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Food Farms Fish And Finance

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Food Farms Fish And Finance

Time: May 25, 2013 to May 26, 2013
Location: Centre for Social Innovation - Annex
City/Town: Toronto, Ontario
Website or Map: http://sustainontario.com/foo…
Event Type: meeting
Organized By: OntAG Admin
Latest Activity: May 15, 2013

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Event Description

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

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