2023 Program Committee

Chair: Maria Elena, Jefferds PhD, Lead Epidemiologist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Track One

Track Co-chair: Sophie Moore, Professor, Kings College London
Track Co-chair: Kyly Whitfield, Associate Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University
Kenneth H. Brown MD, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of California, Davis
Jennifer Coates PhD., Associate Professor, Tufts University
Kerry Jones, Senior Nutritional Biomarker Specialist, University of Cambridge
Saurabh Mehta, Physician and Epidemiologist , Cornell University
Alida Melse, Associate Professor Global Nutrition, Wageningen University
Martha Mwangome, Research Scientist and Wellcome Trust Intermediate Fellow, KEMRI/Centre for Geographic Medicine Research Coast (CGMRC) & KEMRI/Wellcome Trust Research Programme (KWTRP), Kilifi, Kenya.
Victor O. Owino, Nutrition Specialist, International Atomic Energy Agency

Track Two

Track Co-chair: Lindsay Allen, Research Physiologist, USDA, ARS Western Human Nutrition Research Center
Track Co-chair: Erick Boy, Chief Nutritionist, Harvest Plus
Eric Ohuma, Associate Professor, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Kamija Phiri, Professor, Kamuzu University of Health Sciences
Lisa Rogers, Technical Officer, World Health Organization
Maria Elizabeth Tejero Barrera, Laboratory Head, Instituto Nacional de Medicina Genómica
Shakuntala Thilsted, Director, Nutrition, Health and Food Security Impact Area CGIAR
Mary Uyoga, Nutritional epidemiologist, North-West University / Noordwes-Universiteit
Michael Zimmermann MD, Professor, ETH Zürich
Stanley Zlotkin MD, Chief, Centre for Global Child Health, Sick Kids

Track Three

Track Co-chair: Mdu Mbuya, Director of Knowledge Leadership, Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
Track Co-chair: Deanna Olney, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute
Mandana Arabi MD PhD, Vice-President, Global Technical Services and Chief Technical Advisor, Nutrition International
Anabelle Bonvecchio, Managing Director, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública
Inge Brouwer, Professor, Wageningen University & Research
Nita Dalmiya, Senior Advisor, Nutrition (Knowledge, Advocacy and Partnerships), UNICEF
Omar Dary, Nutrition Science Specialist, USAID
Rebecca Heidkamp, Associate Scientist, John Hopkins University
Dan Irvine, Global Director, Health & Nutrition, World Vision International
Sarah Bauler MPH, Senior Advisor, Design, M&E and Research in Nutrition, World Vision International
Frances Knight, Project Lead, Nutrition Division, World Food Programme
Denish Moorthy MD MS, Senior Technical Advisor, USAID Advancing Nutrition
Debbie Obadan-Benneth, Nutritionist and Public Health Professional, Nutrition International
Lisa Shireen Saldanha, Nutrition Specialist, World Bank Group

Track Four

Track Co-chair: Asma Lateef, Policy and Advocacy Lead, SDG2 Advocacy Hub
Track Co-chair: Rajul Pandya-Lorch, Member, Board of Directors, Micronutrient Forum
Rina Agustina MD PhD, Head, Human Nutrition Research Center (HNRC), Universitas Indoesia
Muhammad Irshad Danish MD, Senior Advocacy Advisor, Asia, Nutrition International
Solange Heise, Nutrition Advisor, C4N (Micronutrients)
Klaus Kraemer, Managing Director, Leadership Team, Sight and Life
Anna Lartey PhD, Professor of Nutrition, University of Ghana
Saskia Osendarp, Executive Director, Micronutrient Forum
Larry Umuna, Regional Director, West Africa, TechnoServe
Annoek van den Wijngaart, Senior Program Manager, Access to Nutrition Initiative
Marti van Liere PhD, Director of Programs, Micronutrient Forum