Climate Week NYC is an international gathering that unites both seasoned and emerging leaders across business, technology, politics, academia, and civil society to drive climate action. The events program offers a remarkably diverse stage for more than 900 events, activations, campaigns, and networking opportunities. Spanning topics from Health and Energy to Finance and Food, Climate Week NYC spotlights the critical areas where global action is both possible and essential.
On Monday, September 22nd, the Kerry Health and Nutrition Institute (KHNI) is hosting an exciting Smart Bites Showdown game for participants.
This event will be focusing on three of KHNI’s top 10 trends for 2025, which are most relevant to the US. Subject matter experts will speak on each trend, and between these sessions there will be game-show-style rounds with audience members going head-to-head.
The three trends which will be in the spotlight at this event will be:
1. Weight Management & Satiety – Elizabeth Horvath, VP of Marketing at Kerry, will take us through the shifts that GLP-1 medication is having on consumers behaviors today.
2. Policy Shifts – Juan Aguiriano, Head of Sustainability at Kerry, will talk about the ‘Make America Healthy Again’ (MAHA) campaign in the US and how shifts in policy, health, and consumers behaviors are pushing us towards reformulation.
3. Accessible Nutrition – Professor Martin Bloem, Professor of Environmental Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, will talk about ensuring we can sustain the population with solutions for nutrition and nature in harmony.
This is a dynamic and engaging event not to be missed! Sign up to express interest in joining us for this fun and informative event here.
Contributors:
Professor Martin Bloem
Professor of Environmental Health - John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Professor Martin Bloem has more than four decades of experience in nutrition research and policy, devoting his career to improving the effectiveness of public health and nutrition programs through applied research, focusing particularly on low- and middle-income countries.
Christina O'Keefe
Head of Sustainability for North America - Kerry
With extensive manufacturing experience within the food and beverage industry, Christina O'Keefe has a passion about building a food system for the future by minimizing environmental impact, improving lives, while also identifying opportunities to optimize the bottom line.
Elizabeth Horvath
Vice President of Marketing - Kerry
Elizabeth Horvath is a strategic marketing partner across the enterprise. Elizabeth leads a high-performing global marketing team that drives category strategy, digital acceleration, demand generation, consumer insights and commercial storytelling at Kerry, partnering with the world’s largest food brands.
Juan Aguiriano
Group Head of Sustainability - Kerry
Juan Aguiriano is a corporate sustainability pioneer with over 30 years’ experience leading businesses and working at C-suite level at some of the world’s biggest food, chemical and fibers companies to provide strategic guidance in helping develop and implement innovative strategies to transform businesses and operations towards triple-bottom line sustainability.
