GNS2024 - Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems - University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences

We can probably all relate.

Many of us wish we could get rid of a bad habit, be a better friend or parent, spend more time on things that really matter. It is hard to change our own behavior – and probably harder to influence the behavior of others. Change is possible – but how?

This symposium is a knowledge-sharing platform to encourage dialogue and foster research to development linkages.

Discover groundbreaking research, innovative approaches, and inspiring success stories. Engage in thought-provoking discussions and gain valuable insights from leaders in the field. Whether you are a faculty or student, a development professional or researcher working in nutrition, public health, extension, or other fields, or simply passionate about the subject, this symposium is for you!

You can find the videos and PDFs of the presentations linked to the agenda below:

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Time	Topic
8:30 am – 8:55 am	Registration and informal networking
9:00 am – 12:30 pm	Dr. Robert Gilbert, opening remarks (Video) Dr. Mary Rodriguez:Setting the scene: Looking at change from a systems perspective. (Video) Dr. Christine Blake, Exploring the drivers of food choice. (Video) Dr. Anne Mathews, Making the healthy choice the easy choice. (Video) Dr. Sarah Pedersen, How to generate demand for healthy diets. (Video) Dr. Masresha Tessema, Developing policies that matter. (Video)
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch (available for registered participants only)
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm	Panel: Empowerment and agency matter. (Video) Panel chair: Dr. Juan Andrade, Associate Professor of Global Nutrition Panelists: Heather Stark, What a difference an egg makes Dr. Kathy Colverson, and Dr. Emily Ouma, Nutrition as family affair
2:00 pm - 4:30 pm	Dr. Kelly Davidson, Nudging works... a little. (Video) Dr. Paul Monaghan, Using all of the tools available to encourage behavior change(Video) John Dain, Engaging for change: A relational approach to international partnerships. (Video) Dr. Sadie Hundemer, Avoiding false conflict, false consensus, and mental biases. (Video) Dr. Michael E. von Fricken, Bringing together sustainability, human, animal, and planetary health. (Video)

Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems is part of Feed the Future

This work was funded in whole or part by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Resilience, Environment and Food Security under Agreement # AID-OAA-L-15-00003 as part of Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems. Additional funding was received from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation OPP#060115. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed here are those of the authors alone.