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ATLANTA SUMMIT | MAY 20, 2013
May 20, 2013
Dear Participants:
Welcome to the Atlanta Summit on Global Health and Hunger: Focus on Food and Nutrition Security
Our three organizations – CARE USA, the World Affairs Council of Atlanta, and the Washington-based
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) – have come together again this year out of the
shared belief that it is more important than ever that the United States, even in times of fiscal austerity,
maintains its leadership in global health and food security to save and improve lives worldwide.
There is increasing awareness among global health professionals of the critical connecting points be-
tween food security and achieving sustainable health and nutritional outcomes. We are seeking mean-
ingful, integrated solutions that address serious malnutrition issues among some of the world’s most
vulnerable populations. We will hear specific examples of how organizations are working on the ground
to deliver sustainable agriculture and nutrition programs that are positively impacting children’s health.
Together, we need to identify what is working, what is scalable, and what is sustainable. And we must
know how to measure progress.
Throughout the day, you will hear from leaders from government, philanthropic organizations, research
institutions, business, and from experts in the fields of health, food security, nutrition, and sustainable
agriculture. Building on Atlanta’s legacy in health and social justice, Atlanta’s important global health
organizations including CDC, CARE, The Carter Center, and the Task Force for Global Health, along
with its universities and businesses, have taken a leading role in addressing hunger and malnutrition
around the world. Today, we will focus on cutting-edge innovations in food production, nutrition, and
sustainable agriculture that are building blocks for the development of a food secure world. Our speak-
ers and panelists will describe the powerful collaborations across a constellation of institutions and
businesses that are working together and serving as catalysts for new thinking about how to take on
these daunting and complex issues.
By participating in this conference, you are part of the emerging coalition, a growing collaboration of
people and organizations, working to support and advance U.S. leadership in global health, food and
nutrition security. The discussions today will be heard in Atlanta and beyond. Thank you for joining us.
Sincerely,
Helene Gayle, MD, MPH
President & CEO
CARE USA
Wayne Lord, PhD
President
World Affairs Council of Atlanta
J. Stephen Morrison, PhD
Senior Vice President & Director
Global Health Policy Center, CSIS
WELCOME

SUMMIT AGENDA
7:30 - 8:30AM Registration & Refreshments
8:30 - 8:40AM Welcoming Remarks:
Wayne Lord, PhD, President, World Affairs Council of Atlanta
Helene D. Gayle, MD, MPH, President & Chief Executive Officer, CARE USA
8:40 - 8:50AM Video Introduction:
J. Stephen Morrison, PhD, Senior Vice President, Global Health Policy Center,
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Video Message:
David Nabarro, MD, Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary General on
Global Health and Nutrition
8:50 - 9:15AM Opening Keynote Address
United States Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA)
9:15 - 10:30AM The Contributions of CDC, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and USAID
Moderated by J. Stephen Morrison, PhD, CSIS
Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH, Director, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC)
Mark Suzman, D.Phil, Managing Director for International Policy & Programs,
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Tjada D’Oyen McKenna, MBA, Deputy Coordinator for Development,
Feed the Future
10:30 - 11:45AM Food and Nutrition Security - Putting Children First
Moderated by Helene D. Gayle, MD, MPH, CARE USA
Usha Ramakrishnan, PhD, Associate Professor of Global Health, Rollins School
of Public Health, Emory University
Faheem Khan, Food Livelihood Justice Team, CARE USA
Rafael C. Flores-Ayala, DrPH, Team Leader, International Micronutrient
Malnutrition Prevention and Control Program, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC)
Noon - 1:30PM Luncheon Keynote Address
Michael Robach, Vice President for Corporate Food Safety & Regulatory Affairs,
Cargill, Inc.
1:45 - 3:00PM Collaborations Across Sectors - Successes and Challenges
Moderated by Wayne Lord, PhD, President, World Affairs Council of Atlanta
Eduardo Martinez, President, UPS Foundation
G. Eric Raby, Vice President, Global Marketing & Commercial Development,
AGCO Corporation
Denise Knight, Director for Sustainable Agriculture, The Coca-Cola Company
Jeff Johnson, President, Birdsong Peanuts Company
3:00 - 3:15PM Closing Remarks
Helene D. Gayle, MD, MPH, President & Chief Executive Officer, CARE USA
3:15 - 4:00PM Networking Opportunity

The Honorable Johnny Isakson
United States Senate (R-GA)
Senator Johnny Isakson began his business career in 1967 when he opened the first Cobb
County office of a small, family-owned real estate business, Northside Realty. Johnny later
served as president of Northside for 20 years, presiding over the company’s growth into the
largest independent residential real estate brokerage company in the Southeast and one of the largest in
America.
Senator Isakson entered politics in 1974 and served 17 years in the Georgia Legislature and two years as
Chairman of the Georgia Board of Education. In 1999, Johnny was elected to the U.S. House of Representa-
tives for the first of three terms before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004. He was re-elected to the
Senate in 2010.
Senator Isakson is a members on the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance - which has jurisdiction over taxes,
trade, Medicare and Social Security and which plays a critical role in the debate over cutting spending and
reducing our nation’s debt - and the and the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Commit-
tee. Previously, he was the senior Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on African
Affairs, and he has traveled to the continent many times over the last several years. He has recently stated
that no continent will be more strategically important to the U.S. than Africa in the 21st Century. He is also
heavily engaged in issues of global health and water, particularly as they relate to Africa. Senator Isakson
has also offered his strong support for the work that U.S. NGOs are performing in Africa, and has cited
MFAN Partner CARE USA in particular for the great work that they are doing through microfinance programs
in Africa. The Senator also praised Coca-Cola, headquartered in his home state of Georgia, for their $30
million investment in purification projects to become a water neutral company and to develop greater access
to clean water in Africa.
In 2008, the Senate overwhelmingly passed his legislation to create the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission,
styled after the 9-11 Commission, to investigate the near collapse of the banking system. He introduced the
Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act to reform the federal budget process by converting it from an
annual spending process to a two-year cycle, with one year for appropriating federal dollars and the other
year devoted to much-needed oversight of federal programs. He also co-sponsored the Balanced Budget
Amendment and the Commitment to American Prosperity Act, or CAP Act, designed to significantly reduce
federal spending by tying spending levels to the gross domestic product.
Senator Isakson has worked to strengthen our Armed Forces, and continues to show unwavering commit-
ment to the men and women who serve our country. On energy, he is committed to lessening America’s
dependence on foreign oil as well as pushing for alternative energy sources and conservation. He has
worked to enhance and maintain Georgia’s roads, while also working for mass transit alternatives to reduce
congestion and improve air quality. Senator Isakson was an original author of the No Child Left Behind Act.
He continues to push for immigration reform that is built on a foundation of securing our borders first.
Senator Isakson is a 1966 graduate of the University of Georgia and he served in the Georgia Air National
Guard from 1966 to 1972. Johnny and his wife, Dianne, have been married since 1968 and have three grown
children and nine grandchildren.
BIOGRAPHIES
Rafael C. Flores-Ayala, DrPH
Team Leader, International Micronutrient Malnutrition Prevention and Control
(IMMPaCt) Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Rafael Flores-Ayala is the Team Lead of the International Micronutrient Malnutrition Prevention
and Control Program at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) since
February 2008. Previously he was a Research Associate Professor at the Rollins School of
Public Health, Emory University (2001-2008) where he remains as an Adjunct Associate Professor. Dr. Flo-
res-Ayala served in several distinguished positions at the International Food Policy Research Institute and
the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama. He has extensive experience in the design, moni

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toring and evaluation of large scale nutrition programs as well as in the development of international random-
ized clinical and group trials and epidemiologic studies in: nutrition and human capital formation, nutrition and
growth, and impact of micronutrient interventions and consequences of early malnutrition. For over two dec-
ades, Dr. Flores-Ayala has served as an advisor to the World Health Organization, World Bank, Inter-
American Development Bank, International Atomic Energy Agency, US Agency for International Develop-
ment and many other organizations and governments.
BIOGRAPHIES
Thomas R. Frieden, MD, MPH
Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Thomas R. Frieden, who has been Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) since June 2009, has controlled both infectious and chronic diseases in this country and
globally. As Commissioner of the New York City Health Department (2002-2009), he led New
York City's program that controlled tuberculosis and reduced multidrug-resistant cases by 80 percent. Dr.
Frieden then worked in India for five years helping build a tuberculosis control program that has saved nearly
3 million lives. As CDC Director, Dr. Frieden has intensified CDC's 24-7 work to save lives and protect peo-
ple, including through more effective response to outbreaks and other health threats at the local, state, fed-
eral, and global levels. New programs have prevented infections from food and health care, helped Ameri-
cans quit smoking, reduced childhood obesity, saved the lives of teens and others from car crashes, and
extended life-saving treatment and disease prevention in more than 50 countries. A graduate of the Colum-
bia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons and School of Public Health, Dr. Frieden completed
infectious diseases training at Yale University and CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service. The recipient of
numerous awards and honors, Dr. Frieden speaks Spanish and has published more than 200 scientific arti-
cles.
Helene D. Gayle, MD, MPH
President and Chief Executive Officer, CARE USA
Helene D. Gayle is president and CEO of CARE USA, a leading international humanitarian
organization with approximately 10,000 staff whose poverty fighting programs reached 122
million people last year in 84 countries. Since joining CARE in 2006, Dr. Gayle has led efforts to
reinforce CARE's commitment to empowering girls and women to bring lasting change to poor communities.
Under her leadership, CARE has strengthened its focus on long term impact, increased policy and advocacy
efforts and deepened connections between poverty and the environment. Gayle has leveraged the power of
CARE's corporate and NGO partners to significantly expand CARE's reach across the globe. An expert on
health, global development and humanitarian issues, she spent 20 years with the Centers for Disease Con-
trol, working primarily on HIV/AIDS. Dr. Gayle then worked at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, directing
programs on HIV/AIDS and other global health issues. Dr. Gayle serves on several boards, including the
World Affairs Council of Atlanta, the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the Rockefeller Founda-
tion, Colgate-Palmolive Company, Harvard Business School Social Enterprise Initiative, and ONE. She is a
member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the American Public Health Association, the Institute of Medi-
cine and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Gayle currently serves on the President's Commission on
White House Fellowships and the U.S. Department of State's Foreign Affairs Policy Board.Named one of
Forbes' "100 Most Powerful Women," Foreign Policy magazine's "Top 100 Global Thinkers," and News-
week's top 10 "Women in Leadership," Dr. Gayle has been featured by national and international media
outlets. She has also published numerous scientific articles. Dr. Gayle was born and raised in Buffalo, NY.
She earned a B.A. in psychology at Barnard College, an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and an
M.P.H. from Johns Hopkins University.

Jeff Johnson
President, Birdsong Peanuts Company
Jeff Johnson has spent most of his career at Birdsong Peanuts, a privately owned company that
shells and markets peanuts to food processors around the world. Mr. Johnson was named
President of Birdsong in 1990. While Birdsong is headquartered in Suffolk, Virginia, more than
80 percent of its peanuts, totaling approximately one billion pounds per year, are shelled and shipped from
one of three plants in Georgia. The industry faced a crisis in the 1990s due to the public perception, and
opinions of some nutrition experts, that peanuts were unhealthy. In response to this, Mr. Johnson helped
found the Peanut Institute in 1996, which sponsored research into peanut nutrition. Subsequent peer re-
viewed studies from Harvard, Pennsylvania State, Purdue, and other institutions proved that peanuts help
reduce heart disease, diabetes, and even obesity. In 2004, Birdsong became aware of a peanut-based paste
that was saving thousands of severely malnourished children in Africa. Though produced under a number of
brand names - the best known being Plumpy Nut – it is officially designated as a ready-to-use therapeutic
food (RUTF) and is considered very effective by the World Health Organization. Birdsong began working
with Dr. Mark Manary who operates a number of clinics in Malawi and was the first to hold field tests on the
product. Under Mr. Johnson’s leadership, the company continues to work with Dr. Manary and other RUTF
producers by providing financial support, technical assistance, equipment, and expertise. Birdsong has also
teamed up with University of Georgia’s mycotoxin lab to help African growers improve the quality and yield of
their crops.
Faheem Khan
Head of Food Livelihood Justice Team, CARE USA
Faheem Khan is the Head of the Food and Livelihoods Justice (FLJ) Team of CARE USA
whose mandate is to lead CARE’s commitment to ending global hunger and under-nutrition by
promoting “just” global food systems. The FLJ team harnesses knowledge from both within and
external to CARE to influence thought leadership at a global level by taking best practices and analysis for
local levels where CARE continues to demonstrate its strength in engaging and working with its target com-
munities. An engineer by profession, Mr. Khan completed his BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering and a
Masters in Engineering with Business Management from the University of Brighton, Sussex, UK. He then
went on to complete a second Masters in Information Engineering from the City University, London, UK. After
working in the engineering industry for several years, Mr. Khan moved out of the private sector and into inter-
national development joining CARE in the late 90’s. His career with CARE spans 15 years where he has
held different positions in both a technical capacity and a managerial capacity, including Chief of Party of the
SHOUHARDO Program in Bangladesh.
BIOGRAPHIES
Denise Knight
Director for Sustainable Agriculture, The Coca-Cola Company
Denise Knight is the Director of Sustainable Agriculture at The Coca-Cola Company, based in
Atlanta, Georgia. Her responsibilities include leading corporate efforts on sustainable agricul-
ture to grow the business by meeting customer and consumer expectations, mitigating supply
risks, and creating shared value for farmers, communities, partners, and the Company. Her approach to
sustainable agriculture is founded on principles to protect the environment, uphold workplace rights and help
build more sustainable communities. Denise is on the Board of Directors for Bonsucro: the Better Sugarcane
Initiative, which recently developed a global standard for sustainable production of sugar and ethanol from
sugarcane. She has brokered numerous local and international water partnerships and recently led efforts to
meet the Company’s commitment to “Replenish” water in communities and nature. Denise works extensively
with Coca-Cola system stakeholders including regional business units, quality, procurement, workplace
rights and bottling partners to ensure initiatives are developed strategically and support both local and global
priorities. Denise has a diverse background and set of skills in water and energy fields, having worked in
both the corporate business environment and the non-profit, non-governmental sector, in the US and abroad.
She holds a B.A. in International Affairs and Economics and an M.S. in Economics from Texas Christian
University, in Fort Worth, Texas.

BIOGRAPHIES
Eduardo Martinez
President, UPS Foundation
As President of the UPS Foundation, Eduardo Martinez is responsible for the operations and
management of UPS’s global philanthropic, employee engagement and corporate relations
programs. He joined UPS in 1976 as a package handler in UPS’s South Florida operation
where he subsequently entered the management ranks within operations and the Industrial Engineering
functions. Mr. Martinez later held senior management positions in the areas of Corporate Accounting and
Finance, Risk Management, and Acquisitions. In these capacities, he also served UPS’s subsidiaries and
International Region. Mr. Martinez served as corporate counsel in the UPS Legal Department until 2007,
where his practice included commercial transactions, intellectual property and information technology mat-
ters, as well as civil litigation. Prior to assuming the position as President, he served as Director of Philan-
thropy and Corporate Relations for the UPS Foundation. In addition to his corporate responsibilities, Mr.
Martinez serves as Vice-Chairperson and represents UPS on the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda
Council on Disaster Management and serves as Chairperson of its Logistics Emergency Team. He currently
serves as a board member with the Foundation for Independent Higher Education’s UPS National Venture
Fund.
Tjada D’Oyen McKenna, MBA
Deputy Coordinator for Development for Feed the Future
(The U.S. Government's Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative)
Tjada D'Oyen McKenna is the Deputy Coordinator for Development for Feed the Future, the
U.S. global hunger and food security initiative. In this capacity, Ms. McKenna coordinates imple-
mentation of Feed the Future across the U.S. government, oversees its execution and reports on results, and
leads engagement with the external community to ensure that food security remains high on the develop-
ment agenda. Feed the Future works with host government and private sector partners to address the needs
of smallholder farmers and agribusinesses, emphasizing the empowerment of women; strengthen the ena-
bling environment for strong agricultural markets; promote research and innovation for agricultural develop-
ment; and increase U.S. investments in nutrition, while maintaining the public’s support for humanitarian food
assistance. Prior to taking on the role of Deputy Coordinator for Development in October 2011, Ms. McKenna
served as Deputy Assistant to the Administrator in the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID)
Bureau for Food Security. In this role, she oversaw critical elements of USAID’s implementation of Feed the
Future, managed an interagency effort to provide support and analyses to enable market- led growth, devel-
oped transformational private sector alliances, and fostered innovation to accelerate agricultural develop-
ment and curb undernutrition. Ms. McKenna earned a BA from Harvard College in Government and an MBA
from the Harvard Business School.
Wayne Lord, PhD
President, World Affairs Council of Atlanta
Wayne Lord is President of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta and, since 2009, Professor of
International Business Executive Education at the J. Mack Robinson College of Business at
Georgia State University. He also serves as Director of the Global Strategic Leadership Forum.
He received his doctoral degree, specializing in Russian history, politics, and economics from Georgetown
University and also attended Leningrad State University (now St. Petersburg State University). Dr. Lord has
extensive experience in international business and has been engaged in business projects in Russia for
more than thirty years, including service on the board of a Russian agribusiness company. Before joining the
faculty of GSU, he worked as the government and corporate affairs officer with Gold Kist Inc. and later for
Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. During his tenure at Gold Kist, Dr. Lord was the Executive Director of the company’s
charitable arm, the Gold Kist Foundation. From 1989 to 2001, he was president of Southco Commodities, an
international commodity trading company. In 2008 and 2009, Dr. Lord served as interim president of the
Southern Center for International Studies. He has wide connections in Georgia’s corporate, educational, and
legislative communities and has held a number of leadership roles in non-profit organizations and trade as-
sociations.

BIOGRAPHIES
G. Eric Raby
Vice President, Global Marketing & Commercial Development, AGCO Corporation
G. Eric Raby currently serves as Vice President of Global Marketing & Commercial Develop-
ment for AGCO and oversees global branding, corporate communications and leads the global
efforts in establishing retail finance solutions and key account relationships in emerging markets
and is located at AGCO Corporation headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. He also serves as Chairman of the
Board of Directors for AGCO-Amity JV, LLC operations based in North Dakota. Mr. Raby previously served
as the VP for Sales & Marketing for Eastern Europe and Asia and Vice President and Managing Director for
the Challenger brand in Europe, Africa and the Middle East based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland. For 17
years prior to that, he served in a variety of positions with AGCO Corporation including: VP, Massey Fergu-
son Marketing in North America; Vice President, Sales for North America; General Marketing Manager; Prod-
uct Marketing Manager; Regional Sales Manager for Midwest U.S.; Zone Sales Manager for the Northeast-
ern U.S.; Territory Sales Manager, Kentucky; and Regional Service Manager in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky
and Tennessee. Mr. Raby joined AGCO in 1991 when it acquired the Hesston Company, where he had
served as a field service representative. He received an A.S. in Ag Equipment Management and a B.S. in
Agricultural Mechanization from Western Kentucky University. He is a member of the National Agri Marketing
Association, has served as judge for the Southeastern U.S. Farmer of the Year Program. Mr. Raby also
serves as a member of the U.S. Commerce Department’s Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Automotive
Equipment and Capital Goods (ITAC 2).
Usha Ramakrishnan, PhD
Associate Professor of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health,
Emory University
Usha Ramakrishnan is an Associate Professor with the Rollins School of Public Health and
Program Director, Program in Nutrition and Health Sciences, Graduate Division of Biology and
Biomedical Sciences at Emory University. Her major area of research is maternal and child nutrition. Dr.
Ramakrishnan's specific interests include the functional consequences of micronutrient malnutrition during
pregnancy and in young children. She has directed randomized controlled trials to test the benefits of multi-
ple micronutrient supplements during pregnancy and early childhood and has worked to identify strategies to
address anemia and iron deficiency in many developing countries. Currently, Dr. Ramakrishnan is directing a
J. Stephen Morrison, PhD
Senior Vice President, Global Health Policy Center,
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
At CSIS, J. Stephen Morrison is director of the Center on Global Health Policy and a Senior
Vice President. With support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, other foundation and
corporate contributors, the Center advances a long-term strategic U.S. approach to global health, cultivates
new global health champions, enriches our understanding of the security and foreign policy dimensions of
global health, and links Washington-based work to emerging policy expertise in key developing and middle
income countries. In February of this year, the Center published Global Health Policy in the Second Obama
Term, a collection of expert assessments of the first Obama term’s performance in several key sectors, in-
cluding recommendations for priorities in the second term.
Dr. Morrison writes widely, testifies before Congress, has directed several high-level task forces and commis-
sions, and is a frequent contributor in major media on U.S. foreign policy, global health, Africa, and foreign
assistance. He served for seven years in the Clinton Administration, four years as committee staff in the
House of Representatives, and taught for twelve years as an adjunct professor at the Johns Hopkins School
of Advanced International Studies. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Wisconsin and
is a magna cum laude graduate of Yale College.

BIOGRAPHIES
Michael Robach
Vice President for Corporate Food Safety & Regulatory Affairs, Cargill, Inc.
Michael Robach joined Cargill in January of 2004 to lead the company’s global food safety and
regulatory programs. In this role he leads Cargill’s corporate efforts across food protection and
security, quality assurance, animal health and regulatory compliance. Mr. Robach started out
his career with Monsanto Company and prior to joining Cargill he headed up technical services for Wayne
Farms LLC. Mike is a graduate of Michigan State University and Virginia Tech. He is a member of the Ameri-
can Meat Institute, the National Turkey Federation, GMA’s Science Institute Executive Board, past chairman
of the U.S Poultry and Egg Association’s Research Advisory Committee, a member of the International Asso-
ciation of Food Protection, the Institute of Food Technologists, and the American Society for Microbiology.
Mr. Robach is the President of Safe, Supply of Affordable Food Everywhere (SSAFE), a group of global food
companies, NGOs, intergovernmental agencies and universities working together to assure the safety and
security of the global food supply chain. He has worked closely with the USDA, FDA and global governments
regarding food safety policy, HACCP, and regulatory reform based on science. From 1995 through 2000, Mr.
Robach was a member of the National Advisory Committee for Microbiological Criteria in Foods.
Mark Suzman, D.Phil
Managing Director, International Policy & Programs
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Mark Suzman is Managing Director for International Policy and Programs at the Bill & Melinda
Gates Foundation. In that capacity he leads a team that helps build strategic relationships with
governments, NGOs and other key partners to increase awareness, action, and resources devoted to global
development and health priorities. He also oversees the foundation’s regional offices and strategic presence
in Africa, China, and India focused on strengthening governmental and other key partnerships to help ensure
all people have the opportunity to live a healthy and productive life. Dr. Suzman joined the foundation in
2007, where he initially served as Director of Global Development Policy, Advocacy, and Special Initiatives.
From 2005 to 2007, he was the senior advisor for policy and strategic communications in the Office of the
Secretary General at the United Nations (U.N.) where he worked primarily on reform and modernization of
the United Nations system. From 2000 to 2005, Suzman served at the United Nations Development Program
as policy director in the Office of the Administrator, helping develop and implement an ambitious overhaul of
the organization and develop a new focus on areas like democratic governance and the Millennium Develop-
ment Goals. Prior to working for the U.N., he was a correspondent for the Financial Times in Johannesburg,
South Africa; London; and Washington D.C, working on issues ranging from the White House and interna-
tional trade policy to welfare reform and the election of Nelson Mandela as President in South Africa. Origi-
nally from South Africa, Dr. Suzman holds a doctorate in international relations from Oxford University, where
he was a Rhodes Scholar. He earned his bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, from Harvard University. He
serves as a member of the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Executive Council on Development
and the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Poverty & Sustainable Development.
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large randomized clinical trial in Mexico that examines the benefits of supplementing pregnant women with
the omega 3 fatty acid docosahexanoic acid (DHA) on a range of outcomes. Dr. Ramakrishnan's other inter-
ests include the role of women's status on child nutrition, improving programmatic approaches to reduce
public health problems such as low birth weight, early childhood malnutrition and anemia, and examining the
long term consequences of childhood malnutrition on reproductive health outcomes as well as on birth
weight, child growth and development and human capital formation in the subsequent generation and issues
related to women's health and status. Dr. Ramakrishnan has a Master of Science in Foods and Nutrition from
the University of Madras and a PhD in International Nutrition from Cornell University. Dr. Ramakrishnan re-
ceived the Norman Kretchmer Award in 2003 from the American Society of Clinical Nutrition.

PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS
The World Affairs Council of Atlanta, established in 2010, is membership organization that provides a forum
for dialogue, a source of expertise, and an engine for research on international affairs and global issues that
impact the corporate community, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and the general public.
The Council is a member of the World Affairs Councils of America and is affiliated with Georgia State Univer-
sity and the J. Mack Robinson College of Business. In merging the resources of these organizations, the
Council is uniquely positioned in the Atlanta community to be a crossroads where business, civil society, and
government leaders meet to effectively address the global context in which we all live and work.
The mission of the Council is to deepen the understanding of world affairs, enhance the international reputa-
tion and help drive the economic development of Atlanta, the state, and the region. The Council fulfills its
mission by providing a forum for discussion, opportunities for learning and purposeful networking, and ac-
cess to research. It focuses its efforts on people in leadership positions in business and the professions,
members of the media, academics, and the interested public.
The many and diverse programs offered by the Council are connected by a focus on business context and
opportunity, on new strategic thinking about emerging markets and the complexity, scope and velocity of
change in the global marketplace, and on the global economic and security challenges facing the United
States.
JOIN > CONNECT > ENGAGE
For more information, go to www.wacatlanta.org
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a bipartisan, nonprofit organization in
Washington, D.C. For fifty years, CSIS has developed practical solutions to the world’s greatest
challenges.
It has become one of the world’s preeminent international policy institutions focused on defense
and security, regional stability, and transnational challenges ranging from energy and climate to
global health, development, and economic integration.
The CSIS Global Health Policy Center works with diverse stakeholders to make U.S. global health
efforts more strategic, integrated, and sustainable over the long-term. The Center has helped shape
successful U.S. global health efforts over the last decade by working directly with policymakers,
partnering with developing country experts, and convening influential, high-level working groups like
the HIV/AIDS Task Force and the Commission on Smart Global Health Policy.
Across the entire spectrum of the Center's work, there is a common goal: generating new content
and analyses in a bipartisan fashion to shape U.S. policy approaches on global health.
The Global Health Policy Center is also helping broaden the community of supporters for global
health with interactive content at its website, www.SmartGlobalHealth.org. The website aims to act
as a forum for engagement as well as new and exciting voices in the field of health and develop-
ment.
For more information, go to SmartGlobalHealth.org or www.csis.org

PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS

ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
CDC FOUNDATION
CENTER FOR ETHICS AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY AT
GSU ROBINSON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (CDC)
EMORY GLOBAL HEALTH INSTITUTE, EMORY UNIVERSITY
GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
GEORGIA RESEARCH ALLIANCE
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION
HOPE BUILDS
INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH, GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
MAP INTERNATIONAL
MEDSHARE
METRO ATLANTA CHAMBER
MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
TASK FORCE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH
THE CARTER CENTER
UGA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
SPONSORS
This event would not be possible without the generous support of our sponsors.
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