RFSI Canada 2024

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Regenerative Food Systems Investment Canada
Virtual Forum - December 10, 2024
9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. PST | 12:00-3:30 p.m. EST
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Regenerative Food Systems Investment Canada
Virtual Forum - December 10, 2024
9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. PST | 12:00-3:30 p.m. EST
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Be Part of the Inaugural RFSI Canada Event!

A free, half-day, virtual convening to catalyze connections and capital for the transition to more resilient agriculture and food systems in Canada.

Building on the success and impact of the Regenerative Food Systems Investment* (RFSI) events in the U.S. and Europe, the RFSI Canada Virtual Forum will convene diverse investors, funders, farmers, processors, food brands and many other critical food systems stakeholders to learn about, build strategic relationships around, and move capital towards agriculture and food systems transformation.

The imperative to shift agricultural and food production systems away from extraction and toward restoration and regeneration has never been stronger. Farmers, supply chains, and brands are starting to feel the negative impacts of climate change and decades of soil and environmental degradation. Many are already seeking new paths forward to manage these risks. Farmers are experimenting with changes in production practices, for example, and multinational food corporations are exploring how to address scope 3 emissions while managing increasing supply chain risk. It’s happening around the world, and it’s happening in Canada.

However, the current ways of doing agriculture and food are deeply ingrained in conventional and extractive models, and are intricately intertwined with other systems, such as finance and policy – all of which can inhibit one’s ability to change. A systemic approach to transformation – and to funding this transformation – is necessary, to reduce the risk and increase chances of success. This presents an opportunity!

All registrants will be invited to listen in, learn, and participate in the December 10th program, plus receive access to the recording after the event.


This inaugural convening aims to:

  • Lay the foundation for a systemic approach to investing in agriculture and food systems transformation in Canada.
  • Build a more engaged and collaborative ecosystem between Canadian regenerative food stakeholders and the domestic and international investment community.
  • Showcase a diversity of projects already happening across Canada via written and live case studies.
  • Introduce domestic and international investors to opportunities for investment in the Canadian regenerative food system ecosystem.

Topics to be covered include:

  • Canada’s unique agriculture and food landscape
  • The investment case for regenerative agriculture and food systems and what it means to take a systems approach
  • Fascinating case studies of those already working on transformation – from farm to consumer to financier – and what each sees as barriers and opportunities
  • The role diverse forms of capital can play in enabling systems change and how they can work together to fund project life-cycles and entire landscapes
  • And much more!

AGENDA

Day One
December 10
RFSI CANADA AGENDA
9-12:30 PM PT || 10-1:30 PM MT || 11-2:30 PM CT ||12-3:30 PM ET
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9 PT / 12 ET
Welcome – The Canadian Opoportunity

Framing the imperative for transformation in Canada’s agriculture and food system.
9:15 a.m. PT /
12:15 p.m. ET
The Investment Case & Why We Need a Systemic Approach

Agriculture and food systems are uniquely interconnected with each other and many systems around them – ecological, financial, political, and healthcare being the most prominent. Consequently, investment into agriculture and food transformation can not be done without consideration of these surrounding systems.
9:45 a.m. PT /
12:45 p.m. ET
Panel: From Farm to Consumer

A journey through the agriculture and food supply chain that takes a closer look at the opportunities for a barriers to transformation with critical stakeholders from farmers to food brand.
10:35 a.m. PT /
1:35 p.m. ET
Reflection
10:45 a.m. PT /
1:45 p.m. ET
Innovative Financial Infrastructure to Enable Transition

Capital is an essential lever to enable the transition across the system – from farm, through the supply chain, all the way to consumer. But in order to invest for transformational outcomes, the capital stack and infrastructure used to enable participation has to be different than what has been used in the past.
11:25 a.m. PT /
2:25 p.m. ET
Group Work & Reflection
11:40 a.m. PT /
2:40 p.m. ET
Panel: Investing Strategically in Systems Change

The complexity of agriculture and food systems require a systems approach to investing in change. A diverse group of investors will dig into:
– The opportunity they see in Canadian agriculture and food
– The strategies and portfolios they are building to take on transformation
– How they define success, impact, and the returns they expect to see… and when
– Advice they might give to others as they explore the space
12:20 p.m. PT /
3:20 p.m. ET
Closing Thoughts: What Comes Next
12:30 p.m. PT /
3:30 p.m. ET
Program Concludes

Check back soon to see our growing list of speakers!


CASE STUDIES

COMING SOON! Learn about the incredible work already being done in Canada’s agriculture, food, and finance systems with a series of transformational case studies.


Thank You to Our Lead Sponsor:

The Canadian Centre for Food & Ecology (CCFE) is a national non-profit dedicated to building demand for regeneratively grown foods by helping consumers make conscious food decisions that are good both for themselves and the planet.