On the occasion of “The Third Week of Italian Cuisine in the World” the Georgetown University Italian Research Institute of Georgetown College, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy, the Italian Cultural Institute, and the Georgetown University Departments of Sociology and of Italian, is pleased to invite you to a symposium on SmartGrid for Urban Food Systems to respond to a critical challenge that urbanization poses, discuss innovative approaches, and address the needs of urban poor and vulnerable populations.
Featuring:
Dr. Cecilia Bartolucci
National Research Council of Italy
Rome, Italy
“A Disruptive System Approach to Address an Upcoming System Challenge: SmartGrid for Urban Food Systems”
Dr. Antonio F. Logrieco
Director of Institute of Sciences of Food Production
National Research Council of Italy
“The Urban Food System in Bari Metropolitan Area: a Food Science Perspective”
Dr. Yuki Kato
Associate Teaching Professor
Department of Sociology
Georgetown University
“Alternative Food or Food Justice?: Current American Discourse on Food, Environment, Culture and Equity”
Moderator
Dr. Giorgio Einaudi
Scientific Director of the CNR S&T Foresight Project
ItalianInstitute.college.georgetown.edu
