Food and Democracy: From Policy to Plate – Food Law Student Leadership Summit 2025

Date: Friday, October 3, 5:00 pm – 8:30 p.m. (Public Event)

Saturday, October 4, 9:00 am – 8:30 p.m. (Summit students and invitees only)

Venue: Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA. 

The Food Law Student Leadership Summit returns to Harvard Law School! For a decade, the Food Law Student Leadership Summit has been the premier conference for law students with a shared passion for improving our food and agricultural systems.

This year’s milestone Summit, Food and Democracy: From Policy to Plate, will zoom in on the intersection of food and democracy, and the panel series and reception on Friday evening will be open to the public.

Friday evening’s program will feature dynamic conversations on the most timely and significant issues, laws, and policies impacting our food system. Panels will explore how current administrative and congressional actions are reshaping our food system, and they will cover the pressing issues both driving and affected by these actions, including public health, climate, equity, food access, and more. We hope that you will join us for Friday’s panel series and reception!

Register for the Friday Panel Series and Reception here: Food and Democracy: From Policy to Plate Tickets, Fri, Oct 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM | Eventbrite

Are you a Harvard student interested in attending the summit? Register here.

Acknowledgements

The Food Law Student Leadership Summit is made possible through gracious funding from the Charles M. Haar Food and Health Law and Policy Fund as well as several sponsors who are listed below. Thank you, Summit sponsors!

SUPPORT THE FOOD LAW STUDENT LEADERSHIP SUMMIT BY BECOMING A SPONSOR
The Summit is a one-of-its-kind learning and networking opportunity for the next generation of legal professionals — those whose vision and energy will help transform the food and agriculture systems that impact us all. Summit donors and sponsors make it possible for students of all backgrounds to participate by helping us cover travel, lodging, and essential programming costs for the students who are selected to join us.

Help support the Food Law Student Leadership Summit here.

Learn how to become a sponsor for the Food Law Student Leadership Summit here.

Program and Speakers

The 10th Anniversary Summit will include the following program and speakers.