CNN host to deliver IFT event opening keynote

Dr. Fareed Zakaria will deliver the keynote address at the opening session during the 2013 Institute of Food Technologists conference.

The keynote is scheduled Sunday, 14 July at 8:30 am. During the address, entitled Facing the Extreme: Food Challenges, Zakaria will explore the issue of meeting food challenges (food waste, safety, insecurity and limited natural resources).

 Zakaria is host of Fareed Zakaria GPS, which covers a broad range of international topics.He authored The Post-American World, an international bestseller exploring the economic growth of China, India and Brazil.

The IFT 2013 conference is scheduled 13-16 July in Chicago. For more information or to register, visit http://www.am-fe.ift.org/cms