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Hunger as a Weapon | Speakers
Hunger as a Weapon
May 24, 2023
Kiran C. Patel Center for Global Solutions
These are confirmed speakers. More will be added in the near future. Check the agenda for specific times for speakers.
All speakers and schedules are subject to change at any time.
Cindy McCain (Opening Remarks), Executive Director, World Food Programme
Dr. Prasant Mohapatra (Welcome Remarks), Provost and Executive Vice President, University of South Florida
General (Ret) Frank McKenzie (Keynote Speaker), Executive Director, Global and National Security Institute
Laurie Beyranevand, JD (Keynote Speaker), Director of Center for Agriculture and Food Systems, Professor of Law, Vermont Law and Graduate School
Ellen Messer, PhD (Panelist), Professor of Anthropology, Tufts University
Rafael Pérez-Escamilla, PhD (Panelist), Director of Global Health Concentration, Yale University
Dan Sellen, PhD (Panelist), Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, University of Toronto
Patrick Hamilton (Panelist and Breakout Session), International Committee of the Red Cross
Thomas Mantz (Panelist), CEO, Feeding Tampa Bay
Dr. Chase Sova (Panelist and Breakout Session), Senior Director, Public Policy and Thought Leadership, United Nation's World Food Program USA
Peter Cloutier (Breakout Session), Professor of Development and Human Security, Joint Special Operations University
David Himmelgreen, PhD (Panelist and Breakout Session), Director of Center for the Advacement of Food Security and Healthy Communities, University of South Florida
Dr. Joseph Dorsey (Panelist), Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Director of Food Sustainability and Security, University of South Florida
Tad Schnaufer II, PhD (Panelist), Analyst/Planner, Global and National Security Institute
Kiki Caruson (Panelist), Vice President, USF World, University of South Florida
Simon Bollin (Panelist), Agribusiness Development Manager, Hillsborough County (Florida)
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