This event was presented by the New York Fed’s Community Development team, which has three areas of focus: health, household financial well-being, and climate risk.
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Event Details
Date & Time
May 25, 2022
10:00am - 11:45am EDT
May 25, 2022
10:00am - 11:45am EDT
Location
This is a virtual-only event
This is a virtual-only event
Audience
This event was open to the public and media. Registration for this virtual event was available through the registration link. All remarks were on the record and the event was recorded. For media inquiries, please contact Ellen Simon at ellen.simon@ny.frb.org.
Agenda
Agenda
| 10:00am-10:05am | Opening Remarks Dominic Ramos-Ruiz, Community Development, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| 10:05am-10:15am | Global Food Security Index: Trends and Insights Pratima Singh, Principal, Policy & Insights, Economist Impact |
| 10:15am-10:25am | How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America Priya Fielding-Singh, Sociologist and Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Consumer Studies, University of Utah; Author, “How the Other Half Eats” |
| 10:25am-10:55am | Global Perspectives Tom Arnold, Special Envoy for Food Systems, Government of Ireland; Chair, European Commission’s High Level Expert Group on Food Systems Science Pratima Singh, Senior Manager, Policy & Insights, Economist Impact Rob Vos, Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions, International Food Policy Research Institute |
| 10:55am-11:25am | Domestic Responses Moderator: Priya Fielding-Singh, Sociologist and Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Consumer Studies, University of Utah; Author, “How the Other Half Eats” Vince Hall, Chief Government Relations Officer, Feeding America Tara Colton, Executive Vice President for Economic Security, New Jersey Economic Development Authority Frankie Andres Martinez Blanco, Chief of Staff, Mayor’s Office of San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 11:25am-11:40am | Audience Q&A Javier Silva, Community Development, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| 11:40am-11:45am | Closing Remarks Shannon Maynard, Executive Director, Congressional Hunger Center |
Speakers
Special Envoy for Food Systems, Government of Ireland
Chair, European Commission’s High Level Expert Group on Food Systems Science
Executive Vice President for Economic Security
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
Sociologist and Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Consumer Studies, University of Utah
Author, "How the Other Half Eats"
Chief Government Relations Officer
Feeding America
Chief of Staff
Mayor’s Office of San Juan, Puerto Rico
Executive Director
Congressional Hunger Center
Community Development
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Community Development
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Principal, Policy & Insights
Economist Impact
Director of Markets, Trade and Institutions
International Food Policy Research Institute
resources
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