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The Animal Health Canada Forum brings together senior leaders from government, animal agriculture, and across the animal health and welfare system to share experience, exchange knowledge, and learn from one another.

Forum 2026 theme: Turning insight into action for Canada’s animal health and welfare system

Forum will focus on:

• Rising animal welfare expectations
• Evolving biosecurity risks
• The growing impact of misinformation and disinformation

Participants will leave with practical insights to support decision-making and action across Canada’s animal health and welfare system.

Speakers include:

• Dr. Nina von Keyserlingk
  Professor NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Dairy Cattle Welfare and Officer of the Order of Canada 
  Session: Managing Change in Animal Welfare: Trade-offs, Timelines and Courage
  
  
• Mr. Robert Hoste
  Senior pig production economist at Wageningen Economic Research, chairman of InterPIG, and member of Dutch Council of Experts for sustainable husbandry systems. 
  Session: From Policy to Practice: Global Strategies for Improving Farm Animal Welfare
  
  
• Dr. Claire Windeyer
  ACER Consulting 
  Session: Influencing On-Farm Change
  
  
• Ms. Samantha Allan
  CEO, Animal Health Australia 
  Session: Biosecurity - an Australian Perspective
  
  
• Ms. S. Whitney Bowman-Zatzkin
  MPA, MSR, Co-Founder and Director of the BIO-ISAC 
  Session: Understanding Cybersecurity
  
  
• Mr. Trevor Smith
  Global Affairs Canada 
  Session: Biothreat reduction and preparedness
  
  
• Dr. Timothy Caulfield
  University of Alberta 
  Session: Misinformation and disinformation keynote 
  A leading voice on misinformation, Dr. Caulfield will set the stage to discuss misinformation and disinformation, particularly the political influences behind it and the risk to One Health.
  
  
• Dr. Guillaume Lhermie
  University of Calgary 
  Session: New Vulnerability in Animal Health? Effects of the information ecosystem on diseases, economics, and policy

Keep checking the page for more updates on the event!

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Interested in sponsorship?

With over 200 participants attending in person and virtually, the Forum offers direct access to key decision-makers and influencers, including federal and provincial governments, Chief Veterinary Officers, national producer organizations, and veterinary and industry leaders.

Sponsoring the Forum positions your organization at the centre of these conversations.

This is more than visibility—it’s an opportunity to be part of the collective effort shaping the future of animal health and welfare in Canada.

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