Global Health and Food Security
Minnesota’s Role in Global Development
Global Health and Food Security: Minnesota’s Role in Global Development
Agenda
9:00 – 9:15am Opening Remarks
Brian Atwood, Dean, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota and former Administrator, USAID
9:15 – 10:45am Panel Discussion on Global Health
Moderator: J. Stephen Morrison, Director, Global Health Policy Center and Senior Vice President, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Panelists:
- Alex Palacios, Special Representative, Executive Office, GAVI Alliance
- Dr. Michael Osterholm, University of Minnesota School of Public Health
- Trevor Gunn, Senior Director of International Relations, Medtronic
- Patricia Kenefick Stinchfield, Director, Infectious Disease and Immunology, Infection Prevention and Control, and the Children’s Immunization Project, Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
10:45 – 11:00am Break
11:00-12:30pm Panel Discussion on Food Security and Agricultural Development
Moderator: Philip Pardey, Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota
Panelists:
- Robbin Johnson, Senior Adviser, Global Policy Studies, University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
- Johanna Nesseth, Vice President, Strategic Planning and Director, Global Food Security Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
- Thomas Verdoorn, Vice President, International Development, Land O’ Lakes
- Katherine Kahn, Senior Program Officer, Agricultural Development Group, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
12:30-2:00pm Luncheon Discussion on U.S. Development Agenda
Moderator: Dean Brian Atwood
Panelists
- Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN)
- Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN)
CSIS Experts
