We have now officially finalized our speakers and their bios. For more information, please visit the Speakers page.

Thursday, March 25 / 4:00PM-5:00PM / NYU Wagner Jersey Conference Room / Please RSVP
In advance of Friday’s conference, join IPSA and Professor John Gershman for a reading and discussion group.  This week, we’ll read pieces by some of our conference panelists and about the organizations they represent.  We’ll use this discussion group to prepare the moderator for the third conference panel – the Future of the Food Industry.We expect this panel to be quite dynamic and need your help to get ready. 

Panelists/Readings:

Andrew Rice, New York Times

• Is There Such a Thing as Agro-Imperialism
• A Dying Breed

Noel Gurwick, Union of Concerned Scientists

• No Sure Fix (FAQ and Exec Summary)
• Failure to Yield by Doug Gurian Sherman (Summary and Issue Briefing

Jessica Adelman, Syngenta 

• Syngenta Global website
• Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture website
• The Politics of Hunger:  How Illusion and Greed Fan the Food Crisis by Paul Collier

Please RSVP!

Info on the conference's afternoon workshops are posted on the website. To view, click on either:

• Environment
• Indigenous Peoples
• Nutrition
• Urban Issues
• Women

CLEAN Water for Life: Improving Water Quality, Rights and Access Worldwide
Tuesday, March 23 / 6:00PM-8:30PM / Please RSVP
Please join us for a film screening of Water First, produced by Amy Hart. This is followed by a panel discussion on the impacts of the global water crisis and the importance of increasing access to safe and affordable water worldwide. Read more here...

There are now a series of pre-conference events we're organizing, so stay tuned and visit "Pre-Conference Events" under the Agenda tab.

We have just posted some fantastic articles from our guest speakers for conference delegates. This is to allow you to familiarize yourselves with the topics presented and learn more about our speakers. Happy reading!

Click here to go to the Suggested Readings page!