Join the Auckland pre-2035 Oceania Summit workshop - 31 May
The Auckland pre-2035 Oceania Summit is designed to bring together the region's scientific & research community, its industry leaders, agribusiness & agritech companies, farmers & growers, regulators and policy makers to meet and discuss how agrifood tech innovation and on-farm application can help address the existential threat posed by climate change.
The 2035 Oceania Summit would like to acknowledge the significant support provided by our Platinum Partner, BNZ, in assisting host the Auckland pre-2035 Oceania Summit workshop. Coffee, tea and light refreshments will be available.
You can register to join the Auckland workshop here
Auckland Pre-2035 Oceania Summit Workshop Programme
8.45am – 9.30am: Registration & Coffee
9.30am – 9.35am: Welcome to the Workshop
MC: Jason Reeves; Head of Export Business Development, Bank of New Zealand
9.35am – 9.45am: Introduction to the 2035 Oceania Summit
Peter Wren-Hilton, Convenor, 2035 Oceania Summit
9.45am – 10.00am: Understanding how New Zealand biotech companies addressing agrifood & climate challenges
Zahra Champion, Executive Director, BiotechNZ
10.00am -10.15am: Understanding the current agrifood research and innovation pipeline at the University of Auckland
Analeise Murahidy, Director Strategic Growth, Auckland Uniservices
10.15am – 10.35am Understanding the current Agrifood and Climate-related research at Plant & Food Research
Roger Robson-Williams, Chief Sustainability Officer, Plant & Food Research
10.35am – 11.00am: Panel Discussion: The AgriFoodTech Investment landscape around sustainability & climate
Jon Sandbrook, Investment Manager, NZTE
Maria Jose (MJ) Alvarez, Investment Manager, WNT Ventures
Mick Liubinskas, Founder, Climate Salad, (dialing in remotely from Sydney)
11.00am – 11.30am: Coffee Break
11.30am – 11.50pm: What’s happening to Auckland’s residential food scraps over the next 20 years?
Andrew Fisher, Director, EcoGas
11.50am – 12.15pm: Understanding global sustainability trends through a New Zealand lens
Rebekah Cain, BNZ Chief Sustainability Officer, supported by Dana Muir (Agri) & Tim Wixon (Agritech)
12.15pm – 12.45pm: Update on the Agritech Industry Transformation Plan (ITP)
Simon Yarrow, Agritech ITP Lead, Callaghan Innovation & Sarah Hindle, Agritech ITP Lead, NZTE
12.45pm – 1.45pm: Close & Networking
Light refreshments served
