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 11, 2024

7:00 am

Registration, networking breakfast and visit of the booths

9:00 am

Host Opening Speech

Host : Vincent Cloutier, Agr., MBA Banque Nationale

9:15 am

Politics, markets and consumers: Global Pork into 2025

Brett Stuart, MBA President Global AgriTrends

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10:05 am

Artificial intelligence in swine production: where do we stand in 2024?

Jacquelin Labrecque, Eng., M. Sc. Chief Executive Officer Ro-Main

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10:55 am

Can we withstand China’s pressures?

Guy Saint-Jacques, B. Sc. Consultant, Speaker and Administrator

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11:45 am

Lunch and visit of the booths

2:05 pm

 - Workshops

2:05 pm

Animal Health

Host : Gilbert Gagnon, Agr., Provimi/Cargill

Emerging diseases, current and future challenges in swine production

Luc Dufresne, DVM Consultant veterinary Demeter services vétérinaires/Swine Veterinary Partners

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2:05 pm

Farm management

Host : Jean Poulin, Agr., PIC Canada Ltd

Immunocastration: Users’ guide – 10 years of experience recap

Karine Talbot, DVM Senior Director of Animal Health, Nutrition and R&D HyLife

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2:05 pm

Marketing

Host : Sylvain Fournaise, DVM, M. Sc., Olymel S.E.C./L.P.

Finding pork in the grocery cart, challenges and opportunities in the retail trade

Stéphane Bergeron Quebec Director, produce merchandising and meat group replenishment Sobeys/IGA

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2:50 pm

 - Workshops

2:50 pm

Animal Health

Host : Gilbert Gagnon, Agr., Provimi/Cargill

Washing is not only soap and rinse!

Yves Garceau, Agr. Senior agronomy advisor Les Éleveurs de porcs du Québec

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2:50 pm

Farm management

Host : Jean Poulin, Agr., PIC Canada Ltd

Deciding where to put more effort to do better in farrowing?

Emmanuelle Lewis, Agr., M. Sc. Swine nutrition Olymel S.E.C./L.P.

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2:50 pm

Marketing

Host : Sylvain Fournaise, DVM, M. Sc., Olymel S.E.C./L.P.

Choice cuts of pork declined in different flavours

Christian Blais, Agr. General Manager Isoporc Inc./Gène Alliance

Pierre-Paul Martin Consultant

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3:45 pm

Back to the plenary and presentation of ”La relève Le Porc Show 2024”

3:55 pm

Manage crisis or be managed by them!

Jean-François Lisée Journalist, author and former leader of the Parti Québécois

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5:00 pm

Exhibitors’ cocktail

6:15 pm

Celebrations

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