Food Security Solutions in a World of Climate Extremes
Tuesday, September 23 | Doors at 1:30PM | Program: 2:00–5:30PM
Presented by Food Tank and World Food Program USA
The Greene Space at WNYC and NPR, 44 Charlton Street, New York, NY 10014
Join Food Tank and World Food Program USA for an afternoon of powerful conversations, immersive storytelling, live music, and thought leadership at the intersection of humanitarian response and climate action.
This special NYC Climate Week event explores how climate extremes are intensifying global hunger—and how bold innovations in policy, technology, farming, and nutrition can help meet this moment. Through keynote fireside chats, expert panels, and a thematic reception, we’ll spotlight the innovations and partnerships shaping a more food-secure future.
Confirmed speakers—and many more to be announced soon—include Andrew Zimmern, renowned American chef, restaurateur, TV and radio personality, food writer, director, producer, and businessman; Barron Segar, President and CEO, World Food Program USA; Nicole Clifton, President, Social Impact and The UPS Foundation; Vilas Dhar, President and CEO, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation; Chase Sova, Senior Director of Public Policy and Research, World Food Program USA; Kenneth Lee, Co-Founder, Lotus Foods; Jennifer Burney, Professor of Environmental Social Sciences & Earth System Science, Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability; and Emily Coppel, Food Communications and Policy Lead at the Rockefeller Foundation.
Special musical performance featuring Bella Coppola, a Broadway actor and singer who originated Chloe in Smash and played Jane Seymour in SIX, accompanied by her longtime pianist and collaborator Adam Cole Klepper, Associate Music Director and pianist for Broadway’s Gypsy and Spamalot.
This event is by invitation-only. If you would like to request to be considered for an invitation or for press passes, please email Bernard at [email protected]. This event is also open to all for live-streaming.
The program will close with a celebratory reception in partnership with Great Performances.
Checkout Food Tank's full lineup of events during Climate Week NYC from Sunday, Sept 21-Friday, Sept 26 by clicking HERE.
