2024 Gallery
Relive Hort Connections 2024!
Thank you to all sponsors, exhibitors, growers, industry members and attendees for your continual support of Hort Connections, further cementing it as Australia and New Zealand’s premiere horticulture event. Looking forward to seeing you all in 2025 for an even bigger, better and warmer event.
Annual Vegetable Industry Seminar - Unlocking Productivity and Driving Efficiency with Hyper Local Weather
Jane Bunn, Jane's Weather/Seven Network
Annual Vegetable Industry Seminar - There is a Bug on my Farm, What Happened to my Market?
Rosalie Daniel, AUSVEG
Shakira Johnson, AUSVEG
Annual Vegetables Industry Seminar – Soil Wealth Panel
Adam Schreurs, Schreurs & Sons
Jo van Niekerk, Boomaroo Nurseries
Doris Blaesing, RMCG
Carl Larsen, RMCG
Annual Vegetables Industry Seminar – Sustainable Agriculture - Developing Bio-Synthetic Innovation
Danny Thornton, Agreva & Sustainable Farming Solutions
Annual Vegetables Industry Seminar – Understanding “E-Weights” (AQS) and How It Instantly Reduces Giveaway
Julian Horsley, A&D Australasia
Annual Vegetables Industry Seminar – Industrial Relations Laws - Building Better Businesses
Alana Ryan, NS8 Lawyers & Advisors
Annual Vegetables Industry Seminar – The Role of Biologicals in Growing a Nature Positive Food Future
Jason Brady, Yara Australia
Perfection Fresh Breakfast: Doing Business Differently
Lucy Bloom, Former CEO, Sunrise Cambodia and Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia
Hort Connections 2024 Gala Dinner
Giaan Rooney, Master of Ceremonies
John Said, Fresh Select
Richard Byllaardt, IFPA A-NZ
Bill Bulmer, AUSVEG
Julie Bird, Hort Innovation
Plenary Sessions - Australian Agriculture on the World Stage: Insights, Opportunities and Challenges
Su McCluskey, Special Representative for Australian Agriculture, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Plenary Sessions - State of the Industry Panel
Andrew Tout, Centuria Capital Group/Protected Cropping Australia
Emma Herd, Ernst & Young
John Said, Fresh Select (Aust)/Nutri V
Ben Hoodless, IFPA
Plenary Sessions
Senator the Hon Murray Watt, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry & Minister for Emergency Management, Australian Federal Government
Plenary Sessions - Rebalancing the Supplier–Retailer Relationship
Dr Craig Emerson, Independent Reviewer, Food and Grocery Code of Conduct
Plenary Sessions - Business Models for Long Term Commercial Horticulture Viability
David Williams, PolyNovo Limited, RMA Global Limited and Inoviq Limited
Plenary Sessions - Sustainability in Fresh Produce – A Global Perspective
Tamara Muruetagoiena, International Fresh Produce Association
Supply Chain & Consumers Stream - Improving Consumer Experience Through Orchard and Postharvest Management of Apricots
Dr Jill Stanley, Fruit Crops Physiology, Plant & Food Research
Supply Chain & Consumers Stream - Cultivating Safety through the Horticulture Food Safety Initiative in Australia and New Zealand
Susannah Roelofsz, Fresh Produce Safety Centre
Supply Chain & Consumers Stream - How Suppliers can Eliminate Waste and Emissions in your Produce Supply Chain
Dean Parsons, CHEP Australia
Supply Chain & Consumers Stream - Safety, The Hardest Thing to Grow: Learnings from the Fresh Produce Safety Network Panel
Catherine Velisha, Velisha Farms
James Parry, Fragapane Farms
Katelyn Isles, Bulmer Farms
Neil Salvador, NS8 Lawyers and Advisors
Dr Sarah Oxford, Compensation and Recovery Research at Monash University
Supply Chain & Consumers Stream - Transforming Horticulture - Carbon Management and Reporting
Francois Visser, Carbon Friendly
Cultivation Corner – Agritech Now: Navigating the Current Landscape Panel
Eitan Dan, CropX
Fiona Turner, Bitwise Ag
John Ridley, Converte
Tyson Hackwood, Pairtree Intelligence
Cultivation Corner – Securing Consumer Confidence while Assuring Fresh Produce Food Safety Panel
Dr Andreas Klieber, Quality Associates
Andrew Redman, Perfection Fresh Group
Tristan Kitchener, HARPS
Farzana Adams, FPSC-ANZ
Cultivation Corner – Brands Influence on Produce Premiums and Consumption Panel
Belinda Van Schaik, Hort Innovation
Elisa Siliato, Costa Group - Mushroom and Tomatoes
Matthew Palise, Red Rich Fruit (NSW)
Nick Hotchin, Fresh Markets Australia
Matthew Crouch, Soto Group
Cultivation Corner – How Technology is Changing the Fresh Produce Industry Panel
Francesco Oliveri, Perfection Fresh Group
Dr Steven Scheding, Green Atlas
Sebastian Stoof, TOMRA Food
Jesse Reader, Hort Innovation
Cultivation Corner – Global Sustainable Packaging Case Studies: Paving the Way Forward
Campbell Banfield, Costa Group
Dean Parsons, CHEP Australia
Tamara Muruetagoiena, IFPA
Produce Pavilion – Agtech Innovation – Transforming Horticulture for Global Growth
Andrew Francey, Hort Innovation
Patrick Vizzone, Vertical Oceans
Tom McCue, Hort Innovation
Produce Pavilion – Hort IQ - Data to Drive Demand
Felecia White, Hort Innovation
Wendy Hubbard, Hort Innovation
Produce Pavilion – Empowering Consumer Capital in Agriculture - Sharing the Risk, Sharing the Reward, Sharing the Stories
Nathan MacPhee, IIF (Invest Inya Farmer)
Produce Pavilion – Mind the Gap! What's Next in Food Safety Panel
Angela Candeloro, Tripod Farmers
Jane Siebum, Freshcare
Dr Sukhvinder Pal Singh, NSW DPI
Terry O’ Leary, Paramagh Farming
Zarmeen Hassan, AUSVEG
Produce Pavilion – SEEKA Marketer of teh Year: Finalist Showcase
Tim Withers, IFPA
Lian O'Callaghan, Produce Plus
