Join us on October 15, 2020, for a virtual session with Brad McKay who will talk about where food and food production are going over the next 30 years and beyond.
Competency 5.0
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Title: The Future of Food
Presenter: Brad McKay
With the world’s population expected to grow by 2 billion people by 2050, we will need new and innovative means of safely producing, delivering, and serving food in a manner that is still affordable and environmentally sustainable. This talk will take a look at where food and food production are going over the next 30 years and take you to a world whereby 2050 our society, our eating habits, and our means of acquiring food will be very different from today. The talk will explore new food technologies and how they impact our operations and the ability to provide an ever-increasing amount of nourishing food without destroying the planet.
About Brad McKay
Brad McKay is former Chief Executive Officer of Healthcare Food Services, the leading Canadian marketer of nutritious prepared meals for the healthcare sector. Prior to this, he was Vice President Ingredients and Export for Parmalat Canada and before that held progressively senior positions at Procter & Gamble, Kraft/Nabisco, and Novartis Pharmaceuticals. Active in industry affairs, Brad is a Board member of Food Processing Skills Canada and has been a Board member of the Yves Landry Foundation, President and Board member of the Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology as well as Board member for the International Union of Food Science and Technology, the Canadian Advanced Food and Materials Network, and the Canadian Association of Food Service Professionals in Ottawa. He is a graduate of the University of Waterloo in Systems Engineering.
