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 2027 Banff Pork Seminar is:

Name Company City Email
Chair 
Adrian Sinke Sinke Farms Picture Butte, AB adrian@sinkefarms.com
Program Directors
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 

Mohsen Abedin

 Trouw Nutrition Puslinch, ON mohsen.abedin@trouwnutrition.com 

Marcos Amorim

 Topigs Norsvin Oak Bluff, MB marcos.amorim@topigsnorsvin.ca 

Javier Bahamon

 Alberta Pork Edmonton, AB javier.bahamon@albertapork.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 
Toby Tschetter Star City Farming Co Star City, SK tschettertoby@gmail.com  
Martin Waldner Hartland Colony Bashaw, AB martin.albertapork@gmail.com 
Courtney Werth South West Vets Stratford, ON cwerth@southwestvets.ca 
Ben Willing

 AFNS, University of Alberta Edmonton, AB willing@ualberta.ca 
Ruurd Zijlstra University of Alberta Edmonton, AB ruurd.zijlstra@ualberta.ca 
Conference Coordinator
Ashley Steeple AFNS, University of Alberta Edmonton, AB pork@ualberta.ca