AGENDA

Registration will be set up in the main lobby of The Westin Harbour Castle.

Meet up with customers and colleagues or make some new connections at our welcome reception, held at The Westin Harbour Castle. The evening includes drinks and appetizers. 

Sponsored by Grain Farmers of Ontario.

Registration will be set up outside the Frontenac Ballroom.

Breakfast buffet will be set up outside the Frontenac Ballroom, where general session will be held. 

Chris Davison, CCC president & CEO, and Erin Gowriluk, CGC president will provide opening remarks.

Canada is at a turning point. Demographic realities, economic pressures, shifting immigration patterns and widening generational divides are reshaping growth, risk and opportunity. Darrell Bricker, a world-renowned expert in demography, public opinion, politics and social trends, will focus on what it takes to succeed in the new Canada.

Don Drummond, former senior vice president and chief economist for TD Bank Financial Group, provides his insight into the Canadian economy and the impact of global trends.

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

This panel provides a customer’s perspective on Canadian cereals, pulses and oilseeds, and impacts of an international trade landscape in transition.

Buffet lunch will be set up outside of the Frontenac Ballroom.

Meredith Lilly and Laura Dawson, frequent commentators and experts on Canada-U.S. relations, discuss Canada’s changing trade relationship with the United States and how to navigate it amidst increased uncertainty and volatility.

Distinguished freelance columnist Chantal Hébert discusses recent political developments and how they are affecting Canadians.

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

Make the most of your time with other ag industry leaders at the evening convention event, hosted at The Westin Harbour Castle — featuring a performance from veteran Canadian comedian Dave Hemstad.

Sponsored by Corteva.

Registration will be set up outside the Frontenac Ballroom.

Breakfast buffet will be set up outside the Frontenac Ballroom, where general session will be held. 

Sponsored by CCGA.

Join us for the CCC's AGM and annual report presentation in the Frontenac Ballroom.

Panelists explore the implications of domestic and international policy on agricultural trade and Canada’s role in an ever-shifting global landscape.

Connect with speakers and network with other delegates.

Chuck Penner, founder of LeftField Commodity Research, will provide a crop market outlook, including drivers, trends and challenges for key commodities.

International relations are undergoing a once-in-a-generation change. What are the key geopolitical risks that decision makers need to be aware of? How will they impact the economy and Canada’s increasingly uncertain place in the world? Rudyard Griffiths provides answers by drawing on his expertise as a senior fellow at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs; the co-founder, chair, and moderator of the Munk Debates, Canada’s premier international debate series and the publisher of The Hub, Canada’s fastest growing independent digital news outlet. He has also edited more than 20 books on international affairs, politics and history.

Chris Davison, CCC president & CEO, and Erin Gowriluk, CGC president will provide closing remarks.

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