HORT CONNECTIONS 2018 MAJOR PARTNERS

HORT CONNECTIONS 2018 PROGRAMTUESDAY 19 JUNE0700–0800 Perfection Fresh Breakfast

Great Hall 3 & 4

Rod Quantock – Comedian

0800–1040 Plenary SessionGreat Hall 1 & 2

0800–0810 Introduction

0800–0840 Beyond Tomorrow | The Human RevolutionChris Riddell – Tech Futurist

0840–0930 State of the IndustryJames 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 – Clareo

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

1040–1700 Trade ShowExhibition Hall 1/2

1040–1100 Morning Tea

1100–1320 Fresh Hub Sessions

1100–1140 HARPSTristan Kitchener – Kitchener Partners

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

1240–1300 The Future of Fruit is DigitalPerry Sansom – Tomra

1310–1320 Business Applications of Blockchain in the food supply chainTodd Berg & Ilango Surendran – Harvestmark

1230–1400 Lunch

1400–1700 Trade Show

1330–1640 AUSVEG StreamMeeting Room M3

APAL StreamMeeting Room M1/2

PMA StreamMeeting Room M4

1330–1350 Wayne Shields – Peninsula Fresh Organic Plant growth regulators use in apples and pears in South AfricaProfessor Karen Theron – Stellebosch University, South Africa

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

1350–1420 Innovation and consumer trendsMatt Hood - Rugby Farms, Rocky Varapodio - Oakmoor Orchards, Natalie Bell - Mountain Blue FarmsDaniel Williams - Coles (Moderator)

1400–1440 Fail to plan, plan to fail | Research led brand developmentMatthew Crouch – Freshmax Group,Deirdre Conroy - Big Picture Group

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

Key limiting factors to productivity and fruit quality of appleDr Jens Wünsche – University of Hohenheim, Germany

1440–1520 Global Retail Trends PanelCathy Burns – PMA, Bryan Raymond – Citi Research, Drew Yancey – ClareoJoe Craggs – PMA A-NZ (Moderator)

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

Relying on calcium sprays is sometimes not enough to reduce bitter pit in applesDr Lee Kalcsits – Washington State University, United States of America

1520–1600 Behavioural Profiling Marketing Nicole Wagenecht – ReachLocal ANZ

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

Innovations in automation and robotics for horticulture Steve Saunders – Plus Group Horticulture, New Zealand

1600–1640 Content and Digital MarketingAmy Walker – Cognitive

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

1700–1800 Trade Show Happy HourExhibition Hall 1/2

HORT CONNECTIONS 2018 CO-HOSTS

HORT CONNECTIONS 2018 PROGRAMWEDNESDAY 20 JUNE0700–0800 Breakfast Session

Plaza Ballroom

A Second Chance in LifeTommy Le

0800–1230 Global Innovations in Horticulture SeminarMeeting Room M3

0800–0810 IntroductionGreg Fraser – Plant Health Australia

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

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

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

0940–1000 Multi Tool Trac: The innovative tractor to meet the high demands of the best growers in the worldMaarten van Ham - Multi Tool Trac

1000–1020 Scientific Traceability – Proving Origin, Protecting ReputationsSandon Adams – Oritain

1020–1040 Creating opportunities through prolific inventionMichael Manion – Keon Research

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

1210–1230 ConclusionGreg Fraser – Plant Health Australia

0800–1040 Concurrent Session 1Meeting Room M1/2

Concurrent Session 2Meeting Room M4

Concurrent Session 3Meeting Room P1/2

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

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

0800–0840 Future Food Trends: What’s the next kale boomChanel Day – Nielsen, Denise Hamblin – Colmar Brunton, Heather Smyth – QAAFIMary-Ann Augustin – CSIROAlice Zaslavsky – Alice in Frames (Moderator)

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

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

0840–0910 Temperature monitoring driving practice change in export chainsNoel Ainsworth – QDAF, Rowan Little – Montague, Scott Ledger – Manbulloo

0910–0940 Vertical Farms and PFALGraeme Smith – Graeme Smith Consulting

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

0910–1000 Tomorrow’s WorkforceJoanna Howe – The University of Adelaide, Jennifer Crook – Fair Work Ombudsman

0940–1010 The Value of the Circular EconomyJohn Alderson – CHEP

0940–1010 Whole Genome SequencingDr Amy Jennison – Queensland Department of Health

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

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

1000–1040 How can I make better decisions using dataMartin Kneebone – Freshlogic, Emma Germano – I Love Farms, Angelica Suarez Cadavid – University of New England, Kees Versteeg – QualipacAdam Briggs – Hort Innovation (Moderator)

1040–1500 Trade ShowExhibition Hall 1/2

1040–1100 Morning Tea

1100–1310 Fresh Hub Sessions

1100–1140 Marketer of the Year finalist presentationsMatthew Jones – Produce Plus

1210–1230 Introducing Fruit Rights AustraliaRussell Soderlund

1250–1310 The Fair Farms Initiative – towards market recognition for good horticulture employersRachel McKenzie – Growcom

1230–1400 Lunch

1400–1500 Trade Show

1330–1430 PMA A-NZ Fresh Perspectives – Effecting Change WorkshopMeeting Room M4

1430–1530 Women in Horticulture Meeting Room M3

Pip Courtney – Landline (Moderator)

1430–1500 Leading on the edgeRachael Robertson – BA, Grad.Dip.M’ment, MBA

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

1530–1630 Fresh Perspectives and Women in Horticulture Networking EventMezzanine Foyer

1900–1930 Pre-Dinner Drinks Main Foyer

1930–2300 Hort Connections Gala DinnerGreat Hall