PROGRAM AGENDA
Thursday, January 23, 2020
| 8:30- 8:45 (15 min)
Morning Greeting & Territorial Acknowledgement (Brady Deaton) |
8:45-9:15 (30 mins)
SESSION 1: Interview with Senior Government OfficialDescription: One on One interview Interview with Chris Forbes, Deputy Minister, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada Interviewer: Kara Beckles, Director General, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada Introduction by Rene Van Acker, Dean of Ontario Agricultural Colllege |
9:15-10:30/45 (1 h 30 min)
SESSION 2: What are the Benefits & Risks of Trade with China?Description: Panel discussion with a moderator Session 2: What are the Benefits & Risks of Trade with China? Moderator: Aaron Fowler, Chief Agriculture Negotiator, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada Panelists: Derek Brewin, Professor and Department Head, Regional Economics, Financial Management, Grain Markets, Red Meat Supply Chains, University Manitoba James Rude, Associate Professor, Agricultural Life and Environmental Sciences, Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, University Alberta Ted Bilyea, Agrifood Consultant, Specializing in Innovation Brian Innis, Vice President, Public Affairs, Canola Council of Canada Kathleen Donohue, Director General, Market Access Secretariat, Agriculture Agri-food Canada Sponsored by the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC), University of Guelph |
| 10:30 Networking Break (30 min) |
11:00-12.00 (1 hr)
SESSION 3: CJAE: Peer-Review Research: Meaning and Matters for Canadian PolicyDescription: Panel discussion with a moderator Session 3: CJAE: Peer-Review Research: Meaning and Matters for Canadian Policy Moderator: Alan Ker, Managing Editor, Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics; OAC Research Chair in Agricultural Risk and Policy; Director and Professor, Institute for the Advanced Study of Food and Agricultural Policy Panelists: Ellen Goddard,Professor, Co-operative Chair in Agricultural Marketing and Business Agricultural Life and Environmental Sciences Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, University Alberta Peter Slade, Assistant Professor, USask, Canadian Canola Growers Association Agricultural Policy Chair Ryan Cardwell, Associate Professor, University Manitoba, Faculty of Agricultural and food Sciences Bruno Larue, Professeur, Département d’économie agroalimentaire et sciences de la consommation, Universite Laval |
| 12:00-13:00 (1 hr)
LUNCH Break |
13:00-14:15 (1 hr 15 min)
SESSION 4: Munk Debate: Should the Federal Government Require Mandatory GM Labelling?Description: Munk Style Debate with candidates against and in favor of topic. Pro – Ellen Goddard, Professor, Co-operative Chair in Agricultural Marketing and Business Agricultural Life and Environmental Sciences Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, University Alberta Con – Ian Affleck, Vice-President, Plant Biotechnology, Croplife Canada |
| 14:15 Networking Break (15 min) |
14:30-15:30/45 (1 hr 15 min)
SESSION 5: African Swine Fever: Research & Policy MattersDescription: Panel discussion with a moderator Panelists: The Honourable Rob Black, Senator (Ontario), Senate of Canada John Ross, Executive Director, Canadian Pork Council Scott Biden, Researcher, Institute for Advanced Study for Food and Agricultural Policy Al Mussell, Research Lead and founder, Agri-Food Economic Systems Aline Dmitri, Ph.D. Executive Director, Animal Health, Canadian Food Inspection Agency Sponsored by Director of Solomon Sinclair Farm Management Institute, Department of Agribusiness & Agricultural Economics, University of Manitoba |
| 15:45-16h00 (15 min)
Closing Remarks: Thoughts on the Day, Research and Policy Description: Speaker- Douglas Hedley Sponsored by the Institute for Advanced Study for Food and Agricultural Policy |
| 16:00-18:30 (2 hr 30 min)
Infinity Centre Foyer Evening Reception and Poster CompetitionSponsored by the Institute for Advanced Study for Food and Agricultural Policy |
Friday, January 24, 2020
| 8:30-8:45 (15 min)
Morning Greeting- President |
8:45-10:00 (1 hr 15 min)
SESSION 6: Farming in Indigenous Communities: Reconciling Business with Social Enterprise to Achieve Food SecurityDescription: Panel discussion Speaker: Barry Hill, Six Nations Farmer Panelists: Sandra Romain, Manager, Horizontal Policy, Lands and Economic Development, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) Robert Ostamas, Project Food Developer, Nishnawbe Aski Nation Matt Lefebvre, Senior Policy Analyst, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada Sponsored by the McCain Family Chair in Food Security |
| 10:00 Networking Break (15 min) |
10:15-11:30 (1 hr 15 min)
SESSION 7: Enhancing Canada’s Agri-Food Competitiveness: Need for a Public PolicyDescription: Panel discussion with a moderator Moderator: Getu Hailu Panelists: Portia-Macdonald-dewhirst, Executive Director, Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC) Rory McAlpine, Senior Vice President, Government and Industry Relations, Maple Leaf foods Richard Gray, University of Saskatchewan Sponsored by Department of Food, Ag. and Resource Economics, University of Guelph |
| 11:30-12:00 (30 min)
Poster Winner Announcements & Presentations / New Faculty Introductions |
| 12:00-12:15 (15 min)
Closing remarks introduction Incoming President |
| 12:15-13:30 (1 hr 15 min)
LUNCH Break |
13:30-16:00 (2 hr 30 min)
Post-Conference WorkshopDescription: (TBC) |
| 16:00- 16:15 (15 min) Closing Remarks |