Dan Brewin

The phrase “All Ways Agriculture” is one Dan Brewin uses to describe his upbringing and career. Having grown up farming in southern Alberta on a mixed irrigation farm, Dan studied agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan. After returning to the farm for a few years, he studied finance at the University of Calgary as he recognized the need and satisfaction of supporting agriculture by increasing value-added processing. Career experience includes crop inputs retail with large agribusiness corporations where Dan had the opportunity to learn about agriculture across the prairies. As unique challenges unfolded, Dan initiated and participated in innovative solutions, often involving digital technology. Dan is visionary and has experience in strategy development, both of which are important in growing the plant-protein sector of western Canadian agriculture.

Currently, Dan and his family enjoy living in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains where Dan’s leisure time includes riding his polo horses.
You can contact Dan or learn more about Plant Protein Alliance of Alberta at:
brewin.dan@gmail.com

Dennis McKnight

If variety is the spice of life then Dennis has had a very ‘spicy’ career. Dennis has worked as a political operative in both Canada and the U.S., including a key U.S. presidential election campaign. He used the knowledge from election campaign polling to start a market research company for clients such as McDonald’s, Bayer Crop Science, Canadian National Railways and General Motors.

He joined the international speaking circuit examining future trends, and developed a television series called The Innovators and a series concept called Dr. Food. He has travelled the world, taking world-class companies and organizations with him in the pursuit of the best in food innovation.

As a strategic adviser to Plant Protein Alliance of Alberta (PPAA), Dennis is passionate about building the Canadian prairies into a leading global source of plant-based proteins and ingredients.