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Day 1 (October 15, 2025)
All times posted are in Central Daylight Time (CDT).
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 am – 9:00 am | Registration |
| 9:00 am – 9:20 am | Opening Remarks / Welcome Message Dr. Thomas Netticadan, Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada & Team Leader, CCARM Dr. Tony Savard, Director, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Karen Fowler, President and CEO, St. Boniface Hospital Foundation |
| 9:20 am – 10:00 am | Plenary Lecture Dr. Alfredo Franco-Obregon, Professor, Institute for Health Innovation & Technology, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Title of talk: Cellular BIOREACTORS! Scalable Magnetic Field Platform to Enhance Cell-Based Serum-Free Meat Production. |
| 10:00 am – 10:20 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:20 am – 12:20 am | Session One (15 presentations, 7 minutes each) |
| 12:20 am – 1:10 pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:10 pm – 3:10 pm | Session Two (15 presentations, 7 minutes each) |
| 3:10 am – 3:30 am | Coffee Break |
| 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm | Session Three (15 presentations, 7 minutes each) |
Day 2 (October 16, 2025)
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:00 am – 10:00 am | Session Four (15 presentations, 7 minutes each) |
| 10:00 am – 10:20 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:20 am – 12:20 pm | Session Five (15 presentations, 7 minutes each) |
| 12:20 pm – 1:10 pm | Lunch Break |
| 1:10 pm – 3:10 pm | Session Six (15 presentations, 7 minutes each) |
| 3:10 pm – 3:30 pm | Coffee Break |
| 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm | Session Seven (9 presentations, 7 minutes each) |
| 4:45 pm – 5:25 pm | Plenary Lecture Dr. Charles Brennan, Chief Scientific Director – Food & Nutrition Innovation Hub, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia. Title To Be Announced |
Day 3 (October 17, 2025)
| 8:00 am – 10:15 am | Session Eight (17 presentations, 7 minutes each) |
| 10:15 am – 10:35 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:35 am – 12:50 pm | Session Nine (17 presentations, 7 minutes each) |
| 12:50 pm – 1:10 pm | Coffee Break |
| 1:10 pm – 3:25 pm | Session Ten (17 presentations, 7 minutes each) |
| 3:25 pm – 5:30 pm | Closing Remarks and Banquet Dr. Eric Liu, Director, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Dr. Michael Czubryt, Executive Director, St. Boniface Albrechtsen Research Centre Dr. Cristina Rosell, Head, Food and Human Nutritional Sciences Department, University of Manitoba |