A roundtable discussion, with "experts in the field", was held prior to the symposium. The discussion has been recorded and is available as a
webcast. The roundtable features the following participants:
- Joe Schwarcz, Director, Office for Science & Society
- Ariel Fenster, Associate Director, Office for Science & Society
- David Harpp, Sir William Macdonald Professor of Chemistry, Office for Science & Society
- Lorne Trottier, founder, McGill University’s Trottier Symposium series
- Walter Willett, Chair, Department of Nutrition at Harvard School of Public Health
- Jeffrey Blumberg, Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University
- Harold McGee, best-selling author on food and cooking
- Jane Brody, Personal Health columnist for The New York Times
- Bill Brownstein, Cultural Life Reporter, The Montreal Gazette
- Lesley Chesterman, fine-dining critic, The Montreal Gazette
- John Hoffer, Associate Professor, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University
- Kristine Koski, Associate Professor, School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University
- Fred Morin, Chef, Joe Beef
- Yoni Freedhoff, Founder and Medical Director of Ottawa's Bariatric Medical Institute, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa
- André Picard, Public Health reporter, The Globe and Mail
