Nima will introduce commodity trading in the agricultural sector. Nima has been involved in the North American agricultural commodity trade for years. He managed the Western Canadian market primarily, focusing on feed commodities, position trading, and managing junior traders.

This seminar will cover the role of Farm Credit Canada (FCC) and its offerings, the role of an economist at a financial institution, and the type of economic research the agricultural economics FCC research group does. J.P. Gervais is Vice-President and Chief Agricultural Economist at FCC.

Dale and his team lead the citywide and community planning implementation of Transportation 2040, the city’s long-range transportation plan for all modes, including funding strategies and coordination with regional and provincial transportation plans and policies.

Paul will share the story of Simpa Networks, a company he co-founded with the mission to make clean energy simple, affordable and accessible to everyone.

Bruce is an economist, but very much a practitioner. For the first 17 years of his career, he was an official with the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans, in the Pacific region. He subsequently went into private practice, working very closely with industry as well as the government.

Mark Podlasly is the Director of Governance at the First Nations Financial Management Board leading the development of a Canadian context Indigenous response to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).

Next to his trading activities, Nima consults on negotiation matters across cultures to private and public organizations. His experience includes new client acquisition in the private banking and estate planning sectors as well as projects for the public on a municipal and federal level in Europe.

Christie Stephenson is the Executive Director of the UBC Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics. Her talk will address how evolving social and environmental expectations of business represent new risks and opportunities for both companies and society.

Tegan will provide an overview of the first year after the legalization of cannabis, the current state of the industry, the business opportunities & challenges, and more. Tegan attended UBC where she earned a BSc degree in Global Resource Systems and a Master of Science in Agricultural Economics.

The Provincial Agricultural Land Commission (ALC) is an independent administrative tribunal dedicated to preserving agricultural land and encouraging farming in British Columbia. It was introduced in the 1970's in response to public concerns regarding the loss of prime agricultural land in BC.