2010 March Conference Agenda
Highlights include:
- Keynote speakers: Minister Mitchell, Diane Francis and Jay Ingram
- Research Exhibit Area
- Exhibitors' hall, with more than 40 booths
- Monday, March 8th - Evening banquet with entertainment Timothy Drake
Monday, March 8, 2010 – Semi-Annual Meeting
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 pm
to 4:30 pm Semi-Annual Meeting of the Delegates
5:00 Exhibitor Reception
6:00 Banquet doors open
6:30 Dinner served; Annual Banquet with entertainment Timothy Drake
9:00 Exhibitor Reception
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 – Conference Day
9:00 am Opening remarks – chair of GFO
9:10 Diane Francis, Editor at Large, National Post
10:00 Greening of the Blue Oval: Ford's work in developing crop-based materials for automobiles; Dr. Deborah Mielewski
10:45 Refreshment Break with sponsors and researchers
11:15 Jay Ingram, Co-Host/Producer, Daily Planet
12:00 pm Panel discussion/Question period
12:30 Lunch
1:30 Corn, Soybean and Wheat Market Outlook – Cal Whewell, Risk Management Consultant FCStone in Bowling Green, Ohio
2:30 Refreshment Break with sponsors and researchers
3:00 Corn, Soybean, Wheat and Bean Production Information
* Greg Stewart, OMAFRA corn specialist
* Peter Johnson, OMAFRA cereals specialist
* Horst Bohner, OMAFRA soybean specialist
* Tracey Baute, OMAFRA entomology specialist
4:15 Panel discussion/Question period
5:00 Adjourn