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Let’s start the
conversation about
the importance of
AgTech investment
in the Asia-Pacific.
welcome
On behalf of Food Leaders Australia (FLA), an
initiative of economic development organisation
the Toowoomba and Surat Basin Enterprise (TSBE),
I am delighted to welcome you to our inaugural
400M AgInnovate Investment Forum.
FLA has partnered with the University of Southern
Queensland’s (USQ) Institute for Agriculture and
the Environment (IAgE), Queensland Government’s
Advance Queensland Initiative, Holding Redlich and
Agfunder to deliver this Forum to build awareness
and enthusiasm for AgTech innovation and
investment in the Asia-Pacific.
Ben Lyons
FLA/TSBE CEO
As Australia’s leading agriculture region in production and innovation,
we are proud to host this event in Toowoomba. Over the course of
today you will learn from outstanding international speakers about
the current and future focus for investment in AgTech, hear from our
brightest AgTech innovators about what it takes to be successful,
witness presentations from emerging investment ready Ag
technologies and participate in the discussion of how we can foster a
vibrant AgTech innovation ecosystem in the Asia-Pacific.
Thank you for joining us and we hope that over the course of the day,
this flagship 2016 event enriches your understanding of the exciting
future for AgTech in the Asia-Pacific.
400m Forum Program
10:00 – 10:30am
Registration upon entry to Level 2, Toowoomba City Library,
Cnr Herries and Victoria Streets, Toowoomba.
10:30 – 12:20pm
Session 1
What’s Shaping AgTech: The Global
Outlook For Innovation & Investment
Learn from outstanding international speakers about the
current and future focus for investment in AgTech, its
disrupters and wildcards.
Michael Dean, Co-Founder and CIO, Agfunder (USA)
Andrew Kelly, Executive Director and Co-Founder,
Bio Pacific Partners (NZ)
Dr. Zhou Zhenya, Agriculture and Regional Development,
China Academy of Agriculture Science
Liza Noonan, Program Manager - Innovation, CSIRO
Sam Trethewey, Program Manager, SproutX
12:20 – 1:00pm
Networking Lunch
1:00 – 3:00pm
Session 2
Accelerating AgTech:
Innovator Success Stories
Enjoy presentations by our brightest AgTech innovators. Find
out what’s worked, what didn’t and key lessons learnt attracting
innovation capital and launching new technologies and systems
Broughton Boydell, John Deere Intelligent Solutions Group,
Advanced Engineering
Paul Turner, Founder & CEO, AgDNA Pty Ltd
Anthony Hawes, CEO, AgBiTech
Jason Stone, R&D Manager, Farmscan Ag
400m Forum Program
Company
Presentations
Pitch style presentations by AgTech start-ups
or new projects within established firms
Ben Boughton, Founder, Satamap
Keith Bristow, Team Leader, TranspiratiONal
Mitchell Hughes and Tim Bennett, Co-Founders, Adventive
3:00 -3:30pm
Networking Afternoon Tea
3:30 – 5:00pm
Session 3
Driving an Asian AgTech Innovation Boom
Participate in a panel discussion focused on fostering a
vibrant Asian AgTech innovation ecosystem and expanding
the application of AgTech into new markets.
John Hill, Director of Business Development, Yellow Dot Energy
Sujit Kalidas, Investment Associate, Blue Sky Venture capital
Professor Mark Harvey, DVC (Research & Innovation),
University of Southern Queensland
Company
Presentations
Pitch style presentations by AgTech start-ups
or new projects within established firms
Dr Anthony Brewer, agAlytics
Katrina Spencer and Crispin Howitt, Kebari
6:30 – 10:00pm
Forum Dinner at Inbound, Toowoomba Railway Station,
Railway Street, Toowoomba. Featuring Guest Speaker:
Ros Harvey, Founder and Managing Director, The Yield
Proudly sponsored by FKG
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Paul Turner, Founder & CEO, AgDNA Pty Ltd