The Atlantic Food Summit Venue

USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan kicks off the Summit with a keynote address

The members of the Sustainable Agriculture panel (L to R): Sarah Alexander, Director for the Environment Practice, The Keystone Center; Molly Jahn, Professor at the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Wisconsin – Madison; Nina Fedoroff, President, American Association for the Advancement of Science; Gary Hirshberg, CEO, Stonyfield Farm; Corby Kummer, Senior Editor, The Atlantic (moderator)

Dr. Molly Jahn expresses the need for an inclusive agricultural policy

Dr. Nina Fedoroff notes that the growing world population requires that we use technology to increase food production and meet demand

The members of the Global Food Safety, Access and Affordability panel (L to R): Congressman Jim McGovern; Jose Andres, Chef and Owner, ThinkFoodGroup; Franz Fischler, Commissioner for Agriculture & Rural Development, The European Union; James Gibney, Deputy Managing Editor, The Atlantic (moderator)

Congressman Jim McGovern discusses the need to take hunger issues seriously, as food security is a humanitarian and national security issue