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On March 14, in partnership with Huston-Tillotson University, Driscoll's and Barr Mansion, we are co-hosting our annual "All Things Food Summit," an official SXSW 2024 event in Austin, Texas. We have an incredible 500+ person venue at Barr Mansion in Austin and will be running multiple stages featuring 60+ speakers, delicious food, film viewings, live performance, tasting areas, and so much more. All-day complementary breakfast, lunch, snacks, drinks and reception is included. Program Farmhouse @ Barr Mansion 9:30AM. Doors Open / Brunch 10:05AM. Welcome Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank Amanda Masino, Huston-Tillotson University 10:20AM. Fireside Chat with A-Dae Briones, First Nations Development Institute. 10:45AM. Can Seafood Be Sustainable? Meet seafood industry leaders challenging the status quo. Chris Ninnes, CEO, Aquaculture Stewardship Council; Daisy Berg, Seafood Category Manager, New Seasons Market; and Abe Ng, CEO, Sushi Maki. 11:10AM. A Special Conversation in Collaboration with Gary Blackwood, PhD, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Program Manager, and Carmen Blackwood, PhD, Founder and CEO of EarthRise LLC, “Exoplanets and Future Earths: Our Food Systems and the Search for Life in the Universe.” 11:25AM. Fireside Chat: “Progress, Over Easy,” A Conversation with Andrea Chu, Director of Impact, Vital Farms. 11:40AM. A Series of Conversations on Food Policy Themed “The Health and Wellbeing of Future Generations in Policy” (in consultation with The White House) Conversations about legislation and policies that provide opportunities to immediately benefit children and parents in the United States. These programs will increase access and affordability to healthy, delicious foods, especially in public schools, while also help families ensure that fresh fruits and vegetables and other healthy options are available at home. Policy priorities include: Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program (WIC); Summer EBT which provides grocery-buying benefits to low-income families with school-aged children when schools are closed for the summer; and the School Food Added Sugar Limit. A Fireside Chat with Admiral Rachel L. Levine, Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and Human Services. Panel Conversation: “Access, Affordability and Healthier Food Environments.” Speakers include: Will McIntee, Senior Advisor for Public Engagement at The White House; Judith A. Monroe, MD, President and CEO, CDC Foundation; and Kelliann Blazek, Special Assistant to the President for Agriculture and Rural Policy. 12:30PM. Conversation About America’s Food Policy. Speakers include: Rick Whitted, President & CEO, U.S. Hunger, Luis Guardia, President, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC), Council Member ​​Natasha Harper-Madison, City of Austin, and Clayton Tucker, rancher. 12:50AM. Fireside Chat: “Feed Your Optimism” with Karuna Rawal, Nature’s Fynd. 1:05PM. Fireside chat: “Salad and Go: Addressing the Conflict Between Affordability, Accessibility, and Wellness” with Charlie Morrison, CEO, Salad and Go and Nicole Portwood, CMO, Salad and Go. 1:20PM. A Food is Medicine Panel Dialogue with Joi Chevalier, Chair, Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board, and Founder, The Cook’s Nook; Michel Nischan, Executive Director, Wholesome Wave; Melanie McAfee, Owner, Barr Mansion; and Shreela V. Sharma, PhD, RDN, LD, Director, Center for Health Equity. Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Epidemiology, University of Texas Houston. Moderated by Kate Warren, Executive Editor and Executive Vice President, Devex 1:40PM. A fireside chat themed “Collaborate on cocoa, compete on chocolat” with Joke Aerts, Director, Credible Scaling, Tony's Open Chain, an initiative under Tony's Chocolonely. 1:55PM. A special conversation with Austin farmers and food producers. Speakers include Sonya Cote, Chef and Farmer, Eden East Farm and Restaurant and Matt Welch, Horticulturist and Farmer. Moderated by Erin Russell, Food Journalist. 2:20PM. A fireside chat on “The role of retail in food access and affordability.” with Steven Jennings, Stakeholder Relations, Brand Lead, Health & Sustainability, Ahold Delhaize USA. Moderated by Erin Russell, Food Journalist. 2:35PM. A Special Conversation Between Best-Selling Author and Julia Child Prize Award Recipient Toni Tipton-Martin. Moderated by Adrian Lipscombe, 40 Acres. 3:05PM. “The Role of The Private Sector in Sustainable Food and Agriculture Systems” featuring Chelsea Jenkins, Director of Cultural & Inclusive Marketing, Kellanova; Kerri McClimen, Vice President of Communications, Niman Ranch, and more. Moderated by Saba Rahimian, Associate Editor, Austin Monthly 3:25PM. Clips from “Roots so Deep” and in conversation with Peter Byck, Filmmaker, Carbon Nation and Professor of Practice, Arizona State University 3:45PM. A Panel Conversation on “Making Healthier Choices” with Liz Mella, CMO, Farmers Fridge and Sarela Herrada, co-founder, SIMPLi; Erin Flynn, Green Gate Farm, and Robert Nathan Allen, founder, Little Herds. Moderated by Kimya N. Kavehkar, Texas Monthly. 4:05PM. A Fireside Chat with Bleu Adams, Director, IndigeHub. 4:20PM. A Chefs Fireside Chat with Olivia Hernandez, Hernandez Hospitality, Paul Newnham, director of the Chefs Manifesto network; and Lamar J Moore, American celebrity chef, TV personality, and restaurateur 4:45PM. A Series of Conversations on Traceability in partnership Wholechain. Speakers include: Mark Kaplan, Co-Founder and Partner, Wholechain; Patricia Sugui, ESG Manager, CJ Selecta; and Janaya Bruce, Environmental Defense Fund. 5:25PM. A fireside chat conversation themed “One Family One Earth” with Alejandra Sanchez, Corporate Sustainability & Social Impact, Driscoll's moderated by Danielle Nierenberg, President, Food Tank. As part of the conversation, we will be watching the following incredible clips: “Making Waves” and “Field Among Fields.” 5:55PM. Film Viewing and Panel Discussion: “Abundance” by Farmlink with Ben Collier, CEO and Co-Founder of The Farmlink Project and Mike Meyer, Head of Advocacy at The Farmlink Project 6:50PM. Clips from “Farming While Black” and in conversation with Leah Penniman, farmer, educator, author, food sovereignty activist, and film producer. 7:20PM. Film Clips and Panel Fireside Chat: “Feeding Tomorrow” with filmmakers and celebrity chefs Simon and Oliver English. In partnership with American Farmland Trust. 7:45PM. “Food Meets Culture.” Sweta Chakraborty, PhD, CEO, We Don't Have Time, moderates’ conversation with actress Genevieve Padalecki, and more. 8:15PM-10:45PM. Film Viewing. Common Ground and panel conversations with Josh Tickell, Filmmaker, Common Ground and Rebecca Tickell, Filmmaker, Common Ground. 10:45PM. Complementary Reception Party with Delicious Food and Drink alongside Live Music! NASA Night Sky Tour – Join Gary Blackwood, PhD, and Michael Saing, of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, for an entertaining and informative laser-guided and telescope tour of constellations and planets. Complimentary All Day Food Service Join us for breakfast featuring: -Nature’s Touch Smoothies -Parlor Coffee -Tea from Traditional Medicinals -Vital Farms/Taco Deli Breakfast Tacos -Applegate Spicy Chicken bites and waffles -Strong Roots Cauliflower Hashbrown toasts with whipped goat cheese and red pepper -Parfait Bar featuring Nature’s Fynd Yogurt, Driscoll’s fresh berries, and Nature’s Path rice puffs -Nature’s Fynd Pancake Sammies with Meatless Fy™ breakfast patties and maple aioli -Impossible Spicy Sausage Gravy over Strong Roots Fries -Nature’s Fynd Dairy-Free Fy™ Cream Cheese and Bagels -Aquaculture Stewardship Council smoked salmon with crispy shallots, cherry tomatoes, and capers. Join us for lunch and afternoon snacks featuring: -Farmer’s Fridge assorted salads and grain salads -Impossible Meatballs -Tindle Pozole. -Salad and Go food truck -Pizza baked on site -Texas Parks and Wildlife cooking demos and tastings of vegetarian paella and peach cobbler. -Fresh popcorn and organic cotton candy by Floofy’s Fluff -Daily Harvest Popscicles -Little Sesame hummus and veggies -Niman Ranch charcuterie table -Passionfruit Habanero shrimp cocktail -Rice and Roses poached catfish -Snacks and gifts from Rä Foods, Daily Crunch, Saffron Road Foods, Yolele Foods, Brass Roots Food, Dr. Bronner's, Hu Kitchen, Guayaki, Bored Cow, Tony's Chocolonely, and more. Join us for an evening reception featuring: -Swig Cheese Haus sustainable hemp cheese -Niman Ranch charcuterie -Simpli vegan congee made with amaranth, quinoa and sweet soy shiitake mushrooms -Farmhouse Delivery Roasted Carrots with walnuts and chia from Simpli -Riverence Trout over fresh Gotham Greens pesto -Impossible Chicken Nuggets with assorted dipping sauces -Tindle Sope. Crispy corn cup filled with TiNDLE plant based chicken, pickled vegetables, vegan sour cream and spicy salsa -A travel around “The World of Beans” By Barr Mansion using Simpli and Beans is How’s beans, legumes and grains -Certified Origins olive oil ice cream with blueberries and sauce -Chocolate covered strawberries from Nature’s Touch -Makers Mark cocktails -Wines from Bonterra Organic Vineyards -Delightful mocktails Danielle Nierenberg | Amanda Masino | A-Dae Briones | Chris Ninnes | Daisy Berg | Abe Ng | Gary Blackwood | Carmen Blackwood | Andrea Chu | Admiral Rachel L. Levine | Will McIntee | Judith A. Monroe | Kelliann Blazek | Rick Whitted | Luis Guardia | Natasha Harper-Madison | Clayton Tucker | Karuna Rawal | Charlie Morrison | Nicole Portwood | Joi Chevalier | Michel Nischan | Melanie McAfee | Shreela V. Sharma | Kate Warren | Joke Aerts | Sonya Cote | Matt Welch | Steven Jennings | Toni Tipton-Martin | Adrian Lipscombe | Chelsea Jenkins | Kerri McClimen | Saba Rahimian | Peter Byck | Liz Mella | Sarela Herrada | Erin Flynn | Robert Nathan Allen | Kimya N. Kavehkar | Bleu Adams | Olivia Hernandez | Paul Newnham | Lamar J Moore | Mark Kaplan | Patricia Sugui | Janaya Bruce | Alejandra Sanchez | Ben Collier | Mike Meyer | Leah Penniman | Simon English | Oliver English | Sweta Chakraborty | Genevieve Padalecki | Josh Tickell | Rebecca Tickell

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