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Agri-Food: Going Digital

March 30

12:00am – 12:00am

Learn about opportunities at the intersection of agri-food and digital technology on Thursday March 30th from 1-2pm.

Drew Anderson, Dealer Development Manager at John Deere, will share about the state of technology adoption in Ontario agriculture.

Jordan Wallace, Farmer and Precision Agriculture Expert, will share about their successful adoption and integration of precision agriculture technologies on their farm.

Ontario Agri-Tech Pitch Competition

March 24

12:00am – 12:00am

Tune in live on March 24th to watch as the next generation of new Ontario-based agri-tech start-up companies battle it out to be best in class.

By uniting farmers, academics, Agri-tech entrepreneurs and investors, this event will raise awareness about the problems worth solving and showcase investible companies.

The company with the greatest potential to advance the Ontario agri-food sector and beyond will win a grand prize of $10,000 and the winner of the People’s Choice award will take home $2,500.

Intellectual Property Protection & Resources for Artificial Intelligence

February 15

12:00am – 12:00am

Intellectual property (IP) rights not only protect and encourage innovation and creativity, but a proper IP strategy can lead to commercialization, higher growth and export opportunities. In a nutshell, a proper IP strategy is essential for businesses to fully realize the growth and economic potential of their innovations, while ensuring protection of what’s rightfully theirs.

Yet, protecting IP is not as straight forward for the artificial intelligence (AI) industry as it is for a tangible innovation like a piece of hardware. That’s why Intellectual Property Ontario and the University of Ottawa invite you to join us for an in-person event to hear:

• what intellectual property protections are best suited for AI

• how to use intellectual property as a business advantage

• IP lessons learned from AI entrepreneurs

• Available supports through IPON including up to 25K for IP services, mentorship services and IP education.

We also invite you to join us after the event to network with IP experts and industry peers.

Cyber Security: How to Protect Canadian Agriculture from a Growing Challenge

January 10

8:30am – 3:00pm

Welcome to Cyber Security: How to Protect Canadian Agriculture from a Growing Challenge, the inaugural event hosted by CAAIN (Canadian Agri-Food Automation and Intelligence Network). This hybrid workshop features top Canadian and international experts discussing the do’s and don’ts of staying secure in today’s increasingly technological agricultural environment.

If you’re involved in farming or primary food processing, you can’t afford to miss out.

Join in-person for a full day including breakfast and lunch– for only $100 for CAAIN members. Not a member? You can either pay $150 to attend the event or get a free network membership. If you can’t make it to Guelph on January 10, 2023, you can attend virtually for $50 (members) or $100 (non-members).

2022 Reimagining Canada’s Traditional Economy: Genomics and Digital Technology

December 13

12:00pm – 1:15pm

Join us on December 13 for a virtual broadcast exploring the opportunity to reimagine traditional economies through digital technologies, genomics and biomanufacturing.

Panel 1 — Lift All Boats: The opportunity in digitizing Canada’s traditional industries

Panellists:

• Jean-Charles Fahmy — President and CEO, Canada’s CENGN
• Stephanie Holko — Director, Project Development, NGen
• Mariam Awara — COO, Pulsenics

Panel 2 — Clean DNA: How genomics can reduce emissions and drive economic growth for Canada

Panellists:

• Fei Luo — Co-founder and CEO, Liven Proteins
• Bettina Hamelin — President and CEO, Ontario Genomics
• Iris Redinger — Founder, Material Futures
• Warren Mabee — Associate Dean and Director, School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University

Communitech: Future of Health Solutions Showcase

December 13

11:30am – 1:30pm

Join Canadian healthcare leaders and startup founders for a showcase of brilliant Canadian tech solutions to advance our healthcare system.

Communitech and our partners are working to mitigate this crisis with our Future of Health 2022 program. Join us online on December 13th, 2022, at our Solutions Showcase as 10 of Canada’s top startup and scale-up technology companies will come together to pitch their market-ready tech solutions to improve our healthcare systems.

Take part in the community effort as we identify and connect with founders who have the potential to transform your healthcare organization and celebrate Canadian innovation alongside founders, investors, entrepreneurs, innovators and healthcare leaders.