2008 Annual Convention

The Canola Council of Canada is pleased to provide the presentations from the 41st annual convention, held March 9-11, 2008 in Boca Raton, FL in partnership with the National Institute of Oilseed Products. Also included are presentations by NIOP speakers from Monday, March 10.

Daniel C. Esty

Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage

Daniel C. Esty, Professor of Environmental Law and Policy at Yale University

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Richard P. Ellis

McDonald's Painting the Golden Arches Green

Richard P. Ellis, Vice President, Communications, McDonald’s USA, LLC

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Robert Janzen

Capitalizing on Growing Green

Robert Janzen, Ph.D. P.Ag.

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Going Gold with Oilseeds for all the Right Reasons…Health and the Environment

James Iademarco, General Manager for BioMaterials at Bayer CropScience

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Tom Scott

Canola: Where do we go from here?

Tom Scott, President, Informa Economics Inc.

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Will Thurmond

Global Biodiesel Market Trends, Outlook and Opportunities

Will Thurmond, President, Emerging Markets Online

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Brian Young

Canola Biodiesel and Beyond

Brian Young, Imperium Renewables

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Peter-Erik Ywema

Sustainable Agriculture, What, Why and How?

Peter-Erik Ywema, Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform

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Dr. Christine Dumas

Living Life Well

Dr. Christine Dumas, medical and lifestyle reporter and author

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Peter Jones

Canola Oil Research Builds Science for Good Health

Peter Jones, Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals

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AHA's Fat Campaign Changes Lives

Shirley Yin-Piazza, American Heart Association

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Donna Bottrell

Stealth Health Initiatives: Supporting the Dietary Guidelines for our Customers

Donna Bottrell, Compass Group Canada

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Mark Zenuk

Feed and Fuel Markets

Mark Zenuk, Corporate Vice President & VP of Global Oilseed Processing, MD Europe and Asia, Archer Daniels Midland

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Ian Edwards

Adding Value to Vegetable Oil in an Ever Changing World

Ian Edwards, CEO, Twin Rivers Technologies

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