Day 1 [Friday]

Day 2 [Saturday]

Day 3 [Sunday]

12:00 PM

Official Launch & Keynote

Science Center Hall B

Speakers:

Dr. David Kaplan | Tufts University
Dr. Sparsha Saha | Harvard University

1:00  PM

Where Does Our Food Come From?: Agricultural Justice 

2 Divinity Ave Yenching Auditorium

Speakers:

Virginia Benzan | Director of Racial Justice Advocacy with Mass Law Reform Institute
Emma Scott | Harvard Food Law Clinic
Erin Wing | Deputy Director of Investigations of Animal Outlook

1:00  PM

Food, Law, & Policy: Past and Present Perspectives 

Geological Museum 100

Speakers:

Lana Weidgenant | Senior UN Policy Manager at ProVeg International
Andrew Binovi | Director of Government Affairs at Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Noa Dalzell | State Policy Director at Food Solutions Action
Nathan Leys | Staff Attorney at FarmStand

Moderator: Nirva Patel | Director of the Animal Law and Policy Program

2:00  PM

Welcome Snack!

Science Center Courtyard

Food:

Hippeas Chickpea Puffs
Just Ice Tea

2:15  PM

How to Use Your Career To Fix the Food System

Geological Museum 100

Speakers:

Noga Golan | Founder and Managing Director of Alt Protein Careers
Tawanda Muzhingi | International Director for Plant Based Foods Association
Michelle Strickland-Kucerak | Senior VP of Programs and Policy at The Humane League
Christian Wolthers | Founder and CEO of Vegan Business

Moderator: David Kay | Harvard University Business School Student

2:15  PM

The Transformative Power of Media

2 Divinity Ave Yenching Auditorium

Speakers:

Daniella Malfitano, Creator and Host, Plant-Based Made Easy
Gwenna Hunter, Founder of Vegans of LA
Jason Abate, Professor, Purdue Global University
Paige Parsons Roache, Producer and Communications Director, Unchained TV

Moderator: Prabhat Gautam, Founder and CEO, Animal Advocacy Museum

3:30 PM

Career Networking

Sever Hall

Participants

abillion
Allied Scholars for Animal Protection
Alt Protein Careers
Balanced
China Vegan Society
Co-Culture Lab
Compassion in World Farming
Food for Free
Food Law and Policy Clinic
FoodShot Global
GenV
Good Food Fund
Mori
New Harvest
New Roots Institute
Nucleate: Cultivate
Pawsible Foods
Peta2
Plant Based Foods Association
Plant Futures Initiative
Profillet
ProVeg
Read and Feed International
Rethink Food
Tälist
The Humane League
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
The Reducetarian Foundation
The Urban Garden Initiative
TiNDLE
Warndu
Zero Waste Coalition
TUCCA
Turtle Tree

3:30 PM

NotCo Sampling

Science Center East Arcade

Food:

Samples from NotCo 

7:00 PM

VIP Reception & Dinner [Invite Only]

Wusong Road

Location:

Wusong Road - Tiki Bar & Restaurant 

9:00 AM 

Coffee & Light Breakfast | Battle of the Plant-Based Eggs

Science Center East Arcade

Food:

Crafty Counter | WunderEggs
Eat JUST | JUST Egg

10:00 AM

Professional Development Workshop Series

Sever Hall

Workshops

Compassion Fatigue & Animal Activism | Ashinee Reynolds
Using Behavior Science Strategies to Drive Plant-Rich Eating | Natalia Paine
How to Be Persuasive About Controversial Issues Without Angering Anyone - Including You! | Lauren Ferrucci, Leo Balik, and Becca Rogers
Building Social and Professional Ecosystems | Eric Sirvinskas
Worlds Within and Without: Navigating Personal and Planetary Burnout | Nivi Jaswal
From Effective Animal Advocacy to Effective Careers: Alt Proteins, Policy, Business, Finance, Medicine, and More! | Dr. Faraz Harsini
Growing Climate Resilient Communities + Food Sovereignty | Rebecca Sullivan
Creating Viral Content to Ignite Change | Jamie Logan
Spiritual Tools & Techniques for Planetary Change | Gwenna Hunter
Purpose Driven Leadership - Being the Change | Mia Rue
Dialogue on the Power of Food at Universities | Ken Toong

11:15 AM

Student Coalition Building Workshop Series

Sever Hall

Workshops

Creating and Leading an Effective Animal Advocacy Group in Your University | Joseph Bogdanovitch
Cultivating Resilience: Building Pathways to Food Sovereignty in Urban Spaces | Megan Chen
How to Make Your Campus Cafeteria More Plant-Based | Julia Krausz and Morgan Greenlaw
What Mission-Driven Strategies Should We Focus Our Efforts On? | Navin Durbhakula and Nathan McGovern
What is the sweetener of the future? - An in-depth look at Miraculine | Lucía Curiel Crespo
Advocating for Fairness for Farmworkers: Building Skills in Public Engagement | Jack Towers

12:30 PM

Awards Ceremony & Closing Remarks

Science Center Hall D

Speakers:

Olivia Calkins | Co-Director of Food 4 Thought Inc.
Navin Durbhakula | Co-Director of Food 4 Thought Inc.
Adham Ali | Co-Director of Food 4 Thought Inc.
Shawn Mobley | Co-Director of Food 4 Thought Inc.

1:30 PM

Lunch and Dessert

Science Center East Acarde

Food:

Grasshopper
Plant City
FoMu Ice Cream

2:00 PM

Field Visits

Various locations

Locations:

Kaplan Lab + Tufts University Campus Tour
Harvard University Campus Tour
Tufts University Campus Tour
New Entry Farm Tour
Daily Table Tour

7:00 AM 

Coffee & Light Breakfast 

Science Center East Arcade

Coffee Station
Bored Cow Milk
Mellody Honey

8:00 AM 

Idea Lab | Judge Introductions

Emerson Hall 105

David Benzaquen | Founder of Mission: Plant
Jay Karandikar | Principal at Unovis Asset Management
Max Elder | Managing Director at Food System Innovations
Zoe Adamopoulos | Business Development Manager at TiNDLE
Christian Wolthers | Founding and Managing Partner at Vegan Business
Irina Gerry | Chief Marketing Officer at Change Foods
Mia Rue | Founding Partner Rythmia Life Advancement Center
Fabio Munno | Co-Founder at bloom fast good
Julia Johnson | Head of Business at Compassion in World Farming

8:45 AM

Cultivating Change: A Dialogue on Food Dignity, Equity, and Sustainability

Emerson Hall 105

Taylor Quinn | Executive Director of Tailored Food
Dr. Breeze Harper | Founder of The Sistah Vegan Project/Black Zephyr Inc.
Dr. Sailesh Rao | Executive Director of Climate Healers
Dr. Nicole Blackstone | Assistant Professor at Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition & Policy

Moderators: Tufts Sustainable CORE Fellows

8:45 AM

Impactful Advocacy for Food Systems Transformation 

Emerson Hall 210

Brian Kateman | Founder and President of Reducetarian Foundation
Tim Polkowski | International Director at ProVeg
Lauren Ferrucci | Sr Manager of Leadership Development Programs at New Roots Institute

Moderator: Jamie Logan | YouTuber, Podcast Host & Content Creator

10:00 AM

Idea Lab: Ideation Session

Emerson Hall

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12:00 PM

World Cultural Food Festival

Bright-Landry Hockey Center

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1:00 PM

Profillet Live-Cooking Demo

Bright-Landry Hockey Center

Doug McNinch | Fearless Chef at Profillet
Greg Potter | Creative Scientist at Profillet

12:00 PM

Research Incubator

Bright-Landry Hockey Center

TBA

2:45 PM

Idea Lab: Presentations

Geological Museum 100 & Vanserg Building

David Benzaquen | Founder of Mission: PlantJ
Jay Karandikar | Principal at Unovis Asset Management
Max Elder | Managing Director at Food System Innovations
Zoe Adamopoulos | Business Development Manager at TiNDLE
Christian Wolthers |Founding and Managing Partner at Vegan Business
Irina Gerry | Chief Marketing Officer at Change Foods
Mia Rue | Founding Partner Rythmia Life Advancement Center
Fabio Munno | Co-Founder at bloom fast good
Julia Johnson | Head of Business at Compassion in World Farming

4:00 PM

Food is Health: Narratives Around Healthy Eating and Addressing Nutrition (Mis)information 

Harvard Hall 101

Dr. Sean Cash | Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition and Policy
Dr. Roxanne Becker | Physicians Committee on Responsible Medicine

Moderator: Cami Christopher | HSPH Student

4:00 PM

Starting and Growing a Food Business

Geological Museum 100

Doug McNinch | Co-Founder of ProFillet, Fearless Chef, Author
Kathrin Henon |Founder and CEO, Planet Bake
Todd Boyman |Co-Founder and CEO of Hungry Planet

Moderator: Navin Durbhakula | Harvard Undergraduate Student

4:00 PM

Barvecue Smokehouse & Renegade Foods Sample

Science Center East Arcade

Barvecue Smokehouse
Renegade Foods

5:15 PM

Cultivated Meat and the End of Animal Agriculture 

Emerson Hall 210

Dr. David Kaplan | Tufts University Center for Cellular Agriculture
Faraz Harsini | Allied Scholars for Animal Protection
David Kay | Former Upside Foods Employee

Moderator: Julia Krausz | Brown Student

5:15 PM

Centering Companies as Changemakers in the Food System

Emerson Hall 105

Julia Johnson | Head of Businessa at Compassion in World Farming
Irina Gerry | Chief Marketing Officer of Change Foods, Chair of Board of Directors at Precision Fermentation Alliance
Sara Eckhouse | Executive Director of FoodShot Global

Moderator: Heather Courtney | Founding General Partner at Alwyn Capital

8:15 PM

Film Festival 

Sever Hall 113

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