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Thursday, May 1st

3:00 - 4:30 PM

Cultural Center Tour (ticketed event)
Purchase with Registration

5:30 - 8:00 PM

Welcome Reception - Cash Bar

5:30 PM

Social Hour/Networking

6:00 PM

Hors D’Oeuvers – Latin Street Food

6:30 PM

Program - Let’s Have Fun!

Welcome by DG Ed Boeve
Jay Olstad - Storyteller, Speaker, KARE 11 Journalist, Emmy Winner

Friday, May 2nd

7:30 - 8:30 AM

Buffet Breakfast

8:45 - 10:00 AM

Introductions - Keynote

Patricia Shafer - Roots of Hunger, Pillars of Peace:
A Unique Space for Rotarian Goodwill

10:00 - 10:30 AM

Break

Visit House of Friendship

10:30 - 11:45 AM

Breakout Sessions

Ending Human Trafficking through Food Security

Hunger in the Heartland: An Inside Look into Food Insecurity, Food Systems, and Emerging Solutions

How Economic Development Fosters Peace

Minnesota's Climate Smart Food System Initiative - a Panel Discussion

Increasing Soil Health to Build a Better World

11:45 - 1:15 PM

Buffet Lunch - Keynote

Tom Hanson - Diplomat in Residence, University of MN Duluth

1:15 - 1:45 PM

Break

Visit House of Friendship

1:45 - 3:00 PM

Breakout Sessions

Putting Positive Peace to Work: A Hands-on Toolkit to Strengthen Community Projects

From Global to Local - Shaping the Future of Food

SMSC Environmental Stewardship

Sustainably Ending Poverty by Building Communities

Food Insecurity, Climate Change & Rotary Action

3:00 - 3:30 PM

Break

Visit House of Friendship

3:30 - 4:45 PM

Breakout Sessions

Water and Food Security: Building Resilient Communities Through Partnership

Food for Thought: Urban Agriculture and Food Justice from Policy to Practice

Braver Angels: Skills for Disagreeing Better / Finding Common Ground

Columbia: Peace Incubators and Partnership Building

4:30 - 5:30 PM

Cash Bar Social

5:30 - 7:30 PM

Plated Dinner - Keynote

Rebecca Middleton - World Food Program USA - Food Relief

7:45 - 9:00 PM

Cash Bar Social

Saturday, May 3rd

8:00 - 9:30 AM

Buffet Breakfast - Keynote

Lawrence Kent - Agricultural Development for Food Security: The Role of the Gates Foundation

9:30 - 10:00 AM

Break

Visit House of Friendship

10:00 - 11:15 AM

Breakout Sessions

There is No Peace with People Still Being Trafficked

Building an Ethical Culture

Activity - The Outreach Program

WASH in Schools Impact- Small Actions Create Great Changes

11:30 - 1:00 PM

Buffet Lunch - Closing Keynote

John Noltner - Lessons on the Road to Peace

* Schedule subject to change