2008 Conference Agenda
Tuesday, December 2 – 6:00 p.m.
- GrowCanada® Gala Event
Wednesday, December 3 – Conference a.m. sessions
- Jim Carroll, Author - Ready, Set, Innovate
-Sponsored by Nufarm Agriculture Inc - Alanna Koch, Deputy Minister, Saskatchewan Agriculture
- Lyndon Carlson, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Farm Credit Canada
- Keynote Luncheon: Dan Gardner, Author, Risk: The Science and Politics of Fear
-Sponsored by Bayer CropScience Canada
Wednesday, December 3 – Conference p.m. sessions
- From the Ground Up – Farm Stakeholder Leaders View
- Sponsored by Syngenta Crop Protection Canada Inc.
- Moderated by: Rob McLaughlin, President and Chair of the Board, Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, Office of Associate VP Research - Agrifood & Partnerships
- Canadian Federation of Agriculture
- Grain Growers of Canada
- Canadian Horticultural Council
- Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association
- Global Agricultural Forces
- Sponsored by Syngenta Crop Protection Canada Inc.- Jack Wilkinson, Past President International Federation of Agricultural Producers
- Matthew Phillips, Phillips McDougall (Invited)
Thursday, December 4 – Conference a.m. sessions
- World’s Greatest Challenges
-Sponsored by Syngenta Crop Protection Canada Inc.- Sustainability: Dr. Lowell Catlett, Professor University of New Mexico
- Water: Margaret Catley-Carlson, Vice-Chair, IWMI Board of Governors
- Food security: The Rt. Honourable Joe Clark, Former Canadian Prime Minister
- Industry Role in Addressing the World’s Greatest Challenges
- Lisa Safarian, President and General Manager, Monsanto
Thursday, December 4 – Afternoon Activities - Workshop OR Curling
- Workshop: Public opinion, Canada’s new government and the image of agriculture
-Sponsored by BASF Canada - Curling
-Sponsored by Viterra
Thursday, December 4 – 6:00 p.m.
- Reception
-Sponsored by Cargill Limited - Banquet Dinner featuring Matt DiSero, Comedian -Sponsored by Cassels Brock