AGENDA

Registration will be set up in the lobby of the Fairmont Winnipeg.

Meet up with your customers and colleagues or make some new connections at our welcome reception which is inspired by our host city. The evening includes drinks and appetizers. Held in the Wellington Ballroom at the Fairmont Winnipeg (lobby level).

Sponsored by CN.

Registration will be set up outside the Winnipeg Ballroom (mezzanine level). 

Breakfast buffet will be set up outside the Winnipeg Ballroom (mezzanine level), where General Session will be held. 

Chris Davison, CCC president & CEO, and Erin Gowriluk, CGC president.

Emily Rees, president & CEO of CropLife International, will kick-off our convention program, providing an inspiring, international perspective on how Canadian agriculture can be at the forefront of innovation and opportunities in this ever-changing world. 

Informative presentation on Canada/U.S. relations, along with some of the key factors driving global geopolitics. 

Connect with speakers and network with other delegates.

Industry leaders will participate in a panel discussion on environmental sustainability – exploring how Canada can play a leading role, as well challenges and opportunities for Canadian agriculture. Additional panelists to be announced.

Buffet lunch will be served in the Wellington Ballroom (lobby level).

J.P. Gervais, Vice-President & Chief Economist at FCC, will review trends for key commodities, including major drivers and challenges of Canadian markets.

Ken Coates, Program Chair of Indigenous Governance at Yukon University and leading thinker on Canada's Future, will review what opportunites lie ahead for Canada and how we can be bold in the future. 

Opportunity to ask questions and further connect with speakers at our speaker's corner. 

Dine or explore Winnipeg as you wish.

Registration will be set up outside the Winnipeg Ballroom (mezzanine level). 

Breakfast buffet will be set up outside the Winnipeg Ballroom (mezzanine level), where General Session will be held. 

Join us for the CCC's AGM and annual report presentation, presented by Chris Davison, CCC president & CEO, in Winnipeg Ballroom (General Session room). Additional speakers to be announced. 

Global adventurer Elia Saikaly will take us on a profound emotional journey that shares tactics learned from working in hostile environments combined with strategies surrounding empathy and compassion to inspire and empower others to lead from the edge.

Connect with speakers, network with other delegates and meet our sposored student attendees.

Since the launch of its first Landsat satellite in 1972, NASA has been mapping agriculture worldwide and providing key knowledge about the critical role that U.S. agriculture plays in the domestic economy and global food system. After decades of slow-but-steady progress, we are experiencing an international, trans-sectoral explosion in the use of satellite data and artificial intelligence for agricultural assessment. This presentation, Dr. Whitcraft will explore the evolution of Earth Observations and advances in satellite systems, computational environments, and artificial intelligence are enabling the field-to-global agricultural system to meet the increasing demands and challenges facing our world.

Buffet lunch will be served in the Wellington Ballroom (lobby level).

Moderated by CCC president & CEO, Chris Davison, the panel will discuss the impact of political trends and strategies on Canadian business and agriculture.

Speakers will participate in moderated discussion around Canada's role and opportunity in contributing to the global issue of food security. Additional speaker to be announced.

Chris Davison, CCC president & CEO, and Erin Gowriluk, CGC president.

Opportunity to ask questions and further connect with speakers at our speaker's corner. 

Meet in the Fairmont Winnipeg lobby at 5:00 for transportation over to The Leaf. Buses will begin boarding and departing promptly at 5:15.

Make the most of your time with other ag industry leaders at the final convention event, hosted at Winnipeg's newest attraction, The Leaf. It's a spectacular indoor horticultural attraction at Assiniboine Park where delegates can explore through three distinct biomes: the Hartley and Heather Richardson Tropical Biome, Mediterranean Biome, and the Babs Asper Display House. Experience a stunning showcase of diversity, expressed through plants that shape our lives here and across the globe. Evening includes transportation to and from the venue, food, drinks, entertainment and access to the three biomes.

Sponsored by BASF.