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How Feed the Future Innovation Labs Are Catalysts for Global Food Security and U.S. Leadership
KansasThe world faces a daunting challenge: feeding a population projected to reach 9.6 billion by 2050. Meeting this demand will require a 60% increase in agricultural production, a feat complicated by climate change, resource scarcity, and geopolitical instability…
Feeding the World: How Nu Life Market Leads the Future of Sustainable Agriculture
KansasAmidst growing global food insecurity and the challenges posed by a rapidly changing world, few industries embody resilience and innovation like American agriculture. At its heart are the farmers, the lifeblood of our food supply. Earl Roemer, President and Founder of Nu Life Market, exemplifies the critical role agribusiness leaders play in ensuring not only national food security but also a robust global food system…
How One World Surgery is Making an Impact in the Global Health Space
IllinoisUSAID’s commitment to global health is far-reaching and well-known, from increasing access to HIV treatment for millions, to distributing life-saving vaccines, to slowing the spread of deadly diseases like malaria and tuberculosis (TB). One area of the agency’s work that often goes overlooked and underfunded, is the effort to fight Neglected Surgical Conditions…
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February 20, 2025
Rep. Greg Landsman, Hon. Heather M. Hodges, Vice Admiral Carol M. Pottenger, U.S. Navy (Ret.) and Other Local & National Leaders Rally Behind U.S. Global Leadership, Highlighting Local Impacts on Cincinnati
OhioAugust 23, 2024
USGLC Convenes U.S. Rep. Don Bacon, Lt. Gen. Richard Newton, Cargill’s Ann O’Riley and Other Local and National Leaders for 2024 Heartland Summit
NebraskaAugust 08, 2024
Congresswoman Gwen Moore and Millenium Challenge Corporation’s Chidi Blyden on the Impact of Global Leadership on Wisconsin
WisconsinSeptember 07, 2023
Rep. Kelly Armstrong, Local and National Leaders Speak Out on What U.S. Global Engagement is Worth to North Dakota
North DakotaJune 30, 2023
USGLC Convenes Senator Joni Ernst, Representatives Debbie Dingell and Haley Stevens, Mayor Bob Scott, Commissioner Jonathan Kinloch, Fmr. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman, Cargill’s Michael Wagner, Google’s Marcus Jadotte, and others at the 2023 Heartland Summit
IowaPast Events
America and the World: Growing Opportunity for the Heartland | Springfield, IL
March 26, 2025 12:00 pm CT
Featured Speaker
Lt. General John G. Castellaw
Farmer and Board Member, Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture
America and the World: Growing Opportunity for the Heartland | Columbia, MO
March 25, 2025 12:00 pm CT
Featured Speaker
Lt. General John G. Castellaw
Farmer and Board Member, Cultivating New Frontiers in Agriculture
America and the World: How Columbus Wins
March 19, 2025 1:00 pm ET
Featured Speaker
Congressman Mike Carey
U.S. House of Representatives (R-OH-15)
Featured Speaker
Representative Brad Wenstrup
(R-OH-02) (2013-2025)
Featured Speaker
Karl Kadon
U.S. Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan
Featured Speaker
Hank Meijer
Meijer Inc.
Featured Speaker
Mayor Chris Amorose Groomes
City of Dublin, OH
