7:30–8:45am Registration & Breakfast 8:45am Opening Prayer + Song by Kukpi7 Rosanne Casimir joined by Michael LeBourdais and Keith Matthew 9:00am Welcome address by Keith Matthew 9:15am Conference Overview and Welcome by George Casimir 9:30am — Panel 1 Government & Agriculture Partners Erica Nitchie (Ministry of Agriculture) Bonnie Klohn (Kamloops Food Policy Council) 10:15 am Refreshment Break 10:30am — Panel 2 Access to Capital Rocio Zilinski (Stó:lō Community Futures) Blair Gray (Thompson Community Futures) Dyanna Varhaug (All Nations Trust Company), Arlen Gojevic (Spelqweqs Development LP) 11:00am — Panel 3 Agriculture Supports: Shaun Soonias (VP Indigenous Relations FCC) (introduction) Patrick Watson & Miya Inkster (Indigenous Agriculture & Food Systems sponsored FCC) 12:00pm - 12:15pm Trista Pewapsconias, Cooperatives First 12:05pm — Lunch Break 1:15pm — Panel 4 Agri Teck Rahul Singh, PHD (Director BC Center for Agri Tech Innovation BCCA) Kiley McKenna (Nuleaf Farms, Growing Next Generation Farmers) 1:45pm —Panel 5 Building Parnerships Kevin Boone (BC Cattlemen’s Association), Pat McGaffey & Jim Bowhay (BC Supreme Meats) 2:30pm Refreshment Break 2:45pm — Financial Tools: Tyler Rice 3:15pm — Next Steps / Q&As Led by Michael LeBourdais and Keith Matthew 3:45pm Closing comments and questions 5:30pm Dinner & Entertainment