Explore new opportunities for cooperation and building strategic innovation partnerships.Join the conversation and hear the voice of the farmer and the voice of the planet.
Watch the webinar below.
8:00am – 8:20 am – Opening and Welcome to the summit
- Kenneth Irons – Chair, AgriTechNZ
- Hon Damien O’Connor – Minister for Agriculture and Trade, Ministry for Primary Industries
- Padraig Hennessy – Chair AgTech Ireland, CEO Terra Nutritech
- Charlie McConalogue TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Fianna Fail
- Brendan O’Connell – Chief Executive, AgriTechNZ
8:25 am – 9:15am – Panel 1 – Voice of the farmer
In this session we will hear from farmers in New Zealand and Ireland who have been learning from each other through various exchanges. The challenge on-farm and role of technologies will be considered across both regions.
- Mark Neal – Associate Strategy and Investment Leader, Dairy NZ
- Colin Glass – Chief Executive, Dairy Holdings Limited
- Phillip Murphy – Farmer, Software Engineer
- Paidi Kelly – Farmer
- Peter Morgan – Farmer
8:25 am – 9:15am – Panel 3 – Voice of planet
In this session we will hear from research and industry organisations who are addressing issues of climate impact and sustainability that are shared by both countries and impact the future of livestock farming globally.
- Dr John Roche – Chief Science Advisor, New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industry
- Tommy Boland – Associate Dean for Research, Innovation and Impact & Prof of Ruminant Nutrition, School of Agriculture and Food Science UCD
- Enda Buckley – Director Of Sustainability, Carbery Group
- Prof Sinéad Waters – Principal Research Scientist, Animal and Bioscience Dept, Teagasc. Co-chair of the Livestock Research Group of the GRA
- Charlotte Rutherford – Director, On Farm Excellence – Fonterra
9:20 am – 9:35am – Closing remarks
- Brendan O’Connell – Chief Executive, AgriTechNZ
- Dan O’Brien – Vice Chair, AgTech Ireland
- Ambassador of New Zealand to Ireland, HE Brad Burgess
- Ambassador of Ireland to New Zealand, HE Peter Ryan