Food First Health Summit Philadelphia
About this Event
On Tuesday, October 27, join Food Tank, FareRx, AmeriHealth Caritas, and the College of Public Health at Temple University for Food First Health Summit Philadelphia hosted at WHYY-NPR Studios' Dorrance H. Hamilton Public Media Commons.
The afternoon will bring together members of Congress, state and local policymakers, leading health experts, farmers, food system innovators, and community advocates for timely conversations about the future of food as medicine. Guests will enjoy live music, light food and refreshments, and opportunities to connect with speakers and fellow attendees through interactive breakout conversations. Together, we'll explore how Philadelphia and communities across the country can make healthy food more accessible to everyone.
Date: Tuesday, October 27th, 2026
Time: 2:00PM - 5:30PM ET
Location: WHYY-NPR Dorrance H. Hamilton Public Media Commons, 150 N 6th St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Confirmed speakers include (in alphabetical order by last name):
- Val Arkoosh, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services
- Rep. Brendan Boyle, U.S. House of Representatives
- Mike Cangi, FareRx
- Sue Daugherty, MANNA
- Rep. Madeleine Dean, U.S. House of Representatives
- Lauren Eberly, University of Pennsylvania and Indian Health Service, Navajo Nation
- Evan Ehlers, Sharing Excess
- Beatrice Forman, Food Writer, The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Freeway, Philadelphia-Based Rapper and Food for Health Advocate
- Steven Jennings, Ahold Delhaize USA
- Loree D. Jones Brown, Philabundance
- Julia Koprak, The Food Trust
- Jenn Ladd, The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Karen Lin, Temple University
- Briana Mills-Walker, FarmerJawn
- Danielle Nierenberg, Food Tank
- Kae Lani Palmisano, Philadelphia Magazine
- Chris Rabb, Pennsylvania House of Representatives
- Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, U.S. House of Representatives
- Rep. Lloyd Smucker, U.S. House of Representatives
- Maiken Scott, WHYY
- Julia Weatherly, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service, and more to be announced soon!
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