Producer Conference | 10am – 4pm
The Chateau Nova
This year’s Producer Conference theme and speaker line up will not disappoint.
pioneer
noun
pi·o·neer | \ ˌpī-ə-ˈnir \
- a person or group that originates or helps open up a new line of thought or activity or a new method or technical development
- one of the first to settle in a territory
- a plant or animal capable of establishing itself in a bare, barren, or open area and initiating an ecological cycle
Agenda
Room: Caribou
Attire: Smart casual
7:30 a.m. –9:00 a.m. | Breakfast buffet | Buffet available in the Caribou Room/Foyer Meal rooms: Lynx and Caribou (must vacate the Caribou room by 9:00 a.m.) |
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10:00 a.m. | Welcome and introductory remarks | Kevin Wallington General Manager, NWT Egg Producers |
10:05 a.m. | Greetings from Chief Ernest Betsina | Chief Ernest Betsina Yellowknives Dene First Nation |
10:10 a.m. | Greetings from the Government of the NWT | The Honourable Wally Schumann Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment Minister of Infrastructure |
10:20 a.m. | Greetings from the NWT Egg Producers | Michael Wallington Chair, NWT Egg Producers |
10:30 a.m. | Welcome and introductory remarks from EFC | Roger Pelissero Chair, Egg Farmers of Canada |
10:50 a.m. | Discover the traditions and culture of the NWT | Doug Lamalice Local Elder, storyteller and entrepreneur |
11:25 a.m. | Special recognition | |
12:00 p.m. | Lunch and networking break | Buffet available in the Caribou Room/Foyer |
1:00 p.m. | Discover agriculture innovation in the North | Sonny Gray Co-founder and CEO, North Star Agriculture |
1:40 p.m. | Vision 2020 for the Canadian egg industry | Tim Lambert CEO, Egg Farmers of Canada |
2:20 p.m. | Health break | |
2:30 p.m. | Panel discussion: A dialogue on the future of the Canadian egg industry and the exciting opportunity to harness exponential growth in egg production and consumption |
Panelists: Harold Froese Chair, Manitoba Egg Farmers Serge Lefebvre President, Nutri-Group Walter Siemens Director, Egg Farmers of Canada Margaret Hudson President, Burnbrae Farms Moderator: Tim Lambert CEO, Egg Farmers of Canada |
3:30 p.m. | 2020 Canadian Egg Farmers’ PEI Conference launch | John Dennis Chair, Egg Farmers of PEI |
3:45 p.m. | Closing remarks and adjournment | Kevin Wallington General Manager, NWT Egg Producers |
For more information
Carolyn Spence
613 238-2514 x 2263
cspence@eggs.ca
Event Information
When:
August 11 to 13, 2019
Where:
Chateau Nova
4571 48 Street
Yellowknife, NT
X1A 0E2
1 (866) 722-6682