In today’s world of of hashtags and the 24-hour news cycle, we take in more informaiton over the course of a day than ever. Topics become hugely important extremley quickly and disappear just as quickly. Food waste, for example, is in the front of everyone’s minds right now. Using waste as an example, experts will aim to figure out how things like this become global concerns while other things fall by the wayside. They have an impressive and diverse lineup of speakers this year:
Mitch Baranowski, Creative Director, Brand Marketer, EntrepreneurMario Batali, Chef-Owner, B&B Hospitality GroupAdam Gopnik, Staff Writer, The New YorkerTim Gunn, Educator, Author, Fashion Therapist, Project Runway MentorTamar Haspel, Journalist, Washington PostJamer Hunt, Associate Professor of Transdisciplinary
Design, Parsons School of DesignMadhur Jaffrey, Actress and Cookbook AuthorSam Kass, Food Entrepreneur, Former White House Chef and Obama Administration Senior Policy Advisor for NutritionAshindi Maxton, Director of Political Partnerships, SEIU International – Free Speech TVSimran Sethi, Journalist, Educator, and Author of Bread, Wine, ChocolateJames Truman, Former Editorial Director of Condé Nast, Owner Nix RestaurantPaco Underhill, CEO & Founder, Envirosell, Author of Why We Buy, Call of the Mall, and What Women Want.Evan Wolfson, Founder & President, Freedom to Marry
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