Notable Attendees

The Iowa Hunger Summit has had many notable attendees since it began.  Among those on the list are: Former Iowa Governor Robert Ray, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Iowa Governor Terry Brandstad, and Former Iowa Governor Chet Culver, along with many others. 

Below is a full list of notable attendees since 2007. 

2007:

• David Beckmann - President, Bread for the World; 2010 World Food Prize Laureate
• UN Ambassador from Guatemala, Jorge Skinner-Klee
• UN Ambassador from Sierra Leone, Silvester Rowe
• UN Ambassador from Tanzania,  Augustine P. Mahiga
• UN Ambassador from Zambia, Irene Tembo

2008:

• Dr. Eric Schockman - President, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger
• Former Lt. Governor Patty Judge
• U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern
• Former Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Jim Moseley

2009:

• Bishop Richard Pates
• Vicki Escarra - President, Feeding America
• Commissioner Parseko Kone - Singida Region, Tanzania
• Kitty Wells - Tribal Council Member, Fort Thompson, Crow Creek Indian Reservation

2010:

• Ambassador Tony Hall
• Sheila Nix - US Executive Director, the ONE Campaign

2011:

• Tom Arnold - CEO, Concern Worldwide

2012:

• Howard G. Buffett - President, Howard G. Buffett Foundation
• Jo Ann Jenkins - President, AARP Foundation 

2013:

• Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, OBE - Founder and CEO, Mary's Meals