Henry Gordon-Smith is a sustainability strategist focused on urban agriculture, water issues, and emerging technologies. Henry was born in Hong Kong and has lived in Japan, Germany, the Czech Republic, Russia, Canada, Spain, Austria, and the United States. Henry earned his BA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, coursework in Food Security and Urban Agriculture from Ryerson University in Toronto, and an MSc in Sustainability Management from Columbia University. In 2011, Henry started exploring urban agriculture and launched the blog “Agritecture” to share case studies and analysis from around the world. In 2013, Henry Co-Founded the Association for Vertical Farming (AVF) and served on the board until July 2017. In 2014, Henry responded to a global need for technology-agnostic guidance on urban agriculture by launching the advisory firm Agritecture Consulting which has now consulted on over 150 urban agriculture projects in over 35 countries. Agritecture Consulting primarily helps entrepreneurs with vertical farming feasibility studies, recruiting, and systems design. In 2018, Henry was voted top 10 in Produce (USA) and 40 under 40 food policy influencers (NYC). In 2019, Henry was accepted as a Guelph University Food Policy Fellow and an advisor to the Ryerson University urban agriculture and food security curriculum development committee. Henry was named as a top 20 influencer in food and agriculture by Rabobank in December 2019. Henry serves on the advisory board of numerous AgTech startups including Smallhold and Foodshed.io. Henry serves on the board of directors for the not-for-profit food access organization Teens for Food Justice in NYC. Henry has spoken on the topic of urban agriculture in 6 continents and has been interviewed about urban and vertical farming for the WSJ, Futurism, Men’s Health, Bloomberg, The Atlantic, Arabian Business, CNBC, and many more.

Doc is a Food Process Chemical Engineer, with 25+ years of Global Food Industry experience. He holds Bachelor of Agricultural Engineering from GB Pant University [India] and MS and PhD in Food Process Chemical Engineering from the University of Manitoba, Canada. Doc, an extra-brilliant HONOR ROLL student throughout his academics, was in All INDIA MERIT LIST OF CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION/CBSE Board MERIT LIST during his high school years, as well as received Vice-Chancellor’s Gold Medal for obtaining highest GPA in the BTech Program with the GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar [India] and received President’s Grant and Scholarships for his graduate studies with the University of Manitoba, CANADA and several other US universities. Doc’s name has been written in Honor Boards in his high school and his alma mater: GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar [INDIA}. A key accomplishment in his career is his invention of the patented “ZERO-OXTech®” processing System (12+ US and International Patents Pending), which is being commercialized for $ 80 billion GLOBAL MEAT & POULTRY for extending shelf-life of case-ready meats and poultry, thereby streamlining the meat distribution system from conventional to a centralized operation through his multi-million dollar global company [2020 financial evaluation: $20M]: Tewari De-Ox Systems, Inc [www.tewarisystemsglobal.com].

Doc has led several multi-million dollars, ranging from $1M to $50+M turn-key foodmanufacturing plant projects/operations in USA/CANADA/Middle East. Doc’s Indian subsidiary-Tewari Systems, was selected as Program Management Agency [PMA] with the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India, and modernized the Indian Meat Industry by leading the national projects, worth $ 100M.

Doc also worked as VP-Operations, Director-Plant Operations, Director-Quality; Director-Operations; Research Engineer; Senior Research Scientist; Adjunct Professor of Engineering; Vice-President & President of (Global Operations) with different institutions and companies, such as MQED [Co-manufacturer of major Pickle Brands for Unilever [Europe], Mount Olive, Vlasic, Pinnacle Foods, Bubbies, Metro, Loblaws], SAADEDDIN GROUP [SAUDI ARABIA], Sargent Farms, Silani Sweet Cheese Ltd., University Of Manitoba, Lacombe Meat Research Centre, University Of Illinois Urbana- Champaign, United States Food & Drug Administration’s The National Centre for Food Safety and Technology [Chicago, IL], University of Guelph, Guelph Food Technology Centre, and ESL Global [Texas, USA].

Doc has over 30 publications (refereed and non-refereed), 12+ patents, and over 100 presentations in national and international conferences. He also wrote a book, titled “Advances in Thermal and Non-Thermal Food Preservation” (Publisher: Blackwell Publishing, Iowa, USA), which is being used as a reference in several R&D institutions in different part of the world. Doc sits on CPEPC's Poultry Operations Technical Committee and Canadian Meat Council, which are Canada's apex meat and poultry organizations, providing a national platform for Canada's meat and poultry industry interactions with CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY [CFIA].

Doc is an extra-brilliant individual with an IQ of 180. He is a compassionate human being, working towards building orphanage for ostracized needy girls, support education to needy promising students, to construct shelters for astray cows and dogs in North India, and fighting against ELEPHANT-CRUELTY in the State of Kerala, INDIA, in memory of his mother-Late Mrs. Mithilesh Tewari. Doc filed petition against Union of India, Kerala [India] Government, and other wildlife national and state level organizations with Kerala [INDIA] High Court against elephant cruelty to change the legislature advocating elephant and wildlife welfare. His efforts against Elephant Cruelty are being heavily publicized with news media, such as, PUNJAB KESARI NEWSCHANNEL [INDIA], News24ONLINE, UP NATIONAL NEWS, INDIA TV, Hindi News24, THE HINDU, THE INDIAN EXPRESS, and many more.

Recently, Doc’s alma mater: College of Technology, GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, INDIA has commenced GOLD, SILVER, and BRONZE MEDALS along with cash award of Rs One hundred thousand in memory of Doc’s beloved mummy: Mrs Mithilesh Tewari Memorial Award, sponsored by Dr. Tewari. In addition, a memorial award in the name of Mrs. Mithilesh Tewari, has also been commenced with the CONESTOGA COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, ON, CANADA, and other prestigious Canadian educational institutions. Doc is nominated for Ontario [CANADA] food professional of the year [2020] award and also, as Outstanding Distinguished Alumni with his Alma mater [GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, INDIA].

Jean-Philippe Linteau (BSc [Agriculture], McGill University, 1994; MSc [Geography], University of Toronto, 1996) joined the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade in 1997. At Headquarters, he was director of the Clean Technology, Infrastructure and Life Sciences Division from 2016 to 2019. Abroad, he served as trade commissioner in Seoul from 1998 to 2001 and in Kuala Lumpur from 2001 to 2004, in Colombo from 2005 to 2007 as political officer, in Washington from 2007 to 2011 as international business development program manager and in New York City from 2011 to 2016 as investment counsellor and then senior trade commissioner.

Cam has focused his 30-year career in fluid dynamics on several new product innovations. He has been granted multiple patents on both air flow and fluid dynamics on innovative products that have been launched in many markets. He now combines his quest for water conservation with his vision for advancements in fluid dynamics in the creation of the InteliRain Irrigation system. He has recently received an ATB Innovation Award and a Canada 150 Award for this revolutionary approach to turf and agricultural irrigation. Cam has also dedicated 30 years to coaching youth sports.

Mr. Emmanuel Richard is a Canadian, visionary Industrial Biochemist with 19 years of experience in bring about the convergence of science and technology toward solving different industrial and environmental Challenges. As a serial entrepreneur and the President CEO of the Corporation, he has manifested and grown multiple organizations to success via competent leadership, dedication to quality, customer service, and community/stakeholders’ engagement. He sits on the board of directors of different organizations in different continents (Asia, Africa, North America, and Europe) giving him the ability to understand diverse cultures and business environments.

He has the Charisma to attract stakeholders who want to align with something larger than themselves; People who align with the company’s core values, principles and care about things the company cares about. Mr. Richard brings a unique, complementary skill sets and experience that will be vital in accomplishing the various topics discussed herein. He is a family Man with Two boys he keeps up with.

I am a Food engineer graduated from Laval University in Canada. A career path that blends my two passions, science and connecting with human beings. I have 10 years of experience in food and beverages manufacturing. I’m the founder of “The Food Engineer”. In Canada, we designed and developed a Vertical Aeroponic Agriculture system that allows us to grow leafy greens, cherry tomatoes and strawberries.

My mission is to promote health and the environment, through educating the young generations about different manufacturing techniques, raising their awareness about Agricultural Technology (Agri-tech) and packaging reduction, to name just a few."
The sentence : "Growing a better tomorrow"

Ms. Hassan has been a Trade Commissioner at the Consulate General of Canada in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, since 2013. She is responsible for the agriculture, processed foods, seafood, wines, beers and spirits files. In her role she supports Canadian companies to achieve their business development objectives in the UAE by providing market intelligence, key contacts and by assessing their market potential.

In previous roles, Ms. Hassan held the position of Trade Commissioner at the Embassy of Canada in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia where she covered agri-food, health sciences and consumer products for Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain and Yemen for 13 years.

Ms. Hassan is a graduate of the University of Cairo, Egypt, with a B.A in Economics.

I am a farmer and a construction worker. I have 20 years of experience with agriculture in controlled environment. I did triais and errors with aeroponic for 7 years. In Canada, we designed and developed a Vertical Aeroponic Agriculture system that allows us to grow leafy greens, cherry tomatoes and strawberries

My mission is to promote health and the environment, through educating the young generations about different manufacturing techniques, raising their awareness about Agricultural Technology (Agri-tech) and packaging reduction, to name just a few.

Carissa Campeotto is the co-founder and CMO of TrendiTech Inc., a Canadian robotics company dedicated to preventing food waste at the source. Her story started back in 2015 when she left the live music venue industry to become a partner in Commodity Juicery, a cold pressed juice and smoothie bar. She quickly realized the struggle of working with food supply chains and the opportunity that exists if we stop food waste.

The problem was infinitely bigger than she first thought, and that’s when Trendi was founded in 2019. They have developed 2 technologies since:

1. BioTrim - Modular processing units for the food and agriculture industry to rescue and upcycle otherwise wasted materials into new products for human, animal and industrial consumption.
2. Hydration Station - Zero waste, fully-automated vending kiosks that blend delicious and nutritious beverages made to order from upcycled ingredients for people on the go.
Learn more at www.trendi.com

Elie has over two decades of extensive multidisciplinary experience in the industrial gas supply business ranging from involvement in operations, engineering, project management, sales, marketing and innovation in Europe, Middle East & Africa. Elie is leading the Middle East partnership with CO2 GRO, a Canadian-based agri-tech company specializing in technology to provide CO2 to plants grown in all protected agriculture facilities for increasing food production. In addition, Elie is heading Business Development and Innovation for Gulf Cryo Group, the Middle East’s largest supplier for industrial, medical and food-grade gases.