Thank you for attending the 2013 Alberta Beef Industry Conference & Tradeshow. Listed below are the sessions and - if available - a copy of the presentation made at the conference. Some presentations have been divided due to file size.
Thursday, February 21st, 2013
9:00am Global Economic Outlook: New World Rising
Warren Jestin, Senior Vice-President & Chief Economist, Scotia Bank
Sponsored by: Scotia Bank
No Presentation Available
10:30am Supply Management ~ Perspectives from New Zealand and Canada | Multiple Speakers
Alistair Polson, New Zealand’s Special Agricultural Trade Envoy | Allan Mussell, Ph.D., George Morris Centre
11:30am JBS: Outlook & Moving Forward in Alberta
1pm Fiscal Reform & Staying Competitive
Dr. Jack Mintz, Director & Palmer Chair in Public Policy, University of Calgary
Sponsored by: ARD & Growing Forward
No Presentation Available
2:30pm The Locavore’s Dilemma: In Praise of the 10,000 Mile Diet
Pierre Desrochers, Associate Professor, University of Toronto
3:30pm Feeding 9 Billion thru Innovation, Market Access & Choice
Jeff Simmons, President - Elanco Animal Health
Sponsored by: Elanco Animal Health
Friday, February 22nd, 2013
8am Weather Forecast & Predictions
Art Douglas
Sponsored by: Bio Agri Mix
9am The Good, The Bad & The Opportunities – Meeting Consumer Food Safety Expectations
Brad Morgan, Sr. Food Safety & Production Enhancement Specialist, Pfizer Animal Health
Sponsored by: Pfizer Animal Health
10:30am Global Cattle Market Outlook
Steve Kay, Editor & Publisher Cattle Buyers Weekly
Sponsored by: RBC Royal Bank of Canada
11:30am Corporate Responsibility and Viable Sustainability
Brenda Kenny, PhD, PEng President & CEO, Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
Kimberly R. Stackhouse-Lawson, PhD National Cattlemen's Beef Association
Keith Murray, Director, Forestry & Environment, Alberta Forest Products Association
Sponsored by: AltaGas
Keith Murray Presentation Not Available