Participants

Industry/Associations

Ansari, Helmi, Director Sustainability and Productivity, PepsiCo

Armitage, Dave, Manager, Farm Policy Research Group, Ontario Federation of Agriculture

Attema, Chris, Water Quality Specialist, Ontario Cattlemen’s Association

Baker, Jill, Senior Policy Advisor, National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy

Bedggood, Bob, Chair, Thames-Sydney and Region Source Protection Committee, Upper Thames River Conservation Authority

Bonnett, Ron, President, Canadian Federation of Agriculture

Catley-Carlson, Margaret, Chair, Crop Diversity Trust and Patron, Global Water Partnership

Choquette, Paul, Plant Manager, CASCO Inc.

Cowan, Ted, Researcher, Farm Policy Research Group, Ontario Federation of Agriculture

Crews, Bette Jean, President, Ontario Federation of Agriculture

Currie, Keith, Executive, Ontario Federation of Agriculture

Fortune, Garry, Energy Consultant, Stanton Farms, Stanton Bros. Ltd.

Gilroy, Brian, Chair, Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association

Glickman, Steve, Director, Business Growth and Retention, London Economic Development Corp.

Gowman, Linda, Chief Technology Officer, Trojan Technologies

Jones, Kevin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ontario Centre for Environmental Technology Advancement

Keen, Alex, Chief Executive Officer, ALTECH Technology Systems Inc.

Kelly, John, Vice-President, Erie Innovation and Commercialization, Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association   

Lambert, David, Property Section Chair, Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association

Lehn, Mark, Secretary, Leamington Area Drip Irrigation Incorporated                    

McLaughlin, Murray, Executive Director, Bioindustrial Innovation Centre

O’Neill, Tom, General Manager, Norfolk Fruit Growers Association

Palichuk, Wayne, Leamington Drip Area Irrigation Incorporated

Parks, Bill, Director, Ontario Berry Growers Association

Picard, Rej, Chief Executive Officer, Westbrook Greenhouses Ltd.

Snaith, Gregory, President and Senior Water Resource Engineer, Principle Water Resources Inc.

Starozik, Carol, Executive Director, Principle Water Resources Inc.

Stevens, Nathan, Research and Policy Advisor, Christian Farmers Federation of Ontario

Surgeoner, Gord, President, Ontario Agri-Food Technologies

Tiessen, Paul, Treasurer, Leamington Drip Area Irrigation Incorporated

Tompa, Zoltan, Director of Applications, Sustainable Development Technology Canada

Vandenbussche, Marc, Vice President / General Manager, Vandenbussche Irrigation

van het Hof, Guido, President and General Manager, Soave Agricultural Group

Wilson, Leanne, Science Programs and Issues Coordinator, Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers-Leamington

Academia

Bansal, Tima, Director, Centre for Building Sustainable Value, Richard Ivey School of Business

Coates, Leslie, Policy Advisor, Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management, The University of Western Ontario

Cunningham, Dianne, Director, Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management, The University of Western Ontario

Fitzgibbon, John, Professor, School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, University of Guelph

Harris, Melissa, Project Manager, Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management, The University of Western Ontario

Hewitt, Ted, Vice-President, Research & International Relations, The University of Western Ontario

McBean, Gordon, Professor and Chair, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, The University of Western Ontario

Mitchell, Bruce, Professor, Associate Provost, Resources, Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo

O’Halloran, Ivan, Associate Professor, Soil Fertility and Nutrient Use Efficiency, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus

Robert, Adam, Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario

Renzetti, Steven, Professor, Department of Economics, Brock University

Rudolph, Dave, Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Waterloo

Shrubsole, Dan, Professor and Chair, Department of Geography, The University of Western Ontario

Southam, Colette, Assistant Professor, Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario

Southam, Gordon, Professor and Director, Centre for Environment and Sustainability, The University of Western Ontario

Sparling, David, Professor and Chair of Agri-food Innovation and Regulation, Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario

Stephenson, Carol, Dean, Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario

Government

Albright, Ken, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation

Antle, Dave, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Aspinall, Doug, Land Resource Specialist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Bailey, Sharon, Director, Land & Water Policy Branch, Integrated Environmental Planning Division, Ontario Ministry of Environment

Bentley, Hon. Chris, Attorney General of Ontario, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, MPP London-West

Boysen, Eric, Director, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Brooker, Deborah, Program Analyst, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Budd, Stuart, Senior Research Advisor, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Burke, John, Deputy Minister, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Butts, Richard, Director General, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Cassidy, Heather, Senior Policy Advisor, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Chan, Karen, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Dick, Phil, Business Resource Specialist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Gainham, Chris, Senior Project Manager, Public Works Department, City of Hamilton

Haverson, Clarence, Director Environmental Management Branch, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Hopcroft, Grant, Director of Intergovernmental and Community Liaison, City of London

Jamieson, Andrew, Senior Irrigation & Drainage Engineer, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Jensen, Jill, Manager, Policy Analyst, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Khosla, Shalin, Greenhouse Specialist, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Kingston, Maxine, Technical Director, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Mandrapilias, George, Team Leader, Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Trade

Marinigh, Dan, Director, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Morrison, Bruce, Senior Policy Advisor, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Pearson, Don, General Manager, Conservation Ontario

Popovich, Chris, Great Lakes and Water Policy Intern, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources

Post, Ryan, Source Protection Coordinator, Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority

Shewfelt, Bruce, A/Chief, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Shortt, Rebecca, Engineer, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Stark, Deb, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Toombs, Michael, Director, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Topp, Ed, Principal Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Villeneuve, Michel, Manager, Sustainable Water Management, Environment Canada