Automation Cluster Event

February 21, 2023  |  8:30am – 4pm

Location

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
Rittenhouse Hall

4890 Victoria Avenue North
Vineland Station, ON

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To celebrate the wrapping up of five years of applied research focused on Canada’s Automation Cluster, Vineland hosted a one-day event showcasing research and facilitating discussions on the future of automation in Canadian horticulture.

Canadian scientists, engineers, companies and end-users were able to:

Communicate results of cluster projects to the agriculture sector and demonstrate technology prototypes

Hear from leading international experts on the latest developments in the science of automation

focus group

Create connections and opportunities for research collaboration
 

Create connections with companies who can take prototype technologies to the next stage of commercial development

Create international awareness and promote Canadian automation innovation
 

Introduction & Keynote

8:30 am Coffee & Networking
9:00 am Vineland Welcome & Introductions
Dr. Darby McGrath, Vice-President, Research & Development
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
9:10 am Vineland Automation Cluster Presentation
Dr. Ian Potter, President & CEO
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
9:30 am Keynote Address
Brett Maxwell, Director, Innovation and Growth Policy
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
10:30 am Break

Panel Discussion

10:45 am Panel Discussion “The Future of Automation in Horticulture”
Moderated by Dr. McGrath

Hussam Haroun, Director, Automation, Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
Colinda de Beer, Senior Business Developer Horticulture, InnovationQuarter
Ron Saris, Innovation Manager, LetsGrow.com
Greg Devries, President & CEO, Truly Green Farms, Cedarline Greenhouses, Cedarline Farms
12:00 pm Lunch

Technology Showcase

1:00 pm Technology Showcase
Smart Irrigation (Ron Saris, LetsGrow.com)
Automated Harvesting (Hussam Haroun, Vineland)
Mushroom Harvesting (Michael Curry, Mycionics)
2:15 pm Break

Roundtable Discussion

2:30 pm Roundtable Discussion with Event Participants (In-Person Only)
Hosted by Dr. Amy Bowen, Director, Consumer, Sensory & Market Insights
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
3:45 pm Closing remarks

Speakers and Panelists

Dr. Darby McGrath
Vice-President, Research & Development
Vineland

Dr. Ian Potter
President & CEO
Vineland

Brett Maxwell
Director, Innovation and Growth Policy
Agriculture and Agri-food Canada

Colinda de Beer
Senior Business Developer Horticulture
InnovationQuarter
 

Greg Devries

Greg Devries
President & CEO
Truly Green Farms, Cedarline Greenhouses, Cedarline Farms

Hussam Haroun
Director, Automation
Vineland
 

Ron Saris
Innovation Manager
LetsGrow.com
  

Michael Curry
Chief Executive Officer
Mycionics Inc.
 

Dr. Amy Bowen
Director, Consumer, Sensory & Market Insights
Vineland

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