SPEAKERS


Chef Nico Albert
Chef, Caterer, and Student of
Traditional Indigenous Cuisines

José Andrés
Chef/Owner of ThinkFoodGroup, Founder of World Central Kitchen, 2019 Julia Child Award Recipient

Dan Barber
Chef and Co-owner of Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns

Rick Bayless
Chef, 2016 Julia Child Award Recipient

Lonnie G. Bunch III
Secretary, Smithsonian Institution

Dennis Malcolm Byron aka Ale Sharpton
Beer Writer and Moderator

Latiesha Cook
Co-Founder and President of
Beer Kulture

Devita Davison
Executive Director, Foodlab Detroit

Vinny Eng
Community Organizer, SF New Deal

Susan Feniger
Co-chef and Owner, Socalo and Border Grill, 2018 Julia Child Award Recipient

Tiffany Fixter
Owner,
Brewability Lab

Kim R. Ford
President and CEO, Martha’s Table

Diane Gooding
Vice President, Gooding Farms, Inc.

Jon Gray
Co-Founder of Ghetto Gastro

Jessica B. Harris, PhD
Author and Culinary Historian

Anthea M. Hartig, PhD
Elizabeth MacMillan Director, National Museum of American History

Frances Moore Lappé
Author, Diet For a Small Planet

Kathleen A. Merrigan, PhD
Executive Director, Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems

Danny Meyer
Founder and CEO, Union Square Hospitality Group, 2017 Julia Child Award Recipient

Mary Sue Milliken
Co-chef and Owner, Socalo and Border Grill, 2018 Julia Child Award Recipient

Dr. Amanda B. Moniz
David M. Rubenstein Curator of Philanthropy, National Museum of American History

Danielle Nierenberg
Co-Founder and President, Food Tank, 2020 Julia Child Award Recipient

Linda Novick O’Keefe
CEO and Co-Founder,
Common Threads

Leah Penniman
Co-Director, Soul Fire Farm

Jacques Pépin
Chef, 2015 Julia Child Award Recipient

Lorena Quiroz-Lewis
Executive Director, Immigrant Alliance for Justice and Equity

Chef Jocelyn Ramirez
Chef and Founder, Todo Verde

Laura Reiley
Business of Food Reporter
for
The Washington Post

Cheryse Kaui Sana
General Manager at
MAʻO Organic Farms

Vimlendra
Sharan
Director, Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations,
Liaison Office for North America

Les Talusan
Les The DJ

Chef Haile Thomas
Wellness + Compassion Activist,
Speaker, Author, CEO The HAPPY Org

Tiare Toetuʻu-Aipa
Hoʻowaiwai Youth Leadership Training Intern, MAʻO Organic Farms

Julia Turshen
Cookbook Author + Founder
of Equity at the Table (EATT)

Tamil Maldonado Vega
Co-Founder and Vice President
of Development, Raíces Brewing Co.

Stephen Velasquez
Curator, National Museum
of American History

Dr. Monica M. White
Associate Professor of Environmental Justice at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of Freedom Fighters

Mohamed Attia
Director, Street Vendor Project
at the Urban Justice Center

