Canada-U.S. Regulatory Cooperation and Food Safety
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Overview
The Wilson Center Canada Institute, the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute and the Lawrence National Center for Policy and Management at the Ivey Business School are pleased to invite you to join us for a discussion and expert panel to examine greater regulatory collaboration and cooperation between Canada and the United States. With the NAFTA renegotiation talks in full swing, it is a critical time for a conversation on how the NAFTA can advance deeper cooperation between regulatory agencies. The expert panels will bring together industry, government, and academic stakeholders on both sides of the border to review opportunities to enhance regulatory cooperation and present specific ideas related to agri-food cooperation.
Event Agenda
1:15pm - 1:30pm - Registration Opens
1:30pm - 1:40pm - Welcoming Remarks
- Laura Dawson, Director, Wilson Center Canada Institute
- Donald Buckingham, President and CEO, Canadian Agri-food Policy Institute
1:40pm - 2:25pm - Canada-U.S. Regulatory Cooperation | Progress to Date and Leveraging NAFTA 2.0
- Featured Speaker: Bob Carberry, former Canadian Assistant Secretary, Regulatory Cooperation Council. Founder Carberry Insights and Wilson Center Global Fellow.
2:25 - 2:30 Break
2:30pm - 3:15pm - Risk and Reward Case Study: Canada-U.S. Food Safety Risk Assessment Organization
- Yadira Tejeda Saldana, Post Doctoral Fellow, Lawrence Center, Ivey Business School, will present a Canada-U.S. food safety risk assessment organization case study. She will then be joined in conversation by:
- Rory McAlpine, SVP Government and Industry Relations, Maple Leaf Foods,
- Mike Robach, VP Corporate Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory Affairs, Cargill,
3:15pm - 3:25pm - Networking Break
3:25pm- 4:20pm - Panel Discussion NAFTA 2.0 implications and opportunities for agri-food regulatory cooperation
- Al Almanza, former Deputy Undersecretary and Food Safety and Inspection Service Administrator, USDA. Global Head of Food Safety, JBS Foods
- Bob Carberry, Wilson Center Canada Institute Global Fellow. Former Assistant Secretary, Reg Cooperation Council.
- Jeff Weiss, Venable LLP. Former Deputy Director and Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives in the Office of Policy and Strategic Planning, DOC.
4:20pm-4:30pm - Closing Remarks - Wine and Cheese Reception to Follow.
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Canada Institute
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