Day 1 - Monday, October 14th
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9:00a-10:00a: Registration
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10:00a-11:30a: Opening Remarks and Introductory Slideshow by Al Gore
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10:00a-10:15a - Welcome and Land Recognition by Mary Crowe, Southeast Representative, Indigenous Environmental Network
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10:15a-11:20a - Slideshow presentation by Al Gore
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11:20a-11:30a: Response by Chellie Pingree, Member of Congress, ME-1
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11:30a-12:45p: Healthy Soil
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11:30a-11:40a – Keynote by Rattan Lal, The Ohio State University
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11:40a-12:25p – Panel moderated by David Montgomery, Professor of Geomorphology at the University of Washington and author of Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life
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Panelists:
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Rattan Lal, The Ohio State University
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Whendee Silver, Professor of Ecosystem Ecology and Biogeochemistry Rudy Grah Endowed Chair in Forestry and Sustainability
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Jeff Moyer, Executive Director, Rodale Institute
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Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Professor of Soil Biogeochemistry Falasco Endowed Chair in Earth Sciences at the Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Univ. of California, Merced
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12:25p-12:35 – Response by Bill Schlesinger, James B. Duke Professor of Biogeochemistry (Emeritus), Duke University
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12:35p-12:45p – Audience Q&A
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1:00p-2:15p: Lunch with introduction by Alice Waters, Chef and Owner of Chez Panisse, Founder of The Edible Schoolyard Project
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2:30p-3:45p: Healthy Food
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2:30p-3:25p: Panel moderated by Dan Barber, Chef and co-owner of Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns
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Panelists:
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Dr. Zach Bush
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Author Anne Bikle
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Greg Austic, Member/Owner, Our Sci LLC
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Jill Clapperton, Principal Scientist, Rhizoterra
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3:25p-3:35p – Response
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Karen Leibowitz, Executive Director, Zero Foodprint
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3:35p-3:45p – Audience Q&A
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3:45p-4:00p: Break
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4:15p-5:30p: Healthy Communities
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4:15p-4:25p – Keynote by Reverend Richard Joyner
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4:25p-5:10p – Panel moderated by Daphne Miller, Founder, Health from the Soil Up Initiative; Professor of Family Medicine, University of California San Francisco; Contributing Science Writer, Washington Post
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Panelists:
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Reverend Richard Joyner
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Kevin Krueger, Procurement and Sustainability Manager, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
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Jade Clark, Founder & Executive Director, Project Fresh
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Rebecca Kaufman, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, AgLaunch
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5:10p-5:20p – Responses
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Kelly Brownell, Director, World Food Policy Center, Robert L. Flowers Professor of Public Policy, Former Dean, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
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Angela McKee-Brown, Deputy Executive Director, The Edible Schoolyard
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5:20p-5:30p – Audience Q&A
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5:30p-7:00p: Cocktails and Light Bites
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Day 2 - Tuesday, October 15th
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8:30a: Arrivals
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9:00a-9:05a: Welcome to Day 2 by Al Gore
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9:05a-9:15a: Al Gore in conversation with Alice Waters, Chef and Owner of Chez Panisse, Founder of The Edible Schoolyard Project
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9:15a-10:00a: Farmer Transition: Conversion to Regenerative Farming
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Panel moderated by Peter Byck, Professor of Practice, Arizona State University + Director, Carbon Nation
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Panelists:
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Greg Brann, Farmer, Speaker, Grazing and Land Management Consultant
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David Rourke, Manager, Rourke Farms Ltd.
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Anthony Flaccavento, Rural Scale, Economic Development Consultant, Organic Farmer, and Author
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Ben Burkett, National Family Farm Coalition, farmer in Mississippi
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10:00a-10:45a: Research Roundtable
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Moderated by Dorn Cox, PhD, Research Director, Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment and Director of OpenTEAM
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Panelists:
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Dr. Kris Covey, Skidmore College
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Dr. Will Brinton, Woods End Soil Lab
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Dr. Bruno Basso, Michigan State University
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11:00a-1:00p: Breakout sessions and tours of Caney Fork Farms
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Each guest can attend 2 sessions
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Breakout Options:
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Business/Investment in Regenerative Agriculture facilitated by Will Rosenzweig, Faculty Director, Sustainable Food Initiative, UC Berkeley
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Food/Flavor/Chefs facilitated by Matt Bolus, Executive Chef of the 404 Kitchen and Culinary Director of Red Pebbles Hospitality
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Community Health facilitated by Kathleen Finlay, President, Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming
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Policy facilitated by Rex Raimond, Affiliate, Meridian
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Researchers/Soil Quality and Food Quality facilitated by Jill Clapperton, Principal Scientist, Rhizoterra
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Certifications/standards facilitated by Dr. Francis Thicke
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Scaling Regenerative Agriculture facilitated by Dr. Steven Rosenzwieg, Soil Scientist, General Mills on Scaling Regenerative Agriculture
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Farm Tours lead by Zach Wolf and Caney Fork Farms team
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1:15p-2:15p: Lunch with introduction by Alice Waters, Chef and Owner of Chez Panisse, Founder of The Edible Schoolyard Project
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2:30p-3:15p: Breakout Session Recap: Breakout Facilitators Panel
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Moderated by Al Gore
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3:15p-4:00p: Healthy Planet
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Moderated by Al Gore
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Panelists
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Shauna Sadowski, Head of Sustainability, Natural & Organic Operating Unit, General Mills
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Julie Law, The Salk Institute’s Harnessing Plants Initiative
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Will Rosenzweig, Faculty Director, Sustainable Food Initiative, UC Berkeley
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Tina Owens, Senior Director of Agricultural Funding and Communication, Danone North America
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4:00p – 4:15p: Closing remarks by Al Gore
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4:15p – 5:00p: Departures