National Policy Conference - Panelists

Panelists will discuss the essential role of technology to produce more food while using fewer natural resources, barriers to and opportunities for progress and innovation, and a foundational discussion of the ethics behind who decides agriculture policy. Marc Gunther, contributing editor at FORTUNE magazine and a senior writer at Greenbiz.com, will serve as the Master of Ceremonies.

Other panelists include:

• Michael Specter, New Yorker staff writer
• Dr. Christine Bruhn, Director, Center for Consumer Research, University of California, Davis
• George Gray, Ph.D., Professor, environmental and occupational health, School of Public Health and Health Services, George Washington University
• Jon Entine, Visiting Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
• Julie Borlaug, Assistant Director for Partnerships, Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture, Texas A & M University
• James McWilliams, Associate Professor, Texas State University-San Marcos
• Bob Thompson, Former Gardner Endowed Chair, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Johanna Nesseth Tuttle, Vice President for Strategic Planning, Director, CSIS Global Food Security Project, Center for Strategic and International Studies