Industry Future Challenge

Future of Food

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Challenge Open: Aug 30 – Mar 1

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    Pick your challenge today:

    1. How can we ensure that Canadians have enough food supply to prevent a shortage from occurring?
    2. How can we lower the barrier, increase innovation and attract young people into farming, thereby improving the Canadian supply chain?
    3. What are ways we can address or work around restrictive covenants to provide a more fair future in the Canadian food market?
  2. 2

    Sign up for the challenge on PreprLabs

    Watch the webinar to gain a refresher on what experts have to say on the Future of Food that can help guide your submission.

  3. 3

    Complete and submit your project

    Once you have received an invite for PreprLabs, complete your project and submit it, ensuring you have completed all the required fields on the project pitch.

  4. 4

    Await the winners announcement

    You’ll receive an email after the submission date to announce the winners. Check out the prizes below, they could be yours!

Future of Food

Prizes

For 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, the total prizes are:

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1st Place trophy

1st Place

  • $500 Visa gift card
  • $300 in Linux course credits
  • $1000 Prepr Lab Kit
  • Internship opportunities at Prepr and our network of partners
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2nd Place trophy

2nd Place

  • $250 Visa gift card
  • $300 in Linux course credits
  • $1000 Prepr Lab Kit
3
3rd Place trophy

3rd Place

  • $125 Visa gift card
  • $300 in Linux course credits
  • $1000 Prepr Lab Kit

Please be advised that while participants are welcome to enter the Challenges, individuals who have previously won are ineligible for further awards. Please be advised that all cash prizes will be awarded in CAD.

Our Expert Panelists

Shiraz Ahmed

Shiraz Ahmed

Sr. Financial Advisor & Sr. Portfolio Manager, Founder of the Sartorial Wealth Team, Raymond James Ltd.

Shiraz Ahmed is a Senior Financial Advisor, Senior Portfolio Manager, and Founder of the Sartorial Wealth Team at Raymond James Ltd. He speaks on subjects that affect the daily lives of citizens, like inflation and other financial topics.

Jenna Khoury-Hanna

Jenna Khoury-Hanna

Associate at Kinch Eddie Litigation

Jenna Khoury-Hanna, an Ontario lawyer, practices civil litigation and was awarded the Gowling WLG-Joel Taller Prize for Emerging Voices in Food at the 2019 Canadian Association for Food Law and Policy Conference.

Dana McCauley

Dana McCauley

Chief Executive Officer at the Canadian Food Innovation Network

Dana McCauley is an innovator and director of New Venture Creation at the University of Guelph, where she enabled agri-food innovators to transform their inventions into innovations that grow the economy.

Glen Young

Glen Young

Organic Farmer, Cold Springs Organics

Glen Young is an organic farmer and the proud owner of Cold Spring Organics. He started farming after learning the benefits of regenerative agriculture as a possible solution to local food supplies.

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