About
Committee
The ultimate responsibility for the success of the Banff Pork Seminar rests with the Advisory Committee whose members represent organizations with a major role in the sponsorship and organization of the Seminar and the interests of the pork industry at large. The Advisory Committee meets two to three times per year to develop plans for the next year’s Seminar and to delegate responsibilities to achieve these goals. The Advisory Committee determines all aspects of policy in the development, execution and financial management of the Seminar.
The Banff Pork Seminar Advisory Committee elects industry representatives to serve for a term of 3 years. If you are interested in joining the Advisory Committee, please contact a current member.
The Advisory Committee for the 2026 Banff Pork Seminar is:
| Name | Company | City | |
| Chair | |||
| Adrian Sinke | Sinke Farms | Picture Butte, AB | adrian@sinkefarms.com |
| Program Directors |
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| Michael Dyck | AFNS, University of Alberta | Edmonton, AB | michael.dyck@ualberta.ca |
| Murray Pettitt |
Prairie Swine Centre | Saskatoon, SK | murray.pettitt@usask.ca |
| Advisory Committee | |||
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Mohsen Abedin |
Trouw Nutrition | Puslinch, ON | mohsen.abedin@trouwnutrition.com |
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Marcos Amorim |
Topigs Norsvin | Oak Bluff, MB | marcos.amorim@topigsnorsvin.ca |
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Javier Bahamon |
Alberta Pork | Edmonton, AB | javier.bahamon@albertapork.com |
| Andrew Fenton | DNA Genetics | London , ON | afenton@dnaswinegenetics.com |
| Mauricio Gonzalez | PIC | Cambridge, ON | mauricio.gonzalez@genusplc.com |
| Leanna Grenwich | Alberta Agriculture | Edmonton, AB | leanna.grenwich@gov.ab.ca |
| Matt Ische | Kenpal Products | Granton, ON | ische_45@hotmail.com |
| PK Lanctot | Jyga Technologies | Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, QC | pklanctot@jygatech.com |
| Martin Waldner | Hartland Colony | Bashaw, AB | martin.albertapork@gmail.com |
| Ben Willing |
AFNS, University of Alberta | Edmonton, AB | willing@ualberta.ca |
| Zhenbin Zhang | Cargill Animal Health & Nutrition | London, ON | zhenbin_zhang@cargill.com |
| Ruurd Zijlstra | University of Alberta | Edmonton, AB | ruurd.zijlstra@ualberta.ca |
| Conference Coordinator | |||
| Ashley Steeple | AFNS, University of Alberta | Edmonton, AB | pork@ualberta.ca |