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DESCRIPTION:Margaret A. Gilliam Lecture in Food Security presents:\n\nInnov
 ating our way to food sovereignty\, one berry at a time\n\nPresented by Dr
 . Jeffrey Coull\, Head of Strategic Initiatives and Projects at Weston Fam
 ily Foundation\n\nDr. Coull will discuss the Weston Family Foundation’s si
 gnature initiative around food security: the Homegrown Innovation Challeng
 e. The $33M program was launched in February 2022 and challenges innovator
 s to create and deliver a market-ready system to reliably\, sustainably an
 d competitively produce berries out of season and at scale in Canada. As D
 r. Coull will discuss\, the HGC is about much more than just berries: inde
 ed\, it is designed to alleviate important gaps in Canada’s food sovereign
 ty and\, at the same time\, help Canadian innovators to realize the promis
 e – and lead the world in the development – of advanced agricultural pract
 ices and technologies\, as this promise was articulated by the federal gov
 ernment in its 2017 Barton Report. Dr. Coull will also provide an overview
  of the initiative and discuss how ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ-affiliated researchers and innov
 ators can get involved!\n\nDr. Jeffrey Coull is a scientist and entreprene
 ur. At present\, he serves as the Head of Strategic Initiatives and Projec
 ts at the Weston Family Foundation\, one of Canada’s largest private found
 ations. In this role\, Dr. Coull is responsible for a number of strategic 
 undertakings\, including the $33M Homegrown Innovation Challenge\, which h
 e was instrumental in designing and implementing. Prior to joining the WFF
 \, Dr. Coull served as an executive at several life sciences companies. He
  holds a PhD from the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics at McGil
 l University\, as well as a BSc from Queen’s University\, and spent severa
 l years as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto.\n
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LOCATION:MS2-022 Faculty Lounge\, Macdonald-Stewart Building\, CA\, QC\, St
  Anne de Bellevue\, H9X 3V9\, 21111 Lakeshore Road
SUMMARY:Innovating our way to food sovereignty\, one berry at a time
URL:/macdonald/channels/event/innovating-our-way-food-
 sovereignty-one-berry-time-340844
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