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AIC Conference 2025 

Showcasing Innovation – Agriculture and Food: Key Drivers of our Economy 

May 6-7, 2025 | Delta Hotel – Ottawa 

DRAFT AGENDA 

May 6th, 2025 

8:00 – 9:00 am 

Networking Breakfast 

9:00 – 9:10 am  

Welcome and Opening Remarks 

9:10 – 9:30 am 

Setting the stage – A vision of where agri-food research and innovation should be by 2030 

9:30 – 10:00 am 

Keynote Speech 

10:00 – 10:45 am 

Panel 1 – An international perspective 

10:45 – 11:00 am 

Break 

11:00 – 12:00 pm 

Panel 2 – Effectiveness of government programs: An industry perspective 

12:00 – 1:15 pm 

Networking Luncheon 

1:15 – 2:15 pm 

Panel 3 – A government perspective 

2:15 – 2:45 pm 

Looking ahead – International markets 

2:45 – 3:00 pm 

Break 

3:00 – 3:30 pm 

Reviewing government programs 

3:30 – 4:30 pm 

Political discussion – speakers from different political parties 

5:00 – 7:00 om 

Reception 

May 7th, 2025 

8:00 – 9:00 am 

Networking Breakfast 

9:00 – 9:15 am 

Recap of Day 1 

9:15 – 9:45 am 

Keynote speech – Comparing Canada’s agri-food research funding programs to other countries 

9:45 – 10:30 am 

Panel 4 – Impact of government programs on innovation 

10:30 – 10:45 am 

Break 

10:45 – 11:30 am 

Accountability – effectiveness of government programs 

11:30 – 12:15 pm 

Government priorities and predictability for industry 

12:15 – 1:30 pm 

Networking Luncheon 

1:30 – 2:30 pm 

Panel 5 - Priorities for the research and innovation: An industry perspective 

2:30 – 2:45 pm 

Break 

2:45 – 3:15 pm 

Showcasing Canada’s Innovation 

3:15 – 3:45 pm 

A view from the outside 

3:45 – 4:00 pm 

End of Program recap 

 

Location
Delta Ottawa Centre,
Downtown Ottawa
101 Lyon St. N.
Ottawa, ON

Registration Includes
All sessions and Reception on May 6th

All sessions, breakfast, lunch and breaks on May 7th

AIC Members

Early Bird Rate: $450.00 plus taxes until February 15, 2025
Regular Rate: $500.00 plus taxes from February 16, 2025

Non-Member

Early Bird Rate: $550.00 plus taxes until February 15, 2025
Regular Rate: $600.00 plus taxes from February 16, 2025

For more Information contact:
Dan Fried
events@aic.ca