04/12/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/12/2021 21:05
Public health experts, community advocates, and policymakers from state, local, national and international levels will convene next week to promote public policies that build community capacity for advocacy, improve health, and center health equity while reducing consumption of sugary drinks. The virtual three-day summit will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. on April 20, 21, and 22, and the following plenary sessions will be open to press:
Plenary 1: 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 20
Keynotes
Introductory remarks from CSPI president Dr. Peter G. Lurie
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), House Appropriations Committee Chair
Rev. William Lamar, IV, Senior Pastor, Metropolitan Washington AME Church
Plenary 2: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT on Wednesday April 21
A Conversation with Mark Bittman Mark Bittman, author of Animal, Vegetable, Junk: A History of Food, from Sustainable to Suicidal, and editor-in-chief of The Bittman Project
Jane Black, food writer
Plenary 3: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT on April 22
Success and Innovation from Abroad
Maisha Hutton, Executive Director, Healthy Caribbean Coalition
Lawrence Mbalati, Programmes Manager, South Africa HEALA
Alejandro Calvillo, Director, El Poder del Consumidor, Mexico
Modi Mwatsama, Senior Science Lead, Wellcome Trust, UK
Guillermo Paraje, Professor, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez, School of Business, Chile
Plenary 4: 3:30 p.m. to 4:35 p.m. EDT on April 22
Closing Session: Highlighting Community Impact for the Win
Michael A. Nutter, former Mayor of Philadelphia, moderator
Gloria Ann Begay, Diné Food Sovereignty Alliance
Yolandra Hancock, MD, MPH, Medical Director, CRC Health and Wellness Group
Delmonte Jefferson, Executive Director, The Center for Black Health and Equity
With closing remarks from CSPI president Dr. Peter G. Lurie
Though the 2021 Sugary Drink summit is being conducted virtually, space is limited and advance registration is required. Please r.s.v.p. to Katherine Shek, 703-362-0803 for credentials to access the online conference platform.