Presentations

Results, knowledge, and experiences in responding with the private sector for improve nutrition at the INC2016  were shared and discussed through a keynote speech, plenary panels and conversations, concurrent sessions, posters, and group work.  The welcome speeches and PowerPoint presentations are available below.

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PRESENTATIONS

  
TitlePresenter(s)
Welcome Speech - Day 1Schuyler Thorup, Executive Vice President, Overseas Operations, Catholic Relief Services
Keynote Address: Improving nutrition in food insecure marketsChris Policinski, President & CEO, Land O’Lakes, Inc. 
Operationalizing multi-sectoral coordination and collaboration strategies for improved nutrition Samantha Clark, Food Security and Nutrition Specialist, SPRING/JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.
Marketplace for nutritious foodsDan Haswell, Project Manager, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
Scaling up small-scale food processing to promote food security for women subsistence farmers and children in rural VietnamYvonne Yuan, Associate Professor, School of Nutrition, Ryerson University and Le Van Chi, Sales Manager, NIN and NINFOODS
Women entrepreneurs creating market pull for nutritious products in rural Bangladesh Nick van der Velde, Project Manager, BoP Innovation Center
Creating a platform to engage the private sector in nutrition: SUN Business Network ZambiaRaphael Siwiti, Manager, SUN Business Network Zambia, U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) 
Realizing the link between food safety and nutrition security: the case of aflatoxin control across food systems in AfricaAmare Ayalew, PACA Program Manager, Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture, African Union Commission 
Improved nutrition through safe and effective pest and crop management strategies for vegetable value chain in the humid tropicsDanny Coyne, Soil Health Scientist, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Tanzania 
Affordable nutritious foods for women (ANF4W) in KenyaNicola Martin, Global Coordinator, Affordable Nutritious Foods for Women, GIZ 
Leveraging native nutrient dense plants in development of market-led instant fortified grain foodsMario G. Ferruzzi, Plants for Human Health Institute, Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State University
Micronutrient powders: does the anti-nutrient content affect the in vitro bio-accessibility of iron and zinc? Juliana Kiio, Lecturer, Kenyatta University 
Radio soap operas prompt social and behavior change for improved nutrition in pastoralist communities of EthiopiaVimbai Chishanu, PRIME Program Nutrition Behaviour Change and Communication Advisor and Adriane Seibert, Senior Nutrition Advisor, Mercy Corps

Welcome

Review of Day 2

Report of Group Work Partnership Exchange Room Facilitators

Carmen Jaquez, Practice Area Manager, Dairy, Livestock and Environment, Land O’Lakes

Veronica Imelda Awino, Nutrition and Health Advisor, Action Against Hunger

Cecilie Kjeldsberg, Independent Consultant 

Collaboration across sectors for optimal nutrition: policies and the private sectorGrainne Moloney, Chief of Nutrition, United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF Kenya
Collaboration across sectors for optimal nutrition: food systems and healthy diets Agnes Kalibata, President of AGRA, Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition 
Business models and their role in nutritionDaniel Alberts, Senior Manager, Agriculture and Nutrition, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) 
Tilapia in rural Kenya Otieno Okello, Managing Director, Pioneer Fish Farm 
Value addition of beans in Kenya Rose Mutuku, Managing Director, Smart Logistics Solutions
Peanut butter in MozambiqueOctavio Muchanga, Owner, Xikhaba Limitada 
How profitable is the private sector investment in biofortification? A case study of firms in Nigeria Ayodeji Ogunleye, Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Economics, Obafemi Awolowo University
"Shamba Chef” reaching millions through TVDavid Campbell, Director, Mediae 
Engaging the private sector in promoting value addition in the cassava value chain for improved food and nutrition security: case of true tradeElizabeth Imbo, Nutrition and Gender Coordinator, Self Help Africa 
Where is my food? Partnering with the private sector to tackle post-harvest losses Muzafar Kaemdin, MEAL Director-Tanzania and Tumaini Bakobi, PICS Project Manager, Catholic Relief Services 
Simple (and new), methods for aflatoxin reduction in groundnuts Jock Brandis, Founder and Director of Research and Development, The Full Belly Project 

Report of group work

Reflections from participants

Vote of thanks 

Carmen Jaquez, Practice Area Manager, Dairy, Livestock and Environment, Land O’Lakes

Veronica Imelda Awino, Nutrition and Health Advisor, Action Against Hunger

Cecilie Kjeldsberg, Independent Consultant