Whole Planet, Full Plate: Finding Ways to Feed the World Sustainably

The 2014 Fuller Symposium is Wednesday, November 12th at National Geographic Society’s Grosvenor Auditorium

Agenda

The Fuller Symposium was Wednesday, November 12th at National Geographic Society’s Grosvenor Auditorium

Ellen Gustafson Sustainable Food System Activist, Author and Social Entrepreneur @ellengustafson

Balancing the Needs of a Growing Population with a Finite Planet

Changing the way we think about food Dr. Jason Clay Senior Vice President, Markets and Food, WWF-US @World_Wildlife View Video
From vision to impact: Feeding the future in a changing world Tjada D’Oyen McKenna Deputy Coordinator for Development, Feed the Future
Assistant to the Administrator, USAID Bureau for Food Security @FeedtheFuture View Video
The real sustainable agriculture: Feeding 9 billion and conserving nature Dr. Stephen Polasky Regents Professor and Fesler-Lampert Chair of Ecological/Environmental Economics, University of Minnesota @ApEcMN View Video
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Opportunities and Challenges for Conservation

Feeding the world without costing the Earth Dr. Andrew Balmford Professor of Conservation Science, University of Cambridge @Cambridge_Uni View Video
Biodiversity and the resilience and productivity of agriculture Dr. Ivette Perfecto George W. Pack Professor of Ecology, Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan @umich View Video
Contested waters: Securing space in wetlands and coastal seas for sustainable seafood production Dr. Edward H. Allison Professor, School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington @UW View Video
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Nourishing the world sustainably

Cancer to climate change: Sushi that addresses the problems of modern eating Bun Lai James Beard Foundation Nominated Chef, Miya’s Sushi @MiyasSushi View Video
The Environmental Cost of Dinner Dr. Ray Hilborn Professor, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington @UW View Video
Promoting food security while protecting the planet: Governance matters Dr. Jennifer Clapp Canada Research Chair in Global Food Security
Sustainability and Professor of Environment and Resource Studies, University of Waterloo View Video
Solving the global food waste scandal Tristram Stuart Author, Campaigner and Founder, Feedback @Feeding5k View Video
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Advances and Insights

Introduction Pamela Caragol Wells Executive Producer, National Geographic Studios @caragolwells

Roundtable Discussion
Dr. Michael J. McCloskey Co-founder and CEO, Select Milk Producers, Inc.
Dr. Kate Brauman Lead Scientist, Global Water Initiative, University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment @KateBrauman
Biraj Patnaik Principal Adviser to Commissioners of the Supreme Court of India
Dawn Rittenhouse Director of Sustainable Development, DuPont @DuPont_ability