Agenda
Menu
| 5:00 - 7:00 pm | Registration and welcome reception (beverages only) |
| 7:00 pm onward | Free evening - consider having dinner at one of these incredible restaurants! |
Embark on a full day of learning and taste your way through Montréal and surrounding areas. You’ll get an insider look at some of the province’s best-in-class culinary and agritourism stops as you eat, drink, and learn your way across the region.
Visit the tickets page for more information on the tours.
| 7:00 am - 8:30 am | Registration |
| 8:30 am | Opening remarks |
| 9:00 am | Tours depart |
| 5:00 pm | Tours return |
| 5:00 pm onward | Free evening - consider having dinner at one of these incredible restaurants! |
| 7:30 - 8:30am | Registration and Light Breakfast bites | |
| Indigenous Welcome | ||
| Welcome remarks from our hosts, local dignitaries and government officials | Rebecca Mackenzie, President + CEO, Culinary Tourism Alliance The Honourable Liza Frulla, P.C., C.M., O.Q., Board Member and General Director, ITHQ Minister of Tourism - MTO Sous-minister, M. Jessy Baron |
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| Opening Keynote | Rodrigo Pacheco: Building the largest edible forest in the world - a chefs role in regenerative agriculture and tourism | |
| Panel: Preserving Culinary Traditions through Immersive Learning Experiences | Panelists: Barb Stefanyshyn-Cote, Co-founder, Co-owner, and CEO, Black Fox Farm and Distillery Émilie Gaudreault, Owner, Délices du Lac-Saint-Jean Patrick Dupuis, Owner, Old School Cheesery Moderator: Carl Eric Guertin, Executive Director, ÉCONOMUSÉE Network Society (ENS) |
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| Networking Break | Cafeteria (2nd Floor) | |
| Panel: Gateways to Taste of Place - the role of airports in celebrating Canadian foodways | Panelists: Lisa Olie, General Manager, Liquid Assets NS, Halifax Stanfield International Airport (YHZ) Nikos Mantis, President, Nomad, Thunder Bay Airport (YQT) Eric Pateman, Chief Experience Officer & VP, Passenger Experience, Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR) Moderator: Geneviève Piché, Manager - Premium Lounges, Air Canada |
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| Conversation: Setting the Table - Destinations Strategically Investing in Culinary Tourism | Rebecca Mackenzie, President + CEO, Culinary Tourism Alliance in conversation with Yves Lalumière, President & CEO, Tourisme Montréal |
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| Getting READI for growing culinary and agritourism in Canada | Anne Marie Forcier - TIAC | |
| 12:20 pm – 1:45 pm | Lunch | This menu is crafted with local products from CARTV, SAQ , Terroir et Saveurs du Québec, L’expérience, Artisans à l'oeuvre, ÉCONOMUSÉE®️ |
| Conversation: Nurturing Indigenous Culinary Tourism | Pierre Kanapé, Development Advisor, Indigenous Tourism Québec in conversation with Chef Maxime Lizotte and Chef Stéphane Modat |
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| Media Panel: The Recipe for Telling Your Taste of Place Story | Panelists: Kate Dingwall, Culinary travel writer Contributes to Maxim, Food & Wine, Wine Enthusiast, Toronto Star Julie Van Rosendaal, Food columnist for CBC and The Globe and Mail Moderator: Pay Chen, Canadian TV host, content creator and culinary writer Curated with support from tartanbond. |
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| 3:20 pm – 3:50 pm | Networking Break | |
| Panel: Nurturing tastes of place in rural Canada | Panelists: Andi Dzilums, Destination Development Manager, Travel Alberta Emily Haynes, Executive Director of Taste of Nova Scotia Nadia Dufour, Customer Experience Consultant, Terroir et Saveurs Moderator: Arlene Stein, Terroir Talk |
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| Closing Kenote: Agritourism for a Sustainable Future | Jean-Martin Fortier, farmer, educator, and best selling author | |
| Visit Mississauga | ||
| Destination Markham | ||
| Tourism Montreal | ||
| Air Canada Prize | ||
| Closing Remarks | CTA, CARTV | |
| 5:40 - 7:00pm | Reception |
