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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Shirley EverettShirley J. Everett, EdD, MBA

Senior Associate Vice Provost
Residential & Dining Enterprises
Founder, Stanford Food Institute

Eric MontellEric Montell

Assistant Vice Provost for R&DE Stanford Dining, Hospitality & Auxiliaries
Residential & Dining Enterprises
The Culinary Institute of America, '89

Tanya HollandTanya Holland

Celebrity Chef, 15th Season of Top Chef
Owner & Author, Brown Sugar Kitchen

STANFORD SPEAKERS

Maya Adam

Maya Adam, MD

Director of Health Education Outreach,
Stanford Center for Health Education
Clinical Assistant Professor,
Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics

Patrick Archie

Patrick Archie, PhD

Lecturer,
Stanford University Earth Systems Program

Markus Covert

Markus Covert, PhD

Associate Professor of Bioengineering,
Stanford University
Director, Paul G. Allen Discovery Center
for Systems Modeling at Stanford

Alia Crum

Alia Crum, PhD

Assistant Professor in Psychology,
Stanford University Mind & Body Lab

Marisa Duswalt Epstein

Marissa Duswalt Epstein, MBA, RDN

Lecturer
Stanford Graduate School of Business

Christopher Gardner

Christopher Gardner, PhD

Rehnborg Farquhar Professor of Medicine
Stanford Prevention Research Center

Michelle Hauser

Michelle Hauser, MD, MS, MPA, FACLM

Clinical Associate Professor
Stanford University School of Medicine

Erica Holland-Toll

Erica Holland-Toll

Executive Chef of the Stanford Flavor Lab,
R&DE Stanford Dining

Daniel Ho

Daniel E. Ho, PhD, JD

William Benjamin Scott and Luna M. Scott Professor of Law, Professor of Political Science & Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research

Szu-chi Huang

Szu-chi Huang, PhD

Associate Professor of Marketing
Stanford Graduate School of Business

David Iott

David Iott

Culinary Educator & Training Executive Chef
R&DE Stanford Dining

Anisha Patel

Anisha Patel, MD, MSPH

Associate Professor,
Stanford University, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
& Affiliate Faculty, UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute
for Health Policy Studies

Erica Sonnenburg

Erica Sonnenburg, PhD

Senior Research Scientist
Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Justin Sonnenburg

Justin Sonnenburg, PhD

Associate Professor
Stanford University School of Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology

GUEST SPEAKERS

Kana Azhari

Kana Azhari

Executive Chef
Healing Kitchen

Jesse Ziff Cool

Jesse Ziff Cool

Writer, Restaurateur, Spokesperson & Consultant

Maria Deloso

Maria Deloso

Brand Marketing Specialist
Driscoll's

Greg Drescher

Greg Drescher

Vice President
Strategic Initiatives & Industry Leadership
The Culinary Institute of America

Sophie Egan

Sophie Egan, MPH

Director of Health & Sustainability Leadership/Editorial Director for Strategic Initiatives
The Culinary Institute of America

Scott Giambastiani

Scott Giambastiani

Food Program Manager
Google

Marsha Habib

Marsha Habib

Farmer
Oya Organics

Kevin Madrigal

Kevin Madrigal

Founder
Farming Hope

Daphne Miller

Daphne Miller, MD

Family Physician, Science Writer
UCSF Clinical Professor &
UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Research Scientist

Rita Nguyen

Rita Nguyen, MD

Assistant Health Officer
San Francisco Department of Public Health, Population Health Division

Matt Rothe

Matt Rothe, MBA

Co-Founder
Blue Ocean Barns

Joan Salwen

Joan Salwen

CEO
Blue Ocean Barns

Darel Scott

Darel Scott, MS

Founder
Earth in Color

Sarah Smith

Sarah Smith

Research Director
Institute for the Future, Food Futures Lab

Tannis Thorlakson

Tannis Thorlakson, PhD

Environmental Lead for US & Canada
Driscoll’s

Margo Warnock

Margo Warnock

Associate Digital Product Manager
Impossible Foods

STANFORD R&DE MODERATORS

Jackie Bertoldo

Jackie Bertoldo, MPH, RDN

Assistant Director of Food Choice
Architecture & Nutrition,
R&DE Stanford Dining

Ghislaine Challamel

Ghislaine Challamel, MS

Research Program Manager,
Stanford Residential & Dining Enterprises

Dara Silverstein

Dara Silverstein, MA

Sustainable Food Program Manager,
R&DE Stanford Dining

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