| Time
slot |
Topics
- Titles subject to change |
Speakers |
10:00 a.m.
Foyer,
Congress Level
|
Registration
opens (Refreshments available) |
11:30
a.m.
Congress Hall FG
|
Buffet
lunch begins |
|
Plenary - Introductory/Welcome
Remarks
Congress Hall FG
|
| 11:45 - 11:50 |
|
Dr. Gord Surgeoner, Ontario Agri-Food
Technologies |
| 11:50 - 12:00 |
|
The Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister
of Agriculture and Agri- Food and Minister of the Canadian Wheat
Board |
| 12:00-12:10 |
|
Dr. Bruce
Archibald, Deputy Minister, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture,
Food and Rural Affairs |
|
12:10-12:20
|
|
Peter Brenders, BIOTECanada
|
Plenary
- 100 Years of Environmental Achievements
Congress Hall FG
|
Moderator:
Dr. Gord Surgeoner, Ontario Agri-Food Technologies |
| 12:30-12:55 |
|
Deborah Whale,
Clovermead Farms Inc. |
The
Ontario Model that Works
Congress Hall BC |
| 1:00-1:55 |
Environmental
Farm Plans: Two Decades of Green Solutions |
Harold Rudy,
Ontario Soil & Crop Improvement Association |
|
Environmental Farm Plans:
Future Challenges
|
John Fitzgibbon, Ontario Farm
Environment Coalition
|
Farmers
at the Forefront
Congress Hall D |
| 1:00-1:55 |
Farmers
Take the Lead in France |
Yvon Le
Henaff, Agro Industrie Recherches et Developpements, France |
|
Ontario Premier's and Minister's
Agri-Food Innovation Awards
|
David VanderDussen and Klaesi
Bros.
|
Agriculture
to Autos and Beyond
Congress Hall BC |
| 2:00-2:55 |
Transformation
in Agriculture: Ontario's BioAuto |
Dr. Gord
Surgeoner, Ontario Agri-Food Technologies |
|
Beyond Today's Benefits: Building
a Sustainable Industry
|
Ray Miller, DuPont
|
Greening
the Waste
Congress Hall D |
| 2:00-2:55 |
Fast Pyrolysis of Poultry
Manure |
Dr. Peter
Fransham, Advanced BioRefinery Inc. |
|
Ethanol's New Co-Products:
Dispelling the Myths and Feeding the Nation
|
Mark Schwartz, GreenField Ethanol
|
3:00-3:25
Congress Hall FG
|
Refreshments |
Plenary
- Investment Opportunities in the New Agri-Food Environment
Congress Hall FG |
Moderator:
Dave Smardon, BioEnterprise Corp. |
| 3:30-4:30 |
What Investors Want in 'Green'
Investments |
Jim Taylor,
Avrio Ventures |
|
The Financial Care and Feeding
of 'Green' Companies
|
Peter Matthewman, Performance
Plants Inc.
|
Evening
5-7:30
Congress Hall H
|
Environmental
Innovation Showcase and Reception |
| Time
slot |
Topics
- Titles subject to change |
Speakers |
| 7:30-8:30
a.m. |
Breakfast |
Plenary
- A New European Perspective on GMOs
Congress Hall FG
|
Moderator:
Dr. Gord Surgeoner, Ontario Agri-Food Technologies |
|
8:30-8:55
|
Biotechnology in agriculture:
it may not be popular but we may need it more than we know
|
Dr. Brian Johnson, formerly
of English Nature
|
Agriculture's
Opportunities in Carbon Offset
Congress Hall BC |
| 9:00-10:10 |
Unlocking the Carbon Value in Agricultural
Practices
|
Skip Willis. ICF Consulting
Group Inc.
|
| Making it
Work on the Ground |
Tom Goddard,
Alberta Agriculture and Food |
| Agriculture in the GHG Offset
System: A Federal Perspective |
Ian Campbell, Agriculture
and Agri-Food Canada |
Farming
with a Small Footprint
Congress Hall D |
| 9:00-10:10 |
The Environmental Benefits
of Stacked Traits
|
Sean Gardner, Monsanto, Canada
|
| Organic Practices for Soil
Health and Ecosystem Stability |
Dr. Ralph
Martin, Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada |
| The Farmer
as Steward - Who Pays? |
Bob Friesen,
Canadian Federation of Agriculture |
10:15-10:40
Congress Hall FG
|
Coffee
|
Clean
'Waste' and Energy Opportunities
Congress Hall BC |
| 10:45-11:55 |
Farm to Fuel
|
Rod Bryden, Plasco Energy Group
Inc.
|
|
Biogas, but Better
|
Sean Mezei,
QuestAir Technologies Inc. |
| New Horizons
in Miscanthus and Ethanol |
Frank Dohleman, U of Illinois,
and John Caupert, U.S. National Corn to Ethanol Research Centre |
The
Regulatory 'Elephant' in the Environment
Congress Hall D |
| 10:45-11:55 |
Finding the Balance in Canada’s Agri-Food
Regulations
|
Dr. Ron Doering, Gowlings
|
| Valuing
'Inputs' in Energy Production |
Don Hilborn,
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs |
|
Regulations: A Strategic Tool for Economic Development - What
are we doing? |
Gaëtan
Lussier, Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute |
12:00-1:00
Congress Hall FG |
Lunch |
Plenary
- Sustainable Bioproducts: A Green Solution for an Emerging
Bioeconomy
Moderator: Dr. Gord Surgeoner, Ontario Agri-Food Technologies
and Murray Porteous, Agriculture Research Institute of Ontario
Congress Hall FG |
| 12:30-1:00 |
|
Dr.
Amar Mohanty, Chair of Biomaterials and Transportation, University
of Guelph |
Plenary
- May You Live in Interesting Times: Globalization, Environmental
Forces and the Agri-Food System
Moderator: Dr. Gord Surgeoner, Ontario Agri-Food Technologies
Congress Hall FG |
| 1:00-1:25 |
May You Live in Interesting Times – Globalization,
Environmental Forces and the Agri-food System
|
Ted Bilyea, Ted Bilyea &
Associates
|
Conservation
in Food Production and Processing
Congress Hall BC |
| 1:30-2:40 |
Benchmarking the Way to Better Industry Efficiencies
|
Phil Dick, Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
|
|
Environmental Solutions for Volatile Organic
Compounds: Beyond 'End of Pipe' Fixes
|
Paul
Hetherington, Baking Association of Canada |
| Water
Quality and Quantity: Issues and Opportunities in Agriculture |
Scott
Duff, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs |
Agriculture
in the New Green Economy
Congress Hall D |
| 1:30-2:40 |
Transformative Bioeconomy
Systems
|
Dr. David Layzell, Queen's
University
|
| Challenges
of Biomass Capture |
Mark
Stumborg, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada |
| Portable
Biodiesel Production for Remote Areas |
Dr. Luc
Duchesne, Forest BioProducts Inc. |
2:45-3:10
Congress Hall FG
|
Refreshments |
|
Plenary - Farming in
the Environment of the Future
Moderator: Bob Friesen, Canadian Federation of Agriculture
Congress Hall FG
|
| 3:15-4:30 |
Farming & Environmental
Goods & Services: What Works & Who Pays?
|
Dr. Dave Sparling, Institute
of Agri-Food Policy Innovation
|
| Pursuing Success
on a Large Scale |
Ted
Bilyea, Ted Bilyea & Associates |
| Sustainability
and the Food Customer of the Future |
Lori Stahlbrand, Local Food Plus |
