In a world that continues to struggle with agricultural challenges to support the global population, developing sustainable solutions for crop production, agricultural resource use, access to food, and food waste is critical. Come hear from the New York Area Sustainability Group’s expert speakers as they point out problems in our food system, and discuss the changes that need to take place to solve these issues.

Katrina Moore, Director/Producer, Under the Mango Tree and Editorial Consultant, WhyHunger
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/katrina-moore/44/b27/65a
Katrina will discuss social sustainability in food systems with a human rights perspective, drawing on her research in food security and hunger and her work directing a documentary on a food program in Northern Ghana.

Margaret Tung, Co-Founder, PareUp
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pub/margaret-tung/11/546/7a7
Margaret will be covering how technologies like PareUp can help transform the food waste that retailers and suppliers in the food industry accept as a “cost of doing business” into a business opportunity.

Daniel Bena, Head of Sustainable Development and Operations Outreach, PepsiCo
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/danbena
Dan will share his insights on some of the broad environmental trends/global realities, and how PepsiCo is expanding the definition of business value, through the lens of agriculture.

Please register here: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/food-for-thought-tickets-15500047058?aff=es2&rank=16