The 2022 Menus of Change Leadership Summit will feature over 40 industry experts, including nutrition and environmental scientists, consumer insight experts, chefs and culinary entrepreneurs, CIA faculty, business leaders and investment analysts, industry sector innovators, journalists, suppliers, policy advocates, food systems changemakers, and more. The topics addressed will be critically relevant to chefs and operators working to secure the financial viability of their restaurants and foodservice operations while also driving business strategy focused on personal and public health, environmental stewardship, and social responsibility. 2022 general session themes include:

• Food, Health, and the Climate Crisis: The Accelerating Case for Change
• Brain Health and Lifestyle Impacts: News from the Frontlines of Aging and Healthspan
• Plant-Forward, Plant-Based: The Business and Technology of Industry Change
• From “#NoBeefThisWeek” to “Meat Me Halfway”—Reimagining Engagement Strategies to Transform American Menus
• Culinary Culture and Climate Change: Reimagining Excellence in the Kitchen
• On the Menu: Net Zero Emissions
• Strategies for Change: Disruptive Foodservice Insights from Health Care and K-12 School Nutrition
• Investing in Our Future: Financial Markets, ESG, and the Food Industry in Transition
• Growing Leadership: Educating the Next Generation of Food System Change Makers