National Forum on Agri-Food Competing in a New World Order November 6th & 7th, 2019 | Ottawa, ON, Canada | Speaker List Speakers SUSAN ABEL Susan Abel is the Vice President Safety and Compliance for Food & Consumer Products of Canada where she works closely with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Health Canada, and Environment Canada on diverse activities such as regulatory change and safe chemicals management on behalf of FCPC’s members. She has been with FCPC for over eight years. In addition to her role at FCPC, Susan is also co-chair of the Canadian Supply Chain Food Safety Coalition. Susan is also on the mirror committee for food standard development with ISO. Prior to her tenure at FCPC, Susan worked for 25 years in food manufacturing in Canada, primarily in Process Development and Quality/Regulatory roles for the Breakfast Cereal Industry as well product development with the Dairy Industry. Susan graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture, with a major in Dairy Science, from the University of Guelph. PRIYA BAPAT Priya Bapat is a Senior Consultant with the Public Policy team at The Economist Intelligence Unit. At The Economist Intelligence Unit, Priya leads client engagements on themes including food security, sustainability and the environment, public health and civic engagement. She is the project manager for the Global Food Security Index, a benchmarking tool which assesses countries are most and least vulnerable to food insecurity and how resource risks increase vulnerability, as well as the Global Health Security Index which assesses country capacity in preventing, detecting and responding to emerging pandemics. Prior to joining The Economist Intelligence Unit, Priya worked on food and nutrition security projects in Central America and globally with partners including the Food and Agriculture Organization, CGIAR and the World Health Organization. Priya holds a Master’s degree in international affairs from Columbia University, where she specialized in economic and political development, and a Bachelor’s degree in International Politics from Georgetown University. She is a former Peace Corps Volunteer working on child protection issues in Costa Rica and a Fulbright scholar studying microfinance in semi-urban India. 1 canada2020.ca/canadafoodbrand TED BILYEA Ted Bilyea retired in 2005 as Executive Vice-President, Maple Leaf Foods Inc., having spent a very successful 35 years with the same company. Mr. Bilyea is an Agri-food consultant specializing in innovation with clients in both private and public sector. Prior to becoming Executive Vice President of the parent company, Maple Leaf Foods Inc., Mr. Bilyea held the position of President of Maple Leaf Foods International, from 1995 to 2004. Earlier in his career with the antecedent company Canada Packers Ltd., Mr. Bilyea led teams that pioneered the export of chilled beef from Canada and was the first in North America to export chilled pork to Asia. Under his leadership Maple Leaf Foods entered the specialized bakery business in Europe and became the largest exporter of food in Canada. Mr. Bilyea holds a B.A. (Hons.) and an M.A. in International Relations from York University and is the past recipient of the H.R. MacMillan Laureate in Agriculture from the University of Guelph and was inducted into the Canadian Agriculture Hall of Fame in 2018. He is a member of the board of Paterson Global Foods Inc., and is past Chair and special advisor to the board of the Canadian Agri-food Policy Institute. Previously he has served on a number of other boards including B.H.G. International Trade Inc. (major supermarket in China), Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency, Afexa Life Sciences (Cold-fx), PrioNet Canada, the University of Guelph and chaired the Food Processors of Canada and Metals in the Human Environment NCE. RAY BOUCHARD Ray Bouchard is the President and CEO of Enns Brothers Ltd., a 65- year old agricultural equipment dealer in the Province of Manitoba. He is also a board member of Protein Industries Canada, the s.pan- Prairie supercluster, and board chair of the Manitoba-based Enterprise Machine Intelligence and Learning Initiative (EMILI). Ray has been involved in the agriculture industry for over 35 years and has been intentional to give back to the community and the industry. Ray served as president of the Canadian Association of Agricultural Retailers and was a long-standing member of John Deere’s Dealer Advisory Group, providing input and guidance on numerous strategic initiatives for John Deere across North America. Ray’s passion and vision for the future of Canadian agriculture is ambitious as he sees the long- term benefits for Canadians, the economy and the environment. Ray is committed to life-long learning and in 2017 received his ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. DON BUCKINGHAM Before assuming the position of President and CEO of CAPI, Dr. Buckingham acted as the Chairperson of the Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal, a private lawyer, government lawyer, law professor, author and consultant in the areas of agricultural law, food law and international trade in agricultural products. Passionate about the various aspects of agriculture and food since growing up on the family farm in Saskatchewan, Dr. Buckingham has since pursued his food and agriculture interests in a variety of professional contexts and geographic locations. He is the co-author of five books, including Agriculture Law in Canada (Butterworths: 1999), and is the sole author of Halsbury's Laws of Canada: "Agriculture" volume and "Food" volume (LexisNexis: 2009 and 2014), as well as an extensive array of chapters and entries in other books and academic journals. Born in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, he and his family have resided in Ottawa for the past two decades. 2 canada2020.ca/canadafoodbrand MICHAEL BURROWS Michael Burrows is CEO of Maple Lodge Farms, a family owned business founded in 1955 and today the largest chicken processor in Canada. Maple Lodge Farms has 2200 employees in primary/further processing facilities and hatcheries in Ontario and the Maritimes. Prior to joining Maple Lodge Farms in 2008, Michael was the CEO of E.D. Smith and Sons and COO of Janes Family Foods. Previously he held senior management positions at Mattel Fisher Price, Nabisco Brands, and Procter and Gamble where he began his career. Michael earned a MBA from Queens University. SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS Dr. Sylvain Charlebois is a Professor in food distribution and policy in the Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He is also the Senior Director of the Agri-food Analytics Lab, also located at Dalhousie University. He is as well the former Dean of the Faculty of Management at Dalhousie University. Before joining Dalhousie, he was affiliated with the University of Guelph’s Arrell Food Institute, which he co-founded. While at the University of Guelph, he was also the Associate Dean of Research for the College of Business and Economics. He has authored five books on global food systems, his most recent one published in 2017 by Wiley-Blackwell entitled “Food Safety, Risk Intelligence and Benchmarking”. He has also published over 500 peer-reviewed journal articles in several academic publications. Furthermore, his research has been featured in several newspapers and media groups, including The Economist, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, BBC, NBC, ABC, Fox News, Foreign Affairs, the Globe & Mail, the National Post and the Toronto Star. Charlebois is also a member of the Scientific Council of the Business Scientific Institute, based in Luxemburg, the Global Food Traceability Centre’s Advisory Board based in Washington DC, and the National Scientific Committee of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in Ottawa. CLAIRE CITEAU Claire Citeau is the Executive Director of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance (CAFTA). In her role, Claire advocates for trade liberalization and competitive market access for Canadian agriculture and agrifood exporters through bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements such as the TPP, the CETA, the CKFTA or the WTO. Claire has a background in international trade, policy and government relations. Claire’s interest in international trade stems from having lived in Senegal, Western Africa and witnessed first-hand how global events have a tremendous impact on economies and agriculture sectors around the world. Prior to joining CAFTA, Claire held positions with Alberta’s Ministries of Agriculture and International Affairs, RBC Dominion Securities and the Canadian Encyclopaedia. Claire holds a double MBA in international business as a graduate of the University of Alberta and the Montpellier Graduate School of Business in France. Claire is national sailing champion. She lived in Senegal and France before making Canada her home. 3 canada2020.ca/canadafoodbrand KEITH CURRIE Keith Currie, a Collingwood Ontario-area farmer, was acclaimed as President of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) at the 2018 Annual General Meeting, returning for his third one-year leadership term for OFA’s 38,000 farm members. Currie is the organization’s 31st President. Currie’s 25+ years of experience with the OFA and agricultural advocacy, began with an appointment to the Simcoe County Federation of Agriculture, where he held numerous positions including President from 2004-2006. He has served on many local and provincial agriculture organizations as well as many conservation initiatives during his career. Currie’s career in advocacy has led to numerous appointments to provincial government advisory panels such as the 2015, 4 Plan Review Panel, a review of significant land use plans in Ontario, and recently to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) Minister’s Advisory Panel. In February of 2019, Currie was elected as the First Vice President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) at the CFA annual meeting in Ottawa. With a diploma in Agriculture Production Management from Ridgetown College, Currie returned home to the Collingwood Ontario family operation, to manage an eighth-generation dairy and cash crop farm in Simcoe County with his wife Janice and four children.