LRIC Annual Symposium

Engineering is an essential component of the innovation system. Come hear speakers discuss how to bring engineering to livestock farms!

By Livestock Research Innovation Corporation (LRIC)

Date and time

Thursday, June 20 · 10am - 1pm EDT

Location

The GrandWay Events Centre

7445 Wellington County Road 21 Centre Wellington, ON N0B 1S0 Canada

Agenda

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Registration Opens

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Welcome, Introducing 'Engineering a Better Farm'

10:15 AM - 10:55 AM

Key Note Speaker Mary Wells

Mary Wells Dean of Engineering, University of Waterloo

10:55 AM - 11:45 PM

Panel & Open Discussion

Darrell Petras, CEO of Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network. Rebecca Hallett, Professor and Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Studies) University of Guelph. Chris McLaren, Dairy...

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Early Career Mentorship Award

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

Lunch

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

Mike's Retirement

About this event

3 hours

LRIC has been working to bring together engineering faculty from various Universities and producers across livestock commodities to explore opportunities for engineering solutions on farm.

Join us to hear key note speaker Mary Wells Dean of Engineering, University of Waterloo followed by a discussion with panelists Darrell Petras (CEO, Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network Inc.(CAAIN)), Rebecca Hallett (Professor and Associate Dean (Research and Graduate Studies) University of Guelph), Chris McLaren (Larenwood Farms Ltd).

Virtual attendees, please note that the link will be sent to you in advance of the symposium.

Organized by

Livestock Research Innovation Corporation (LRIC)