Food Farms Fish And Finance

Keynote by Michael Shuman
Saturday, May 25
Michael Shuman is director of research for Cutting Edge Capital, and the Business
Alliance for Local Living Economies. He is a Fellow of the Post Carbon Institute and
author of The Small Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses are Beating the Global
Competition.

Agenda
Saturday, May 25
Panel discussions:

• Critical Challenges Facing Food Business Viability, Stewardship and Financing
• Private and Institutional Investment Partners in the Food System
• Community Financing in Food, Farms and Fish
• Moving Social Finance Forward

Keynote by Michael Shuman
Evening reception

Sunday, May 26
Food Systems Finance Lab:

• Focused feedback for innovating and emerging food system enterprises and initiatives.

Strategic sessions including:

• Dig into strategies that help us to share inter generational stewardship of productive resources with producers.
• Increase the opportunities and impact of local investment in food system

enterprises.

Information and registration at www.sustainontario.ca/foodfinance