Summit: Restaurant and Farms, a Key Solution to the Climate Crisis

Name: Summit: Restaurant and Farms, a Key Solution to the Climate Crisis
Start: 2024-09-23T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2024-09-23T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Platform by JBF

: September 23, 9 am – 7 pm.

: Free

Food Tank and the James Beard Foundation present a Climate Week NYC Kick-Off Summit held at the Platform by JBF space in Manhattan. A special thank you to our partners Planet FWD, Brightly, Guckenheimer, Astanor and Protein PACT. Breakfast, lunch and evening reception included.

Keynote: Mark Bittman, Founder, The Bittman Project and Community Kitchen, Bestselling Author and Former New York Times Columnist and Kathleen Finlay, President, Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming

Panels:

Across the Supply Chain From Farmers to Markets
Celebrating Farmers and Food Producers
Intersectional Approaches to New York City Food and Agriculture Policy
The Role of Grocers and Brands at the Nexus of Farmers and Healthy Eating
Can Livestock Help Solve the Climate Crisis?
Nourishing the Future: Charting the Path to Baku, Belem (COP30) and Beyond
Breaking Through The Noise: Climate Solutions That Get Results
Catalyzing Change: Impact Investing to Regenerate the Food System
A Private Sector Case Study in Reducing Food Loss and Food Waste
Restaurants Tackling the Climate Crisis One Bite at a Time

Fireside chats:

Clare Reichenbach, CEO, James Beard Foundation
Bill McKibben, Author, Educator, Activist, and Founder, Third Act & Anna Lappe, Executive Director, The Global Alliance for the Future of Food
Marion Nestle
Eric Adjepong, Chef, Sankofa Hospitality Group