Agenda (Updated In Real Time)
Food Tank, SXSW, Huston-Tillotson University, and Driscoll's present…
“All Things Food at SXSW 2025”
Hosted by Barr Mansion (10463 Sprinkle Rd, Austin, TX 78754)
Official SXSW 2025 Programming
March 13th and 14th, 2025
80+ Luminary Speakers
Music. Art. Performance. Film.
All Day Delicious Dining and Drinks Curated by Celebrity Chefs.
Both days are also available via livestream!
Watch on YouTube Day 1: "All Things Food" Summit at SXSW 2025, DAY ONE
Watch on YouTube Day 2:
"All Things Food" Summit at SXSW 2025, DAY TWO
Questions? Email Kenzie at Kenzie@FoodTank.com
Thanks to the following brands for making the Summit inspiring and delicious: Ahold Delhaize USA, Applegate, Arva, Atlantic Sea Farms, Aquanaria, Bel, Best Day Brewery, Better Sour, Blk & Bold, Bonipak, Bonterra Organic Estates, Brass Roots, Burlap & Barrel, ButcherBox, Certified Origins, Chicken of the Sea, Daily Crunch Snacks, Daily Harvest, Dr. Bronner's, Driscoll's, Fairhaven Orchards, Farmer's Fridge, Floofy’s Fluff, Grace Family Farms Tea Lounge, Guayakí, Hasta la Luna, La Belle Patrimoine, La Colombe, Little Sesame, Maker’s Mark, Meati, The Mendrin Group, MyMochi, Nature's Fynd, Nature's Path, Niman Ranch, Oddbird, Organic Valley, Parlor Coffee, Quinn, Riverence, Saffron Road, Seremoni, Shake Shack, SIMPLi, SPIRIT Almond, Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation, Strong Roots, Swig Cheese Haus, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, Tindle, Tony's Chocolonely, Traditional Medicinals, Vista Brewing, and Yolele.
9:30AM. Doors & Delicious Breakfast.
Featuring Organic Valley Cafe with Creature Coffee and assorted humanely sourced Organic Valley milks and creamers; A fresh medley of Driscoll's fresh strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries; Nature's Path Organic Coconut Chia Granola and Mesa Sunrise Cereal; Nature's Fynd Dairy-Free Fy Yogurt and Meatless Fy™ Breakfast Patty Pancake Sammies with Maple Aioli; Organic Valley Cottage Cheese made with pasture-raised dairy; SIMPLi Chia Seed Pudding with Driscoll's Berries; Organic Valley Spicy Cheddar and Italian Mozzarella Egg Bites; Strong Roots Veggie Hash Brown Toasts with whipped goat cheese and red pepper spread; Mendrin's Roasted Pee Wee Potatoes with Burlap and Barrel spices; La Colombe cold brew; Antioxidant-rich Yerba Mate from Guayaki; Driscoll’s mixed berry and Mint Water; Grace Family Farms Iced Tea and more.
9:30AM. Musical Performance by Singer-Songwriter Kelsi Creek.
10:30AM-10:45AM. Welcome Remarks. (15min)
Creating Solutions for Food and Agriculture Systems and Communities
10:45AM-11:10AM. Panel Discussion: The Real Impact of Healthy Food Access on Communities. (25min)
11:10AM-11:30AM. Panel Discussion: Building Trust in Food Systems: The Impact of Traceability Solutions on Food Safety. (20min)
Passed tasting experience featuring Chicken of the Sea decarbonized shrimp with HER signature passion fruit habanero cocktail sauce.
11:30AM-11:55AM. Panel Discussion: Scrapping Excess: A Food Waste Experiment. (25min)
11:55AM-12:20PM. Panel Discussion: Doing Good with Good Food: The Next Gen Leaders of Family-Owned Food Shaping a Sustainable Tomorrow (25min)
Passed tasting experience featuring a medley of Driscoll’s blueberries, strawberries, and blackberries served in a Verterra bamboo cone.
12:20PM-1:00PM. Film Screening: “Wild Hope: Mission Impossible” (40 min)
1:00PM-1:30PM. Fireside Chat with Pat Brown and Jared Lipworth. (30 min)
in partnership with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios
Passed tasting experience featuring HHMI Tangled Bank Studios cookies specially designed and baked for the occasion.
1:30PM-2:15PM. Lunch and Live Music Performance by Singer-Songwriter Kelsi Creek.
Delicious lunch including: Impossible burgers with Mendrin’s Green Leaf Lettuce, Tomatoes, and Onions; selection of Farmer’s Fridge favorite salads and bowls; Driscoll’s mixed berry and herb salad, SIMPLi quinoa, Certified Origins olive oil and vinegar; Melon and Atlantic Sea Farms seaweed salad, sesame seeds, ponzu, honey; Little Sesame Hummus with Yolele Fonio Chips; Sprouts Market Crudites; Mendrin’s Grilled romaine and flower petal salad with Seggiano white balsamic; Mendrin’s Spinach, Honey Crisp Apple, SPIRIT Almond; Chef Grace Aguilar on the Lawn with Honduran Baleadas, SIMPLi black beans, Hasta La Luna tortillas, crema, crumbled salty cheese, Mendrin’s cabbage slaw; La Belle Patrimoine Chicken and Sausage Gumbo and Yolele grain and scallions; Inland Seafood Striped bass ceviche using Yolele Fonio chips.
2:15PM-2:40PM. Fireside Chat: “For All, For Good: On the Road to Closing the Nutrition Gap.” (25 min)
Passed tasting experience featuring a bento box of Babybel Plant-Based Cheeses, organic peppers, and fruits.
Conversations about Food is Medicine and School Gardens
2:40PM-2:55PM. Framing Conversation (15 min)
in partnership with The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation
2:55PM-3:20PM. Panel Discussion: Nutrition Across Adolescence. (25 min)
in partnership with The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation
3:20PM-3:45PM. Fireside Chat with Mark Hyman. (25min)
in partnership with The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation
Passed tasting experience featuring Sprouts and Blue Watermelon Project Charred Tomato and Roasted Vegetable Crostini and Fruit Bowl.
3:45PM-4:15PM. Panel Discussion: Food is Medicine and Eating for Health Part 1. (25 min)
in partnership with The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation
4:15PM-4:40PM. Panel Discussion: Celebrating Chefs. (25 min)
4:40PM-5:15PM. Fireside Chat with Clips from “Generation Growth” (20 min)
5:15PM-5:40PM. Panel Discussion: Mission Driven Brands and Tasting Experience Part 1 (25 min)
Passed tasting experience featuring Applegate’s Texas Hot Dog with Diablo Huma BBQ and onions; Tony’s Chocolonely custom bars made specially for the occasion; Nature's Fynd - Fy Bites with mango chutney; SIMPLi rosewater quinoa con leche with crushed rose petals.
5:40PM-7:30PM. Live D.J. Performance and Delicious Reception
in partnership with HER Hospitality and Barr Mansion.
Reception featuring Meati Burnt Ends and Nashville Hot Sliders on Lil Mama's Bakery Slider Buns; Seremoni Black Cod Tempura with Apricot Miso Glaze; Nature's Fynd Bites with Spicy Mango Chutney; La Belle Patrimoine Chicken Wings with Honey Sriracha Lime Sauce; Butcher Box Grilled Tri-tip Steak with Zesty Chimichurri; Butcher Box Swedish meatballs served with gravy and Driscoll’s Raspberry Jam; Atlantic Sea Farms seaweed salad and melon poke; Driscoll's mixed berry tartlets; Riverence trout mousse; Mexican Pozole featuring Tindle; Makers Mark specialty cocktails; Vista Brewing beer truck with local beer, Bonterra Organic Estates wines, and more.
7:00PM. Evening Sky Tour: Connecting the Earth and Universe. Join Dr. Gary Blackwood, ret. Former Leader of NASA Exoplanet Exploration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, for an entertaining and informative laser and sky app-guided tour of the constellations and planets.
7:30PM. Event Ends.
in partnership with Organic Valley.
9:30AM. Doors & Delicious Breakfast.
Including Organic Valley Cafe with Creature Coffee and assorted humanely sourced Organic Valley milks and creamers; A fresh medley of Driscoll’s Fresh Strawberries, Blueberries, and Raspberries; Nature’s Path Organic Coconut Chia Granola and Mesa Sunrise Cereal; Nature's Fynd Dairy-Free Fy Yogurt and Meatless Fy™ Breakfast Patty Pancake Sammies with Maple Aioli; Organic Valley Cottage Cheese made with pasture-raised dairy; SiMPLI Chia Seed Pudding with Driscoll’s Berries; Organic Valley Spicy Cheddar Egg Bites and Italian Mozzarella Egg Bites; Fresh Brewed Parlor Coffee and Cold Brew; Strong Roots Veggie Hash Brown Toasts with Whipped Goat cheese and red pepper spread; La Colombe cold brew; Antioxidant-rich Yerba Mate from Guayaki; Driscoll’s mixed berry and Mint Water; Grace Family Farms Iced Tea, and more.
9:30AM. Musical Performance by Singer-Songwriter Ruel Thomas.
10:30AM - 10:35AM. Welcome Remarks. (5 min)
Shaping the Future of Food: Eating with Purpose and the Next Generation of Organic in partnership with Organic Valley
10:35AM-10:45AM. Framing Fireside Chat (10 min)
10:45AM-11:10AM. Panel Discussion: Future of Food: Next Gen Food, Anti Ultra-Processed, and the New Food System. (25 min)
in partnership with Organic Valley
11:10AM-11:30AM. Fireside Chat with Paul Willis (20 min)
Passed tasting experience featuring Niman Ranch charcuterie snack packs.
11:30AM-11:55AM. Panel Discussion: Food with Purpose: Why Choosing Good Food Matters. (25 min)
in partnership with Organic Valley
Passed tasting experience featuring Organic Valley string cheese.
11:55AM-12:15PM. Fireside Chat with Karen Washington (25 min)
12:20PM-12:30PM. Closing Reflections (10 min)
Farmer Profitability Depends on Soil Health in partnership with Arva
12:30PM-12:55PM. Panel Discussion: Digging Deeper: The Importance of Soil. (25 min) in partnership with Arva
12:55PM-1:20PM. Panel Discussion: Regenerating Farms, Revitalizing Communities: The Complexities of Change (25 min)
in partnership with Arva
1:20PM-1:40PM. Fireside Chat with U.S. Congressperson Pete Sessions (Republican, TX-17) (25 min)
U.S. Congressperson Chellie Pingree (Democrat, Maine).
1:40PM-1:55PM. Closing Reflections (10 min)
1:55PM-2:30PM. Lunch and Music Performance by Singer-Songwriter Ruel Thomas. Delicious lunch including Shake Shack burgers and fries; Delicious selection of Farmer’s Fridge favorite salads and bowls; Driscoll’s mixed berry and herb salad with SiMPLI quinoa and Certified Origins olive oil and vinegar; Cantaloupe and Atlantic Sea Farms seaweed salad, sesame seeds, and ponzu honey and Japanese flavored almonds; Little Sesame Hummus with Yolele Fonio Chips; Sprouts Market dips and veggies; Grilled romaine and flower petal salad with Seggiano white balsamic.
2:30PM-2:50PM. Fireside Chat with Sam Acho. (25 min)
2:50PM-3:20PM. Panel Discussion: Food is Medicine and Eating for Health Part 2. (35 min)
in partnership with The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation
3:20PM-3:45PM. Panel Discussion: Healthy Food For All: Building Intersectional Partnerships. (30min)
in partnership with Huston-Tillotson University
3:45PM-4:05PM. Fireside Chat with Steven Jennings (20min)
4:05PM-4:25PM. Panel Discussion: Transforming Texas Food Systems through a New Community Empowerment Model (25min)
in partnership with Barr Mansion
4:25PM-4:45PM. Panel Discussion: Mission Driven Brands and Tasting Experience Part 2 (25min)
Passed tasting experience featuring Bonterra Organic Estates Red Blend; Organic Valley Cheddar Cubes; Certified Origins Toscano Pgi EVOO, Bellucci Brand olive oil served with vanilla ice cream.
4:50PM-5:05PM. Fireside Chat: Connecting the Earth and Universe (15min)
5:05-5:20PM. Fireside Chat with Jerome Foster II
5:20PM-5:45PM.. Closing Keynote Fireside Chat with Raj Patel (25min)
5:45PM-7:30PM. Live D.J. Performance and Delicious Reception
in partnership with HER Hospitality and Barr Mansion. Delicious reception featuring Meati Burnt Ends; Seremoni Cod; Nature's Fynd Bites; La Belle Patrimoine Chicken Wings with honey sriracha lime sauce; Butcher Box Skirt Steak; Butcher Box Meatballs; Atlantic Sea Farms seaweed salad and melon Poke; Driscoll's berry tartlets; Riverence Trout bites; Tindle Pozole; Makers Mark Cocktails; Vista Brewing Local beer; Bonterra Organic Estates wines.
7:00PM. Evening Sky Tour: Connecting the Earth and Universe. Join Dr. Gary Blackwood, ret. Former Leader of NASA Exoplanet Exploration, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, for an entertaining and informative laser and sky app-guided tour of the constellations and planets.
7:30PM. Event Ends.