Speaker List and Presentations

Morning Keynote

• Evan Fraser | Canada Research Chair in Global Food Security (University of Guelph)
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Plenary Panel: The Role of Greater Golden Horseshoe (GGH) Region Land-Use Planning and Agriculture in the Ontario Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan

• Wayne Caldwell – Dean Ontario Agricultural College, Professor of Rural Planning and Development (University of Guelph)
• Dianne Saxe – Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
• Keith Currie – Vice President Ontario Federation of Agriculture & Member of Co-ordinated Land Use Planning Advisory Panel
• Moderator: David McInnes – President & CEO (Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute)
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Lunch Keynote

• Hank Venema – Chief Scientist (International Institute of Sustainable Development) | Director of Planning (Prairie Climate Centre)
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Workstream 1: Sustainable Energy in the Agri-Food Supply Chain

• Alfons Weersink – University of Guelph
• Dimple Roy – International Institute of Sustainable Development
• Stephanie Thorson – Canadian Biogas Association
• Tim Faveri – Maple Leaf Foods
• Moderator: Kirby Calvert –University of Guelph

Workstream 2: Exploring Pathways towards Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Agriculture in the GGH Region

• Claudia Wagner Riddle – University of Guelph
• Alan Fredeen – Dalhousie University
• Peter Tyedmers – Dalhousie University
• Blake Vince
• Moderator: Ralph Martin – University of Guelph

Workstream 3: Planning for Climate Resilient Local and Regional Food Supply Chains in the GGH Region

• Barbara Emanuel – Toronto Public Health
• Sally Miller – Local Organic Food Co-op Network
• Alison Blay-Palmer – Wilfred Laurier University
• Franco Naccarato – Greenbelt Fund
• Moderator: Rod MacRae – York University