SYMPOSIUM AGENDA Hosted by: APRIL 13–15, 2015 Sheraton Cavalier Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada MONDAY, APRIL 13 6:00pm – 8:00pm WELCOME RECEPTION CHAIR Kyle Jeworski – Chief Executive Officer & President, Viterra Inc. REMARKS The Honourable Lyle Stewart – Minister of Agriculture, Government of Saskatchewan TUESDAY, APRIL 14 7:30am – 8:30am 8:45am – 9:00am 9:00am – 9:30am SESSION I 9:30am – 9:50am 9:50am – 10:20am BREAKFAST CANADA GRAINS COUNCIL CHAIR’S WELCOME Chantelle Donahue – Outgoing Chair, Canada Grains Council and Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, Cargill Limited SYMPOSIUM OPENING SPEAKER REMARKS Dr. Brian Lee Crowley – Managing Director, Macdonald-Laurier Institute SETTING THE STAGE: CANADA’S ROLE IN GLOBAL TRENDS IN CROP S&D GLOBAL TRENDS IN CROP SUPPLY AND DEMAND CHAIR Kevin Hursh – Executive Director, Inland Terminal Association of Canada REMARKS Mike O’dea – Risk Management Consultant, FCStone LLC PANEL DISCUSSION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CANADA IN THE GLOBAL CROP S&D ENVIRONMENT MODERATOR Kevin Hursh – Executive Director, Inland Terminal Association of Canada SPEAKERS Carsten Bredin – Vice-President of Grain Merchandising, Richardson International Ltd. John Buboltz – Vice-President of Merchandising and Transportation, Cargill Ltd. Mark Cumberbatch – Merchandising Manager, Corn, Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd. 10:20am – 10:40am SESSION BREAK SESSION II STEEL IN THE GROUND: RESPONDING TO CUSTOMER DEMANDS 10:40am – 12:00pm PANEL DISCUSSION: BUILDING ON STRENGTH AND INVESTMENT INTEREST IN CANADA’S CROP SECTOR MODERATOR Andrew Muirhead – Principal, Origin Merchant Partners SPEAKERS Kyle Jeworski – Chief Executive Officer & President, Viterra Inc. Curt Vossen – President, Richardson International Ltd. 12:00pm – 1:15pm SESSION III 1:30pm – 2:45pm LUNCH CHAIRJean-Marc Ruest – Senior Vice-President, Corporate Affairs and General Counsel, Richardson International Ltd. REMARKSThe Honourable Gerry Ritz – Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Government of Canada CUSTOMERS ON DEMAND WHY BUY CANADA? – THE CUSTOMERS SPEAK CHAIR Alanna Koch – Deputy Minister, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture SPEAKERS Michael Micovcin – President & Chief Executive Officer, Great Western Brewing Company Ltd. Koji Murakami – Manager, Quality Control & Assurance Group, Production Division, Nisshin Flour Milling Inc. Lei Sang – Deputy General Manager, Wheat Division, COFCO Trading Ltd. www.CanadianCrops.ca TUESDAY, APRIL 14 (Continued) 2:45pm – 3:15pm BUILDING STRONG CUSTOMER RELATIONS CHAIR JoAnne Buth – Chief Executive Officer, Canadian International Grains Institute REMARKS Cam Dahl – President, Cereals Canada 3:15pm – 3:45pm SESSION BREAK SESSION IV QUALITY ATTRIBUTES OF CANADIAN CROPS: A LOOK UNDER THE HOOD 3:45pm – 5:15pm 5:15pm – 5:30pm 6:00pm – 6:30pm 6:30pm – 8:30pm 8:30pm – 10:00pm MANUFACTURING AND COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS CHAIR Brett Halstead – President, Canadian Canola Growers Association DEMOS Mairlyn Smith – Professional Home Economist, Comedian, Author – Whole-Grains Cooking Demonstration Esey Assefaw – Head, Asian Products and Extrusion Technology, Canadian International Grains Institute – Noodle-Making Demonstration Ryan Young – Executive Chef, Wanuskewin Heritage Park – Canola and Soy Cooking Demonstration END OF DAY REMARKS Richard Wansbutter – Director, Canada Grains Council and Consultant, Viterra PRE-BANQUET RECEPTION SYMPOSIUM BANQUET AND KEYNOTE SPEAKER CHAIRChantelle Donahue – Outgoing Chair, Canada Grains Council and Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, Cargill Limited SPEAKER Dr. Jennifer Thomson – Author, Emeritus Professor at the University of Cape Town, South Africa EVENING NETWORKING FUNCTION WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 7:30am – 8:30am 8:30am – 8:45am SESSION V 8:45am – 10:00am 10:00am – 10:15am 10:15am – 11:45am 11:45am – 12:00pm BREAKFAST DAY TWO OPENING REMARKS Tyler Bjornson – President, Canada Grains Council and Principal, New West Public Affairs Inc. CANADA: OPEN FOR BUSINESS POLITICAL-ECONOMIC RISK FACTORS – WHERE DOES CANADA STAND? CHAIRConor Dobson – Director, Public and Government Affairs, Bayer CropScience SPEAKERS Dane Rowlands – Director, The Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Carleton University Fred Gorrell – (Acting) Assistant Deputy Minister, Market and Industry Services, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada SESSION BREAK SOCIAL RISK – WHAT ARE CANADIAN COMPANIES AND THEIR CUSTOMERS DOING TO MANAGE THIS? CHAIR Mark Brock – Chair, Grain Farmers of Ontario SPEAKERS Richard Ellis – Senior Vice-President Communications, Public Affairs & Corporate Social Responsibility, McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Ltd. Jenny Verner – President, Specialty Seeds and Oils, Cargill Inc. CLOSING REMARKS Patti Miller – Incoming Chair, Canada Grains Council and President, Canola Council of Canada www.CanadianCrops.ca
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