Impacting Health Outcomes Through the Food Contract

                                Part 1    Championing Good Food in the Large Employer Settings

                                Federal Reserve Bank - SVP Steve McBride – confirmed

Hallmark Cards Community Supported Agriculture –confirmed

Cerner Corporation, -Mike Heckman, Director of Benefits-confirmed

Part 2    Innovation in Hospital Food Service

Healing Through Food at the Henry Ford Health System                                                

Chef Matt Prentice, Matt Prentice Culinary Wellness Program, Detroit, Michigan- confirmed

Incorporating Sustainability into Food Service Contracting                                             Kathleen Reed, Sustainable Food Program Manager- confirmed                        National Nutrition Services – Procurement & Supply                                                       Kaiser Permanente, Northern California

3:30p-4:00p        Break and move to next sessions

Select from the following two sessions from 4:00p-5:00p

4:00p-5:00p        University Food Service– Power Buying Locally Grown Foods Cooperatively

Pat Cipolla – Director of Produce Operations, Sysco KC - confirmed

Hank Jolley – President, Sysco KC - confirmed

 Kansas University – Dining Services - confirmed

Farmers and distributors welcomed for roundtable discussions!

                                OR

4:00p-5:00p        Urban-Rural Linkages:  Meeting Food and Health Needs of Vulnerable Communities with Good Food, featuring WK Kellogg Foundation supported work.

Guest Speaker:
Warren King – Wellspring Management - confirmed

5:00 – 6:00           4-H Youth Posters, College environmental groups, and Vendor reception, KC local artist

                                Hosted by the American Royal, Al Davis – Director of Education

6:00 –                    Kansas City BBQ Social and Music – Film Screenings at Cerner’s Riverport facility, a converted casino on the Missouri river

Day 2, Wednesday, March 3, 2010

8:30a-9:30a         Keynote Speaker:

                                Michael H. Shuman – Author of The Small-Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses are Beating the Global Competition - confirmed
Centennial breakfast served during keynote

9:30 a-11:00a      GFGF Gets to Work: Boots on the Ground

·         Track 1 

National Good Food Network Panel—Farmers and suppliers share their stories and strategies for successful local and profitable food supply chains 

National Good Food Network – Wallace Center at Winrock International

John Fisk – Director, Wallace Center - confirmed

Marty Gerencer – Program Manager, National Good Food Network - confirmed

Ron Doetch  - President of Michael Fields Agricultural Institute - confirmed

Warren King – Wellspring Management - Confirmed

o   Rapid Q&A

o   Discussion Roundtables

·         Track 2

Putting Good Food Good Futures Principles at Work- CPPW Grants

Winners of the Communities Putting Prevention to Work 2009 Stimulus Grants will discuss their strategies (Media, Access, Price, Point of Purchase/Promotion, Social Support) to change regional foodscapes and health outcomes.

o   Rapid Q&A

o   Discussion Roundtables

11:00a-11:45p    GFGF Signature Inspiration: Food & the Beloved Community

Kansas City’s maladjustment to the current state of our food systems

Jimmy S. Johnson, Phd , Archeologist is currently featured in the documentary Negroes to Hire, based on collection of Missouri slave narratives that were gathered through the Federal Writers' Project (1936-38).

Kendra Wyatt, Community Strategist, Cerner

Jimmy and Kendra will uniquely connect Kansas City’s history to our opportunity to lead the country in entrepreneurial social justice.

11:45p-12:00      Final Thoughts & Closing: Farm, Food & Health Conference
Bill Crooks – Executive Director, Good Food Good Futures Institute

Conference attendees are encouraged to bring their laptop computers for interactive participation.