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9:00 Registration opens

9:30 am Dean’s welcome and keynote session

• Welcome from Alan Solomont, Dean, Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life
• Keynote participants: Neftalí Durán (I-Collective) and Pamela R. Ronald (University of California at Davis), in discussion moderated by Tamar Haspel (Washington Post)
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11:15 am Lightning round

• Brief introductions by participants in the post-lunch networking session

11:45 am Luncheon and table conversations

Tufts Dining will provide lunch for all registered attendees.

Our luncheon menu will reflect the symposium content by highlighting cuisines and ingredients that connect with our speakers’ work and expertise. We will feature tortilla salad bowls, posole rojo, and a burrito station blending rice from Lotus Foods, produced using agroecological SRI (System of Rice Intensification) methods, with plant-based meats from Hungry Planet. A number of these items will be presented as new menu options by Tufts Dining in the near future.

12:45-2 pm Networking session

Learn more about food-related research, companies, and projects from here at Tufts and beyond. Listing of participants is here.

We’re grateful to all who have supported this year’s symposium! For the list of organizers and co-sponsors, visit the symposium homepage.