McGill University’s Virtual Conference: Providing solutions to global challenges

On March 31st, 2021, McGill University will celebrate the 200th anniversary of its founding. To mark this important milestone in its history, the University is hosting a series of conferences focusing on the global challenges that McGill and its community partners are taking on as we kick off the 3rd century

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a great need for Quebec and Canada to strengthen their food security and autonomy. Through interviews, conversations, and panel discussions with our speakers and experts in various fields, this first conference of the series will address several themes including land tenure, demographic, social, economic and environmental challenges. 

“Our first conference is titled A Road Map for Greater Food Security and Autonomy,”

 

Participants will address the following questions: What does a road map to achieving greater food security and autonomy in Quebec and Canada look like, and what role do higher education institutions and McGill University in particular play in reaching this goal? 

What: Virtual conference: A Road Map for Greater Food Security and Autonomy 

When: March 31, 2021 at 11am – 12pm

To register: https://200.mcgill.ca/events/a-roadmap-for-greater-food-security-and-autonomy/

Panelists include: 

• André Lamontagne, Quebec Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 
• Suzanne Fortier, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, McGill University
• Anja Geitmann, Dean, McGill’s Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
• Marcel Groleau, CEO of the Union des Producteurs agricoles du Québec 
• Chantal Line Carpentier, Chief of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) 
• Darlene McBain, Industry Relations Manager, Farm Credit Canada 
• Krzysztof Pelc, Associate Professor, Political Science, McGill University

https://200.mcgill.ca/