25 LEADERS IN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE IN 2019... Letter from Daniell Nierenberg...

Dear İsmail, Greetings from Washington D.C.! Today I am attending the Global Food Security Symposium in Washington D.C. to learn about how to better manage our water supplies so it can last long into the future. Food Tank is also working hard on programming and events that will take place around the United States to continue the conversation about our food system. We’re excited to announce a special Food Tank event in San Francisco that will be taking place on May 29th. We are partnering with Mother Jones to bring together expert speakers including Leigh Gaymon-Jones from the Castanea Fellowship, Justin Phillips from the San Francisco Chronicle, Tom Philpott from Mother Jones, chef Alice Waters, and other exciting surprise guests to be announced! We’ll be discussing access, affordability, and equity in the food system. Early bird tickets are on sale now for only $25.00 through our Eventbrite page. Not on the West Coast? Join us in New York for our Food Talk Live series, starting on May 14th. With the collaboration of NYU Steinhardt, the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center, and Salon.com, we will be hosting fireside chats with some of the biggest and most impactful names in food. These talks are free for Food Tank members. Join Food Tank now to get access to this new live series! In line with the exciting happenings with our Food Tank programming, we want to highlight 25 food and ag leaders also making waves. Features include Komal Ahmad; Regina Anderson; Marta Antonelli; Daniel Beckmann; FarmDrive co-founders Peris Bosire and Rita Kimani;Chiara Cecchini; Isha Datar; Professor Domenico Dentoni; Jennifer Broutin Farah; Douglas Gayeton and Laura Howard-Gayeton; Danielle Gould; Nick Green; Marie Haga; Sweetgreenco-founders Nicolas Jammet, Jonathan Neman, and Nathaniel Ru; Teun van de Keuken;Allison Kopf; Renske Lynde; Edie Mukiibi; Mai Nguyen; Jose Oliva; Leah Penniman; Sam Polk; Haile Thomas; Pasi Vainikka; and Ido Verhagen. Who are your favorite leaders in the food and agriculture space today? Please email me atdanielle@foodtank.com to share with us! Sincerely, Danielle Nierenberg