May 2, 2019
7:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Registration
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Welcome Remarks
Paul Johnson
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Ministry of Agriculture
Government of Saskatchewan
Paul Johnson
Assistant Deputy Minister, Policy Ministry of Agriculture
Government of Saskatchewan
Kirk Westgard
Assistant Deputy Minister
Ministry of Trade and Export Development
Kirk Westgard
Assistant Deputy Minister
Ministry of Trade and Export Development
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
What's Next is Now: Disruptors Defining a New Marketplace
Carman Allison
VP of Consumer Insights
Nielsen
Carman Allison
VP of Consumer Insights
Nielsen
9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Artificial Intelligence in Food and Beverage Processing
Brett Brohl
Managing Director
Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator
Brett Brohl
Managing Director
Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Networking Break
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Protein Industries Canada and Venture Capital Opportunities
Tiffany Stephenson
Chief Marketing Officer
Protein Industries Canada
Tiffany Stephenson
Chief Marketing Officer
Protein Industries Canada
Sean O’Connor
Venture Capital Fund Manager
Conexus Credit Union
Sean O’Connor
Venture Capital Fund Manager
Conexus Credit Union
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Lunch
12:25 PM - 1:00 PM
Fieldcraft: An ingredient discovery platform
Michael Chapman
Co-Founder
Fieldcraft
Michael Chapman
Co-Founder
Fieldcraft
1:05 PM - 2:15 PM
Panel: The business case for sustainability in value-added agriculture
Moderator: Krystal Tendler
Director, Agriculture Awareness Unit
Government of Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture
Krystal Tendler
Director, Agriculture Awareness Unit
Government of Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture
Jeffrey Fitzpatrick-Stilwell
Sr. Manager of NA Sustainability
McDonald's
Jeffrey Fitzpatrick-Stilwell
Sr. Manager of NA Sustainability
McDonald's
Cher Mereweather
CEO
Provision Coalition
Cher Mereweather
CEO
Provision Coalition
Jim Smolik
Head of Canada Corporate Affairs
Cargill
Jim Smolik
Head of Canada Corporate Affairs
Cargill
Lucio De Martinis
Manager of Sustainability
Saputo Dairy Products Canada
Lucio De Martinis
Manager of Sustainability
Saputo Dairy Products Canada
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
The Mindful Consumer: How to ensure objective analysis wins
Presented By
Jeff Hilton
CEO
BrandHive
Jeff Hilton
CEO
BrandHive
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Networking Break
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Panel: Expanding your business horizons in CPTPP markets
Join Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Global Affairs Canada trade commissioners from Vietnam, Indonesia, Mexico, and Japan for a discussion of new opportunities to diversify your exports under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Moderator: Katie Meredith
Sr. Market Development Officer
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Katie Meredith
Sr. Market Development Officer
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Tuan Anh Tran
AAFC Trade Commissioner
Embassy of Canada in Hanoi, Vietnam
Tuan Anh Tran
AAFC Trade Commissioner
Embassy of Canada in Hanoi, Vietnam
Takashi Furukawa
AAFC Trade Commissioner
Consulate of Canada in Nagoya Japan
Takashi Furukawa
AAFC Trade Commissioner
Consulate of Canada in Nagoya Japan
Jennifer Rodrigue
First Secretary and AAFC Trade Commisioner
Embassy of Mexico
Jennifer Rodrigue
First Secretary and AAFC Trade Commisioner
Embassy of Mexico
Chris Anderson
Counsellor and Regional Trade Commisioner
Indonesia and ASEAN
Chris Anderson
Counsellor and Regional Trade Commisioner
Indonesia and ASEAN
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Keynote: Value-Added Market Strategy
Jo-Ann McArthur
CEO
Nourish Marketing
Jo-Ann McArthur
CEO
Nourish Marketing
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Networking and Reception
Join our 200 industry, government, and non-profit delegates at a networking and reception event with beverages and appetizers at the Top of the Inn in the Sheraton Cavalier.
Hon. David Marit
Minister of Agriculture
Government of Saskatchewan
Hon. David Marit
Minister of Agriculture
Government of Saskatchewan