Tentative PFAC 2023 Conference Program For Sponsors

PO Box 238 Carleton Place, ON K7C3P4 Tel: 416-447-9970 www.pfac.com PET FOOD ASSOCIATION OF CANADA 2023 PFAC Annual Conference Past, Present and Future of Pet Food October 31 – November 2, 2023 Rimrock Hotel, Banff, AB October 31 4 – 7:00pm Welcome trick or treat reception November 1 – The past and present 8 – 8:45 Breakfast 8:45 – 9:00 Opening Remarks Alberta Minister of Trade (depends on election results) 9:00 – 9:30 Welcome remarks Melanie Sippel, PFAC President 9:30 – 10:15 History of Pet Food & PFAC TBD 10:15 – 10:45 Break + tabletop exhibit 10:45 – 11:15 Scholarship winner announcement and presentation Marty Wilder & Chris Nash (Marty by video if can’t make it) 11:15 – 1:00 Reception followed by Lunch 1:00 – 1:30 Current Status of PFAC + Regulatory Update or AAFCO PFLM Chris Nash & Mary Ann Zamora, RAAWG Chair 1:30 – 2:15 Pet Food trends Shannon Brown, Packaged Facts 2:15 – 2:45 Break 2:45 – 3:30 CFIA updates Speakers TBD 3:30 – 4:00 US updates Betsy Flores, PFI 5:00 – 8:00 Gondola and Dinner at Sky Bistro + team trivia 2 Pet Food ASSOCIATION OF CANADA November 2 – The future 7:30 – 8:00 Breakfast 8:00 – 8:30 PFAC Annual General Meeting 8:30 – 9:15 Pet Food Sustainability Lara Moody, iFeeder Nicole Suteau, Corporate Sustainability Manager, Champion (invited) 9:15 – 10:15 Ingredient innovations Insect protein and sustainability Ludovic Lair, Entosystem & Jennifer Adolphe/Sean Madison, ADM Topic TBD TBD, Alltech Microbiome Bart Dunsford, Lallemand Animal Nutrition 10:15 – 10:30 Break 10:30 – 11:20 Future of Animal protein & regulation Josh Errett, CULT Food Science TDB, McCarthy Tetrault 11:20 – 12:00 Future of Packaging TBD 12:00 – 1:00 Lunch Closing Remarks and announcement for 2024 Melanie Sippel