The 2025 Food Leadership Summit brought together more than 400 leaders from across Canada’s agriculture and food system – producers, innovators, retailers, investors, policymakers, and changemakers – to chart a shared path toward a more secure, competitive, and resilient food future in Canada.
Over two days in Calgary, participants didn’t shy away from tough conversations. They challenged assumptions, explored solutions, and found common ground in a shared commitment to strengthen Canada’s agriculture and food system through collaboration, innovation, and action.
We’ve captured the highlights, key insights, and recommendations that emerged in our Food Leadership Summit Impact Report – a reflection of the collective wisdom, momentum, and energy that participants helped create.
The Food Leadership Summit program is built around the five opportunity areas identified as critical to strengthening Canada’s agriculture and food systems — where cross-industry collaboration can drive meaningful change.
Every session — from plenary keynotes to roundtables, workshops and B2B sessions — is designed to help participants share insights, explore solutions, and align on actions that can move the sector forward. Together, we will turn shared priorities into coordinated actions that advance a more competitive, secure, and resilient future.
Safeguard Canada’s agriculture and food systems in the face of current and future geopolitical, economic, and environmental disruptions by ensuring productive, resilient and reliable sources of food.
Expand value-added production and improve infrastructure to boost efficiency, cut waste, and strengthen economic resilience.
Support the integration of cutting-edge technologies and processes to improve productivity, sustainability, and competitiveness.
Address interprovincial trade restrictions and diversify global export opportunities.
Better communicate the importance of Canadian agriculture and food systems to ensure agriculture and food is top of mind for consumers and prioritized on the national agenda.
No one solves big challenges alone. The Food Leadership Summit brings together leaders across the agriculture and food system to accelerate a more competitive, secure, and resilient future for Canada. Partner with us to amplify your leadership, deepen your impact, and position your brand as a catalyst for innovation. Collaboration is the new currency — when we align, we accelerate.
Competitive, secure, and resilient agriculture and food systems are a global priority. Together, we will align on a made-in-Canada vision for our agriculture and food system, and as a leader in the agricultural and food value chain, Alberta is ideally positioned to host the annual Food Leadership Summit.
Bringing together leaders and changemakers, this event will showcase Canadian leadership in advancing action towards a more secure, accessible, and resilient agriculture and food system.
Calgary’s deep-rooted agricultural ties and innovative spirit make us the ideal host city for the Food Leadership Summit. By uniting leaders and industry experts, we can advance opportunities around equitable access to food while strengthening our environment resilience.
The outcomes of this summit will help shape a future where our food systems can be both sustainable and secure.
We are honoured to host the 2025 Food Leadership Summit at the BMO Centre at Stampede Park, which we have designed to welcome the world and global forums such as this one.
Agriculture has always been at the heart of our organization, and we look forward to bringing Canadian and international thought leaders together to connect, create and share ideas, and have critical conversations about how we can create a brighter future through sustainable food systems.
This means that Bullfrog Power’s generators put 100% green electricity onto the grid to match the amount of conventional electricity the event uses, displacing energy from polluting sources. Across Canada, Bullfrog’s green electricity comes from a blend of wind, solar and low-impact hydro power sourced from new Canadian renewable energy facilities.
