A Note from the Executive Director | | | |
Greetings,
Please join us in Boston for our 2026 Fall Summit, Blueprints for Change: From Innovation to Resilience, on Monday and Tuesday, November 16 and 17. We'll explore examples of creativity, success, and resilience in food, nutrition, and health equity work from around the country.
We'll also recognize the 2026 winners of the Food Justice for Kids Prize, innovators who are working in school food and nutrition education, policy, and Indigenous food justice. You'll have a chance to learn more about their work at our Monday evening reception and poster session and again during our Tuesday lunchtime problem-solving sessions.
Summit registration is now open, and additional event details are below.
I hope to see you in November.
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Nicolene Hengen
Executive Director
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Monday, November 16, 2026
Reception and Poster Session
4:30 – 6:30 pm
Meet the 2026 Food Justice for Kids Prize winners, network with cross-sector colleagues, and start new conversations to continue at the Summit the following day and beyond.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2026
H2HC Fall Summit
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
- Federal Policy and Our National Health
- Navigating a New Policy Landscape
- State Innovations in Managing Food Security
- Diverse Funding Models in Food and Nutrition Innovation
- Victories in School Food Policy
- Businesses as Change Agents
- Blueprints for Resiliency: Looking to the Future
Closing Reception
4:00 – 5:00 pm
| | Location: UMass Club, One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108 | | |
Select speakers include:
- Alex Amouyel, Newman's Own Foundation
- Sara Bartel, ChangeLab Solutions
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Sara Bleich, Harvard Chan School of Public Health
- Prabal Chakrabarti, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
- Christina Conell, Center for Good Food Purchasing
- Mike Curtin, DC Central Kitchen
- Marc DeCourcey, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
- Mark Dinglasan, NJ Office of the Food Security Advocate
- Max Finberg, Chobani
- Crystal FitzSimons, Food Research & Action Center
- Dr. Thea James, Boston Medical Center
- Kolia Souza, Cornell University
- Andrew Whitehead, Bristol Myers Squibb
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ABOUT H2HC
The Hunger to Health Collaboratory (H2HC) convenes cross-sector thought leaders to explore systemic solutions to food and nutrition challenges with a focus on health equity and the social drivers of health. Since 2018, H2HC has supported work that addresses food and nutrition challenges through community-driven solutions, policy innovation, and cross-sector partnerships.
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