Join us on June 18th!

Good Food for All Summit 2025

Join us June 18, 2025 in Washington, DC!

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The Good Food for All Summit will bring together leaders from the business, public, non-profit, and philanthropic sectors to challenge our current food system and take action to advance equitable access to good food that drives good health.

The Summit will be hosted by Partnership for a Healthier America and the Global Food Institute at the George Washington University.

Attending Organizations

  • Retailers like ADUSA, Albertsons, Kroger, Hy-Vee, Wegmans
  • Academic and food system experts like the Global Food Institute and the Aspen Institute
  • CBOs like DC Central Kitchen, Urban School Food Alliance, the Food Trust
  • Trade Associations like FMI, IFPA, AFFI and NACS
  • Philanthropy including Hunger to Health Collaboratory, the Rockefeller Foundation
  • Healthcare companies like Novo Nordisk, Elevance Health, Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Food service and distributors like Sodexo and DNO produce
  • Federal Government with USDA and the CDC
  • Local governments like the City of Denver, DC, Chicago and Indianapolis

Where & When

The event will be held at the Grand Ballroom, George Washington University Student Center, Washington, DC on Wednesday, June 18th from 12 PM - 7 PM.

Please note that the location is a 6-minute walk from the Foggy Bottom - GWU Metro stop, and there is also onsite public parking available at the GWU Student Center.

Hotel Details

Don’t wait to book your room! Join us — take advantage of the Partnership for a Healthier America Room Block.

Royal Sonesta in Dupont Circle
2121 P St NW
Washington, DC 20037

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Agenda

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Arrival, lunch, and welcome

  • Noreen Springstead, President and CEO, Partnership for a Healthier America
  • Stacy Dean, Carbonell Family Executive Director of the Global Food Institute at George Washington University

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Fireside Keynote - sharing collective wisdom, experience and possibilities around improving access to nutritious food

  • Nishant Roy, Chief Impact Officer, Chobani
  • Leslie Sarasin, President and CEO, FMI - The Food Industry Association

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM | Panel Discussion: A Healthy America Powered by Good Food for All. What is it going to take to build a healthier America? Representatives from sectors across the food landscape talk about what levers we need to pull to realize the power of food to build health.

  • Colleen Craig, Director of Marketing, Wyman’s
  • Noah Cohen-Cline, Director, Food Initiative at The Rockefeller Foundation
  • Alex DiNovo, President & Chief Operating Officer, DNO Produce
  • Cheria Caldwell, Administrator of Community Nutrition and Food Policy, City of Indianapolis
  • Moderator: Amaris Bradley, MPH, RD; Senior Vice President, Eat Well Global

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM | Break

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM | Breakout Sessions

Breakout 1: Technology as a disruptor in access to healthy foods. Scaling affordable access via online grocery and grocery technology.

  • Alison Bodor, President and CEO, American Frozen Food Institute
  • Laura Anderson, Director of Social Impact, Instacart
  • Ken Erickson, Founder and CEO, iQpay
  • Jordan Schenck, CEO, Flashfood
  • Moderator: Margaret Read, Senior Director of Impact and Evaluation, Partnership for a Healthier America

Breakout 2: Building a collective understanding of the connection between access to healthy food and the social determinants of health.

  • Dr. Kate Bauer, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health
  • Dr. Marlene Schwartz, Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences, Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health, University of Connecticut
  • Dr. Daniel Chen, Associate Director of Research at the Center for Community Resilience, George Washington University
  • Dr. Angela Odoms-Young, Nancy Schlegel Meinig Associate Professor of Maternal and Child Nutrition, Cornell University
  • Moderator: Mimi Yeh, Engagement Director, ParsonsTKO

3:45 PM - 4:00 PM | Break

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Closing Panel: Creating Healthy Corner Stores. Showcasing a collective model that can work at scale.

  • Dr. Bill Dietz, Director of Research and Policy for the Global Food Institute, George Washington University
  • Yael Reichler, Healthy Corners Director, DC Central Kitchen
  • Tyler Yarbrough, Director of MS Delta Programs, Partnership for a Healthier America
  • Julie Burns, CEO, Jump IN for Healthy Kids
  • Moderator: Jason Wilson, SVP of Strategic Partnerships, Partnership for a Healthier America

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM | Closing Remarks and move to Reception

  • Jillian Griffith, Senior Health Partnerships Manager, Amazon Access

5:15 PM - 7:00 PM | Good Good Reception: a campaign to double the amount of good food people eat in 15 cities across the US.

Summit Sponsors

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For more information about how you can support and be featured at the Good Food for All Summit, please contact Ann Marie Elmayan, PHA’s Senior Vice President of Development, at aelmayan@ahealthieramerica.org or 919-757-6716.