Conference Agenda

What's on

7:00	Registration Opens
	Breakfast
8:35	Opening and Welcome Dr. Bruce A. Archibald - Deputy Minister, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
8:45	Ministerial Address The Honourable Leona Dombrowsky - Minister, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
9:00	2009 Global Economic & Trade Outlook Dr. Robert Vos - Director, Development Policy and Analysis Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations
9:45	Morning Plenary Address Dr. Marion Nestle - Paulette Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, New York University
10:30	Health Break
11:00	Concurrent Breakout Sessions I Panel - Innovation: Building Profit through Innovation Panel - Trade and Policy: Bilateral Relations Panel - Health and Wellness: Opportunities for Agri-Food
12:15	Lunch
13:30	Concurrent Breakout Sessions II Panel - Food / Consumer Trends Panel - Regional Development Panel - Environmental Goods and Services
14:45	Health Break
15:00	Plenary Panel: Outlook 2028: Critical Factors in the Next Twenty Years Technology: Dr. Kristian Borch - Senior Scientist, Department of Management Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark Competitiveness / Sustainability: Dr. Tima Bansal - Director of the Centre for Building Sustainable Value, Richard Ivey School of Business, University of Western Ontario Adaptability: Dr. Molly Anderson - Consultant, and Project Manager, Wallace Center. Coordinating Lead Author on the North America/Europe section of the International Assessment of Agricultural Science and Technology for Development
16:15	Welcome to the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Dr. Rob McLaughlin - President and Chair of the Board, Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
16:25	Break - Opportunity to visit the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair
18:00	Reception
18:45	Conference Dinner
19:45	Keynote Address Ronald Wright - author of A Short History of Progress
20:30	Conference Closing

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*Ontarians with Disabilities Act disclaimer: Under the Ontarians with Disabilities Act (ODA), the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs is committed to continue its ongoing efforts to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, the ministry asks you to indicate if you require any accessibility assistance during the conference.

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