(DRAFT – Subject to change)
| Monday, November 17, 2025 – Annual General Meeting | |||
| START | TOPIC | DURATION | |
| 1.00pm | ABC 2025 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (closed session – open to Eligible Producers only) | 4 hours | |
| 5.00pm - 7.00pm | SOCIAL EVENT Meet & Greet social in tradeshow hall with exhibitors, all delegates welcome! PRE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION Check-in early and pick up your name tag during our pre-event check in! Available for all guests, vendors, speakers etc. | 2 hours | |
| 7.00pm | END OF DAY | ||
| Tuesday, November 18, 2025 - Conference & Trade Show | Day 1 | |||
| START | TOPIC | SPEAKER | DURATION |
| 7.00am | BREAKFAST Enjoy a full hot breakfast in Room 6. Included as part of your event ticket. | All guests | 90 min |
| 7.30am | Alberta Pollination Group - Breakfast Meeting | Closed session, Alberta Pollination Group members only. Room 6 | 60 min |
| 8.30am | Conference Welcome & Opening Remarks | ABC President | 5 min |
| 8.35am | TBA | Dr. Humberto Boncristiani | 40 min |
| 9.20am | Fat and happy? The impact of Lotmaria passim on the diet consumption and survival of four honey bee stocks | Courtney MacInnis | 20 min |
| 9.45am | TBA | Tom Rosser, Assistant Deputy Minister, Market and Industry Services, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | 20 min |
| 10.05am | MORNING BREAK | 30 min | |
| 10.35am | PANEL DISCUSSION Sweetening the Deal: Expanding the Reach of Canadian Honey in Domestic and Global Markets | Moderator: Ray Bergstra Panelists: Tom Rosser Peter Awram Rod Scarlett | 40 min |
| 11.20am | Miticide Project | Dr. Rassol Bahreini | 20 min |
| 11.45am | ABC Tech Transfer Program update | Maren Vickers | 20 min |
| 12.05pm | LUNCH | 60 min | |
| 1.05pm | Canadian Honey Quality & Authenticity Standard Project update | Dr. Ray Bergstra | 20 min |
| 1.30pm | TBA | Patricia Wolf-Veiga | 20 min |
| 1.55pm | PANEL DISCUSSION SPECIAL OPPS: Operational tactics for a successful beekeeping season | Moderator: Curtis Miedema Panelists: TBC | 45 min |
| 2.40pm | AFTERNOON BREAK | 30 mins | |
| 3.10pm | Labour | Mark Chambers | 20 min |
| 3.35pm | TBA | Dr. Humberto Boncristiani | 40 min |
| 4.20pm | Heat and Drought Disrupt Canola Flowering, Reduce Pollinator Attraction, and Lower Seed Yield | Fairo Dzekashu | 20 min |
| 4.45pm | PANEL DISCUSSION Building a Sustainable Workforce: Recruiting and Retaining Skilled Labour in Beekeeping | MODERATOR: Mark Chambers PANELISTS: | 40 min |
| 5.25pm | BREAK | FREE TIME | 65 min | |
| 6:00pm | PRESIDENT’S BANQUET · Buffet dinner | Toonie Bar · Beekeeper of the Year Award Presentation · Entertainment | OPTIONAL BUY TICKETS HERE | 4 hours |
| Wednesday, November 19, 2025 - Conference & Trade Show | Day 2 |
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| START | TOPIC | SPEAKER | DURATION |
| 8.00am | BREAKFAST Enjoy a full hot breakfast in Room 6. Included as part of your event ticket. | All guests | 90 Min |
| 8.00am | DRONES HOCKEY GAME! Bring your gear, open to all guests. | All guests | 90mins |
| 9.30am | BRM Program Updates | AFSC | 20 min |
| 9.55am | Nectar Technologies | Nico Coallier | 20 min |
| 10.20am | A nutritionally complete pollen-replacing diet protects honeybee colonies during stressful commercial pollination | Taydin Macon | 40 min |
| 11.00AM | MORNING BREAK | 30 min | |
| 11.30am | PANEL DISCUSSION Building Better Bees: Advancing Honey Bee Breeding in Alberta | MODERATOR: TBA PANELISTS: Dr. Olav Rueppell Glyn Stevens Curtis Miedema | 40 min |
| 12.15pm | TBA | Dr. Steve Pernal | 35 min |
| 12.50pm | LUNCH | 60 min | |
| 1.50pm | Provincial Apiculturist update | Dr. Renata Labuschagne | 20 min |
| 2.15pm | Comprehensive analysis of honeys using High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography (HPTLC) | Kouadio Gerard Bedie & Wilmer Perera | 25 min |
| 2.45pm | FieldWatch update | Anton Grechukha | 15 min |
| 3.05pm | Alberta Government Honey Testing Lab update | Johan van der Heever | 20 min |
| 3.30pm | Closing remarks | ABC President | 5mins |
| 3.35pm | END | ||