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#RootsEmpower2016
September 19 - 20th, 2016

The Curious Mind: What’s New On the Research & Development Front and How It Fortifies Our Work

Research and development shapes nearly everything we do in the food industry and in this session we will explore the newest innovations with one of the most respected thinkers in the field.
  Mary-Frances Heck

Trending: The Influences of Today Shaping the Future of Food

Staying on top of trends in the food world is a daunting prospect. In this session, we will hear from one of the industry’s most esteemed trend analysts about the culinary trends influencing the way we eat, cook and communicate.
  

Healthy Living: Finding a Work-Life Balance in the Culinary Industry

Chefs have long been required to work long hours in stressful conditions that leave little time for focusing on living a well rounded life. This panel will explore ways chefs are striking a balance between work and life in order to feel healthier and more fulfilled.
      Arthur Bovino

Networked: New Ways That Chefs Are Connecting to Empower Themselves and Improve Their Community

Social media is a more powerful tool than ever and in this session we will investigate ways that it can be most effectively used for promotion, forging connections and ultimately the empowerment of ourselves and our community.
  Angela Moore    Arlene Stein

Waste Not, Want Not: Rethinking the Definition of Perfect

Food waste is one the industry’s hottest topics and this panel will examine the most innovative methods currently being employed to curb what is one of the food world’s most serious issues.
  Mourad Lahlou  Maria Gamble  Wendy Manfredi

And Justice for All: The Chef Advocate

Many chefs in our industry are not only cooking extraordinary food in their kitchens but are also becoming advocates for causes that are important to them by championing social justice issues.
  Mourad Lahlou    Mary-Frances Heck

Food Safety: Innovating to Avoid Disaster

Food safety protocols affect everyone in the food industry from the diner to the chef to the farmer. In this panel, we will explore the most innovative ways that the food industry is implementing food safety best practices to avoid recalls and ensure a healthier food industry.
  Mary Kamm

Going Big: How to Affect Change On a Grand Scale

Small farm-to-table restaurants are of critical importance to a healthy food system but the decisions and best practices of large scale operations are just as vital. This session will investigate ways that larger food corporations are implementing cutting edge methods that are improving the culinary industry one decision at a time.
    Chandra Ram

Keynote

John Folse

Say Cheese: How a Former United Nations Employee Turned Cheesemonger in Mexico is Saving Endangered Cheese

This session will be one of inspiration as the founder of one of Mexico’s most forward thinking food companies shares the story of how he is ensuring that the future of Mexican cheesemaking is preserved through the reclamation of the past.
  Martha Holmberg 

Stirred: Inventing the Future of Cocktails

Cocktails are more important than ever in the food world and this session will delve into the most innovative trends and discoveries that are shaping the future of mixology.
Peter Vestinos    Martha Holmberg
 

Keynote

Elizabeth Falkner  Arlene Stein

Cooking Authentically: How Do You Translate A Cuisine Once Its Removed From Its Origin?

This panel will explore how a cuisine changes once it’s no longer being cooked at its source with chefs who will discuss the benchmarks they have in place to maintain a recipe’s authenticity no matter where it’s prepared in the world.
    Gabriella Gershenson

African American Cuisine: Reclaiming Tradition

The recipes and food traditions of African Americans has long been marginalized and ignored. This panel will investigate its critical importance to American food culture and history.
  Kevin Mitchell  Anne McBride

 

 

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