Industry Night with
Chef Mark Hart

Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo, B.C.

Demonstration: 2:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Dinner and networking: 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Mark Hart is a baker, educator, and consultant specializing in artisan bread and Viennoiserie. He is the co-founder of Rise Baking Lab, a baking school and consulting company in Chilliwack, BC, which he established in 2023 with fellow baker Luis Cabral. At Rise, Mark teaches hands-on workshops for beginners and experts,  including the popular Bread Camp, which attracts students from across the world for a week-long intensive course on artisan bread.
Mark also works as a consultant across North America, helping entrepreneurs open new bakeries and guiding established bakeries, restaurants, and pizza shops as they expand their product offerings and streamline their operations. His consulting emphasizes both technical expertise and efficient production systems.
Earlier in his career, Mark served as Head Baker and Manager at an acclaimed artisan bread and pastry shop, and as a technical baker for an organic flour mill, where he gained in-depth knowledge of ancient and organic grains, local milling, and recipe development.
Mark also shares his work online to a wide audience, and has built a following of more than 113,000 on Instagram, along with a large and engaged community on TikTok and YouTube.