Global Ideas Hard Talk

Dr. Peter Geller (Summary)

11:15 – 11:30 AM	Tea/ Coffee
11:30 – 12:30 PM	Research and Development: The Foundation of Success Moderated by Dr. Alex Awiti 1) Hungry Cities Partnership Dr. Jonathan Crush 2) The Water, Energy, and Food Nexus in Urban Spaces Dr. Lena Bloemertz 3) The UFV East Africa Internship Program Sierra Nickel, Josh Rempel, Jeremy Wagner, and Curtis Finley
12:30 – 1:15 PM	Lunch (Moderated by Lisa Harrington and Patricia Magala)
1:15 – 2:15 PM	Breakout Session 1: Farming within an Urban Region: What Roles Should Policy and Planning Play Moderated by Garry Fehr and Josh Rempel Stephen Otieno – Nairobi Urban Agriculture Bill Alison Stewart – FVRD Mark Neill – City of Abbotsford Ministry of Agriculture	Breakout Session 2: To Partner or Not? Realities and Opportunities of Working in Collaboration Moderated by Cherie Enns and Lisa Harrington Curtis, Sydney, and Aneesha Heather Cayouette (Queen Elizabeth Scholarships Program) Dr. Riziki Shemdoe (ARU) Shaheen Nanji (SFU International) Peg Peters (Dairy Project in Ethiopia)
2:15 – 2:30 PM	Tea/ Coffee
2:30 – 3:45 PM	Industry and Innovation: Keys to Feeding our Global Community Moderated by Garry Fehr: Marc Schutzbank (Fresh Roots) Peg Peters (Dairy Project in Ethiopia) Julie Henderson (Eminus Academy - Seed to Market) Weslet Vildort (Haiti) Lissa Goldstein (Sole Food Street Farms) Vis Naidoo (Technology and Education) Imbenzi George (Kenya - Innovation, Technology Transfer, Partnerships)
3:45 – 4:00 PM	Closing Remarks: Dr. Alex Awiti Garry Fehr Cherie Enns

Thank You

A big ‘thank you’ goes out all who participated at the “Cities and Food” field trip and conference. Speakers and attendees brought with them a wealth of knowledge that contributed to engaging and interdisciplinary dialogue and for that we are truly grateful.
We would also like to thank Global Affairs Canada and Aga Khan Foundation Canada for their contributions in funding the East African Institute’s urban food systems project and UFV undergraduate research internships through sub-project 11 of the Institutional Partnership for Human Development. Furthermore, undergraduate research at UFV has been greatly supported by Universities Canada, the Rideau Hall Foundation, and the Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship program under the funding granted to projects associated to “Urban Food Systems in Dar es Salaam, Nairobi and the Fraser Valley: Capacity Building for Policy and Planning.” This event was also made possible through the collaborative support and help from host institutions Ardhi Regional University and the East African Institute at Aga Khan University, as well as UFV’s Agriculture Centre of Excellence.
In no particular order, we would also like to thank those who contributed to organizing this event:

Patricia Magala (Event Registrar)

QEScholar Josh Rempel (Logistics Coordinator)

QEScholar Curtis Finley (Logistics Coordinator)

QEScholar Aneesha Dhillon (Media Coordinator)

QEScholar Sydney Raison (Media Coordinator)

QEScholar Lisa Harrington (Internship Coordinator)

QEScholar Sierra Nickel (Photographer)

Robin Pittman (IT Support)

Melissa Kendzierski (Graphic Recording)

Last, a special appreciation and thankfulness goes to UFV professor and internship supervisor Cherie Enns, whose passion and dedication towards applied learning and the internationalization of UFV is changing the way we think about an undergraduate education.