This course is included in the NUTRITION 2025 Global Nutrition Collection.

In a world marked by rapid change and rising challenges—from population growth and climate disruption to conflict and food insecurity—nutrition science is more vital than ever. This energizing opening plenary will explore how the nutrition community is driving innovation, adapting under pressure, and preparing to feed the future.

Designed to inspire and unite, this session reinforces the profound importance of transdisciplinary nutrition science and celebrates the ability of those in the field to lead through complexity, rise to new demands, and help shape a healthier, nourished future for all.

Originally presented at NUTRITION 2025, ASN's flagship meeting which was held May 31 to June 3 in Orlando, FL.

Speakers

Love Anderson, ABD, CHW, CLE
Chair, North Carolina Breastfeeding Coalition
Support and Advocacy for Feeding in Emergencies Team

Howarth Bouis, PhD 
Founding Director, HarvestPlus
Emeritus Fellow, IFPRI

Masako Horino, DrPH, MPH, RD
Public Health Research Specialist
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

Naima Moustaid-Moussa, PhD, FTOS, FAHA
Horn Distinguished Professor, Associate Vice President for Research & Director, Obesity Research Institute
Nutritional Sciences
Texas Tech University

Keith West, DrPH, MPH
George G. Graham Professor of Infant and Child Nutrition
International Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health