Talk with leading industry professionals and entrepreneurs and get advice on a range of topics.
| Time | Table | Mentors |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30–11:35 | Financing for Food Business | Shantae Cunningham, Cobella Financial |
| 11:40–12:45 | Financing for Food Business | Michael Yasny, Money Consultants Ltd. |
| 13:45–14:50 | Financing for Food Business | Fayza Abdallaoui, Prosperities Inc. |
| 14:55–16:00 | Financing for Food Business | Joanna Brzozowska, Desjardins |
| 10:30–12:45 | Licensing for Toronto Food Business | Kevin Lurkhur & Andrea Di Matteo, Municipal Licensing and Standards, City of Toronto |
| 13:45–16:00 | Licensing for Toronto Food Business | Kevin Lurkhur & Andrea Di Matteo, Municipal Licensing and Standards, City of Toronto |
| 10:30–12:45 | Public Health Regulations for Toronto Food Businesses | Rajesh Benny, Toronto Public Health, City of Toronto |
| 13:45–16:00 | Public Health Regulations for Toronto Food Businesses | Rajesh Benny, Toronto Public Health, City of Toronto |
| 10:30–11:35 | Digital Solutions for Food Businesses | Alexandra Moore, Coach House Marketing Inc. |
| 11:40–12:45 | Digital Solutions for Food Businesses | Zavosh Zaboliyan, Serial Entrepreneur and Investor |
| 13:45–14:50 | Digital Solutions for Food Businesses | Angad Sandhu, Stylite Consultancy |
| 14:55–16:00 | Digital Solutions for Food Businesses | Nowrid Amin, TEDx Speaker & Entrepreneur |
| 10:30–11:35 | Marketing for Food Business | Kerry Harris, ReBoot Consulting Group |
| 11:40–12:45 | Marketing for Food Business | Minoo Mahdavian, MinooMakesStuff |
| 13:45–14:50 | Marketing for Food Business | Kabir Chaudhry, BizSold |
| 14:55–16:00 | Marketing for Food Business | Danielle Wintrip, Wintrip Communications |
| 10:30–11:35 | Food & Beverage Innovation Spaces | Susan Ng, Newcomer Kitchen |
| 11:40–12:45 | Food & Beverage Innovation Spaces | Bookie Adekanye, YSpace, York University |
| 13:45–14:50 | Food & Beverage Innovation Spaces | Stella Antonio, Venturepark Labs |
| 14:55–16:00 | Food & Beverage Innovation Spaces | Marie Fitrion, Foodpreneur Lab |
| 10:30–11:35 | Resilience & Work-Life Balance for Food Business |
Kellina Powell, Kellina Empowerment Inc. |
| 11:40–12:45 | Resilience & Work-Life Balance for Food Business |
Dana Daniels, Blue Sky Learning |
| 13:45–14:50 | Resilience & Work-Life Balance for Food Business |
Celia Lopez, Placemade |
| 14:55–16:00 | Resilience & Work-Life Balance for Food Business |
Laura Jackson, Paradigm Joy |
| 10:30–11:35 | Diversifying Food Supply | Prince Kumar, StraNexus Inc. |
| 11:40–12:45 | Diversifying Food Supply | BK Sethi, B K Sethi Marketing Ltd. |
| 13:45–14:50 | Diversifying Food Supply | Janel Matheson, Jonluca Neal |
| 14:55–16:00 | Diversifying Food Supply | Sarah Sekalala, Siika Foods |
| 10:30–11:35 | Mobile Food Business | Mary Freij, Mazeh Catering |
| 11:40–12:45 | Mobile Food Business | Jana Ray, Food Trucks Association of Canada |
| 13:45–14:50 | Mobile Food Business | Mackenzie Peck, Food Trucks Association of Canada |
| 14:55–16:00 | Mobile Food Business | Jason Lambert, Food Trucks Association of Canada |
| 10:30–12:45 | Food Brokers, Distributors & Importers | Michael Wolfson, Food and Beverage Sector Specialist |
| 13:45–16:00 | Food Brokers, Distributors & Importers | Richard Baker, Food Distribution Guy |
| 10:30–12:45 | Retail Channels for Food Products | Veniese George, YAWDI’S |
| 13:45–14:50 | Retail Channels for Food Products | Michael Mosuwaifo, House of Tigernut |
| 14:55–16:00 | Retail Channels for Food Products | Maria Albanese, Siip Broth |
| 10:30–11:35 | Sustainable Agriculture | Ryan Lee, Chachalate |
| 11:40–12:45 | Sustainable Agriculture | Audrey McDonald, The Greenhouse Eatery |
| 13:45–16:00 | Sustainable Agriculture | Rhonda Teitel-Payne, Toronto Urban Growers |