Events

Conference Preview and Introduction
Glenn Beckmann, Communications Manager, Global and National Security Institute

Opening Remarks (Video)
Cindy McCain, Excecutive Director, World Food Programme

Welcome Remarks
Dr. Prasant Mohapatra, Provost and Executive Vice President, University of South Florida

Keynote Remarks
General (Ret) Frank McKenzie, Executive Director, Global and National Security Institute

Morning Break

Panel 1 Discussion
Global Hunger: Generator of Social, Economic, and Political Instability

PANELISTS:
MODERATOR: Tad Schnaufer, PhD, Global and National Security Institute

• Ellen Messer, PhD, Tufts University
• Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD, Yale University
• Dan Sellen, PhD, University of Toronto
• Patrick Hamilton, International Committee of the Red Cross
• Chase Sova, PhD Senior Director, Public Policy and Thought Leadership, World Food Program USA

Executive Summary and Questions to be Examined:
1) How does hunger and food insecurity affect economic development and political stability across the globe?
2) Since the end of World War I, how has Hunger been used as a weapon in conflict and war (e.g., Ukraine, Ethiopia, and Syria)?
3) How have countries (like China) competed for food security through land purchases, increased food production, and infrastructure development (e.g., China's investments in Africa)?

Lunch

Keynote Remarks
Laurie Beyranevand, JD, Director of Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, Professor of Law, Vermont Law and Graduate School

Panel 2 Discussion
Food Insecurity in the United States: A Domestic Policy Challenge

PANELISTS:
MODERATOR: Dr. Kiki Caruson, Vice President, USF World

• Thomas Mantz, CEO, Feeding Tampa Bay
• David Himmelgreen, PhD, University of South Florida
• Joseph Dorsey, PhD, University of South Florida
• Simon Bollin, Agribusiness Development Manager, Hillsborough County (Florida)

Executive Summary and Questions to be  Examined
1) What roles would hunger and food insecurity play on education and workforce readiness during times of peace and conflict?
2) How has military readiness been affected by hunger in the United States and its allies?
3) Given what the world has seen with the COVID Pandemic and the war in Ukraine, how secure are food supply chains at the local/regional level across the U.S.?

Break

Breakout Session #1
Fireside Chat with Peter Cloutier,  Professor of Development and Human Security at the Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)

Breakout Session #2
"Dangerously Hungry: The Link Between Food Insecurity and Conflict" A conversation with Dr. Chase Sova, lead author of the report "Dangerously Hungry" for the World Food Program USA

Breakout Session #3

"Finding Solutions to Weaponized Hunger: A Multidimensional Approach." Moderated by Patrick Hamilton, Regional Delegation (United States and Canada), International Committee of the Red Cross

Break

Conference Wrap Up and Take Aways
Moderated by Dr. David Himmelgreen, Director, Center for the Advancement of Food Security and Healthy Communities, University of South Florida

Closing Remarks
General (Ret) Frank McKenzie, Executive Director, Global and National Security Institute

End of Conference