CIFST announced that it will be hosting its Canadian Food Summit at the Delta Hotel in downtown Winnipeg – June 3 to 5, 2020.

The theme this year is “Called to the Table – Ideas to Action”

At this summit, responding to the Senate Report on Agrifood and the Economic Strategy Tables, our aim is to build a collaborative strategy to use our national food science community to meet these challenges and grow Canadian food’s presence in the world.

Program overview:

Day 1 – The skills and labour market gap – our call to action as educators and employers

Day 2 – The innovation opportunity – our call to action as the food ideas people, scientists, and entrepreneurs

Day 3 – The Canadian Opportunity – our call to action for industry growth and value-add