O N T A R I O D A I R Y C O U N C I L P R E S E N T S

JUNE 11SUNDAY

JUNE 12MONDAY

JUNE 13TUESDAY

*Advanced registration & extra fee required.

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMFAIRMONT CHÂTEAU LAURIER, OTTAWAJUNE 11-13

4:00 to 7:00 p.m. — Convention Registration

Evening — Welcome Reception

8:30 a.m. to Noon — ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND BUSINESS PROGRAM

Lunch

OPTIONAL ACTIVITY 1 Golf at Rivermead Golf Club* (Box lunch provided)

OPTIONAL ACTIVITY 2 Diefenbunker – Canada’s Cold War Museum*

Evening — Gala (reception, dinner, entertainment)

7:00 to 8:30 a.m. — Board of Directors’ Breakfast Meeting

8:45 a.m. to Noon — BUSINESS PROGRAM

2016 Health & Safety Awards Presentation

Lunch (with prizes)

CELEBRATING 150 YEARS

OPENING KEYNOTE Innovate or Perish Max Valiquette Innovation and Trends Expert

“Got Milk” Who Will Want It? Carol Clarke VP Digital Business Transformation, SAP

Process of Successful Innovation Peter Henderson President, Ideovation

Is Your Business Strategy Sustainable? Cher Mereweather Executive Director, Provision Coalition

World Dairy Situation 2017 Gilles Froment President, FIL-IDF Canada Senior Vice-President, Government & Industry Relations, Parmalat Canada

Advancing Canada’s Dairy Industry Jacques Lefebvre President and CEO, Dairy Processors Association of Canada

Growing the Canadian Market Alistair Johnston Chairman, Canadian Dairy Commission

CLOSING KEYNOTE ADDRESS The Shifting Canadian Political Landscape Chantal Hébert National Columnist – Toronto Star

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

HOW TO REGISTER FOR THE CONVENTIONThere are two ways to register. Complete the

printable registration form and send it to ODC with

payment via mail, email or fax. Alternatively, you

may register online at www.ontariodairies.ca under

NETWORKING/CONVENTION. Early registration

discount applies until April 17th.

CANCELLATION POLICYCancellations must be received in writing by May

10th and are subject to a $125.00 administrative

fee. Refunds will NOT be processed after May 10th

however delegate substitutions within the same

company will be permitted.

CONVENTION ATTIRECasual attire for the entire event. Feel free to

wear dinner attire to the Gala.

OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIREDPreliminary information about both of the optional

activities is included in this brochure. Please

indicate your preferences on the registration form

and include the applicable fees.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONA block of rooms has been reserved at the

Fairmont Château Laurier for June 11th and June

12th. Fairmont studio rooms and Fairmont view

rooms are $259 (single or double). Deluxe rooms

are $339, based on availability. Room pricing

outside of the ODC block reservation dates must

be confirmed with the hotel directly. Reservations

can be made online or by calling 1-800-441-1414.

If you make your reservation by phone, please

provide Block Code “ODC0617”. The block of

rooms will be available until May 10th. Please note:

delegates are responsible for making their own

hotel reservations.

REGISTRATION& OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

MONDAY, JUNE 12

RIVERMEAD GOLF CLUB*

Reserve your spot soon to enjoy a wonderful

afternoon at one of the first and best golf

courses in the National Capital Region.

Get your foursomes together!

Bus transportation provided.

DIEFENBUNKER — Canada’s Cold War Museum*

Sign up for this very unique tour of a National Historic Site

while you are in Ottawa. Tour the bunker commissioned by

Prime Minister John Diefenbaker in 1959 to house key members

of the government and military in the event of a nuclear attack

on Canada during the time of the Cold War. Save room after

lunch for a local sweet treat to take on the road.

Bus transportation provided.

OPTIONAL ACTIVITY 1

OPTIONAL ACTIVITY 2

*Advanced registration & extra fee required.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS

DIAMONDSPONSOR

PLATINUMSPONSOR

GOLDSPONSOR

SILVERSPONSOR

ODC thanks the following generous companies for providing their sponsorship support this year.

6533 Mississauga Road, Unit D

Mississauga, ON L5N 1A6

info@ontariodairies.ca

Tel: 905.542.3620 or 866.542.3620

Fax: 905.542.3624

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES This page includes confirmed sponsors as of February 22, 2017.

If you would like to learn more about sponsorship opportunities,

please contact Stacee Sokoloff at the ODC office.

Stacee Sokoloff ssokoloff@ontariodairies.ca

www.ontariodairies.ca

Agribusiness and Agri-Food Division