Join us as we kick off the American Geographical Society's 2022 Fall Symposium, Geography 2050: The Future of Food.

It all begins with an idea.

Dr. Andrew Maynard takes a fond if critical look back on the film "Soylent Green" to see how the movie's vision matches up to our current reality and our prospects for the future.

AGS Councilor Dr. Antoinette WinklerPrins leads a panel with Dr. Bob Quinn of Quinn Farm and Ranch and Ms. Nona Yehia discussing new agricultural techniques and breakthroughs that can renew the Earth while also feeding its growing population.

AGS Councilor Ms. Kate Heller O'Reilly welcomes Mr. Karlan Koehn, a fourth-generation farmer from Kansas, to discuss how family farms are adapting with modern technology to feed America and the world.

Vice Admiral Frank Whitworth, Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, delivers a keynote address on how food is a critical factor in international relations and conflict.

AGS Councilor Dr. Dee Jordan from Harvard Medical School moderates a panel on new methods to keep agriculture sustainable while providing food for the world and employment to rural residents. Guest speakers include Dr. Andres Guhl from the Universidad de los Andes, Ms. Rini Indrayanti from the United Nations Development Program, and Dr. Moses Kansanga from the George Washington University.

Guest presenters give a series of Hot, Fresh, and FAST Lightning Talks on the intersection of Geography and Food at the American Geographical Society's Fall Symposium, Geography 2050: The Future of Food on November 17, 2022 in Roone Arledge Auditorium at Columbia University.