Capturing Opportunities 2011: The Bio-Based Economy
April 20 & 21 at the Keystone Centre in Brandon.
Capturing Opportunities inspires individuals and communities; celebrates the achievements of entrepreneurs, youth and communities; engages Manitobans to learn from each other; and connects people to ideas and resources within the bio-based economy.
The Capturing Opportunities 2011 program will focus on 4 key areas of which Manitoba is a leader within the bio-economy:
•Food and Health
•Bio-products
•Energy
•Agriculture
Workshops Include (subject to change):
•Potato to (bio) Plastic: An Innovation Story
•Local to Global – Manitoba’s Hemp Success Story
•The Business of Biomass
•Turbo Charging the Humble Pea
•It’s All Good and Not Wood – Flaxshive Fire Logs
•Green Collar Careers
•Community Power Programs
•Capital Planning Training for Entrepreneurs
•Extract This! The Power of Alfalfa
•Tree Free Paper
•The Power of Willows
•And much more….