Join us in Regina in November to hear from keynote speaker Cornie Thiessen. As General Manager of Adama Canada for the past five years, Cornie has invested in building a great team committed to advancing Canadian agriculture by being a hardworking, high-integrity partner to distribution and retail. These investments have driven strong growth and set the stage for an ambitious future.

Prior to joining Adama, Cornie worked for 20 years at Monsanto and Bayer in a wide variety of sales, marketing and global strategy management roles. Cornie holds an honours degree in political science from the University of Manitoba and an MBA from the University of Guelph and is a CropLife Canada board member.

With a theme of Empowering an Industry, CAAR Connect 2024 has an exciting line-up of speakers, including:

• Crystal Mackay, Founder and CEO of Loft32
• Alanna Koch, Chair of the Global Institute for Food Security
• Catherine King, Fertilizer Canada, Vice President, Public Affairs & Member Services
• Jennifer Wright, Executive Director of the Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council (CAHRC)
• Chris Beaudry, former coach of the Humboldt Broncos and mental health advocate
• Clinton Monchuk, Saskatchewan farmer and Executive Director of Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan
• Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel, Saskatchewan farmer and industry advocate
• Representatives from FCC, EMILI and more!

Registration is now open.  Join us at the Delta Regina from November 19 to 21 to stay on top of industry trends, learn about the key issues affecting our industry and network with your peers.

Learn about Canada’s malting barley industry at the Science of the Six-Pack opening event, where you’ll taste and vote on the best local brews handpicked from across Saskatchewan. We’ll honour some of the industry’s best during the annual CAAR Awards and get the action going with an exciting live auction. Saskatchewan legend Quick Dick McDick will close out the convention with his homegrown humour.

Visit the CAAR Convention page on the website to see the full program.

EARLY BIRD PRICING IS ENDING SOON!

Register by September 30 for early bird pricing!

SPONSOR AND SHOWCASE YOUR COMPANY!

Interested in sponsorship or connecting with CAAR retailer members? There are a wide range of opportunities available to sponsor this year’s convention. Network directly with key ag retailers and showcase your company with your own branded Cruise & Connect table, our new take on the trade show booth!

Contact Tracey Shelton at tracey@caar.org to learn more.