Tuesday, June 6, Conference Day

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Registration and Breakfast

8:30 AM – 8:50 AM Opening Ceremonies

8:50 AM – 9:35 AM Keynote: Update from the New President of CFIA

• Dr. Harpreet Kochhar

9:35 AM – 10:20 AM Markets & Retails

• Jean-Philippe Gervais, Chief Economist, Farm Credit Canada

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Networking BREAK

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Panel: Sustainability in the Meat Industry

• Heather Lang, Principal, ESG Global Advisors
• Eric Mittenthal, Chief Strategy Officer and VP of Sustainability

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM LUNCH

1:30 PM – 2:00 PM Making Business Decisions with Latest Labour Market Information

• Jennefer Griffith, Executive Director, Food Processing Skills Canada

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM Panel: Cellular Agriculture (lab-grown meat)

• Heather L. Bruce, Professor, Carcass and Meat Science, University of Alberta
• Yadira Tejeda Saldana, Dirctor of Responsible Research & Innovation
• Lejjy Gafour, CEO, Cult Food Science

2:45 PM – 3:15 PM Networking BREAK

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM Update on Beef and Pork Industry

• Trevor Sears, CEO, Canada Pork
• Michael Young, President, Canada Beef

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM CMC Board Meeting (*CMC board members)

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