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Hunger as a Weapon | Agenda

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Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions

University of South Florida
Tampa Campus
May 24, 2023


8:00am - 9:00am	Check In and Registration
9:00am - 9:05am	Conference Preview and Introduction Glenn Beckmann, Communications Manager, Global and National Security Institute
9:05am - 9:10am	Opening Remarks (Video) Cindy McCain, Excecutive Director, World Food Programme
9:10am - 9:15am	Welcome Remarks Dr. Prasant Mohapatra, Provost and Executive Vice President, University of South Florida
9:15am - 9:45am	Keynote Remarks General (Ret) Frank McKenzie, Executive Director, Global and National Security Institute
9:45am - 10:00am	Morning Break
10:00am - 11:30am	Panel 1 Discussion Global Hunger: Generator of Social, Economic, and Political Instability PANELISTS: MODERATOR: Dr. Tad Schnaufer II, PhD, Global and National Security Institute Ellen Messer, PhD, Tufts University Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD, Yale University Dan Sellen, PhD, University of Toronto Patrick Hamilton, International Committee of the Red Cross Chase Sova, PhD Senior Director, Public Policy and Thought Leadership, World Food Program USA Executive Summary and Questions to be Examined: 1) How does hunger and food insecurity affect economic development and political stability across the globe? 2) Since the end of World War I, how has Hunger been used as a weapon in conflict and war (e.g., Ukraine, Ethiopia, and Syria)? 3) How have countries (like China) competed for food security through land purchases, increased food production, and infrastructure development (e.g., China's investments in Africa)?
11:30am - 1:00pm	Lunch
1:00pm - 1:30pm	Keynote Remarks Laurie Beyranevand, JD, Director of Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, Professor of Law, Vermont Law and Graduate School
1:30pm - 3:00pm	Panel 2 Discussion Food Insecurity in the United States: A Domestic Policy Challenge PANELISTS: MODERATOR: Dr. Kiki Caruson, Vice President, USF World Thomas Mantz, CEO, Feeding Tampa Bay David Himmelgreen, PhD, University of South Florida Joseph Dorsey, PhD, University of South Florida Simon Bollin, Agribusiness Development Manager, Hillsborough County (Florida) Executive Summary and Questions to be Examined 1) What roles would hunger and food insecurity play on education and workforce readiness during times of peace and conflict? 2) How has military readiness been affected by hunger in the United States and its allies? 3) Given what the world has seen with the COVID Pandemic and the war in Ukraine, how secure are food supply chains at the local/regional level across the U.S.?
3:00pm - 3:20pm	Break
3:20pm - 4:00pm	Breakout Session #1 Fireside Chat with Peter Cloutier, Professor of Development and Human Security at the Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)
3:20pm - 4:00pm	Breakout Session #2 "Dangerously Hungry: The Link Between Food Insecurity and Conflict" A conversation with Dr. Chase Sova, lead author of the report "Dangerously Hungry" for the World Food Program USA
3:20pm - 4:00pm	Breakout Session #3 "Finding Solutions to Weaponized Hunger: A Multidimensional Approach." Moderated by Patrick Hamilton, Regional Delegation (United States and Canada), International Committee of the Red Cross
4:00pm - 4:10pm	Break
4:10pm - 4:40pm	Conference Wrap Up and Take Aways Moderated by Dr. David Himmelgreen, Director, Center for the Advancement of Food Security and Healthy Communities, University of South Florida
4:40pm - 4:45pm	Closing Remarks General (Ret) Frank McKenzie, Executive Director, Global and National Security Institute
4:45pm	End of Conference