8:30

Continental breakfast available

9:00–9:10

Welcome

Harvey Fineberg, Institute of Medicine President

9:10–9:20

Introduction

Reynaldo Martorell, Emory University, Workshop Moderator

Session Objectives:

To set the stage for the deliberations by having an overview of the recent food price crisis and how it, in tandem with the current economic crisis (to be discussed July 15 by Hans Timmer), affects developing countries.

9:30–10:00

The Recent and Current Food Price Crisis and Future Perspectives

Per Pinstrup-Andersen, Cornell University

10:00–10:30

Question and answer session

Session Objectives:

To understand the pathways from the food price and economic crises to nutritional impact, including a discussion of existing evidence and vulnerable populations.

Moderator: Isatou Jallow, World Food Programme

10:45–11:15

Conceptual Presentation on Pathways to Nutritional Impact

Ricardo Uauy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; University of Chile

11:15–11:45

Existing Evidence of Nutritional Impacts

Francesco Branca, World Health Organization

11:45–12:15

Are the Urban Poor Particularly Vulnerable?

Marie Ruel, International Food Policy Research Institute

12:15–1:00

Open discussion

Session Objectives:

To understand the range of country experiences with the food price and economic crises and their impact on food security and nutrition, as well as country-level responses to these crises.

1:45–2:05

The Role of Ministries in Responding to the Crises at the Country Level

Ruth Oniang’o, Rural Outreach Program, Kenya

2:35–2:55

The Case of Mexico

Graciela Teruel Belismelis, Iberoamericana University

2:55–3:15

The Global Food Price Crisis and Food Development Strategy in China

Fangquan Mei, State Council Food and Nutrition Consultant Committee; Chinese Association for Agricultural Modernization

3:15–3:30

Break

3:30–3:50

Food Prices, Consumption, and Nutrition in Ethiopia: Implications of Recent Price Shocks

Paul Dorosh, International Food Policy Research Institute, Ethiopia

3:50–4:10

Bangladesh Case Study

Josephine Iziku Ippe, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

4:10–5:15

Moderated discussion

8:30

Continental breakfast available

Session Objectives:

To set the stage for the deliberations by having an overview of the current economic crisis and how it, in tandem with the recent food price crisis (addressed July 14 by Per Pinstrup-Andersen), affects developing countries.

Moderator: Reynaldo Martorell, Emory University

9:05–9:35

The Current Economic Crisis and Future Perspectives

Hans Timmer, The World Bank

Session Objectives:

To encourage a broad discussion of nutrition surveillance, including existing nutrition surveillance systems, their capacity to monitor food price fluctuations, and the gaps and needs for improved surveillance.

Moderator: Keith West, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

10:05–10:35

Nutrition Surveillance in Relation to the Food Price and Economic Crises

John Mason, Tulane University

10:35–10:50

Break

10:50–11:50

Strengths and Limitations of Past, Existing, and Budding Nutrition Surveillance Systems (15 minutes/speaker)

11:50–12:50

Moderated discussion

Session Objectives:

To understand the landscape of the global nutrition field, those who work in it, and their respective roles and capacities to respond to the food price and economic crises.

Moderator: Hans Herren, Millennium Institute

1:30–2:00

Introduction to the Global Nutrition Landscape

Ruth Levine, Center for Global Development

2:00–3:00

The Role and Capacity of Civil Society, the Private Sector, and Foundations in Responding to the Crises (15 minutes/speaker)

Haddis Tadesse, Gates Foundation

Derek Yach, PepsiCo

Asma Lateef, Bread for the World

Tom Arnold, Concern Worldwide

3:00–3:15

Break

3:15–4:30

The Role and Capacity of UN Agencies in Responding to the Crises (15 minutes/speaker)

David Nabarro, United Nations Task Force on Global Food Security Crisis

Werner Schultink, United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

Martin Bloem, World Food Programme

Hafez Ghanem, Food and Agriculture Organization

Francesco Branca, World Health Organization World Health Organization

4:30–5:30

Moderated discussion

8:30

Continental breakfast available

Session Objectives:

To discuss what the U.S. government can and should do to help avoid future food crises and to mitigate the negative nutrition effects of those that cannot be avoided.

Moderator: Jackie Judd, Kaiser Family Foundation

9:05–10:45

The U.S. Government Response to the Crises (20 minutes/speaker)

Representative James McGovern, Roadmap to End Global Hunger

Michael Zeilinger, U.S. Agency for International Development

Nina Fedoroff, U.S. Department of State

Rajiv Shah, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Catherine Bertini and Dan Glickman, Chicago Initiative on Global Agricultural Development

10:45–12:00

Moderated discussion

12:00–12:15

Summary discussion and wrap-up

Reynaldo Martorell, Emory University