Participants Arrive in Winnipeg
Participants that are flying will take a taxi from the airport to the Fairmont Hotel, 2 Lombard Place and retain their receipt for reimbursement.

1830 – Welcome Reception and Dinner – Fairmont Hotel York Room
Program chair Lindsey Boyd will meet participants in the hotel lobby and escort them to dinner.

All presentations will be held in Classroom A on the 10th floor unless otherwise specified in the program.
All breaks will be held in the 10th floor participant lounge.

0845 – Meet Participants in Hotel Lobby and Walk to Cereals Canada (10th Floor – 303 Main Street)
Participants will be met in the hotel lobby by Lindsey Boyd.  The walk to the Cereals Canada offices is about 5 minutes, outside.

0900 – Cereals Canada Welcome and Course Overview
Lindsey Boyd, Technical Specialist, Projects

0910 – Cereals Canada Overview Presentation
Dean Dias, Chief Executive Officer

0940 – Participant Introductions

0945 – Group Photograph – Classroom C

1000 – Break

1015 – Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) Overview
A brief overview of the role and responsibilities of the CGC.
Patty Rosher, Assistant Chief Commissioner, Canadian Grain Commission

1045 – Grain Inspection & Grading Demonstration at the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) – 8^th Floor
Impact of wheat grading factors on end use quality.
Chris Fleury, Inspection Trainer; Evan Thomas, Inspection Services Specialist; Soo Hyun Lee, Inspection Trainer

1145 – Lunch – Hosted by Cereals Canada
Catered by Stella’s

1300 – Cereals Canada Technology Session I:
Asian Products – 11th Floor
Natalie Middlestead, Technologist, End-products (Asian Products and Pasta), Cereals Canada

1400 – Break

1415 – Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC) Overview and Tour of Facilities
Peter Watts, Managing Director

1630 – Customer Support: Open Discussion with Pizza and Beer – Classroom C
Dean Dias, Chief Executive Officer; Elaine Sopiwnyk, Vice President, Technical Services; Mark Walker, Vice President, Markets and Trade, Cereals Canada; Patty Rosher, Assistant Chief Commissioner, Canadian Grain Commission

1715 – Adjourn – Free Evening

0845 – Arrive at Cereals Canada’s Classroom A for Morning Announcements

0900 – Quality of Canadian Wheat Classes
Kristina Pizzi, Manager, Analytical Services, Cereals Canada

0930 – Wheat Breeding and the Wheat Varietal Registration System
Curt McCartney, Winter Wheat Breeder and Geneticist, University of Manitoba

1015 – Break

1030 – Grain Market Outlook
Matilda Van Aggelen, Market and Trade Specialist, Cereals Canada

1115 – Cereals Canada Technology Session II:
Group A – Baking Technology – 11^th Floor
Customer requirements around the world.
Lindsay Bourré, Manager, End-Products; Karen Pitura, Technical Specialist; Rosa Boyd, Technologist; Jared Ozuk, Technician, End-products (Baking)

1215 – Lunch – Hosted by Cereals Canada
Catered by Homer’s

1315 – Railway Transportation of Grain: Challenges for the Future
Bruce McFadden Director of Research and Analysis, Quorum Corporation

1400 – Cereals Canada Technology Session III:
Group A – Flour Milling – 11th Floor
Customer requirements around the world.
Norbert Cabral, Manager; Brando Remonte, Technologist; David Gonzalez, Technician, Milling

1500 – Break

1515 – Cereals Canada Technology Session IV:
Group A – Pasta and Extruded Products – 1st Floor
Natalie Middlestead, Technologist, End-products (Asian Products and Pasta), Cereals Canada

1615 – Adjourn

1800 – Meet in Hotel Lobby to Walk to Dinner

1815 – Dinner at Bailey’s
Baileys is located at 185 Lombard Avenue. It is an approximately 5 minutes’ walk from the Fairmont Winnipeg.

2015 – Depart Bailey’s to Return to the Fairmont

0845 – Arrive at Cereals Canada’s Classroom A for Morning Announcements

0900 – Cereals Canada Technology Session V:
Group A – Analytical Services – 1^st Floor Lab
Focus will be on sprout damage, how the falling number test is done and the impact of sprout damage on end-use quality.
Kristina Pizzi, Manager; Robyn Makowski, Technologist; Jean Ryu, Technician; Julia Mann, Technician, Analytical Services

1000 – Break

1015 – Value Added by Cereals Canada
Presentations from 10:15am to 12:00pm will focus on various Cereals Canada initiatives.

Customer Success
Outcomes of Cereals Canada’s recent New Crop Webinars and Seminars, Customer Troubleshooting, and Research will be discussed.
Mark Walker, Vice President, Markets and Trade, Cereals Canada

1030 – Sustainability
Erin Daly, Manager, Environment and Sustainability, Cereals Canada

1100 – Market Access and Keep it Clean
Krista Zuzak, Director, Crop Protection and Production, Cereals Canada

1130 – What About Wheat?
Rebecca Hadfield, Content Writer and Digital Communications Coordinator, Cereals Canada

1200 – Closing Comments and Adjourn

1215 – Closing Lunch and Presentation of Certificates – Fairmont Hotel – Cambridge Room