ACCA/BCCA Ag Data Webinar - October 20

The ACCA is proud to partner with our provincial cousins the BC Co-op Association to present “Data in Agriculture” on Wednesday, October 20 from 3:30-4:45 pm (2:30-3:30 PST). This illuminating webinar will feature Bill Oemichen and Marc-André Pigeon discussing the myriad of changes the sector is undergoing due to the advancement of digital “smart” technologies and cloud computing. We will provide an overview of the benefits of these new technologies, and the concerns identified by farmers and researchers related to data privacy, security, and sharing; competition; market power; trust; public policy; and the transformation of agricultural work. This session aims to raise awareness about this critical subject leading up to a symposium in February. There will be ample time for discussion following the presentations .

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Speaker bios:

William L. (Bill) Oemichen is a Fellow with the Canadian Centre for Co-operatives and is also a food systems security researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He served as President & CEO of Cooperative Network, the leading statewide co-operative council representing more than 600 Minnesota and Wisconsin co-operative businesses; as Deputy Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner; and as Wisconsin Trade & Consumer Protection Administrator. Oemichen serves on several co-operative boards of directors, including the education and insurance arm of the $365 billion American Farm Credit System which is owned by 500,000 farmers and ranchers.

Marc-André Pigeon is an assistant professor in the Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy and director of the Canadian Centre for the Study of Co-operatives. His research interests center around the study of co-operatives, banking, and fiscal and monetary policy. Prior to joining Johnson Shoyama, Marc-Andre worked as assistant vice president of financial sector policy at the Canadian Credit Union Association, where he was responsible for monitoring, researching and advocating on behalf of credit unions.