This conference will be given in French by the speaker and simultaneously translated into English.

Schedule

(Please note that the times mentioned refer to Eastern Time Zone)

December 8, 2026

1:00 pm

Opening Registration

1:30 pm

 - Workshops

1:30 pm

Iron-powered health: when and how to use supplements on sows and piglets

Dr. Stephen Frazer, m.v. Swine Veterinarian Demeter Services Vétérinaires Inc.

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1:30 pm

Reinventing phosphorus in swine nutrition

Marie-Pierre Létourneau Montminy, Ph. D. Associate Professor FSAA, Université Laval

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2:20 pm

 - Workshops

2:20 pm

Targeted nutrition in sows: moving beyond phase feeding

Pieter Langendijk, Ph. D. Senior research scientist Trouw Nutrition

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2:20 pm

AI Comes to the abattoir: generating animal welfare insights for producers and processors

Yolande Seddon, B. Sc. (Hons), M. Sc., Ph. D. Associate Professor, Research Chair - Swine Welfare University of Saskatchewan

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3:00 pm

Visit of the booths

4:00 pm

Host Opening Speech

Vincent Cloutier, Agr., MBA, Banque Nationale

4:05 pm

Presentation of the next generation of pork breeders

4:15 pm

Canada in a Changing World: Trade Challenges, Opportunities and Outlook

The Honorable Jean Charest Associate lawyer and strategic advisor Therrien Couture Joli-Cœur

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5:45 pm

Celebrations

9:00 pm

End of the Celebrations

December 9, 2026

7:00 am

Registration, networking breakfast and visit of the booths

8:45 am

Host Opening Speech

Host: Vincent Cloutier, Agr., MBA, Banque Nationale

9:00 am

Motivation: a breeder’s invisible influence over their team

Pierrette Desrosiers, M. Ps. Psychologist and expert speaker for agricultural businesses

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9:55 am

Moving away from fossil fuels: What are the pork production industry’s options?

Normand Mousseau, Ph. D. Scientific Director Institut de l'énergie Trottier, Polytechnique Montréal

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10:45 am

African swine fever: the business risk entrepreneurs would rather not have to think about

Dr. François Cardinal, DVM., M. Sc. Services vétérinaires ambulatoires Triple-V Inc.

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11:40 am

Lunch and visit of the booths

2:00 pm

 - Workshops

2:00 pm

When the porcine circovirus’s profile changes

Dre. Isabelle St-Pierre, DVM., DES, Dipl. ACVP Veterinary Pathologist Laboratoire de santé animale, Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation

Dr. Jean-François Doyon, DVM Veterinarian Services vétérinaires ambulatoires Triple-V Inc.

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2:00 pm

When the ASF hits: Impacts from producers to consumers and lessons learned from Europe

Gilbert Lavoie, Agr., M. Sc. Consulting Economist, Co-Founder, and Partner Forest Lavoie Conseil

Elisa Husson Research Engineer - Expert in Pork Market Analysis and International Trade IFIP- Institut du porc

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2:50 pm

 - Workshops

2:50 pm

Our animals and the climate are changing… What about your water supply system?

Francis Pouliot, Eng., MBA Senior Manager - Environmental Building and conditions Centre de développement du porc du Québec Inc.

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3:30 pm

Back to the main room

3:35 pm

Les Viandes Bio de Charlevoix: A Different Kind of Pork Recognized Across Quebec

Damien Girard, B. Sc. A. Co-owner Les Viandes Bio de Charlevoix

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4:45 pm

End of the event

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