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CAMA Lunch & Learn Expert Panel - Nov 24, 2011

The CWB & Bill C-18: Change is Coming...

Recognizing the historic changes ahead for the marketing of wheat produced by Western Canadian Farmers, CAMA Manitoba has organized a panel of experts who will provide their professional and personal perspectives on the important aspects of this historic change in the agricultural market place.

The panelists will address:

  • The commodity trading perspective
  • New tools (futures contracts)
  • New Markets (domestic and export)
  • Special considerations (what influences cash flow?)
  • The grain marketing consulting perspective
  • A "Wish List" for Voluntary Grain Pooling
  • The legal perspective
Panelists include:

  • Brad Vannan - President - ICE Futures
  • Brian Hayward, President - Aldar resources and former CEO of Agricore United (Viterra)
  • Brenda Tjaden Lepp - FarmLink Marketing Solutions
  • Art Stacey - TDS (Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP)
Panel Chair:

  • Don Zasada - former Deputy Minister of Agriculture - Province of Manitoba (Retired)

Q &A will follow the panel presentation.
  LOCATION AND AGENDA
 

November 24th, 2011
Norwood Hotel
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Cost: $40 for non-members, $30 for CAMA Members

Register by email (camamb@mymts.net)

Learn more about the CWB changes by reading our client alert, A Summary of the Proposed Changes to the Canadian Wheat Board

 
11:00 a.m. Registration, coffee and networking
 
 
11:30 a.m. -
12:00 p.m.		 Lunch
 
 
12:00 p.m. -
1:00 p.m.		 Presentation and Questions   
 
 
1:00 p.m. -
1:30 p.m.		 Networking
 
 



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