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Former
US President Barack Obama, pictured in April 2017, is scheduled to speak in
Milan shortly before his meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin
on May 25
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Barack Obama will be the
keynote speaker at a food innovation conference this month in Milan, the latest
move by the former US president to help foster healthy eating.
AFP
report continues:
The
third edition of "Seed & Chips: The Global Food Innovation
Summit" will be held May 9-11, focussing on new technologies for feeding
the globe, from agriculture to distribution.
More
than 200 speakers from around the world are expected to attend, with Obama
giving the keynote address on May 9.
He
will also participate in a discussion with Sam Kass, a former White House chef
and the former president's advisor on nutrition policy.
Advocating
healthy eating was a particular concern of Michelle Obama's while she was First
Lady, including her Let's Move initiative to fight childhood obesity -- which
dovetailed with the president's landmark health care reforms.
The speech comes shortly before Obama is scheduled to hold a public discussion with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on May 25 to mark the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation.
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