Marlise Hunter

Marlise is the Director of Ecosystem Partnerships at Farm Credit Canda, where she supports relationship development with key stakeholders across the agrifood tech and innovation ecosystems.

Before joining Farm Credit Canada, Marlise had over 15 years of business development experience with a strong penchant for supporting organizational growth, strategic partnership development and investment. Her experience led her to work at the intersection of academia, government and industry in previous roles within agtech venture capital, economic development, and tourism.

Coming from rural roots, she is now an impassioned advocate for bridging the urban/rural divide and driving change within the broader agriculture innovation ecosystem in Canada.