Thursday, June 18

7:30

a.m.

Registration Opens

8

a.m.

Networking Breakfast

8:50

a.m.

Welcome Remarks

9

a.m.

David Barker, M.D., professor at Oregon Health and Science University and University of Southampton, UK
Presentation Title: The Developmental Origins of Obesity in Childhood and Chronic Disease in Later Life

10

a.m.

Frank Biro, M.D., Director of the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Division of Adolescent Medicine
Presentation Title: Childhood Obesity, Childhood Exposures, and Adult Morbidities

11

a.m.

Break

11:15

a.m.

Mikael Knip, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair of pediatrics at Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki
Presentation Title: Milk and Type 1 DM: The TRIGR Study

Luncheon

Luncheon Speaker:

Rep. Carolyn McCarthy is currently serving her 7th term representing Long Island's 4th Congressional District. First elected in 1996, Rep. McCarthy has served Long Island for over 12 years.

2

p.m.

Geetha Raghuveer, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine and cardiologist at Children’s Mercy Hospital

Presentation Title: Adult Diseases Now Seen in Childhood 

3

p.m.

Break

3:15

p.m.

Panel Title: Are Government and Industry Responsible for Childhood Obesity?

Moderator: Neal Barnard, M.D., president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, The Cancer Project, and the Washington Center for Clinical Research, and adjunct professor at The George Washington University
Panelist 1: Barry Popkin, Ph.D., professor and director of the Interdisciplinary Obesity Center at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Panelist 2: Eric Finkelstein, Ph.D., author of The Fattening of America and director of RTI International’s Public Health Economics Program
Panelist 3: Alejandra Ceja, senior budget and appropriations advisor for the majority staff with the House Education and Labor Committee, which has jurisdiction over child nutrition issues.

5

p.m.

Day 1 Concluding Keynote Address

Friday, June 19

8

a.m.

Networking Breakfast

8:50

a.m.

Welcome Back

9

a.m.

David Ludwig, M.D., Ph.D., pediatrician and researcher at Children’s Hospital Boston and associate professor in pediatrics at Harvard Medical School

Presentation Title: An Integrative, Family-Based Approach to Childhood Obesity

10

a.m.

Eric Finkelstein, Ph.D., author of The Fattening of America and director of RTI International’s Public Health Economics Program
Presentation Title: The Fattening of America: How the Economy Makes Us Fat, If It Matters, and What to Do About It

11

a.m.

Break

11:15

a.m.

Barry Popkin, Ph.D., professor and director of the Interdisciplinary Obesity Center at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Presentation Title: Global Dynamics of Diet and Obesity

12:30

p.m.

Luncheon

Luncheon Speaker:

Antonia Demas, Ph.D., founder and director of the Food Studies Institute will present Nutrients: The Missing Link in Education, Baltimore: A Case Study

2

p.m.

Joan Sabaté, M.D. Dr.PH., professor of nutrition and chair of Loma Linda University Nutrition School of Public Health
Presentation Title: Can a Vegetarian Diet Protect Children from Obesity?

3

p.m.

Break

3:15

p.m.

Panel Title: School Lunch Innovations Panel: Should Every School Offer Vegetarian Options?
Moderator: Neal Barnard, M.D., president of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, The Cancer Project, and the Washington Center for Clinical Research, and adjunct professor at The George Washington University
Panelist 1: Katie Wilson, Ph.D., S.N.S., president of the School Nutrition Association
Panelist 2: Darlene Moppert, M.S., R.D., L.D./N., program manager for nutrition education and training, food and nutrition services, Broward County Public Schools
Panelist 3: Anne Palmer, program director for the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future

5:30

p.m.

Concluding Remarks - Conference Ends