Keynote Speaker
Lane Merrifield
“Dragon” on CBC’s Dragons’ Den | Tech Entrepreneur
Featured Speakers
Lulie Halstead
CEO, Wine Intelligence
Dan Paszkowski
President and Chief Executive Officer, Wine Growers Canada
Maya Lange
Vice President, Global Marketing, Destination British Columbia
Mike Procopio
Executive Director, Retail Operations, BC Liquor Distribution Branch
Honourable Lana Popham
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries
Morning Break-out Sessions
Option #1:
Key insights from the Canada Wine Market Landscapes 2021 report
Luis Osorio
Senior Manager, Wine Intelligence
Option #2:
Growing Quality Winegrapes: Developing relationships with new growers
BC’s landscape of wine grapes is growing and changing. New growers are coming on the market with various amounts of experience and small and medium sized wineries play an important role in developing expectations for quality fruit. We have put together a panel of local experts to share their experience and provide practical advice for wineries on how to guide new growers towards increasing quality and using best practices.
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Panelist:
John Bayley
Blasted Church Vineyards
John Bremmer
Dry Creek Vineyard
Amy Richards
Director of Farming, Phantom Creek Estates
Karen Gillis
Andrew Peller Limited
Afternoon Break-out Sessions
Option #1:
How to craft your media messaging in 2021
Option #2:
6 Things You Need to Lead Through Change
Jackie Asante, BA
Senior Vice President, FleishmanHillard Highroad
Renée Safrata
CEO and Founder, Vivo Team Development
Option #3:
Business Risk Management, Production Insurance and AgriStability
Representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Fisheries Business Risk Management branch will go over the concept of risk, how to manage risk, and the role and rationale of the government programs as part of a comprehensive risk management strategy. This presentation and moderated question and answer session will explore the Production Insurance, Agri Invest and AgriStability programs. It will include direct experiences from a panel of grapegrowers to demonstrate how each of these can be incorporated to provide protection against specific risks.
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Panelist:
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Panelist:
Cameron Stewart
Tree Fruit and Grape Crop Risk Specialist, Ministry of Agriculture
Michael Mauz
Claims Compliance Analyst, Ministry of Agriculture
Dalraj Boparai
Verification Specialist, AgriStability
Jody Ray
Manager of Operations, AgriStability
