Tia Loftsgard is the Executive Director of the Canada Organic Trade Association. Tia has worked in organic and international agricultural trade for over 25 years. She got her start in organic by founding the first ever Fairtrade, organic chocolate company, Camino, and has held senior roles with Fairtrade International, the Fairtrade certification organization. Tia is currently an IFOAM International Ambassador, the Chair of the Organic Technical Advisory Committee for International Equivalencies, a voting member of the Organic Standards Technical Committee, a member of the Government Roundtable for Consumer Demand and Market Demand and the lead on organic data with the Government of Canada.
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
Main Stage Hall C