Registration is open for the free Forward Food Leadership Summit on Wednesday, May 22nd with Rutgers University Institute for Food, Nutrition & Health. On May 22nd, you'll hear from food and nutrition experts on how they're addressing the ever-increasing demand for plant-based menu items and how they've transformed their dining operations to be healthier and more sustainable.
Seats are available on a first come first serve basis.
A tentative agenda for the day is below. If you attended our previous conference with Rutgers IFNH, you’ll be pleased to see that this upcoming event has a delicious culinary focus that you won’t want to miss!
| Breakfast, Demos, and Welcoming Messages | |
|---|---|
| 9:00 am | Breakfast and Networking |
| 10:00 am | Joe Charette, Executive Director, Rutgers Dining Services |
| 10:15 am | Kate Watts, Food and Nutrition Specialist, Forward Food |
| The Growing Demand for Plant-Based Foods | |
| 10:45 am | Dr. David Krol, MD and Erin Comollo, M.Ed; New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative |
| 11:15 am | Dr. Shivam Joshi, MD, Internal Medicine, New York University Langone Medical Center |
| 12:00 pm | Panel Discussion Q&A |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch and tours of IFNH |
| Successfully Promoting Plant-Based Options | |
| 1:30 pm | Video message from Cory Booker, Senator and Presidential Candidate, US Congress |
| 1:45 pm | Karla Dumas, RDN/LDN, Director of Food and Nutrition, Forward Food |
| 2:00 pm | Peggy Policastro, PhD, RDN, Director of Behavioral Nutrition, IFNH and Rutgers Dining Services and Chef Ian Keith, Culinary Excellence Manager, Rutgers Dining Services |
| 2:30 pm | Chef demonstrations and interactive nutrition workshop |
| 3:30 pm | Panel Discussion Q&A |
| 4:00 pm | End |