Henry C. Gardiner Global Food Systems Conference

Monday, October 7

12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Registration

1:00 p.m. Welcome & Conference Expectations

Ernie Minton, Eldon Gideon Dean, College of Agriculture

Mark Gardiner, Gardiner Angus Ranch

1:15 - 2:15 p.m.

Johanns presentation followed by moderated discussion:
Fair Trade—A pathway to ensure access to affordable food

Former Sec. of Agriculture, former Governor of Nebraska, former U.S. Senator and current Alliantgroup Chairman of Agriculture, Mike Johanns: During his tenure as Sec. of Agriculture, he opened or expanded access to 40 international markets and accomplished agricultural breakthroughs as a member of the U.S. negotiating team for the Doha Development Round. He conducted 32 international trips to advance trade, aid, food safety as a representative of United States.

Q&A immediately following keynote (approx. 30 minutes)

2:15 - 2:45 p.m. Break

2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

Gundersen presentation followed by moderated discussion:
Alleviating Food Insecurity in the United States: The Critical Role of Meat

Craig Gundersen is the Snee Family Endowed Chair, Baylor University Hankamer School of Business at the Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty and a professor in the Department of Economics at Baylor University. For more than 25 years, Gundersen’s research has concentrated on the causes and consequences of food insecurity.

Gundersen presentation following by moderated discussion.

3:45 - 4:00 p.m. Conference Closing

7:00 p.m.

10th Anniversary Henry Gardiner Global Food Systems Lecture

Presented by: Peer Ederer

Scientific Evidence Behind the Role of Livestock and Meat Production in a Global Society