The Canadian Agri-Food Automation & Intelligence Network is pleased to host The Future of Agriculture - An Evening with McKinney and McConnell at the Ottawa Westin Hotel, from 6:00 to 7:00 PM on February 12, 2024.Ted McKinney is the CEO of the Washington, DC-based National Association of State Departments of Agriculture. He has enjoyed a distinguished career that saw him serve as the United States Department of Agriculture's inaugural Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs from 2017 to 2021. He offers a fascinating perspective on agri-food issues of global importance.Kim McConnell has carved an equally interesting and influential body of work in the ag sector. A recipient of the Order of Canada, he is co-founder and past CEO of AdFarm, one of the largest agricultural marketing communications firms in North America.Join these two agri-food sector legends as they engage in a frank discussion of the technology, processes, and systems that feed an increasingly volatile planet and its growing population.Reception and informal networking opportunity to follow.