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Agriculture — it’s an industry defined by dedication. Growing food for the world is more than a job — it’s a calling — and this resilient industry is filled with proud and committed people who solve problems and propose solutions. Agriculture is at the mercy of unpredictable weather, making it an industry filled with people rising to meet challenges and change head-on, even in times of uncertainty. No matter the task or triumph, the agriculture industry will persevere.

#GROWC ANADA19

December 3–5, 2019HYATT REGENCY CALGARY

DEDICATION,RESILIENCE &PERSEVERANCE

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The GrowCanada partnership is a coalition of national stakeholders working together to promote and advance innovation in Canada’s agriculture and agribusiness sectors.

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DEDICATION, RESILIENCE AND PERSEVERANCE

Information for delegatesTo access conference sessions, please wear your name badge.

RESERVE A TABLE FOR THE BANQUET:To reserve a table, please see the registration desk before 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

DIETARY REQUESTS:We are pleased to accommodate special meal requests for those with dietary and health concerns. Please inquire at the conference registration desk.

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS:

JONATHAN SWEAT

Vice-president, business management and agricultural solutions, BASF Canada & CropLife Canada board of directors

MARY ROBINSON

President, Canadian Federation of Agriculture

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Schedule at a glance: All conference sessions take place on the third floor of the Hyatt Regency Calgary in the Imperial ballroom.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3Registration desk open 5:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. Opening night icebreaker

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4Registration desk open 7:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

7:30 a.m.–8:15 a.m. Breakfast with 4-H Canada8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Conference sessions 4:20 p.m. GrowCanada run or yoga6:00 p.m. Pre-banquet reception7:00 p.m. Banquet9:30 p.m. Post-banquet reception

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5Registration desk open 8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

8:30 a.m. Breakfast9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Conference sessions

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Conference sessions:TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2019

6:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. Opening night icebreakerImperial ballroom 5/7/9

Greet friends and colleagues at our opening night icebreaker to kick off GrowCanada 2019.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2019

7:30 a.m.–8:15 a.m. Breakfast with 4-H CanadaImperial ballroom foyer

CropLife Canada and 4-H Canada partnered to bring 4-H youth to the Wednesday morning conference sessions. Join the breakfast to get a chance to speak to 4-H leaders.

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8:30 a.m. Rise: inspiring and transforming for top performance

We can overcomplicate our lives and overlook the basic features of what makes us good. When we look hard enough, we realize that being consistently good at everything we do can lead to moments of greatness.

In this riveting presentation, John Herdman shares his performance-improvement philosophies, including leadership and motivation, going outside one’s comfort zone, reaching for the top, and, most importantly, craft-ing and leading a high-performance culture. Herdman’s talk will provide useable takeaways, goal setting strategies and is guaranteed to inspire and transform.

JOHN HERDMAN

Head coach, Canadian men’s national soccer team

As the former head coach of the Canadian women’s national soccer team, John Herdman took the strug-gling team to one that captured the hearts and minds of Canadians. Under his leadership, the team won two back-to-back bronze medals at the Olympic Games and a gold medal at the Pan Am Games. In 2018, Herdman made history when he became the head coach of the Canadian men’s national soccer team — the first person to ever have led both line-ups.

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9:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m. Crossing the generational divide

We work in a time of unprecedented generational change and challenge. There are now five generations in the workforce. Making matters more challenging is the tremendous amount of misinformation around gener-ational differences. What works for one generation can be a complete turn-off for others. This divide is a costly challenge — but it can be a breakthrough opportunity. It all depends on how you and your leaders respond now.

Alicia Rainwater will help you solve the multi-generational challenge by revealing new generational truths based on Center for Generational Kinetics’ latest research along with surprising data, hidden trends, and specific solutions that drive measurable results and improve performance in the workplace.

ALICIA RAINWATER

The Centre for Generational Kinetics, certified speaker on millennials and generations

Alicia Rainwater is a millennial with a reputation as a leader in her own generation. She has extensive experience working firsthand to bridge generations in a variety of organizations, from hospitals to global non-profits. She combines the Center for Generational Kinetics’ latest research with her unique experience working with clients and multiple generations to deliver a powerful and engaging presentation on how to solve generational challenges with employees and customers.

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11:10 a.m Empty Planet: the shock of global population decline

There was once a time when thought-leaders were warning us about the perils of our rapidly increasing global population. Now the data is telling quite a dif-ferent story. A smaller global population will bring with it many benefits: fewer workers will command higher wages, the environment will improve, and the risk of famine will wane. Darell Bricker makes the provocative argument that the global population will soon begin to decline, dramatically reshaping the social, political and economic landscape.

DARRELL BRICKER

CEO, Ipsos Public AffairsDemographic trends speaker Darrell Bricker is an expert

on public opinion, offering audiences an invaluable peek into the future. As the CEO of the public opinion research firm Ipsos Public Affairs, he has his finger on the pulse of Canada. He co-authored Empty Planet: The Shock of Global Population Decline, a cautionary tale about looming worldwide demographic shifts and the impact they will have on our economy, social pro-grams and government. He demonstrates how organizations will be dramatically affected by changes to the consumer and labour markets.

12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Lunch

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1:30 p.m. Rebordering the world and reshaping markets

Whether it’s economics, geopolitics, or international security and terrorism, few people have a better under-standing of global issues than professor Janice Gross Stein. She will connect the dots regarding key events such as the future role of China, whether the trade disruption is a new trend or a blip in time and provide up-to-date perspectives on the relationship between China and the United States. Her presentation will also explore other potential opportunities outside of China in Asia to leave attendees with a better understanding of current global issues and a clear, compelling vision of the future.

JANICE GROSS STEIN

Founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto

Janice Gross Stein is the Belzberg Professor of Conflict Management in the department of political science and the founding director of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and is a frequent commentator on CBC, the BBC, and the Globe and Mail.

2:25 p.m.–2:45 p.m. Break

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2:45 p.m. Canada’s agriculture on the global stage: bridging over troubled waters

International market access challenges are affecting segments of agriculture and businesses differently. There are practical implications for many sectors, and groups and businesses are adapting, reacting and planning for these current and future implications. Frédéric Seppey will speak to the government’s role in this regard and what Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is doing to help business adapt to the current reality and planning for the future.

FRÉDÉRIC SEPPEY

Assistant deputy minister, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Frédéric Seppey is assistant deputy minister of the Market and Industry Services Branch at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). His responsibilities include trade negotiations, agriculture and agri-food sectoral competitiveness, and the department’s regional operations.

Seppey has held several management positions with AAFC, notably as Canada’s Chief Agriculture Negotiator, and at the Canadian section of the Canada-U.S. Regulatory Co-operation Council.

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3:20 p.m. Canada’s economic future

The number one concern keeping Canadian CEOs up at night is the growing instability and volatility they’re seeing outside of Canada’s borders. With a rise in global protectionism, threats to the trading system and shifting geopolitical alignments, it is time Canada rethinks its place in the world.

As proposed in the recently released Recommendations and report of the task force on Canada’s economic future, Goldy Hyder will highlight the call for a more pragmatic and realistic approach to foreign policy that advances the country’s national interests. He will also outline the need for Canada to develop a national resource and cli-mate strategy that positions Canada’s resource sectors, including agriculture, as vital to the country’s prosperity and as key suppliers of products and technologies that the world needs.

GOLDY HYDER

President & CEO, Canada Business Council

Goldy Hyder is president and CEO of the Business Council of Canada, a non-partisan organization composed of the chief executives and entrepreneurs of 150 leading Canadian companies. Previously he was the president & CEO of Hill+Knowlton Strategies. Earlier in his career he served as director of policy and chief of staff to Joe Clark, former prime minister and leader of the then federal Progressive Conservative Party. He is a regular commentator in the Canadian media on business, politics and public policy.

Conference sessions end at 4:00 p.m.

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4:20 p.m. GrowCanada 5km fun run or yogaRunners meet at the registration desk at 4:20 p.m. Yoga will take place in the Stephen AB room.

6:00 p.m. Pre-banquet reception

7:00 p.m. BanquetViva la food truck revolución!

As the host of Food Network Canada’s hit show Eat St. for five seasons, James Cunningham has had, in his words, “the best job on TV.” He’s been on a lip-smacking adventure of North America’s tastiest, messiest and most irresistible street food. Behind the fun and frolic of the TV show however, is one of the riskiest and most logistically challenging businesses to run. Balancing food preparation, supplies, repairs, social media marketing and staffing, food truck owners have become some of the most creative problem solvers in commerce. Not only do these entrepreneurs not fear risk and change…they embrace it! Cunningham uses examples from the trucks featured on Eat St. to take audiences on

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a journey to explore creative ways to approach and solve problems and shows how the gourmet street food movement has grown from a handful of trucks in California to becoming a phenomenon across North America, Europe, and Asia.

JAMES CUNNINGHAM

Comedian, host of Eat StreetJames Cunningham is no stranger to risky business as

the president of Funny Money Inc., an internationally award-winning youth financial literacy organization. He was the hilarious host and associate producer of the TV show Eat St., which aired on the Food Network Canada and the author of the bestselling cookbook of the same name wherein he shares recipes from the most daring, delicious and inventive street food that can be found anywhere.

9:30 p.m. Post-banquet reception

WINE SPONSOR

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2019

8:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:00 a.m. Agriculture 3.0 – resiliency in the face of the climate crisis

The environment is featured more prominently now than ever before. Sustainable and innovative agricul-tural practices have helped farmers adapt to changing climate and protect the environment, but we need to continue to look to new innovative practices, expo-nential technologies and diverse ways of thinking about food production. Nikolas Badminton will speak to the need to create resilience in the face of climate change and challenges with water supply around the world. He will also outline signals of change he sees using big data, the internet of agricultural things, transportation, agrotech and other areas.

NIKOLAS BADMINTON

Futurist, speaker, author, and researcher

Nikolas Badminton is a world-respected futurist speaker, author, and researcher. He wows audiences with keynote speeches on the impact of exponential

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technologies including: virtual augmented and mixed reality; work productivity; the sharing economy; autonomous transportation; smart cities; education; the future of AI integrated with life and business and predictions for humanity from 2017 to 2030 and beyond.

He regularly appears on the BBC, CBC, CTV, Global News, Fast Company, VICE and writes for Techcrunch, Huffington Post, Forbes, Venturebeat, Betakit, TechVibes, Business.com, and other media.

9:50 a.m. Working with “normal” natural weather

After nine months of El Nino conditions, North America is reverting back to “normal” weather patterns. In this presentation, we will look at the short and long-term conditions that are impacting winter and spring weather for Canada and North America as a whole. You will receive a winter and spring outlook on potential weather patterns. We will also discuss potential industry and regional reactions to upcoming weather and climate as we adapt to the new normal.

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JAMES J. GARRISS

Browning Media LLCJames J. Garriss began his career with The Browning Newsletter when he was four

years old, photocopying jet stream maps from the stacks of various University of New Mexico libraries. He has now been a partner in the business for more than six years. As the third generation in the business, he is helping to lead a new direction in historical climatology, bringing a fresh economic perspective to the company.

With an academic background in international business, he is a writer, editor and researcher for Browning Media LLC, helping to present accurate climatological projections for a myriad of U.S. and international agricultural, financial, insurance and energy companies. He has worked and studied in multiple countries, becoming business fluent in Spanish and Portuguese. Garriss now presents an enhanced international perspective to weather, climate, and its impact around the globe.

10:40 a.m.–10:55 a.m. Break

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10:55 a.m. Surviving the worst day of your life (and coming out stronger)

The catastrophic Alberta wildfires destroyed 2,400 buildings and homes and displaced the entire community of Fort McMurray in 2016.

Through it all, guiding 88,000 people to safety with no loss of life in the largest evacuation in Canadian history, was fire chief Darby Allen.

Allen’s steady, calm leadership embodied grit — the ambition, perseverance, and determination necessary to weather the biggest challenge of his career.

Allen will show you how to find clarity and strength during crisis, and equally important: how to readjust and support yourself once the crisis has passed. With good people around you, a deep level of trust from both sides, and a strong mission, you and your team will get through difficulties, while finding the best in it.

DARBY ALLEN

Fort McMurray’s fire chief (ret.)Darby Allen was the regional fire chief of Wood Buffalo, an

area encompassing the community of Fort McMurray. In spring 2016, he spearheaded the evacuation of the city’s entire population while the rest of the world watched. Prior to his role as regional fire chief, Allen worked as a firefighter for the New Hampshire Brigade and the Calgary Fire Department. Allen currently teaches a program in transformational and charis-matic leadership at Queen’s University’s Smith School of Business.

Conference sessions end at 12:00 p.m.

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