APRIL 27, 2023
11:00 AM
Agri-Food Innovation
Dana McCauley
Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Food Innovation Network
10:30 AM
Networking Break
9:30 AM
Panel Discussion: ESG from the Perspective of Funders and VC Firms
8:30 AM
Turbulent Times and Trends in the Global Food Industry
Dr. David Hughes
Imperial College London
8:00 AM
Opening Remarks
Moderator:
12:00 PM
Lunch break
1:00 PM
Opening Remarks
Moderator:
2:25 PM
Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership Program Update
1:10 PM
Panel: Sustainability Strategies to Keep your Company Competitive
Carla Heim
Senior Advisor, Sustainability & ESG
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Cora Xiao
Principal,
InvestEco Capital
Jason Moser
Senior Director of Investments & Partner, PFM Capital
Moderator: Laurie Dmytryshyn
Chief of Equity Investment, PIC Investment Group Inc.
Hon. Dan Vandal
Minister for PrairiesCan
Government of Canada
Paul Johnson
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy
Ministry of Agriculture
Government of Saskatchewan
2:10 PM
Prairies Economic Development Canada
Mark Anderson
Executive Director, Programs Branch
Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture
Morgan Brown
Senior Industry Development Officer
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
3:15 PM
Nutrition / Networking Break
3:45 PM
Keynote Speaker
Lee Jeyes
Former Head of Innovation
Walmart Canada
4:45 PM
Closing Remarks
Moderator: Shannon Hood-Niefer
Chief Technology Officer, Sunnydale Foods
Kathleen Sullivan
Vice President Government and Industry Relations
Maple Leaf Foods
Jeff Gross
Co-Founder & Farmer
Pacific Ridge Corporation
Natasha Vandenhurk
Co-Founder & CEO
Three Farmers Foods
Jennifer Stelzer
Director of Policy, Strategy & Analytics
Prairies Economic Development Canada
Moderator: Ward Read
Provincial Agribusiness Specialist, Ministry of Agriculture
Moderator: Doris Morrow
Executive Director, Investment Attraction, Ministry of Trade & Export Development
5:30 PM
Evening Reception
Top of the Inn
Greetings from Saskatchewan's Minister of Agriculture
Hon. David Marit
Minister of Agriculture
Government of Saskatchewan