BUILDING HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES: ADVANCING FOOD & HEALTH SOLUTIONS THROUGH EDUCATION, PARTNERSHIP & ACTION
DATE: OCTOBER 8th, 2026
New Jersey.
Why Attend?
The FoodNiche Health Forum is a powerful gathering that convenes changemakers, nonprofit leaders, healthcare professionals, researchers, policymakers, corporate partners, and community advocates to explore how food and nutrition can be leveraged to improve health outcomes and strengthen communities. At this crucial time, when research shows that more than 50% of adults in America struggle with preventable chronic diseases related to poor eating patterns, the need is stronger than ever for community leaders to initiate grassroots efforts to tackle this problem. Thought-leaders will share strategies to tackle this problem through strategic community action and initiatives. From groundbreaking research to scalable community initiatives, attendees will explore impactful solutions to transform community health.
Highlights
Advance Your Impact Through Collaboration.
Engage with interdisciplinary leaders working at the intersection of food and health. Build partnerships with community organizations, healthcare systems, policymakers, and funders to expand the reach, sustainability, and real-world impact of your initiatives, research, programs, and scholarly initiatives.
Bridge the Gap Between Evidence and Practice.
Gain insights from researchers, practitioners, and community leaders implementing food and nutrition interventions in diverse settings. Examine what works, what challenges persist, and where critical gaps remain to inform future research, policy, teaching, and community-engaged practice.
PAST SPEAKERS
Marion Nestle PhD MPH
Jim Flatt
Danielle Nierenberg
Catherine D'Amato
Lauren Fiechtner MD, MPH
Valeria Cobos
Saneel Kulkarni PharmD, MPH
Katie Stebbins
Marcia Hooper
Guru Banavar PhD
Lauren Abda
Marc Washington
Joan Salge Blake EdD
Leena Nabzdyk PhD
Bunmi Olayanju MBA CFA
Anabelle Broadbent PhD
Marc Oshima
Samantha Citro Alexander
Elizabeth Machnica
Phil Strandwitz PhD
Expand Your Network...
Accelerate Business Growth.
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High Impact Networking
Expand your network of influential changemakers redefining the future of the food industry. Meet prospective collaborators, investors or partners.
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Insightful Learning Opportunities
Join the brightest minds in food for intelligent insights on innovating successfully in the current food ecosystem. Learn factors driving change and factors driving consumer food purchasing decisions.
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Show Case Your Brand
Leverage opportunities at this summit to enhance your company’s visibility, leverage your thought-leadership and promote business growth.
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High Impact Networking
Expand your network of influential changemakers redefining the future of the food industry. Meet prospective collaborators, investors or partners.
What Past Attendees Are Saying:
“This was a well-run event and more importantly, it brought to the table all stakeholders – convening power of food. I made some great connections with some companies in the meeting and I will follow up with them.“
Phil Demokritou, PhD
Head of Environmental Bioengineering,
Rutgers University
“This was a well-run event and more importantly, it brought to the table all stakeholders – convening power of food. I made some great connections with some companies in the meeting and I will follow up with them.“
Anabelle Broadbent, PhD
Founder, Verde Ops
Skillfully created and excellently hosted. A fantastic event! The investment panel at the FoodNiche Summit is the most informative panel session I have ever listened to."
Shou Wong, PhD
Chief Innovation Officer, TurtleTree
Out of all the conferences I go to, I appreciate the FoodNiche Summit most because of the diversity of perspectives it brought together. There were representatives from across the food system - this kind of collaboration is key to solving the challenges of feeding the world sustainably."
Scott Landers
Co-Founder & CEO, Figure8
Frequently asked questios
Is This A Virtual Event?
This summit will take place in person at the Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Specific addresses to each of the events will be included in your tickets.
Is there accommodation close to the venue?
Are there group discount for teams?
Yes, there are group discounts for teams, please contact Joshua at [email protected] for details.
How can companies exhibit or present on the innovation stage at this summit?
There are no exhibition at this event.
