Columbus Event: Global Food Security: Feeding the World in 2050

THURSDAY, November 17, 2011


Global Food Security: Feeding the World in 2050

Gawain Kripke
Director of Policy & Research
Oxfam America

United Nations statistics cite the number of malnourished people around the world at 925 million, making hunger the globe's number one health risk. What are the root causes of this problem and what can be done to ensure food security for our growing global population? Join us as Gawain Kripke explores these and other questions.

Gawain Kripke is the director of policy and research at Oxfam America and has more than 20 years of experience working on public policy and advocacy issues. His department conducts research and policy advocacy focusing on the effectiveness of foreign aid and development, climate change, trade and agriculture, humanitarian issues, and extractive industries. Kripke is a frequent commentator on foreign aid, human rights, humanitarian issues, and agricultural policies in major news media, including The New York Times, CNN, NPR, BBC World News, and Marketplace. In addition, he has testified before Congressional committees. At Oxfam, Kripke previously served as senior policy advisor on Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign, which aims to reform unfair trade rules so that international trade can become a powerful force for reducing global poverty. Before joining Oxfam, he served as director of economic programs for the environmental organization Friends of the Earth. Kripke earned a BA in government from Harvard College, and has authored numerous opinion pieces and briefing papers on trade and development issues.

THURSDAY, November 17, 2011

TIME: Check In/Networking: 11:30 am

Program: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

LOCATION: WOSU @ COSI

333 West Broad Street Columbus, OH 43215

COST: Members/students: $30 ($15 lecture only)

Members Table of Eight: $250 General Public: $50 ($30 lecture only) General Public Table of Eight: $450 *Group discounts available for K-12 classes

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