The World Food Prize Foundation

2020 Iowa Hunger Summit

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19

9AM - 11:30AM

PLENARY SESSION

9:00 AM   

Opening Session

9:15 AM   

The Time is Now:
Applying Racial Equity In Our Work To End Hunger

    Marlysa D. Gamblin Senior Domestic Policy Advisor, Racial & Gender Divides, Bread for the World
Donald Wood  Executive Director, Just Communities of Arkansas (JCA)

10:45 AM   

Voice Your Choice

    Míchi López  |  Access and Equity Coordinator, Iowa Valley RC&D
Carter Oswood  |  Executive Director, Feed Iowa First

1PM - 2PM

RACIAL WEALTH GAP LEARNING SIMULATION

2PM - 3PM

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

One Economy: Data Demands Action!
The Directors Council

Stress to Success: Prenatal Strategies to Improve Child Outcomes
Iowa ACEs 360 + ISU Extension & Outreach


TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20

9AM - 11:30AM

PLENARY SESSION

9:00 AM  

What Does Hunger Mean to Our Workforce?

   

Chris Conetzkey  |  Publisher & Executive Editor, Business Record
Georgia Van Gundy | Executive Vice President, Chief Customer & Talent Officer, Hy-Vee, Inc.
Angela L. Walker Franklin  |  President & CEO, Des Moines University
Bob Riley Chairman, Riley Resource Group
Jeff Russell President & CEO, Delta Dental of Iowa
Daniel Hoffman-Zinnel |  CEO, Proteus, Inc. 

10:00 AM  

Federal Nutrition Programs & the COVID19 Emergency

    Samia Hamdan, MPH, RDN Chief, School Meals Branch, Special Nutrition Programs, USDA Food and Nutrition Service Midwest Region
Julie Mikkelson  |  Director, of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), USDA Food and Nutrition Service Midwest Region
Alan Shannon  |  Director, Public Affairs , USDA Food and Nutrition Service’s Midwest Region

10:30 AM  

Hunger Relief Work During the Pandemic:
Private & Public Collaborations Feed Hope

    Adam Gregg  |  Lieutenant Governor, State of Iowa     
Julie Kenney  |  Iowa Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, State of Iowa
Linda Gorkow  |  Executive Director, Iowa Food Bank Association     
Lori Williams  |  Operations Officer, Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

2PM - 3PM

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

The History Behind the Calls for Housing Justice and Equality
Polk County Housing Trust Fund

Pantries with a Purpose
Bismarck-Burleigh Public Health + DMARC


WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21

9AM - 11:15AM

PLENARY SESSION

9:00AM  

5 Actions Organized Communities Can Fight for to Improve Food Access at the Local Level

    Joshua V. Barr  |  Director, Des Moines Civil & Human Rights Commission

9:45AM  

What's Next: Creating a More Resilient Food System After Shock

    Mike Miller | President & CEO, River Bend Food Bank
Barbara Prather | Executive Director, Northeast Iowa Food Bank

10:30AM  

Double Up Food Bucks, Food Insecurity + COVID-19

   

Lorrie Beaman | Executive Director, Freight House Farmers Market
Dana Danley | MD, Family Medicine Faculty Physician, Broadlawns Medical Center
Aryn McLaren | MPH, Double Up Food Bucks Coordinator, Iowa Healthiest State Initiative
Emily Toribio | Corporate Outreach & Communications Manager, Fareway

11:15AM  

Closing Session

2PM - 3PM

BREAKOUT SESSIONS

An Equity Approach to Addressing Childhood Trauma in Iowa
Iowa ACEs 360

Feeding Older Iowans Amid COVID-19 and Beyond
Iowa Department on Aging + Iowa Food Bank Association

Opportunity Gaps, Nutrition Programs and Covid-19
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Polk County 


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