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Click here to download a copy of our Program Agenda 

AIC Spring Engagement Session

April 25-26, 2023

Ottawa Ontario

Agri-Food is a Canadian Opportunity

Enabling research and innovation to support Canada's agri-food

sector to feed the world in a sustainable manner.

Delta Hotel

101 Lyon Street North

Ottawa, ON

Pinnacle Room - Penthouse Level


PROGRAM AGENDA

April 25, 2023

8.00am – Networking Breakfast

9:00am -  Setting the Stage

                  Cam Dahl, Chair, Agri-Food Innovation Council & General Manager at Manitoba Pork

9.15am –  AIC Strategic Plan 

                Serge Buy, CEO, Agri-Food Innovation Council

9.45am – Impact of Agri-Food Research and Innovation on the Sector

  Dr. Charles Conteh, Professor, Public and Policy Management and Director,

  Niagara Community Observatory, Brock University

10.30am – Networking Break

10.45am - Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Strategic Plan for Science

                   Andrew Goldstein, Association Assistant Deputy Minister

11.15am - Panel Discussion - AgriScience Clusters

Canada's Beef Science  Cluster

Andrea Brocklebank, Executive Director at Beef Cattle Research Council

Canadian Swine Research and Development Cluster

 Daniel Ramage, General Manager, Swine Innovation Porc     

Poultry Science Cluster        

 Caroline Wilson, Interim Executive Director, Canadian Poultry Research Council    

12.15pm – Networking lunch

1.00pm – How research and innovation help Canada's agri-food sector feed the world sustainably

 Dr. Nancy Tout, Chief Scientific Officer, Global Institute for Food Security

1.45pm – Supporting agri-food economic development through research and innovation

 Dr. Patience Palmer, Program Manager at Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network (CAAIN)

2.15pm – Networking Break

2.30pm – NSERC - Support for agri-food research and innovation

 Manal Bahubeshi, Vice President Research and Partnerships, Natural Sciences and Engineering   Research   Council of Canada

3.15pm – Presentation

Staying on the Agenda: Post-secondary partnerships with the Agriculture and Food Sector to drive Research, Innovation, Skills and Education (AgRISE) as National Priorities

  Dr. Rene Van Acker, President, Deans Council AFVM; Dean, Ontario Agricultural College, University of   Guelph

  Dr. Gillian Muir, Member Dean, Deans Council AFVM; Dean, Western College of Veterinary Medicine,    University of Saskatchewan

  Dr. Rickey Yada, Past President, Deans Council AFVM; Dean, Faculty of Land and Food Systems,     University of British Columbia

4.30pm – End of first day

5.30 – 7:00pm - Networking Reception with Government Officials

April 26, 2023

8.00am – Networking Breakfast

8:45am – Welcome to Day 2

9:00am -  How genomics tools, techniques and processes have key, differentiated roles in enabling                 research and innovation across Canada's agri-food sector

   Mike Cey, President and CEO at Genome Prairie

   Michael Dorrington, Manager Strategic Partnerships, Ontario Genome

   Stephanie Lord-Fontaine, Vice President, Scientific Affairs, Genome Quebec

Moderator: Ryan Philippe, Director, Strategic Partnerships and Innovation, Genome Canada

10.00am – Innovation Canada: Supporting agriculture and agri-food innovation

   Andrea Johnston, Assistant Deputy Minister for Innovation Canada, ISED

10.45am – Networking Break

11.00am – Panel Discussion - AgriScience Clusters

Diverse Field Crops Cluster

          Dr. Karen Churchill, President and CEO, Ag-West Bio

Soybean, Oat and Corn Cluster

  Dr. Josh Cowan, Canadian Field Crops Research Alliance

Canadian Pulse Science Research Cluster

          Dr. Daryl Domitruk, Executive Director, Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers

Canadian National Wheat Cluster

  Dr. Constance Chiremba, Science Coordinator, Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission

12:15pm - Network Luncheon

1:00pm – Overview and update from the Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario

                  Gregory Wootton, CAO and Assistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and Director of  Research,  Agricultural Research Institute of Ontario

1:45pm - Where WGRF fits into Agriculture Research Funding

          Wayne Thompson, Executive Director, Western Grain Research Foundation

2:30pm – Presentation

 Matthew Cloutier, P.Eng.,  Director General, Science and Technology Strategies, Environment and Climate Change Canada

3:15pm  

3:45pm - Closing Remarks



April 27, 2023

(For Stakeholders and partners)



Program Agenda

Click here to view the line up of expert speakers!


Location

Delta Hotel
Ottawa City Centre
101 Lyon Street North
Ottawa, ON K1R 5T9
(613) 237-3600

Registration

Includes
All sessions breakfast, lunch, and breaks and Networking Reception on April 25

All sessions, breakfast, lunch and breaks on April 26

AIC Members

Complete Registration rate $325.00

Non-Member

Complete Registration rate $395.00

Networking Reception - additional ticket(s)

Purchase additional ticket(s) for your partner / colleague to attend the Networking Reception with Government Officials on April 25th at a cost of $50.00 each.

For More Information

Christine Helm
chelm@aic.ca
613-232-9459