Day 1 Monday 15th march
12:30pm - 12:33pm (AEDT)
Welcome to country by Aunty Ann Weldon
12:33pm - 12:36pm (AEDT)
Welcome address by Hon. Karen Andrews, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology
12:36pm - 1:06pm (AEDT)
Keynote address by Gordon Cairns, Chair of Woolworths Group: How COVID has changed consumer behaviour
COVID has changed not just the way we buy food (online), but why (values-driven purchasing). How are agrifood companies responding through digital innovation?
1:06pm - 2:00pm (AEDT)
Panel: The rise of sustainability, climate change and carbon markets as supply chain drivers
Building on the keynote, panellists will discuss how the agrifood sector is harnessing data and digital technology to respond to the rise in values-driven purchasing, demonstrate climate credentials, and trade in carbon credits.
Panellists:
Gordon Cairns, Chair of Woolworths Group
Molly Harriss Olson, CEO of Fairtrade Australia & New Zealand
Tony Mahar, CEO of National Farmers' Federation
Raphael Wood, Managing Director, Market Advisory Group
Facilitated by Mara Bun, Strategy Lead, Food Agility CRC
2:00pm - 2:30pm (AEDT)
Food Agility Showcase
2:00 - 2:15 - Cool Soil Initiative Presented by Hon. Niall Blair, CSU, & Cassandra Schefe, AgriSci Pty Ltd
2:15 - 2:30 - Yarrabilba Circular Food Economy Presented by Dr Carol Richards, QUT, & Karen Greaves, Lendlease
2:30pm - 3:00pm (AEDT)
Explore: Postgraduate Showcase & Agtech Alley
Watch video presentations from our Higher Degree by Research scholarship recipients or explore the technology companies that are working on Food Agility research projects.
3:00pm - 3:45pm (AEDT)
Panel: Flipping the research – What does true industry-led innovation look like and how do we make it happen?
Australia is home to some of the world’s best scientists, an innovative agrifood industry and a burgeoning agtech sector. How do we bring the three together so the sum is greater than its parts? How do we ensure research has impact for industry?
Panellists:
Chris Stevens, Director Global Agribusiness, Kellogg’s
Jason Strong, Managing Director, Meat & Livestock Australia
Professor Kate McGrath, Deputy Vice Chancellor Research, University Technology Sydney
Joanna Stanion, Assistant Secretary of Agricultural Policy Division in the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Facilitated by Clare Rutherford, Investment Director, Food Agility CRC
3:45pm - 4:00pm (AEDT)
Food Agility Research Showcase
4:00pm - 4:10pm (AEDT)
Launch of the Food Agility CRC Industry Postgraduate Program
Food Agility is launching a new kind of scholarship for PhD and Masters students. The Industry Postgraduate Program offers real-world experience, embedding students in an agrifood or technology business, applying research to solve real business problems.
Dr Mick Schaefer, Research Program Manager, Food Agility CRC
4:15pm - 5:00pm (AEDT)
Panel: The Global SMART Farm Network
Meet SMART Farm leaders from Australia and across the world and hear how this global network is building the Sustainable, Manageable, Accessible, Rural Technologies (SMART) of the future.
Panellists:
Dave Ross, CEO Agri-Epicentre
James Benkie, Dean, Werklund School of Agriculture Technology at Olds College
Dr Rachelle Hergenhan, Director, UNE SMART Farm
Scott McKinnon, Manager NSW DPI Regional Digital Connectivity Pilots
Facilitated by Professor David Lamb, Food Agility CRC Chief Scientist & founder of the SMART Farm at the University of New England.
Day 2 tuesday 16th march
12:00pm - 12:30pm (AEDT)
Explore: Postgraduate Showcase & Agtech Alley
Watch video presentations from our Higher Degree by Research scholarship recipients or explore the technology companies that are working on Food Agility research projects
12:30pm - 1:30pm (AEDT)
Panel: Hunting unicorns in a burgeoning Australian agtech industry
Hear how venture capitalists are deciding which agtech companies to invest in and what these leading scale-ups have done right.
Panellists:
Phil Morle, Partner, Main Sequence, Food Agility Board Member
Matt Pryor, Co-founder, Tenacious Ventures
Robert Williams, Director Agrifood, Artesian
Jamilla Gordon, Founder & CEO Lumachain
Tim Neale, Managing Director, Data Farming
Justin Webb, Founder & Executive Chairman, AgriWebb
Facilitated by Ros Harvey, Founder & Managing Director, The Yield & Food Agility Board Member
1:30pm - 2:15pm (AEDT)
Keynote - Cybersecurity in food supply chains
Food Agility is launching a new kind of scholarship for PhD and Masters students. The Industry HDR Program offers real-world experience, embedding students in an agrifood or technology business, applying research to solve real business problems.
Dr. Molly Jahn, Founder and Principal of the Jahn Research Group & Program Manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
2:15pm - 3:00pm (AEDT)
Panel: Cybersecurity in food supply chains
A panel of Australian experts will respond to the keynote presentation and discuss how our agrifood industry can manage cybersecurity risks.
Dr. Molly Jahn, Founder and Principal of the Jahn Research Group & Program Manager at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Peter Leonard, Principal & Director, Data Synergies
Rachael Falk, CEO, Cyber Security CRC
Facilitated by Mick Keogh OAM, Deputy Chair, Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, Food Agility Board Member
3:00pm - 3:30pm (AEDT)
Explore: Postgraduate Showcase & Agtech Alley
Watch video presentations from our Higher Degree by Research scholarship recipients or explore the technology companies that are working on Food Agility research projects.
3:30pm - 4:00pm (AEDT)
Demonstration: Virtual research environment to boost cybersecurity
Food Agility is launching a new kind of scholarship for PhD and Masters students. The Industry HDR Program offers real-world experience, embedding students in an agrifood or technology business, applying research to solve real business problems.
Researchers need to manage access to sensitive data. What happened when COVID stranded UTS researchers on a Food Agility project overseas? Find out how the team created a cybersecure research environment within weeks.
Dr Kate May, Project Manager, Food Agility CRC
Chris Mendes, CTO, The Yield
4:00pm - 4:30pm (AEDT)
Food Agility Research Showcase
4.15pm – 4.30pm: Sensors for Summerfruit Presented by Alessio Scalisi, Agriculture Victoria, & Dr Mark O’Connell, Agriculture Victoria
4:30pm - 4:45pm (AEDT)
Wrap up & close
Anne Astin AM PSM, Food Agility Chair & Richard Norton, Food Agility CEO.
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Meet SMART Farm leaders from Australia and across the world and hear how this global network is building the Sustainable, Manageable, Accessible, Rural Technologies (SMART) of the future.
Panellists:
Dave Ross, CEO Agri-Epicentre
More panellists TBC
Facilitated by Professor David Lamb, Food Agility CRC Chief Scientist & founder of the SMART Farm at the University of New England.
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