Annual Conference 2022
2022 PROGRAM
BACK TO THE FUTURE
2022 Annual Conference
Oct. 5-6, 2022
Delta Ottawa City Centre Hotel
Join us in Ottawa as we go back to an in-person format while looking ahead to the future of fisheries. We’ll explore how Canada can enhance its fisheries science to realize the sector’s full growth potential.
Network with 130 delegates from the fisheries industry on Canada’s three coasts:
Harvesters
Processors
Government
Academia
NGOs
AGENDA
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
8:30 am – 2:30 pm | Board of Directors Meeting – BOARD MEMBERS ONLY |
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Special Meeting for Members – MEMBERS ONLY |
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm | “Celebrating Canadian Seafood” Reception – All conference registrants welcome! |
Thursday, October 6, 2022
7:45 am – 8:30 am | Annual General Meeting (AGM) – MEMBERS ONLY |
8:35 am – 9:15 am | Registration and Full Breakfast Welcome and Opening Remarks Lise Despres, FCC Chair 2021-2022 |
9:15 am – 9:55 am | Opening Keynote: Seafood Innovation Heather Burke, Director, Fisheries and Marine Institute |
9:55 am – 10:30 am | Understanding Indigenous Business Approaches: A BC Perspective Steve Hughes, CEO, St. Jean’s Cannery & Smokehouse |
10:30 am – 11:00 am | Health Break |
11:00 am – 11:45 am | Markets Overview John Sackton, President, Seafood Datasearch |
11:45 am – 12:15 pm | Investing for the Future JP Gervais, Chief Economist, Farm Credit Canada |
12:15 pm – 2:00 pm | Luncheon Keynote: 20 Year Retrospective John Connelly, President, National Fisheries Institute |
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm | Afternoon Panel: The Future of Fisheries Science Sean Cox, Simon Fraser University Andrea Perreault, Memorial University Doug Butterworth, University of Cape Town, South Africa Steve Barrett, CEO, eDNAtec Moderator: Catherine Boyd, Director, Sustainability and Public Affairs, Clearwater Seafoods |
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm | Health Break |
4:00 pm – 4:50 pm | Closing Keynote: The Role of Sustainable Fisheries Rupert Howes, CEO, Marine Stewardship Council |
4:50 pm – 5:00 pm | Closing Remarks Chris Flanagan, FCC Incoming Chair |
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm | Closing Reception and Dinner Future Leaders Acknowledgement |
SPONSORSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES ARE STILL AVAILABLE
Take advantage of one of Canada’s largest fisheries events to get your company seen. Full details in our 2022 Sponsorship Program.
REGISTER
EARLY BIRD RATE UNTIL JULY 31
Member: $700 + tax
Non-Member: $750 + tax
Government: $400 + tax
Academic/NGO: $375 + tax
ACCOMODATIONS
Limited hotel block reserved at the Delta Ottawa City Centre: Book your group rate for Fisheries Council of Canada 2022 Conference