Climate policies are national, while climate change is a global issue and we have no control over what our trading partners do. In this talk, Dr. McAusland will address the topic of leakage and policies to deal with it.

Mukesh Eswaran is a Professor at the Vancouver School of Economics. He has been actively doing research in several subfields of economics, mostly economic development, the economics of gender, and evolutionary economics.

Steve will discuss some of the top current topics in the industry, such as plastic packaging, food waste, food safety, labeling, traceability and much more. Steve Roosdahl has 24 years of experience in the produce with The Oppenheimer Group.

Justin will provide an overview of the technological and environmental trends that are behind the biggest business opportunity of a generation. Dr. Justin Bull is a Lecturer at the UBC Sauder School of Business with the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Group.

Some studies indicate sub-optimal diet quality is a factor of death, suggest consumption of nutrient-dense food grows with income, and that higher-income affects the demand for nutritious food. Dr. Hosseini will present evidence of the impact of socioeconomic factors in food consumption.