MAY 4, 2022
8:10 AM
Welcome Remarks
Hon. David Marit
Minister of Agriculture,
Government of Saskatchewan
11:00 AM
Sustainability from the Perspective of a Canadian Consumer
Joel Gregoire
Associate Director, Food & Drink
Mintel Group Ltd. – Chicago, IL
10:30 AM
Nutrition / Networking Break
11:45 AM
Q&A Session
9:30 AM
Changing the Game through Engineering Biology
Steve Webb
Chief Executive Officer
Global Institute for Food Security, Saskatoon, SK
10:15 AM
Q&A Session
8:30 AM
Value-Added Macro Trends
Tom Vierhile
VP of Strategic Insights, North America
Innova Market Insights - New York, NY
9:15 AM
Q&A Session
8:00 AM
Introduction & Opening Comments
Moderator: Justin Redekop
Provincial Agribusiness Specialist, Ministry of Agriculture
Hon. Daniel Vandal
Minister for PrairiesCan
Government of Canada
11:55 AM
Closing Remarks for morning sessions
12:00 PM
Lunch break
3:45 PM
Keynote Speaker
Tom Mastrobuoni
Venture Partner
Big Ideas Venture,
New York, NY
1:00 PM
Introduction & Opening Comments
Moderator: Chandra Mark
Deputy Director, Investment, Ministry of Trade and Export Development
3:15 PM
Nutrition / Networking Break
4:45 PM
Closing Remarks
1:40 PM
Q&A / online chat with panelists
2:15 PM
Labour Issues & Solutions for the Agricultural Value-Added Sector
Kevin Elder
Project Manager Labour Market Information
Food Processing Skills Canada,
Ottawa, ON
Randy Jeworski
Immigration & Career Training, Government of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK
3:05 PM
Q&A Session
4:30 PM
Q&A Session
1:10 PM
Panel: Supply Chain Challenges and Solutions
Blair Knippel (Moderator)
Senior Advisor to
IPBPS & Ingredion Incorporated
Myles Hamilton
President
CanMar Foods, Regina, SK
Sav Bellissimo
Store Brands Manager
Federated
Co-operatives Ltd.
Saskatoon, SK
Rodrigo Palma
Senior Director of Supply
Ingredion Inc
Chicago, IL
1:05 PM
Panel introduction
Dr. Abdul Jalil
Assistant Deputy Minister, Saskatchewan Region,
Prairies Economic Development Canada