Excited to announce the upcoming seminar on Agribusiness Ventures, Business Model & Community Involvement by the Richberry Group of Companies! Join us this Friday as Vincent Quan, VP of Finance speaks to the MFRE students  on how they manage their agribusiness ventures and engage with the community

Richberry Group of Companies: Agribusiness Ventures, Business Model & Community Involvement

Date: Friday, March 17^th ,2023

Time: 3:00-4:30 pm

Location: MCML 160

Mr. Quan is the Vice President of Finance for the Richberry Group of Companies, overseeing the financial and administrative management of all 6 independent farming operations within the group, including over 1,200 acres of Ocean Spray cranberry bogs in BC and Quebec.

With his established knowledge of the North American cranberry and greenhouse sector, he has implemented innovative financial strategies and policies that have increased profitability and improved overall financial health of the organization. He also has experience in complex corporate finance and syndicate transactions, as well as serving as a member of the Board of Directors and strategic Board Observer for several companies in the industry.

Mr. Quan holds a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Economics and has over 20 years of experience in the North American banking industry.

For information about the upcoming MFRE Speakers, Please visit here

Regards,

Olivier_

Olivier Ntwali, BSc Ag. Econ, MFRE

Academic Program Manager | Master of Food and Resource Economics| Land and Food Systems| The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | 348A-2357 Main Mall | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T 1Z4 Canada | Cell 604-771-8961 | olivier.ntwali@ubc.ca | http://mfre.landfood.ubc.ca/

INTERNAL Deadline: Friday, March 24, 2023 

Schmidt Science Fellowships

The Schmidt Science Fellows program provides the world’s best emerging scientists with new skills and perspectives to develop novel solutions to society’s challenges, become scientific and societal thought leaders, and accelerate ground-breaking discoveries.  The program is looking for the brightest minds in the natural sciences, mathematics, engineering, and computing who are interested in broadening their horizons.  Fellows receive a stipend of $100,000 USD per year and are supported to pursue a one to two year postdoctoral placement at a world-leading laboratory anywhere in the world in a disciplinary pivot from their PhD.  Fellows also benefit from a Global Meeting Series and personalized mentoring program.

UBC is one of select group of the world’s leading science and engineering institutions that are invited to nominate students to the international competition.  In 2022, 29 Schmidt Science Fellows were selected to be recipients globally.

As part of the eligibility requirements, applicants must have completed, or expect to complete, all the requirements for the conferral of their UBC PhD, including a successful defense, between 1 June 2023 and 30 July 2024.

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Given the highly competitive nature of this opportunity, graduate programs should nominate only an exceptional individual who will stand out amongst top applicants from around the world.

• Value: $100,000 USD per year, for up to two years
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