Federal Reserve Bank of New York

05/25/2022 | News release | Distributed by Public on 05/25/2022 04:13

Global Insights on Food Security and Economic Resilience: What Can the U.S. Learn from Abroad?

Audience

This event is open to the public and media. Registration for this virtual event is available through the registration link. All remarks are on the record and the event will be recorded. For media inquiries, please contact Ellen Simon at [email protected].

Agenda

Agenda

10:00am-10:05am Opening Remarks

Dominic Ramos-Ruiz, Community Development, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

10:05am-10:15am Global Food Security Index: Trends and Insights

Pratima Singh, Principal, Policy & Insights, Economist Impact

10:15am-10:25am How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America

Priya Fielding-Singh, Sociologist and Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Consumer Studies, University of Utah; Author, "How the Other Half Eats"

10:25am-10:55am Global Perspectives

Tom Arnold, Special Envoy for Food Systems, Government of Ireland; Chair, European Commission's High Level Expert Group on Food Systems Science

Pratima Singh, Senior Manager, Policy & Insights, Economist Impact

Rob Vos, Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions, International Food Policy Research Institute

10:55am-11:25am Domestic Responses

Moderator: Priya Fielding-Singh, Sociologist and Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Consumer Studies, University of Utah; Author, "How the Other Half Eats"

Vince Hall, Chief Government Relations Officer, Feeding America

Tara Colton, Executive Vice President for Economic Security, New Jersey Economic Development Authority

Frankie Andres Martinez Blanco, Chief of Staff, Mayor's Office of San Juan, Puerto Rico

11:25am-11:40am Audience Q&A

Javier Silva, Community Development, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
11:40am-11:45am Closing Remarks

Shannon Maynard, Executive Director, Congressional Hunger Center

Speakers

Special Envoy for Food Systems, Government of Ireland

Chair, European Commission's High Level Expert Group on Food Systems Science

Executive Vice President for Economic Security

New Jersey Economic Development Authority

Sociologist and Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Consumer Studies, University of Utah

Author, "How the Other Half Eats"

Chief Government Relations Officer

Feeding America

Chief of Staff

Mayor's Office of San Juan, Puerto Rico

Executive Director

Congressional Hunger Center

Community Development

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Community Development

Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Principal, Policy & Insights

Economist Impact

Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions

International Food Policy Research Institute

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