AIC2019 Conference Program
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| DAY 1 | Monday, November 4 |
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Registration Desk |
| 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm | Welcome Reception Guest Speaker: The Honourable David Marit, Minister of Agriculture for the Province of Saskatchewan |
DAY 2 | Tuesday, November 5 |
7:30 am – 8:15 am | Hot Breakfast |
| 8:15 am – 9:00 am | Moderated Session The Honourable Brad Wall, Special Advisor, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Former Premier of Saskatchewan |
| 9:00 am – 10:00 am | Panel – How is Robotics Changing Agri-food? Dr. Brian Lynch, Research Scientist, Robotics & Automation, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre David Yee, Vice President, Saskatchewan, Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (TBC) |
| 10:00 am – 10:15 am | Networking Break |
| 10:15 am – 11:00 am | Invited Speaker Robert Saik, CEO, DOT Autonomous Farm Solutions |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Panel – How is AI Changing Agri-food? Dawn Trautman, Manager of Smart Agriculture and Food Innovation, Alberta Innovates Dr. Ian Stavness, Department of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan |
| 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm | Networking Luncheon |
| 1:15 pm – 2:30 pm | Panel – The Challenge of Adoption of New Technologies Dr. Vic Adamowicz, FRSC, Vice Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, Life & Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta Daved Meakin, P.Eng., Meakin Industrial Ag Corp Leah Olson-Friesen, MBA, Director, Ag-West Bio and Intelliconn |
| 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Networking Break |
| 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Panel – Key Successes and How they’ve Changed Agri-food Ken Jackson, CEO & Founder, Intelliconn Dr. Stuart Smyth, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Saskatchewan |
| 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Networking Reception |
DAY 3 | Wednesday, November 6 |
7:45 am – 8:30 am | Hot Breakfast |
| 8:30 am – 9:15 am | Invited Speaker Dr. Parvin Mousavi, Professor, School of Computing, Queen’s University |
| 9:15 am – 10:30 am | Panel –Trends in AI and Robotics in Agri-food James Benki, Dean of Program Development, Agriculture, Olds College Michael Gibbons, Co-Founder & Vice President Products, Provision Analytics Inc. Royal Hinther, Special Protein Advisor, Sightline Innovation |
| 10:30 am – 11:00 am | Networking Break |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Panel – Role of Stakeholders in AI & Robotics in Agriculture Dr. Abdul Jalil, Assistant Deputy Minister, Western Economic Diversifcation Canada Dr. Terry Fonstad, P.Eng., Associate Dean, Research & Partnerships, College of Engineering, University of Saskatchewan Dr. Shannon Hood-Niefer, MBA, Vice President, Innovation and Technology, Saskatchewan Food Industry Development Centre Inc. |
| 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | Networking Luncheon |
| 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Invited Speaker Dr. Mary Buhr, Dean, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan |
| 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Agri-food Chain as it faces AI & Robotics The Honourable Dr. Grant Devine, former Saskatchewan Premier (1982 to 1991) |
| 2:30 pm – 3:00 pm | Next Steps – Closing Session Serge Buy, Chief Executive Officer, Agri-food Innovation Council |