Tentative Program

Sunday July 7, 2024: Keynote talk by Sylvain Charlebois, Director of the Agri-Food Analytics Laboratory, Dalhousie University

Monday July 8, 2024:
Plenary Session 1- Plant Biotechnology for a Changing World

Speakers:
1. Louis-Philippe Hamel (Medicago Inc.; vaccine production in plants)
2. Dan Voytas (University of Minnesota; gene editing technologies in plants)
3. Nicola Patron (Earlham Institute; crop engineering for health and/or environmental sustainability)

Tuesday July 9, 2024:
Plenary Session 2- Emerging Technologies to Enhance Production in a Changing Environment
Speakers:
1. Matthew Reynolds in the area of Crop Physiology, genomics and cropping systems
2. Eric Patterson from Michigan State
3. Sara Martin weed genomics with AAFC in Ottawa.

Wednesday July 10, 2024:
Plenary Session 3- Emerging Technologies in plant health

Speakers:
1. Jan Leach University Distinguished Professor, Colorado State University topic likely discussing climate change and its impact on plant diseases
2. Dr. Claud Caldwell (Emeritus Professor, Dalhousie University) as the keynote speaker for CSHS. Likely speaking on new crops developed that could respond to environment or other changes
3. speaker TBD

Plenary Session 4- Emerging Concepts in Plant Biology

Speakers TBD