Join EMILI at Agriculture Enlightened to celebrate how new collaboration increases agtech innovation and hear from MLT Aikins lawyers sharing insights on intellectual property.
EMILI is proud to announce its new collaboration with Western Canada’s leading agtech law firm MLT Aikins to advance agriculture innovation.
As part of this commitment, MLT Aikins will serve as EMILI’s data protection and intellectual property advisers. This increases EMILI’s ability to connect the agtech innovators they work with on Innovation Farms powered by AgExpert and across the agriculture and agri-food sector with MLT Aikins’ support.
“Collaborating with MLT Aikins increases EMILI’s ability to connect agtech innovators with the knowledge and resources needed to scale technology while protecting their intellectual property and managing data in a responsible way,” said EMILI Managing Director Jacqueline Keena. “Understanding the best way to manage agtech data is critical to scaling innovation”
MLT Aikins’ agribusiness and food practice group has extensive experience, in-depth technical knowledge, and a unique understanding of the emerging issues, challenges and opportunities in the fields of food, agriculture and life sciences.
“Agribusiness and food is a key practice area for our firm across all four Western Canadian provinces. We’re excited to support growth and innovation within the agtech sector,” said Aaron Runge, managing partner of MLT Aikins. “This collaboration will connect EMILI’s partners, members and the overall digital ag ecosystem with our lawyers’ extensive experience in related matters.”
MLT Aikins lawyers to share insights at Agriculture Enlightened Conference
MLT Aikins partner and EMILI Board Member Danielle Graff is a returning speaker at EMILI’s Agriculture Enlightened Conference. In 2023, she provided a legal perspective on innovation, data and technology. At EMILI’s 2024 conference, Graff will be joined on stage by MLT Aikins Associate Nicolas Joubert for an insightful discussion around IP and patents.
2024 marks EMILI’s fifth year hosting its annual Agriculture Enlightened conference in Winnipeg. Join us on November 7, 2024 as we dive into the theme Unlocking Canada’s Innovation and Productivity Paradigm. A full day of keynote and panel discussions will explore diverse perspectives on productivity along the agriculture value chain, innovation taking place across Canada’s smart farm network, and ways to responsibly use data and digital tools on the farm. Purchase your ticket today.