MORE THAN 800 MILLION PEOPLE ACROSS THE GLOBE FACE FOOD INSECURITY IN 2023, INCLUDING AN ESTIMATED 24.6% OF ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES. IT IS IMPORTANT TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION, AND THIS PROPOSED CONFERENCE AIMS TO EDUCATE AGRICULTURAL POLICY MAKERS, RESEARCH SCIENTISTS, AGRIBUSINESS LEADERS, AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN COMBATTING FOOD INSECURITY ABOUT SCIENCE-BASED TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN MAKE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABE PRODUCTION OF ANIMAL-SOURCE FOODS. ADDITIONAL OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE INCLUDE INITIATING AN OPEN AND PUBLIC DIALOGUE ON THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF ANIMAL-SOURCE FOODS IN A HEALTHY HUMAN DIET AND DEMONSTRATING A MORE BALANCED APPROACH TO SOLVING GLOBAL HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION BY INTEGRATING ANIMAL- AND PLANT-SOURCE FOODS.THE RESULTS EXPECTED INCLUDE A BETTER EDUCATED GROUP OF KEY INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN A POSITION TO DRIVE A MAJOR REDUCTION IN HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION. THE ANTICIPATED IMPACT ON RESEARCHERS WILL BE TO STIMULATE NOVEL APPROACHES TO THE EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF ANIMAL-SOURCE FOODS, WHILE THE IMPACTS ON OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS WILL BE TO DISCUSS AND SUBSEQUENTLY ADOPT NEW POLICIES AND APPROACHES TO REDUCE GLOBAL HUNGER AND MALNUTRITION.