Program

BUS TOURS

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Farm Tours, and Retail Tour are not included within the All-Access Pass and is to be booked separately.

Produce Retail Tour: 8:00 – 12:30
Brisbane Markets to Koala Farm Tour: 6:15 - 13:30
Mulgowie to Moira Farm Tour: 7:00 - 14:00
Barden to QDPI Gatton Research Facility & Smart Farm Tour: 7:15 - 14:00

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MULTIPLE SESSIONS

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07:30 - 07:50:
Delegates seated & food service

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07:50 - 08:50:
Keynote Speaker: Life Beyond Fear: Mark Mathews - Big Wave Surfer & Keynote Speaker, Next Wave

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MULTIPLE SESSIONS

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09:05 - 09:20:
Session 1: Visual Inductions in Australian Horticulture: Mark Pullin - General Manager, VEG Education

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09:25 - 09:45:
Session 2: Strategic Immigration Solutions - Tackling Labor Shortages in Australia's Agricultural Sector: Samantha Norman - Head of Migration - East Coast, Mapien

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09:50 - 10:10:
Session 3: TBC

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11:00 - 11:30:
Session 4: Hort Innovation Panel Session
Panellists TBC:

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11:40 - 12:00:
Session 5: Horticulture's New Protected Cropping Program: Growing Horticulture Through Protected Cropping: Dr Gordon Rogers - CEO, Applied Horticultural Research

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12:10 - 12:30:
Session 6: How The Use of AI and Machine Learning Can Help Farmers In Realtime to Better at What They Do: Charles Simons - Chief Sales Officer, BioScout

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13:30 - 14:00:
Session 7: AI Panel
Panellists TBC:

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14:10 - 14:30:
Session 8: Building Resilient Farm Systems for Unpredictable Future: Ram Kishore Savana - Farmers Time Freedom Coach, Enable Ag

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15:10 - 15:30:
Session 9: TBC: Justine Coates - Director, Plus One Serve

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15:40 - 16:10:
Session 10: Marketing Panel
Panellists TBC:

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16:15 - 16:35:
Session 11: Integrating Technologies to Achieve Sustainability and Profit: “Neo” Stimulants and Microbials: Pascual Bauset - Marketing Manager, Servalesa

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16:40 - 17:00:
Session 12: TBC: Su McCluskey - Special Representative, Australian Agriculture

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MULTIPLE SESSIONS

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09:05 - 09:20:
Session 1: TBC: Shane Schnitzler - Chair, Fresh Markets Australia& Gail Woods – Special Projects & Advisor, Fresh Markets Australia

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09:25 - 09:45:
Session 2: Hot Topics In Vegetables - Unlocking the Key Drivers Of Business Success: Paul Omodei - Director and Consultant, Planfarm

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09:50 - 10:10:
Session 3: Synergizing Hygienic Design & Operational Excellence for Advancing Food Safety: Lisa Ashmore - Food Safety Specialist, Intralox

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11:00 - 11:30:
Session 4: TBC: Neil Rechlin - Partner, NextGen Group

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11:40 - 12:00:
Session 5: Reposition your Agribusiness Asset-Base to Unlock Value and Maximise Returns: Jesse Manuel – National Director, Colliers Agribusiness

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12:10 - 12:30:
Session 6: Reposition your Agribusiness Asset-Base to Unlock Value and Maximise Returns: Dr Djin Gie Liem – Associate Professor, Deakin University

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13:30 - 14:00:
Session 7: TBC: Scott Hansen - Chief Executive Officer, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority

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14:10 - 14:30:
Session 8: Packaging without Packaging - How Digital Technology is Transforming Packaging: Michael Dosser - Group General Manager, Results Group

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15:10 - 15:30:
Session 9: How The Use of AI and Machine Learning Can Help Farmers In Realtime to Better at What They Do: Jane Muller – Safe Trade Co-Lead, CSIRO

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15:40 - 16:10:
Session 10: TBC: Dr David Hughes – Emeritus Professor of Food Marketing, Imperial College London

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16:15 - 16:35:
Session 11: Beyond the Burden - Reclaiming Value of Good Agricultural Practice in a Holistic Food Safety System: Jane Siebum – Chief Executive Officer, Freshcare

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16:40 - 17:00:
Session 12: Who's Interested In Your Carbon Number?: Noel Ainsworth – Principal Horticulturist, Department of Primary Industries (Queensland)

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MULTIPLE SESSIONS

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09:05 - 09:20:
Session 1: Beneficial Inoculants Which Suit All Crops, Not Just Legumes!: Mark Kirstein - Agricultural Consultant, Omnia

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09:25 - 09:45:
Session 2: Hot Topics In Vegetables - Unlocking the Key Drivers Of Business Success: Jade King - Australian Native Fingerlime Alliance

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09:50 - 10:10:
Session 3: Managing Internal Fruit Rot of Capsicums: Dr Naomi Diplock - Research Scientist, Applied Horticultural Research

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10:15 - 10:30:
Session 4: Trends in Stemphylium of Onion and Paths for Future Multidiciplined Sustainable Management: Shane Fitzgerald - Agronomist , Metagen

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10:40 - 10:55:
Session 5: How to Double Mango Production Without Expanding Your Farm: Dr Ryan Orr – Senior Horticulturist, Queensland Department of Primary Industries

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11:05 - 11:20:
Session 6: Reposition your Agribusiness Asset - Base to Unlock Value and Maximise Returns: Dr John Alawneh – Lead Epidemiologist & Principal Scientist, Queensland Department of Primary Industries

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11:30 - 11:50:
Session 7: Demystifying Ethical Sourcing and Social Compliance for Australian Horticulture: Sachin Ayachit - National Program Manager, Fair Farms

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12:00 - 12:20:
Session 8: Applied Research and Technologies Ltd Trends and Opportunities for Big Improvements in Tree Crop Spray Application Practices and Outcomes: Dr David Manktelow - Business Owner, Applied Research and Technologies Ltd

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13:30 - 13:45:
Session 9: Unlocking AgTech Adoption - How Digital Tools Improve Biosecurity and Safety Compliance: Mike Fielden - Chief Executive Officer, Boratto Farms

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13:55 - 14:10:
Session 10: Ecorobotix "ARA" - The Ultra-High-Precison Sprayer That is Revolutioning Agriculture worldwide: Jose M Marchetti - Director of Business Development, Ecorobotix

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14:20 - 14:35:
Session 11: Scheduling – Why Bother? The Commercial Value of Managing Irrigation Well: Ivor Gaylard – COO & Co-Founding Director, SWAN Systems

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15:00 - 15:15:
Session 12: TBC: TBC

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15:25 - 15:40:
Session 13: Why, Against Apathy and Disinterest, Build a $30M+ F&V Processing Facility in Queensland?: Colin Dorber - Deputy Chairman, CEO and Managing Director, The Lockyer Valley Fruit & Vegetable Processing Co

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15:50 - 16:05:
Session 14: TBC: Dr Shane Phillips - Research and Development Lead, BioCentral Laboratories

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16:15 - 16:35:
Session 15: TBC: TBC

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16:45 - 17:00:
Session 16: The SVS Tool – Facilitating Decision Making for Sustainable N Management in Vegetable Crops: Dr Bruce Searle - Crop Physiologist, Plant & Food Research

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MULTIPLE SESSIONS

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12:00 - 12:30:
Activation Cooking Session 1: Simon Toohey - Television Host, Freshly Picked

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13:30 - 14:00:
Activation Cooking Session 2: Jusine Schofield - Television Host, Everyday Gourmet

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MULTIPLE SESSIONS

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12:00 - 12:30:
Regenerative Farming Session 1: Regenerative Farming Programme: Julius Joel - Group Product Director - Celery, G's

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13:30 - 14:00:
Regenerative Farming Session 2: Panel Discussion Session:
Panellists TBC:

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12:30 - 13:30: Lunch

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13:40 - 14:50:
Women in Horticulture: TBC: TBC

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MULTIPLE SESSIONS

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08:40 - 08:50:
Welcome Address Hort Innovation

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09:00 - 09:30:
Session 1: TBC: Tom McCue - Biotechnology - R&D Manager, Hort Innovation

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09:30 - 10:00:
Session 2: TBC: Julius Joel - Director, G’s Group

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10:00 - 10:10:
Address The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

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10:10 - 10:00:
Session 3: State of the Industry Panel
Panellists TBC:

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10:55 - 11:55:
Session 4: The Honourable Julie Bishop - Former Minister for Foreign Affairs

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11:55 - 12:55:
Session 5: Dr Chadden Hunter - Founder & Director, Chadden Hunter Films

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MULTIPLE SESSIONS

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13:30 - 13:50:
Session 1: TBC:
TBC

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13:40 - 14:00:
Session 2: Next Generation Barcodes: Success for Consumer Engagement, Export, Certification and Anti-Counterfeit:
Caroline Barrett - Director - Primary Industries, GS1

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14:00 - 14:20:
Session 3: Ensuring Quality, Cost Efficiency, and Supply Chain Optimisation:
Jigarkumar Patel - The King Fresh Market Group of Companies

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MULTIPLE SESSIONS

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13:30 - 13:50:
Session 1: Navigating the New Normal and Redefining Value: Neil Moody - Focus Insights

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14:00 - 14:20:
Session 2: TBC:
Hort Innovation

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14:30 - 14:50:
Session 3: Panel Insight
Panellists TBC:

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