10:00 – 10:15

Opening Keynote

The Future of Canadian Food Manufacturing: Building Smart, Sustainable & Globally Competitive Factories

10:15 – 10:50

Executive Panel

Industry 4.0 in Food Manufacturing: The Connected Factory Revolution

10:50 – 11:05

Keynote

Food Safety in the Digital Age: Traceability, Compliance & Connected Supply Chains

11:05 – 11:30

Executive Dialogue

AI in Food Manufacturing: From Production Intelligence to Autonomous Decision Making

11:30 – 11:55

Fireside Chat

The Factory of the Future: Scaling Digital Transformation Across Food Processing Operations

11:55 – 12:15

Case Study

Inside a Connected Food Plant: Lessons from a Brownfield Digital Transformation

12:15 – 12:40

Systems Roundtable

Industrial Automation at Scale: PLC, SCADA, MES & Smart Factory Integration

12:40 – 13:30

Lunch & Exhibition

Recharge, connect and explore the exhibition

13:30 – 13:45

Afternoon Keynote

Workforce 4.0: Upskilling Canada’s Food Manufacturing Talent for the Automated Factory

13:45 – 14:20

Technical Panel

Industrial Robotics & Collaborative Automation: Increasing Throughput Without Increasing Risk

14:20 – 14:45

Executive Dialogue

Digital Twins for Manufacturing: Simulating Tomorrow’s Production Lines Today

14:45 – 15:10

Technology Roundtable

Industrial IoT & Edge Computing: Connecting Every Machine, Every Sensor, Every Process

15:10 – 15:25

Keynote

Securing the Connected Plant: Cybersecurity for Operational Technology in Food Manufacturing

15:25 – 16:00

Closing Panel

The AI-Powered Factory: Predictive Manufacturing, Machine Vision & Autonomous Operations

10:00 – 10:15

Vision Keynote

Engineering Canada’s Next Generation Food Manufacturing Ecosystem

10:15 – 10:50

Executive Panel

Automation Engineering: Designing Flexible, High-Speed & Resilient Production Facilities

10:50 – 11:05

Keynote

Resilient Food Supply Chains: Reshoring, Nearshoring & Building Domestic Production Capacity

11:05 – 11:35

Executive Dialogue

Smart Packaging Technologies: Automation, Sustainability & Consumer Expectations

11:35 – 12:05

Fireside Chat

Predictive Maintenance: Eliminating Downtime Through AI & Industrial Analytics

12:05 – 12:40

Engineering Roundtable

Machine Vision & Quality Inspection: Achieving Zero Defect Manufacturing

12:40 – 13:30

Lunch & Exhibition

Recharge, connect and explore the exhibition

13:30 – 13:45

Afternoon Keynote

Investing in Modernization: Capital, Incentives & the ROI of Smart Factory Upgrades

13:45 – 14:20

Technology Panel

Data Analytics for Food Manufacturing: Transforming Production Data into Business Intelligence

14:20 – 14:45

Case Study

Scaling Production Through Smart Manufacturing: From Pilot Line to Full-Scale Operations

14:45 – 15:10

Industry Roundtable

Sustainable Manufacturing: Energy Efficiency, Water Management & Net Zero Food Production

15:10 – 15:25

Keynote

Circular Packaging: Designing for Recyclability & Extended Producer Responsibility

15:25 – 16:00

Closing Leadership Panel

From Smart Factories to Autonomous Manufacturing: The Next Decade of Food & Beverage Innovation