Twin Cities Startup Week 2018

The Nexus of Food and Health sessions focus on how nutrition plays a role in achieving optimal health through disease prevention and treatment. This event brings together experts from multiple industries to share insights and personal stories on the space shared by food and health. In addition, this event showcases local Executive Chefs to demonstrate the preparation of nutritious and delicious foods for a tasting lunch followed by a keynote on how to bring Functional Foods into our daily lives. Later, a moderated panel session brings together food scientists, physicians, and founders of local food companies utilizing Functional Foods to discuss the obstacles and opportunities they’ve faced. In the afternoon, hear from health insurance executives about the future of food as medicine. Attendees will leave with an in-depth understanding of what Functional Foods are, as well as how individuals can leverage food in their restaurants, businesses, and daily lives to promote health.

Tickets are required to attend:

• Morning session only - $45.00 
• Afternoon session only - $45.00 
• All day Tickets - $75

Morning Session Agenda  

• 7:30-8:30am - Begin with Breakfast: How to Supercharge Your Day. Live food preparation demonstration and discussion. Breakfast is comprised of recipes that leverage Functional Foods to support optimal health. Dr. Kate Shafto, University of Minnesota and Culinary Nutritionist Jennifer Breen, Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing prepare the food live using the principles of Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives.    

• 8:30-8:45 - Welcome & Opening Remarks. Shannon Schlecht, AURI, Rohit Shukla, Larta Institute and Adam Southam, MyFormulary, join in welcome the day and provide a brief overview of the background and purpose of their organizations.

• 8:45-9:45 - Spotlight: Modeling Personalized Health through Big Data. Dr. Jaeyun Sung, Microbiome Program in Mayo Clinic’s Center for Individualized Medicine, discusses the biocomplexity of the human microbiome. Sung's approach seeks to decode the causal links between wellness, nutrition, and the gut.

• 9:45-10:45 - Disease Management Through Food: How the Prevention and Treatment Landscape is Being Reshaped. "Let thy food be thy medicine, and thy medicine be thy food" -Hippocrates Diet has re-entered the consumer consciousness as a viable, and perhaps preferable, disease management therapy. Jen Wagner-Lahr, AURI, moderates an expert panel with Ed Rogers, Bonomuse, Dr. Elizabeth Klodas, Step One Foods, Gail Dennison, Hormel Institute and Dr. Sonja Nodland, Wellmune. 

• 10:45-11:15 - Networking Break. Meet the speakers and network with colleagues. Try products from  Eniva Health, Midwest Elderberry Coop, Mighty Jom, Quarks America Bentor, Step One Foods, Superior Switchel and more. 

• 11:15-11:45 - Food Matters: From Farm to Healthcare. Dr. Kate Shafto, University of Minnesota and Culinary Nutritionist Jennifer Breen, Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing, are a dynamic duo who regularly speak on medical nutrition and how to shift consumer perception from restriction to revolution.  

• 11:45-12:15pm - Fireside Chat: Food Products with Health Claims. A fireside chat about navigating the complex world of CPG health claims, federal standards and legal landmines with Mark Kaster, Dorsey & Whitney LLP and Greg Thompson, General Mills.