Regenerative practices: are you ready for the next revolution in the food industry?

Professionnelle de la nutrition, du marketing alimentaire et de la communication cumulant plus de 20 ans d’expérience, Isabelle Marquis possède un savoir-faire multidisciplinaire unique acquis à la fois en agence-conseil et en entreprise de transformation alimentaire. Reconnue pour sa grande rigueur, sa passion contagieuse ou encore sa créativité stratégique, Isabelle est aussi une communicatrice hors pair qui sait inspirer autant que mobiliser.

En tant que directrice marketing, Grande distribution et HRI au sein du Groupe Première Moisson Inc., elle fut responsable de nombreux projets d’innovation et de lancements de produits, en plus de contribuer activement au développement des affaires sur les marchés canadien et américain. Aujourd’hui à son compte, madame Marquis accompagne des entreprises de toutes tailles du secteur alimentaire québécois et canadien en stratégie de communication, de marketing et d’innovation. Ambassadrice Innovation pour SIAL Canada depuis 2018, elle collabore également auprès de magazines spécialisés et à l’émission L’épicerie sur Ici Radio-Canada Télé.

Beth Hunter is the executive director of FoodBridge, an initiative that develops bold collaborations for regenerative food and farming. She was program director at the McConnell Foundation from 2010-2021, leading the sustainable food systems initiative (including Nourish: the future of food in healthcare) and working on the Foundation’s Climate and Reconciliation programs. A co-founder of Equiterre, she was previously oceans campaign coordinator for Greenpeace Canada, holds an MSc in rural economics from Université Laval and was a fellow at the Academy for Systems Change. She sits on the Board of Directors of the Maple Leaf Centre for Food Security and writes at vudici.blog.

As a Senior Program Manager, Paul works with clients within PUR’s Diversified Crop portfolio — designing and implementing programs that have a positive impact on ecosystem services and livelihoods within their value chain. With a BSc. in Biology, Paul has more than 10 years of experience developing projects in ecosystem restoration, regenerative agriculture, and species-specific intervention.
Prior to joining PUR, Paul worked with Parks Canada to implement environmental initiatives that integrated farming communities within park landscapes. He has worked alongside farmers, businesses, governments, Indigenous groups, and other key stakeholders to design and manage successful projects.