Program

0800 – 0810
Introduction

0810 – 0850
Beyond Tomorrow | The Human Revolution
Chris Riddell – Tech Futurist

0850 – 0930
State of the Industry
James Whiteside – AUSVEG,
Darren Keating – PMA A-NZ,
Jimmy Botella – University of Queensland,
Julian Cribb – Author & Science Communicator

0930 – 1010
What are the biggest strategic challenges facing the fresh produce value chain?
Drew Yancey – Peak Solutions

1010 – 1040
Talking 2030, A Vision For Australian Agriculture – Horticulture’s Role in the Future
Fiona Simson – National Farmers’ Federation

1330 – 1350
Wayne Shields – Peninsula Fresh Organic

1350 – 1420
Coles Nurture Fund
Matt Hood – Rugby Farms
Rocky Varapodio – Oakmoor Orchards
Natalie Bell – Mountain Blue Farms
Daniel Williams – Coles (Moderator)

1420 – 1440
Improving water use efficiency (WUE) using drip irrigation (DI) and Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI)
Inge Bisconer – Toro

1440 – 1500
Introducing the new vegetable industry Soil Wealth Integrated Crop Protection Project.
Dr Gordon Rogers – Applied Horticultural Research

1500 – 1540
Boosting Vegetable Consumption Now!
Sponsored by Bayer & Try for 5
Lucinda Hancock – Nutrition Australia,
Dr Tony Worsley – Deakin University,
Fiona Baxter – Coles,
Anthony Staatz – Koala Farms,
Richard Dickmann – Bayer

1540 – 1600
Why should farmers use IPM? Learning from history.
Dr Paul Horne – IPM Technologies

1600 – 1620
Soil microbial indicators and the benefits of soil ameliorants for improved plant growth.
Venessa Moodley – Omnia

1620 – 1640
Insights from the VegDoctor’s 2018 EuroVeg Odyssey into food innovation, packaging and retailing trends (& more).
Dr Hazel MacTavish-West – MacTavish-West Pty Ltd

Meeting Room M1/2

Professor Karen Theron – Stellebosch University, South Africa

Dr Jens Wünsche – University of Hohenheim, Germany

Dr Lee Kalcsits – Washington State University, United States of America

Steve Saunders – Plus Group Horticulture, New Zealand

1340 – 1400
Digital Disruption, Global Opportunity: Navigating change in the Fresh Produce industry
Damian George – HiveXchange

1400 – 1440
Integrated Multi-Channel Channel Marketing
Matthew Crouch – Freshmax Group
Deirdre Conroy – Big Picture Group

1440 – 1520
Global Retail Trends Panel
Cathy Burns – PMA,
Bryan Raymond – Citi Research,
Drew Yancey – Peak Solutions

1520 – 1600
Behavioural Profiling Marketing
Nicole Wagenecht – ReachLocal ANZ

1600 – 1640
Content and Digital Marketing
Amy Walker – Cognitive

Great Hall 3&4

Tommy Le – E.E. Muir & Sons

Meeting Room M3

0800 – 0810
Introduction
Greg Fraser – Plant Health Australia

0810 – 0830
New technologies in horticulture to feed the world
Erik Pekkeriet – Wageningen UR

0830 – 0850
Innovation in Vegetable seeds; Why labour saving traits can help your business
Kevin Walsh – Monsanto Company

0850 – 0910
What makes a vertical indoor farming project profitable?
Nicolas Tsurukawa – Urban Crop Solutions

1000 – 1020
Scientific Traceability – Proving Origin, Protecting Reputations
Sandon Adams – Oritain

1020 – 1040
Creating opportunities through prolific invention
Michael Manion – Keon Research

1110 – 1210
AgRobotics Panel
Salah Sukkarieh – The Australian Centre for Field Robotics,
Peyman Moghadam – CSIRO Data61,
Jesse Reader – Bosch

1210 – 1230
Conclusion
Greg Fraser – Plant Health Australia

0810 – 0840
Enabling digital agriculture in Australia
Rohan Rainbow – Crop Protection Australia

0840 – 0910
Can AI help grow the perfect crop?
Ros Harvey – The Yield

0910 – 0940
Critical Factors in Crop Performance
Graeme Smith – Graeme Smith Consulting

0940 – 1010
The Value of the Circular Economy
John Alderson – CHEP Australia

1010 – 1040
Growing with Technology is the Future of Growing
Brett Wiskar – Wiley

0810 – 0840
Pollination in Protected Cropping Environments & Understanding Pollination to Enhance and Future-Proof Production
Lisa Evans & Brian Cutting – Plant & Food Research NZ

0840 – 0910
Cultural difference and safety awareness: A new approach to industry safety.
Henry Segerius – Primo Moraitis Fresh,
Phillip Groves – John Owens Pty Ltd

0910 – 0940
Sustainable Crop Protection – BioClay & Stem Cell Propagation – Avocado Case Study.
Neena Mitter – The University of Queensland

0940 – 1010
Whole Genome Sequencing
Dr Amy Jennison – Queensland Department of Health

1010 – 1040
Blockchain: How will it affect the fresh produce industry?
Ed Treacy – PMA

Meeting Room P1/2

0800 – 0840
Future Food Trends: What’s the next kale boom
Chanel Day – Nielson
Denise Hamblin – Colmar Brunton
Heather Smyth – QAAFI
Mary-Ann Augustin – CSIRO
Alice Zaslavsky – Alice in Frames (Moderator)

0840 – 0910
Temperature monitoring driving practice change in export chains
Noel Ainsworth – QDAF
Rowan Little – Montague

0910 – 1000
Tomorrow’s Workforce
Luke Brown – Agri Labour Australia
Joanna Howe – The University of Adelaide
Jennifer Crook – Fair Work Ombudson

1000 – 1040
How can I make better decisions using data
Jennifer Crook – Fair Work Ombudsman
Martin Kneebone – Freshlogic
Emma Germano – I Love Farms
Angelica Suarez Cadavid – University of New England
Kees Versteeg – Qualipac
Adam Briggs – Hort Innovation (Moderator)

Meeting Room M3

1430–1450
Leading on the edge
Rachael Robertson – BA, Grad.Dip.M’ment, MBA

1450–1510
Pip Courtney – Landline

1510–1530
The Invisible Farmer Project: Why your story matters!
Liza Dale-Hallet – Museums Victoria

Trade Show Presentation Area

1100 – 1140
HARPS
Tristan Kitchener – Kitchener Partners

1200 – 1220
Packag(IN)g or (OUT)
Gilad Sadan – N.A.V.I. Co

1240 – 1300
Tomra RBC
Perry Sansom

Trade Show Presentation Area

1100 – 1140
Marketer of the Year finalist presentations
John Hay

1200 – 1220
Fruit Rights Australia
Russell Soderland

1240 – 1300
The Fair Farms Initiative – towards market recognition for good horticulture employers
Rachel McKenzie – Growcom