AgriTech New Zealand

LandWISE 21: Working Smarter
2021-05-19 08:00 - 2021-05-20 17:00 (Pacific/Auckland)
This event is run by LandWISE 21. As an affiliate of the Tech Alliance, standard event pricing applies.

After our Covid Cancelled Conference of 2020, we are delighted to be gathering again for LandWISE 2021!

We’ll update you on progress of our major projects: Future Proofing Vegetable Production, Smart Tools for Orchard Drainage, and Herbicide Resistance Management. We’ll tell you of our plans for the MicroFarm, Carbon Positive, Water Security and more. And of course, we’ll bring others to share their knowledge and experiences.

Techweek2021
2021-05-22 08:00 - 2021-05-30 17:00
Techweek2021 will be a mix of live, virtual and hybrid events so there’s something to suit everyone. Physical events will be carried out right across the country, while virtual events can be attended and enjoyed from anywhere in the world!

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Growing with AgriTech: New Zealand and German collaboration
2021-05-27 16:00 - 17:30
This event is not run by an association in the Tech Alliance, but may be of interest to some members.

As the trade-link between two countries of impressive farming heritage, the German-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce is thrilled to be helping push forward the new frontier of AgriTech. By bringing together skills and technologies from both countries we can feed innovation and the adoption of new processes.
In this Techweek special, we have invited five companies in the AgriTech space to share the latest in technological innovation with you. If you are interested in the fast-moving AgriTech landscape and the growing potential for German-New Zealand collaboration in R&D, technology adoption, and exports — this event is for you!
AgriTech in New Zealand and Germany is moving from strength to strength, with government and industry keen to invest in a flourishing sector and support a greener economy. Here in New Zealand, the government signaled their commitment with a hefty 11.4 billion earmarked for direct investment towards implementing the ‘Agritech Industry Transformation Plan’. This is no gamble: improved uptake of Agritech in New Zealand is expected to bring up to $9.6b in increased farm output alone. In Germany, a buzzing Agritech startup scene runs alongside their well-established agricultural equipment industry, the largest in the world. About $96 million Euros of venture capital flowed into these startups in 2019 (GTAI). But it is not just the government and industry investment that will feed innovation — but collaboration, trade, and knowledge-sharing too.
Speakers

Heiko Stumpf, GTAI – Director for Germany Trade & Invest
Chris Staff, Bayer | Crop Science division – Head of Digital Farming, Australia and New Zealand
Mark Harris, Gallagher Animal Management Systems – Marketing Manager
Peter Landon-Lane, T&G Global Ltd – Director Innovation & Technical
Erin Daly, German-New Zealand Chamber of Commerce – Manager of Consulting Services

Event details:

Date: Thursday 27 May
Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm
Location: B:Hive, Bayer, Smales Farm, 72 Taharoto Road, Takapuna, Auckland, 0622
Cost: Free

Future Food Asia 2021
2021-06-07 08:00 - 2021-06-11 17:00
This is not a Tech Alliance event but may be of interest to some members.
Announcing the launch of the 5th edition of Future Food Asia (FFA) Awards.
Over the coming five months the FFA jury will select 10 startup finalists to compete for the US$ 100,000 grand prize. In the past four years, FFA has acted as springboard for innovators and empowered 40+ early stage startups from Asia Pacific by providing them the stage to present their cutting-edge innovations, and distributed over US$ 1 million in awards.
The startup finalists will showcase their innovations at the Future Food Asia 2021 Conference in June. The FFA Conference has become the voice of agrifood innovation in Asia Pacific, and brings together decision makers from leading agriculture and food corporations, influential investors, rising innovators and other key ecosystem players together.
As the AgriFoodTech sector comes of age, the big promise of sustainability is about to move from a state of ‘theory’ to ‘assessment’. Talents from all walks of life start to come to AgriFoodTech. All this is generating new approaches to building the future of food start to emerge and will fuel the FFA conversation in the coming months.

Capital games: raising capital for agritech business
2021-06-09 14:00 - 16:00
This is a Tech Alliance event enabled by ASX

Free for members of AgriTechNZ and AusAgritech

$25 for non-members

With the recent launch of the 40m Finistere Aotearoa Venture Capital Fund, the landscape of agritech capital options has changed significantly. In combination with other funds such as the Pacific Channel Elevate fund in New Zealand and Tenacious Ventures in Australia, there are multiple options for innovators in the region. Arguably, the continuum of investment from angel/seed to growth capital is more complete than it has ever been for agritech businesses.
In that context, we take the time to ask investors what ‘investability’ looks like for agritech and ask agritech business leaders to share their capital journey stories and insights.
– Opportunity for AgriTechNZ and AusAgritech member companies and others to come together and hear from both agritech investors and near peers who have raised capital for their agritech businesses
– Raise awareness on the range of investment approaches open to agritech businesses
– Share thoughts on the agritech investment experience from business leaders who have lived it
– Create a forum for networking and intelligent discussion with industry peers

The Investors:

Matthew Pryor, Co-Founder, Tenacious Ventures
Matthew Pryor is co-founder of Tenacious Ventures and a Partner at AgThentic. He was previously co-founder of Observant, an Australian agtech pioneer acquired by Jain in February 2017. He was the founding chair of Rocket Seeder, a food & ag innovation accelerator, and is passionate about promoting Australian agri-food innovation globally. Tenacious Ventures is Australia’s first and only dedicated agrifood tech VC firm.
Dean Tilyard, Venture Partner, Finistere Ventures
Dean is the Venture Partner for Finistere Ventures in New Zealand, where he specializes in seed-stage agtech companies. Additionally, Dean is Chief Executive of The Factory and Executive Director at Sprout Agritech, a New Zealand start-up advisory and accelerator. He has experience with multiple start-ups and technologies and is a founding member of the New Zealand Angel Association where he received the Association’s inaugural Kotahitanga Award. Dean has founded an angel investor network and two seed investment funds. He has a BA(Hons) in Economics and Geography from Otago University. Finistere Ventures and New Zealand Growth Capital Partners have recently launched a $40M NZD Agrifood technology fund focused on sustainability and nutrition innovations.
Maria Jose Alvaez, Investment Manager at New Zealand Growth Capital Partners
Before joining NZGCP, MJ worked as a Commercialisation Manager for the Inventors Fund at Auckland UniServices, investing in early-stage deep-tech and start-up companies that originated from the University of Auckland. In 2012, and while undertaking her undergraduate degree as a Biotechnology Engineer at Universidad Andres Bello in Chile, MJ co-founded and operated VidAoX, a deep-tech start-up focused on the Agritech sector. Maria Jose is an Independent Committee member at StartUp Science, the Seed Accelerator and Investment arm of the Chilean Ministry of Science, which focuses on providing funding and support for deep-tech ventures. She is also a founding member of the Momentum Investment Committee, a national organisation that provides advice and access to funding for young entrepreneurs. MJ is a part of the AgriTech & Food Investment Committee at Return On Science, and mentors early-career women in STEM that are transitioning into Industry, as well as young entrepreneurs and early-stage companies. New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (NZGCP) is a venture capital fund established by the New Zealand Government to stimulate investment into early-stage Kiwi tech companies with high-growth potential.
Eleshea D’Souza , Corporate Development Manager at LIC
As a qualified Chartered Accountant and enrolled Barrister and Solicitor with experience in marketing, sales, strategy and finance, Eleshea has developed opportunities in the European, New Zealand and ASEAN regions, with a focus on strategising and executing new business ideas. Previously Eleshea held marketing and business development roles at Landcorp/Pamu and Fonterra. Eleshea was behind the launch of the LIC AgCelerator Fund, which invests in early-stage dairy agritech start ups globally to support strategic innovations in the industry. Eleshea is also the Founder and Director of the Art In Bloom Academy, an art entertainment business with the goal of turning every home in Auckland into an art gallery.
Blair Harrison, NZ Manager, Australian Securities Exchange
Blair Harrison is the first representative of the ASX in New Zealand. Blair, who is a lawyer by training, has worked for the ASX since 2013, returning home to New Zealand in 2019 to open the ASX, New Zealand office. Blair hails from New Zealand but has worked in Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom over his career which includes a stint as a solicitor with global asset manager JP Morgan in London. ASX is the global leader in A$ and NZ$ financial markets, one of the top 10 securities exchanges in the world, the region’s leading technology securities exchange, and the largest interest rate derivatives market in Asia. ASX has trading hubs in many of the world’s major financial centres, attracting company listings from all around the globe – including New Zealand where it has now become the biggest marketplace in the world for New Zealand IPOs (Initial Public Offerings), capital raises and turnover.
Brent Ogilvie co-founder and Managing Director of Pacific Channel
Brent S. Ogilvie is the Managing Director of Pacific Channel, New Zealand’s leading venture creation, development and investment firm focused on early-stage health, clean-tech and ag-tech innovation. Mr Ogilvie was the founding investor director of Engender Technologies, which developed a proprietary process to separate X (female) and Y (male) bearing bull sperm cells to enable cattle farmers to choose the sex of offspring. Mr Ogilvie co-founded Engender and led it from foundation to its successful sale to a global dairy genetics company generating a significant capital return for its scientists, Auckland UniServices, Pacific Channel and its co-investors. Mr. Ogilvie was also co-founder, founding CEO and Director of Somnaceutics, which developed a sleep enhancement tonic, which was sold to NIG: Mr. Ogilvie was also Director of Ecodiesel, a biodiesel technology company that sold its business assets to Z Energy. Prior to founding Pacific Channel, Brent was New Zealand Consul & Trade Commissioner to New York. Pacific Channel is an early-stage investment and development firm focused on building successful deep-tech ventures from New Zealand. Brent manages the $55m Pacific Channel Fund II, an early-stage venture investment fund focussed on life sciences, cleantech, agritech, future foods and advanced engineering and manufacturing innovation in New Zealand.
Hugh Robertson Jnr, Director – Equity Capital Markets at Bell Potter Securities
Hugh has worked with clients and large international organisations in the financial services, technology, fast moving consumable goods and agricultural industries. He has extensive experience in the areas of business development, strategic planning, commodity risk management, financial management and corporate finance. Hugh’s areas of interest include a focus on small cap industrial stocks. Bell Potter Securities is a leading Australian stockbroking, investment and financial advisory firm that provides a comprehensive offering of financial services to individuals, institutions and corporations.

The Innovators:

Steve Saunders, CEO – Founder at Robotics Plus Ltd
During the early days of GroPlus, the first of the Plus Group companies, Steve Saunders had a vision of sustainability – decades before this concept became mainstream. Steve recognised the underlying need to adopt best practices that would ensure efficiency in the horticulture industry, yet at the heart of all decisions was the deep desire to look after the growers. From that understanding, Robotics Plus emerged to solve the growing challenges in the global primary industries such as: labour shortages, sustainability for growers, pollination gaps and yield security. Steve’s vision and industry knowledge has forged the relationships that drive the development of technology and capability with a focus on automated systems for horticulture to address the growing challenges in the industry. Steve is also a Director of PlantTech Research Institute, Miro Ltd, WNT Ventures, Plus Group Horticulture Limited, Pollen Plus Ltd, Grow Plus Ltd and Mount Pack and Cool Ltd.
Bridgit Hawkins, Chief Sustainability Officer at CropX Technologies
Raised on a Reporoa sheep and beef farm, Bridgit gained a Masters Degree in Agricultural Science from Massey University before focusing on transforming science into a product or service that adds value. Bridgit built Regen, a leading provider of cloud-based, precision effluent and irrigation decision support tools, as CEO and Director. In 2020, CropX, a global soil sensing and agricultural analytics leader, acquired Regen and Bridgit took up the role of Chief Science Officer. CropX deliver the most advanced in-soil data analytics, decision support tools and data-driven irrigation prescriptions to growers as a global in-soil IoT leader.
Greg Jarvis, CEO Bluelab Corporation
Greg Jarvis was working as a regional manager in Tauranga in 2000 for Ballance Agri-Nutrients, then known as BOP Fertiliser, when he decided it was time to strike out on his own. Mr Jarvis bought a Tauranga company called NZ Hydroponics, restructured it, renamed it Bluelab, and has since turned it into a New Zealand success story with 98 per cent of the company’s output going to export markets. Bluelab design, develop and market a range of electronic meters, monitors and controllers to enable growers to accurately measure and control parameters such as pH, conductivity and temperature in water-based solutions through each growing phase.
Timothy Allan, CEO and Managing Director of UBCO
Timothy has over 20 years of experience as an innovation and R&D Leader. Prior to leading UBCO, he established his own product development company Locus Research and led it for 15 years. Timothy has operated across diverse industries from sporting and equipment, to construction products, medical devices and aerospace. He has advised some of New Zealand’s leading companies on R&D and Innovation as well as being an active early-stage investor. UBCO was founded on the idea of a rugged Utility Electric Vehicle (UEV) that would transform the way people ride, work and play. UBCO has rapidly developed into a digitally connected UEV platform. Leveraging the benefits of modern electric drive and battery technology, UBCO’s platform includes on and off-road transport (2×2), portable power, accessories, and subscription software.
Darryn Keiller, CEO & Founder of WayBeyond
After leadership roles with HP, LexisNexis and Spark, Darryn started anew as an Entrepreneur. Passionate about transformative technology, in 2015, he conceived a new vision for the Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) industry; digital farmers, open autonomous systems and cognitive services including the virtual agronomist. Already an investor, he joined Autogrow as CEO in 2016. In 2017, Darryn pioneered the first CEA hackathon CropsOnMars and conceived FarmRoad; the industry’s only knowledge and A.I. based learning system for optimizing crop and farm productivity. The initial launch to market of FarmRoad paved the way for the next generation of solutions and the birth of the new business in 2021 – WayBeyond. Waybeyond delivers A.I. based Yield Prediction, a Crop Management Platform (Farmroad) and climate monitoring solutions (Folium) for enterprise growers.

Special thanks to ASX for hosting this event.

Event details
Date: Wednesday 9 June
Time: 2.00pm – 4.00pm NZST (12:00pm – 2:00pm AEST)
Venue: University of Waikato – Tauranga Campus – 101 Durham Street, Tauranga
Cost: Free (non-members $25), Free Online
Join us online: A link will be emailed to you.

Fieldays
2021-06-16 08:00 - 2021-06-19 17:00
This is not a Tech Alliance event but may be of some interest to members.

The Southern Hemisphere’s largest agricultural event and the ultimate launch platform for cutting edge technology and innovation.
Whether you are from in town or out in the country, a Fieldays veteran or visiting for the first time, Fieldays has something for everyone. Fieldays presents New Zealand’s agricultural and primary sectors with an international marketplace to advance agriculture, while honouring our three pillars – innovation, education, globalisation.
As we look forward to 2021, the health and wellbeing of our customers, staff, and event attendees remains our top priority – For the latest information regarding COVID-19 and our event please see our venue site Mystery Creek

Capital games: raising capital for agritech business at Fieldays
2021-06-17 11:30 - 12:30
This is a Tech Alliance event

Free

This is a physical event only

With the recent launch of the $40m Finistere Aotearoa Venture Capital Fund, the landscape of agritech capital options has changed significantly. In combination with other funds such as the Pacific Channel Elevate fund in New Zealand and Tenacious Ventures in Australia, there are multiple options for innovators in the region. Arguably, the continuum of investment from angel/seed to growth capital is more complete than it has ever been for agritech businesses.
In that context, we take the time to ask investors what ‘investability’ looks like for agritech and ask agritech business leaders to share their capital journey stories and insights.

The Investors:

Dean Tilyard, Venture Partner, Finistere Ventures
Dean is the Venture Partner for Finistere Ventures in New Zealand, where he specializes in seed-stage agtech companies. Additionally, Dean is Chief Executive of The Factory and Executive Director at Sprout Agritech, a New Zealand start-up advisory and accelerator. He has experience with multiple start-ups and technologies and is a founding member of the New Zealand Angel Association where he received the Association’s inaugural Kotahitanga Award. Dean has founded an angel investor network and two seed investment funds. He has a BA(Hons) in Economics and Geography from Otago University. Finistere Ventures and New Zealand Growth Capital Partners have recently launched a $40M NZD Agrifood technology fund focused on sustainability and nutrition innovations.
Maria Jose Alvaez, Investment Manager at New Zealand Growth Capital Partners
Before joining NZGCP, MJ worked as a Commercialisation Manager for the Inventors Fund at Auckland UniServices, investing in early-stage deep-tech and start-up companies that originated from the University of Auckland. In 2012, and while undertaking her undergraduate degree as a Biotechnology Engineer at Universidad Andres Bello in Chile, MJ co-founded and operated VidAoX, a deep-tech start-up focused on the Agritech sector. Maria Jose is an Independent Committee member at StartUp Science, the Seed Accelerator and Investment arm of the Chilean Ministry of Science, which focuses on providing funding and support for deep-tech ventures. She is also a founding member of the Momentum Investment Committee, a national organisation that provides advice and access to funding for young entrepreneurs. MJ is a part of the AgriTech & Food Investment Committee at Return On Science, and mentors early-career women in STEM that are transitioning into Industry, as well as young entrepreneurs and early-stage companies. New Zealand Growth Capital Partners (NZGCP) is a venture capital fund established by the New Zealand Government to stimulate investment into early-stage Kiwi tech companies with high-growth potential.
Eleshea D’Souza , Corporate Development Manager at LIC
As a qualified Chartered Accountant and enrolled Barrister and Solicitor with experience in marketing, sales, strategy and finance, Eleshea has developed opportunities in the European, New Zealand and ASEAN regions, with a focus on strategising and executing new business ideas. Previously Eleshea held marketing and business development roles at Landcorp/Pamu and Fonterra. Eleshea was behind the launch of the LIC AgCelerator Fund, which invests in early-stage dairy agritech start ups globally to support strategic innovations in the industry. Eleshea is also the Founder and Director of the Art In Bloom Academy, an art entertainment business with the goal of turning every home in Auckland into an art gallery.
Emerald Scofield, Associate at Pacific Channel
Emerald Scofield is an Associate at Pacific Channel, which manages a $55m deep tech fund focused on early-stage health, clean-tech and ag-tech innovation.
At Pacific Channel Emerald is responsible for assessing potential investments, and for developing and operationalising ESG criteria.
Emerald takes an active role in supporting Pacific Channel’s start-ups, especially to anticipate and overcome potential issues and to develop their commercialisation strategies. Notably, for the past year Emerald has been working hands on with Orbis Diagnostics, which is working to develop medical laboratory precision diagnostics for use on farms and at other points of need.
Emerald has a keen interest in advancing sustainable practices, especially those in the agritech sector. She is passionate about the future of food, and how we plan to sustainably feed our future populations.
Emerald holds a BSc in Biotechnology from the University of Auckland.”

Event details
Date: Thursday 17 June
Time: 11:30am – 12:30pm NZST
Venue: Fieldays – Mystery Creek Pavilion – Annex space
125 Mystery Creek Rd, Mystery Creek
Map Location for the event ( The Annex Space – on the side of the Pavilion Building right in the centre of fieldays)
Cost: Free

Cultivating fertile futures in Japan with New Zealand AgriTech 2021
2021-06-28 08:00 - 2021-08-30 17:00
This is an event run in partnership with NZTE

Join the complimentary Cultivating fertile futures in Japan with NZ Agritech on the virtual platform to stay up-to-date the upcoming activities.
This is a convenient gathering ground for Japanese businesses and farmers and New Zealand Agritech companies to interact and discover where they can best support each other’s needs.
We’ve got an exciting line up of live webinars and business matching opportunities for you. Meet with key Japanese agritech industry players and businesses to find out more about the market.

Agritech SAT Summit
2021-06-30 08:00 - 17:00
This event is not run by an association in the Tech Alliance, but may be of interest to some members.

SAT Summits are industry led events dedicated to increasing the depth of the conversation and understanding of the agritech eco-system and its potential. This particular SAT Summit focuses on SEED and is a deep dive into the Agritech sector from a funding, support and start-up perspective. The conversation goes beyond the overviews to get us thinking and dives into issues (in many cases for the first time on such a platform) like agricultural problems that need an agritech solution, what to do with an idea, research and development, funding, the investor landscape, strategic partnerships, acquisition, data owenership and much more…
The summit agenda is structured to include esteemed keynote speakers, international best practice, industry leader case studies and discussion panels allowing for LIVE Q&A in specific topic areas. Furthermore, the agenda uses virtual event technology to explore different sectors within the industry in greater detail….areas.
This unique event will also highlight some of the great innovators and shine a spotlight on some of the highest potential start-ups in the space.

Topics will include:

The 4th Revolution in Agriculture Global Opportunities
VCs and Funding
Investment Opportunities
Start-Ups
Scaling & Growing
Data, Legal & GDPR
Hubs, Research and Initiatives
Product Rollout
Strategic Partnering & Collaboration
R&D Best Practice
Traditional Industry Adapting
Acquisition

Speakers:
Lorcan Allen Business Editor, Business post
Hadar Sutovsky – Vice President External Innovation, ICL Group, Israel
Peter Wren-Hilton – Managing Director, Wharf 42, New Zealand
Theo Kanellos – Director Business Development and Allliances, Zoetis International
Cathal Fitzgerald – Senior Investment Director Food and Agriculture, Ireland Strategic Investment Fund
Brendan O’Connell – Chief Executive, AgriTechNZ
Ger Heffernan – Principal, Heffernan Financial Advisory.
James Maloney – Enterprise Ireland
Danny O’Brien – Managing Director EMEA, SVG Ventures | THRIVE
Nicky Deasy – Managing Partner, Yield Lab Europe
Donal Ryan Investment Director, Finistere Ventures
Dr. Michael Gifford Head of Commercialisation, NIAB, UK
Edmond Harty – Former Entrepreneur of the Year & Adjunct Full Professor, UCD
Dr. Terry Smith – President, Dairy Strategies, USA
Mike Salter – Innovation Scout/R&D Facilitator, AB Agri, UK
Karen Hildebrand PHD – Head, WW Solutions Architecture, Agriculture, Amazon Web Services
Mareese Keane – Co-Founder, Opengate Partners, USA
Donal Ryan – Managing Partner, Finistere Ventures

Those that should attend include:

Agri-Tech Companies
Technology Specialists
Cloud, Bandwidth & SaaS Providers
Venture Capitalists and Investors
AgriBusiness Partners
Food & Drink Companies
Regulatory & Government Agencies
Banks, Finance & investment Institutions
Consultancy & Advisory Firms
Legal Firms
Academia
International Trade Associations
Industry Service Suppliers

To adapt to the current environment and the growing demand for delegates to enjoy the conference experience in an online manner, SAT Summit will come to you as a virtual event.
While our delegates will join in from the comfort of their homes and offices across Ireland and around the world, the event itself will be broadcast live from our dedicated studio in Dublin. Many of our speakers and panellists will appear live on stage, while our international keynotes and participants will be video-conferenced in to join the conversation.
Delegates will have the opportunity to step into the unique virtual summit environment, which includes access to the main virtual conference stage for the full day, live speaker & panel Q&A sessions, a virtual exhibition hall, copies of presentations & content post-event, as well as the opportunity to network, connect and chat with fellow online attendees, speakers and partners in real time.
Virtual attendance will be easily facilitated by our specially customised conferencing platform and dedicated AV team.
Benefits of virtual attendance include:

Access to Virtual Main Stage for all keynotes, presentations and debates
Deeper dives into topics with multiple streaming tracks
Video content of the latest industry innovation
Breakout and roundtable sessions
Opportunities to meet 100’s of attendees virtually, and set up meetings and conversations
Online virtual exhibition hall
Meet the industry using our matchmaking and profiling facilities
Copy of attendee list post-event
Copy of all presentations post-event

Primary Industries New Zealand Summit & Awards
2021-07-06 08:30 - 2021-07-07 17:00
This event is not run by an association in the Tech Alliance, but may be of interest to some members.

The Primary Industries New Zealand Summit is now less than a month away.
Featuring a wealth of inspiring speakers and industry leaders, the Summit tackles the big issues the whole of the primary sector is grappling with, as it strives to transition to the future. Particularly workforce issues, freshwater and of course, climate change.
With the Climate Change Commission’s final report just released, we are fortunate to be featuring a presentation from Professor Nicola Shadbolt, Commissioner, Climate Change Commission & Chair, Plant and Food Research & Professor of Farm & AgriBusiness Management at Massey University. Whether you agree with the Commission’s recommendations or not, the Summit provides a fantastic opportunity to come together with others from across the sector to develop a workable roadmap to growing a sustainable, productive future for the industry.

PANEL Workforce capacity and capability in the primary sector

Nigel Philpott, Chief Executive, Primary ITO

Dr Michelle Glogau, Chief Executive, Primary Industry Capability Alliance

Cheyne Gillooly, Director Investment, Skills & Performance, Ministry of Primary Industries

Dr Armin Werner, Group Manager-Precision Agriculture, Lincoln Agritech

Alan Pollard, Chief Executive, New Zealand Apples & Pears

PANEL Working together to improve the quality of NZ’s Freshwater

Nadeine Dommisse, Deputy Secretary Environment Sustainable Land Use Delivery, Ministry for the Environment

Tim Davie, Director Science, Environment Canterbury

David Burger, Strategy and Investment Leader Responsible Dairy, Dairy NZ

Whether you’re a producer, supplier, scientist, industry representative or policy maker researcher, you need to be there.

Attracting agritech investments: How to make your mark in Japan
2021-07-08 13:00 - 15:00
This event is run in partnership with NZTE

This webinar will feature a case study from Yamaha Motors on reasons for investing in New Zealand companies and what attracts similar Japanese companies, including the future of agri-tech companies in New Zealand. In addition, we will share with you tips on how to best use our platform, promote your products and solutions to the Japanese market.

Speakers:
Jim Aota, CEO, Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley
Fayaz Budhwani, Manager, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC

To Join the webinar:
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All about Organic Farming (for Japanese businesses)
2021-07-09 15:30 - 17:00
This is an event run in partnership with NZTE

This webinar will cover an introduction to the New Zealand outdoor pasture-based livestock industry, brief history of the some major changes in the dairy and beef cattle industries over the last 30 years, and the types of dairy and beef cattle farm systems found in New Zealand and thoughts on organic milk and beef production.
Speaker:
Dr Alec Mackay, Principal Scientist, AgResearch
Dr. Alec Mackay is based on the Grasslands campus in Palmerston North. He has a B Agric Sci (Hons) and a PhD in Soil Science from Massey University and is a Fellow, Life Member and Past President of the New Zealand Society of Soil Science. He was recently awarded the Ray Brougham Trophy by the New Zealand Grasslands Trust for outstanding national contributions to pastoral farming industries. His research includes the influence of pasture agriculture practices on legume-based pastures, soil fertility, organic matter, pore function and biology as it influences soil processes and the provision of a wide range of services. He is also involved in refinements to land evaluation and development of next generation farm systems modelling and planning tools. He works closely with industry and landowners.

To join the webinar:
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AgriTechNZ & IoT Alliance - Connectivity and connected devices on farm
2021-07-27 16:30 - 18:30
This is Tech Alliance Event

Free for members
$25 for non-members
This event will be physical only

Please join AgriTechNZ and the New Zealand IoT Alliance to explore the current state and future potential for connected agritech solutions in our primary industries.
The growing focus on the environmental impact of farming has led to an increased use of technologies to optimise fertiliser, power and water use. This is a tough time for our farmers and the adoption of new tools to help is not helped when one of the biggest challenges remains connectivity across large areas of Aotearoa’s productive land. How can improvements to rural connectivity be accelerated? We ask the people out there doing it!
AgriTechNZ and the IoT Alliance are hosting a panel of speakers to share their experiences, projects and aspirations for the future of IoT in agritech. We will discuss large scale IoT and sensor deployment projects, plus proof-of-concept trials. New infrastructure initiatives and the evolving role of satellite connectivity will also be discussed.

Quickfire presenters and panelists:

Eitan Dan – General Manager at CropX New Zealand Ltd
Eitan has garnered vast executive managerial experience leading successful largescale projects in areas of IOT, Smart Cities and Homeland security. Eitan holds Master and Bachelor Degrees in Commercial Law from Tel Aviv and Berkeley Universities, an MBA from Polytechnic University NY, and a B.Sc. in Computer Programming.

Jimmy McCreery – MVT Implementation Manager at Fonterra
Jimmy has been project manager on the Milk Vat Monitoring since 2018. He has been managed the rollout with all key stakeholders, the three partners installing on farm (DTS, Halo Systems, Levno), internal teams within Fonterra and fronting engagement with farmers. Prior to this, Jimmy has held a range of roles within the National Transport & Logistics team at Fonterra, all focusing on the optimization and execution of collecting farmers milk right across NZ.

John McDermott – NZ IOT Alliance Founder at BoatSecure and Consulting to IoT Entrepreneurs

Louise Bradford – Head of Regulatory, Government and Carrier Relations at Connected Farms
Louise Bradford is Connected Farms’ regulatory and government specialist with over 20 years’ experience in the communications and media sectors, with a strong focus on regulatory framework development, development of regulatory and data strategies and implementation of technical compliance programs across radiocommunications spectrum, telecommunications and the internet.. Louise has deep experience in designing regulatory regimes for new and emerging digital technologies and an in-depth working knowledge of the operation of communications industries and markets. Through Connected Farms, Louise is part of a team that has proven experience in delivering connectivity solutions to farms throughout rural Australia and New Zealand – experience gained in many years of communications deployments for emergency services and commercial wireless /mobile companies. Louise sees great value in industry working closely with government and regulators to ensure policy decisions are supported by evidence of the practical experiences farmers are having with connectivity (or lack thereof) out on their land whilst they are running their farm operation. Louise’s involvement in agriculture started at an early age, having grown up on her family’s beef cattle farm in Northern NSW.

Michael Lightfoot – Solution Consultant at IOT Spark New Zealand
Michael has 27 years of experience working in the Information Communication and Technology space and 10 years working at Spark in a Solution Specialist and Business Development Manager roles. His current role as Solution Consultant – IoT is specialising in Cellular and LoRa services and leveraging related cloud technologies to deliver business solutions that maximise efficiency and productivity for our customers.

Mike Smith, Chairman at WISPA NZ

Event Details:

Time: 4.30pm – 6:30pm
Location: Engineering Core E7 Lecture Theatre, University of Canterbury, 63 Creyke Road, Christchurch
Location of venue – click here
Cost: Free for members & Students ($25 for non-members)

Special thanks for sponsoring this event

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Space for Planet Earth - Leveraging Space Tech for Climate Change
2021-08-02 17:00 - 19:00
This event is not run by an association in the Tech Alliance, but may be of interest to some members.

Come join us as we kick-off the opening of the “Space for Planet Earth Challenge” at the Turanga Christchurch Library. Also live-streamed.

Learn how students and startups can apply for the challenge.
Get involved as mentors, collaborators, and supporters.
Understand the current state of environmental issues in the region – from coral health to reduction of atmospheric carbon.
Learn about satellite data addressing climate change.

The event includes keynote addresses from Honorable Lianne Dalziel, Mayor of Christchurch and from stakeholders and specialists from Planet, the U.S. Embassy, Center for Climate and Security,Xerra Earth Observation Institute and the Allen Coral Atlas.
For more information about the Challenge, go to spaceforearth.org.

Cellular Agriculture
2021-08-04 15:30 - 18:30
This is a Tech Alliance event

Free for BioTechNZ and AgriTechNZ members
$35 for non-members
This is a physical in-person event only

Biotechnology securing the future of food and agriculture
On this planet, we can’t feed our children’s children with the food systems we’re currently using. In the next 25 years, all the additional food our growing population requires will come from improvements to our current food systems but we will reach capacity limits. The world needs new options and governments, investors and innovators around the world are working on those options now.
In New Zealand, we can grow more of what we’ve got by continuing to improve our current systems, reducing waste and addressing environmental impacts. This doesn’t mean things won’t change, but we’re great at developing the technologies that enable sustainable production. We can also amplify our impact by sharing our ability to translate technology for the benefit of the food systems around the world. Our agritech developments are good for the world.
That is still insufficient to feed future populations. We need to do all of that and then some. Around the world innovators are developing the technologies that will drive new food systems. These need to be developed NOW if they are to provide in the future. New Zealand’s innovators have a key role to play because there are real problems to solve and our innovators have the skills and experience needed.
BioTechNZ and AgriTechNZ are joining to start a discussion on the technologies that will create these needed options. Join us to hear about the role of cellular agriculture and gene editing.
The term ‘cellular agriculture’ is a global trend, and the technology is in its early stages of development. There are no products available within Aotearoa New Zealand. We’ll explore the opportunity for New Zealand. We’ll discuss the complexity of creating teams to innovate in this space and the opportunity in using biotechnologies such as gene editing to create these needed options for global food security.
To feed the world, it doesn’t have to be factory v’s pasture or farm v’s lab…we need all the skills we’ve got and to protect all that we’re given.

Join us to hear from a number of speakers:
Dr Olivia Oglivie is a Fellow at The University of Canterbury, where she works on cellular agriculture, focusing on cell-based meat. Olivia completed her PhD at The University of Auckland where her thesis was placed in the top 5% for academic performance. She is actively involved in early-stage investment, working as an Iraoho-Analyst with Matū Fund and Momentum Return on Science Investment Committees. She is a judge for the XPRIZE Feed The Next Billion Competition.
Amos Palfreymanstarted his career working for Fonterra as part of its US joint venture DairiConcepts. He then worked in business development for the Israel Trade Commission, building technology partnerships between New Zealand and Israel, and subsequently FoodHQ where he co-founded the Emerging Proteins NZ network and was responsible for managing FoodHQ’s international partnerships. Amos is currently Partnerships Manager at Sprout Agritech.
Dr. Greg Bryan is a co-founder and the CTO of ZeaKal where he drives and aligns ZeaKal’s R&D and corporate strategy goals. After working with Dupont in the development of resistance to fungal pathogens in rice and wheat, Greg joined AgResearch Ltd., as a Principal Investigator building the plant and fungal biotechnology capabilities from the ground up. Greg alongside Dr. Nick Roberts (CSO), produced the body of research for improving the nutritional quality and growth rates of temperate forages that would eventually lead to the creation of PhotoSeed. Greg has led and supported the raising of nearly $100M of government and industry investment in plant and fungal biotechnology and is a recipient of numerous research and commercialization awards.

Event Details:

Date: Wednesday 4th August 2021
Time: 3:30pm -6:30pm
Cost: Members – Free ($35 non-members)
Location: This event is physical only – The Factory, 21 Dairy Farm Road, Palmerston North

Thanks to The Factory, FoodHQ and Sprout Agritech for sponsoring this event

The Horticulture Conference 2021: Resilience and Recovery
2021-08-05 09:00 - 2021-08-06 17:00
The horticulture industry has just endured one of its toughest seasons and it looks like these trying conditions will continue for some time yet.
Challenges abound: not enough labour due to Covid and the borders being closed; the impact of a cold spring, then hail and flooding during the start of harvest; the poor availability and higher cost of freight to export markets; and ongoing lockdowns, creating uncertainty in New Zealand’s biggest domestic market, Auckland.
Then there are growing demands around compliance: new central government requirements around freshwater, climate change and health and safety; and ongoing regional and local government plan changes.
This taxing and uncertain environment requires growers from across the industry to be resilient. To try and focus on what the recovery will look like, and be ready for when it comes.
The Horticulture Conference 2021: Resilience and Recovery will focus on the future, in a Covid world that has changed and will continue to change. Our diverse range of speakers will stimulate discussion, and offer insights and perspectives from New Zealand and overseas, industry and government.
We have reduced the length of the conference in keeping with current sentiments. What we offer you is quality over quantity, value for money and your investment of time. We will also be ready to move to an entirely online conference, should domestic conditions change.
Sign up today. I am very pleased by how our 2021 conference has come together, and am confident that all growers and other industry participants will benefit from the presentations and time together.
Through partnership with government, our industry’s resilience will see horticulture recover stronger than ever.
Mike Chapman, previous Chief Executive, Horticulture New Zealand _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Check out the exciting link of speakers here
Check out the programme here

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Live Webinar: How to be a part of Japan's $2.6b Agritech industry
2021-08-19 13:00 - 14:00
Ready to scale and embark on your global ambitions? Here’s a concrete test bed opportunity presented by Farmage Co. Ltd, one of the largest Agritech distributors in Japan.Japan is New Zealand’s fourth largest trading partner, with a trade value of NZD $7.3B.
In this webinar, Nick Fowkes, Customer Manager from NZTE will share New Zealand success stories in the Japanese market, the importance of local distributor partnerships and how to be best positioned for market entry. Kenji Takada, Executive Managing Director of Farmage Co. Ltd will share more on how your business can participate in the test bed.
Speakers:
Nick Fowkes, Customer Manager, NZTE
Kenji Takada, Executive Managing Director, Farmage Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Moderator:
Brendan O’Connell, CEO, Agritech NZ
No registration required, please click the register button to download the calendar invite which contains the Zoom webinar link to join.

How Collaboration Unlocks a Sustainable Future
2021-10-12 13:00 - 14:30
Global Agritech Futures Series: How Collaboration Unlocks a Sustainable Future
Join the first in our new Global Agritech Futures Series and meet special guests from different regions and domains of Bayer Crop Science. Why? Because inspiring new possibilities begin with developing new relationships.
Bayer Crop Science believes that every crop, field and farmer has their own needs, challenges and goals. From seed genetics to digital technologies and services, grants and mentorships to research collaborations and venture creation – the Bayer Crop Science ‘universe’ is as broad as it is deep.

Meet our special guests:

Bayer’s Julianna Xu – APAC R&D open innovation and strategic partnerships
Hongyan Jin – technology prospecting
Phil Taylor – global open innovation approaches
Janice Edwards – strategic partnerships
Kohei Sakata – digital transformation
Shaun He – digital venture building
Chris Qi
Michael Schklowski – digital business development
Jiha Kim veg seed production research
Chris Staff – digital farming
Dev Chahil seed production innovation
Anna Bickel projects and processes

Bayer Crop Science’s leading research capabilities enable the delivery of tailored solutions to farmers more quickly than before, all while preserving the environment and contributing to sustainable development. This invitation-only networking session aims to create authentic connections.

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE), Callaghan Innovation and AgriTechNZ have partnered to bring you the Global Agritech Futures Series. These sessions are designed to bring together thought leaders, innovation experts and industry leaders to explore new trends, opportunities, challenges and ways to solve them. Each month, AgriTechNZ and the New Zealand Government invites international guests to spark a topic for discussion. These highly interactive sessions will enable participants to authentically engage on a broad range of issues while forging new relationships with international connections.

This event is by invitation only, if you are interested in attending, please contact us

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Why being part of an ecosystem is key to growth!
2021-10-27 13:30 - 15:00
Global agritech innovation trends – why being part of an ecosystem is key to growth!
Regardless of size, most companies experience growth constraints. In today’s rapidly changing world, an effective way to find answers and to scale more quickly is through connections. We know companies grow better when supported through global ecosystems. Whether you’re a startup or a large corporation, being part of external networks can give you that accelerated boost.
Join the second event in our Global Agritech Futures Series and meet special guests from Plug and Play’s international teams – Sanjar Taromi (Global AgTech Lead), John Mann (AgTech Ventures), Paulo Eduardo Padula (Latin America), Patricia Nordstrom (Corporate Partnerships, APAC) and Sherif Saadawi (Corporate Innovation).

Gain insights into the key global agritech innovation trends, and find ways to leverage ecosystem opportunities. Connect, discuss and learn more.
Global Agritech Futures Series:
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE), Callaghan Innovation and AgriTechNZ have partnered to bring you the Global Agritech Futures Series. These sessions are designed to bring together thought leaders, innovation experts and industry leaders to explore new trends, opportunities, challenges and ways to solve them. Each month, AgriTechNZ and the New Zealand Government invites international guests to spark a topic for discussion. These highly interactive sessions will enable participants to authentically engage on a broad range of issues while forging new relationships with international connections.
Proudly sponsored by:

Introducing our guests:
The Plug and Play global AgTech team will team share their insights into the challenges faced by their corporate and startup partners, and how innovators have navigated a way forward.

Agritech Connect Tour Online
2021-11-30 13:00 - 14:30
Join us online for the latest on the state of the agritech industry.
If there’s only one more webinar you attend this year, make it this one! There’s no denying 2021 has been a challenging year, but we want to share the highlights, plus:

Discover the new pilot programmes that our partners, Callaghan Innovation and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) have co-created.

Be the first to see a brand new online resource that can help your business grow.

A progress update on the Agritech Industry Transformation Plan (ITP).

The latest industry news and innovations.

Discussion on topics that shape our sector including global connections, industry collaborations and technology adoption.

The Agritech Connect Tour is proudly brought to you in partnership with the Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and Callaghan Innovation and New Zealand Trade Enterprise (NZTE)

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World Fira 2021
2021-12-07 08:00 - 2021-12-09 17:00
The World Ag Robotics Forum
WORLD FIRA is the opportunity to share knowledge, innovations and experiences with agricultural robotics experts from around the world. It is also an event dedicated to collaboration and business. By participating, you will find the right information, the good partner, the good suppliers and develop your own project in agricultural robotics. It is also the place to build a worldwide community for promoting and developing the agricultural robotics sector.

For more information including the full programme and speakers: click here

AgriTech NZ's Global AgriFutures Series
2021-12-07 14:30 - 16:00
Perspectives from Different Innovation Experts

How can early stage innovators and global industry influencers better innovate?
We ask the experts.
Join our third Global AgriFutures insights and networking event; Perspectives from Different Innovation Experts on Tuesday, 7 December.
Innovation is driving us to grow more food, feed more people, reduce waste, improve talent capability and protect the environment. How do large corporations create impactful change and how does it differ from a startup’s approach? More importantly, how can each perspective be used in collaboration with others?
In this highly interactive networking session, we invite innovation experts to share their stories. We ask how early stage innovators and global industry influencers can better collaborate. Meet our special guests from the Yara International team, Pilot 44 (Johnny Hammond, Managing Partner) and Sprout Agritech (Gil Meron, CEO)
Together, they will discuss:

Barriers and drivers of change
Key considerations for transformation
Tips to commercialise or internationalise

Plus, choose to join one of our social breakouts to discuss:

Corporate innovation approaches with Pilot44
Learnings and reasons to collaborate with Yara International
Innovation pitfalls and lessons from a global start-up champion with Sprout Agritech

Spaces are strictly limited to ensure an excellent opportunity to create new connections and facilitate valuable discussions. Interested in attending? Don’t miss out, secure your place now.

Note: This event will be recorded and shared after the event.

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MedCan Summit 2022
2022-02-10 08:00 - 2022-02-11 17:30
Connecting medicine, science, industry and technology for a new frontier of care.
Join us at MedCan 2022, New Zealand’s medicinal cannabis summit. Building on the success of the inaugural 2020 event, MedCan 2022 plays a significant role in the aggregation of knowledge in this sunrise industry.
This event brings a solid foundation of scientific understanding for the advancement of medical cannabis industry, and health professionals. Areas covered will include seed to sale, clinical trials, prescribing, patient case studies, as well as the social, cultural and economic benefits to New Zealand. Designed to create more in-depth conversations to further progress our medicinal cannabis industry.
“The invaluable insights gained at Medcan 2022 will help local companies accelerate their path to market. Education, innovation and collaboration are key to the success of New Zealand’s newest and most exciting industry,” says Dr Zahra Champion Executive Director, BioTechNZ.
Pricing:

Earlybird pricing is available until 17 December
Industry Summit (2 days) $750 +gst
Healthcare Professionals Forum (1 Day) $300 +gst
Virtual- Industry Summit (2 days) $525 +gst
Virtual – Healthcare Professionals Forum (1 Day) $210 +gst

Visit MedCan Summit for the full programme.
Sponsorship, exhibition and networking packages are available, please contact nikki.wylder@techalliance.nz to discuss the available options.

Foundation Sponsor:

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Israel & NZ: embracing agri-technologies through partnership
2022-02-15 18:00 - 2022-02-16 20:00
New Zealand Israel 2022 – Agritech summit
Opportunities for Cooperation – Building Strategic Partnerships in Agritech Innovation
Agritech innovators from New Zealand and Israel are coming together to share their insights and innovations in an online business summit.
Innovation doesn’t happen in a vacuum. It requires exposure to new and unique ways of thinking. Both Israel and NZ are renowned for their inventiveness and tenacity when it comes to developing solutions for food production systems. Yet each agritech ecosystem is grounded in their own unique knowledge frameworks. Agritech innovators in both countries have a lot to learn from each other; the potential to find common ground in supporting rising global market demand is huge.
Join Agritech New Zealand and Israeli agritech stakeholders for this exclusive international connect event. The event will showcase technologies, applications, test cases from both countries for mutual benefit.
View speakers here
Agenda:
DAY ONE: Tuesday 15 February
Opening and Welcoming:
6.00pm – 6.05pm: Opening Remarks by Moderator Mr. Shai Zarivatch, Israel Trade Commissioner to Australia and New Zealand
6.05pm – 6.10pm: Welcoming Remarks by Hon Damien O’Connor, Minister for Agriculture and Trade
6.10pm – 6.15pm: Welcoming Remarks by Israeli Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development HE. Oded Forer
6.15pm – 6.20pm: Welcoming Remarks by H.E. Ran Yaakoby, Ambassador of Israel to New Zealand
Keynote Speakers:
6.20pm – 6.35pm: Ms. Na’aama Kaufman-Fass, Director General, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Israel
6.35pm – 6.50pm: Kenneth Irons, Chair of AgriTech New Zealand

Professional Panel Session 1
6.50pm – 7.40pm: From the Lab to the farm – How advanced scientific (seed) Nutrient technologies can be integrated in commercial farms and managed by farmers operating on a large scale
Israeli Candidate companies

Edete Precision Technologies
AgriTask
SupPlant

NZ Candidate companies

Zeakal

Professional Panel Session 2
6.50pm – 7.40pm: The Future of Farming with AI: How technology increases productivity to meet surging global demand and enable advanced supply chain management
Israeli Candidate companies

Akologic
Eshet Eilon
AgrIOT

NZ Candidate companies

WayBeyond

Professional Panel Session 3
6.50pm – 7.40pm: Robotics and Drone Agriculture: Use of machine-based technology for autonomous farming, harvesting, during times of labor shortages due to Covid-19
Israeli Candidate companies

Blue-White Robotics
Tevel

NZ Candidate companies

Smartmachine

Agenda:
DAY TWO: Wednesday 16 February
Opening and Welcoming: 6.00pm – 6.05pm: Opening Remarks by Moderator, Mr. Shai Zarivatch, Israel Trade Commissioner to Australia and New Zealand

Professional Panel Session 4:
6.05pm – 6.50pm: ‘The challenges of Global Warming and implications for the future of livestock farming
Israeli Candidate companies

AfiMilk
SCR Dairy
FarmSee

NZ Candidate companies

Waikato Milking Systems
Halter

Professional Panel Session 5:
6.50pm – 7.40pm: Digital Agriculture: Game Changer in Agriculture, Connecting the Unconnected – Utilizing precise measurement technologies to optimize growth and efficiently manage the farm
Israeli Candidate companies

N-Drip
CropX
N-Drip
Netafim

NZ Candidate companies

Pastoral Robotics

Halter

7.40pm – 8.00pm: Days Conclusion and Summary
Closing Remarks: Shai and Kenneth

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Event Information:
Date:

Tuesday & Wednesday 15-16 February – (online Panel discussions and sessions)
Thursday 17 February – (Online – pre-booked Business meetings)

Time: NZT: 6pm – 8pm / AEST: 4pm-6pm / Israel: 7am – 9am
Event Type: Zoom events online – register to receive your ticket

Distributor and Channel Partner Engagement in the US Agriculture Market
2022-02-16 10:00 - 11:00
Distributor and channel partnerships play a key role in growing your business in the United States agriculture market but identifying the right partner and crafting a business model that serves both sides of the partnership can be challenging.
Why attend?

Join Aaron Magenheim and Johanna Ballesteros of AgTech Insight to learn about:
• The importance of distributor and channel partnerships
• How to align yourself with collaborators
• Ideas for incentivizing channel partners and their employees
• Expectations around support and pricing models
• Examples of successful and failed partnerships

The Inaugural Aotearoa New Zealand Cultured Meat and Seafood Symposium
2022-02-23 09:30 - 17:00
The first dedicated cultured meat and seafood event hosted in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Over the past decade the field of cultured meat and seafood has greatly accelerated around the world. The price of cultured meat has dropped dramatically from the initial €280K demo cost of Mark Post’s hamburger to $50 for JUST Eats Chicken Nuggets. In 2020, Singapore was the first country to approve a cultured meat product for human consumption and reports multiple products in the regulatory pipeline. These signs suggest that product commercialisation could occur within the next decade. The social acceptance, uptake and production of these products will vary internationally.
This event aims to begin a conversation around the role of this technology in the current and future context of the Aotearoa New Zealand food production system, and formally bring together parties who have an interest in the topic.
To facilitate discussions the event will host an array of topics ranging from the scientific and technical aspects of the technology to the regulation and investment trends. The event is inclusive to all backgrounds and open to anyone interested in this topic, from scientists, thought leaders, industry stakeholders, farmers and investors.

Primary Industries New Zealand Awards
2022-03-10 08:00 - 2022-07-06 17:00
Celebrating the success of New Zealand Primary Industries and its supporters
6 July 2022, Cordis, Auckland
Join us at this occasion to shine a spotlight on the important role the primary sector plays in the economy and honour the most successful and innovative primary industry producers and supporters.
Awards Now Open
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Award Categories

Outstanding Contribution to NZ’s Primary Industries
Primary Industry Emerging Leader Award
Primary Industries Producer Award
Primary Industry Innovation & Collaboration Project Award
Primary Industries Science & Research Award
Primary Industries Team Award
Guardianship and Conservation Award (Kaitiakitanga Award)
Primary Industries Champion Award

CATEGORY DETAILS

The Award’s objectives are to:

Increase awareness of the important role that the primary sector plays in the economy
Identify and reward the most successful and innovative primary sector operators
Promote New Zealand’s primary sector role models, to stimulate greater involvement and interest in the primary sector from graduates, investors, politicians and the media.
The Primary Industries NZ Summit Awards are open to individuals, teams and companies from any producer groups working within the primary sector or in support of the primary sector.

Why Apply?
The Primary Industries NZ Summit Awards brings together supportive and active participants in New Zealand’s primary sector businesses, suppliers and government agencies.
Along with national recognition as a Primary Industries leader and success story, our winners receive:

Editorial exposure via the Federated Farmers media channels, including ‘The Country’ website.
Networking opportunities with other export and business leaders at the Awards Dinner
An award to keep and a customized ‘award winner’ crest for website and online promotional use.

Eligibility
The Primary Industries New Zealand Awards are open to individuals, teams and companies from any producer groups working within the primary sector or in support of the primary sector. Award entrants must work for a New Zealand based organisation or primary industry sector. Team entries must also have at least one New Zealand based team member.

Awards Timeline:

Entries open: 28 February 2022
Entry & Submission deadline: 12 April 2022
Finalists Announced: 30 May 2022
Primary Industries Awards & Gala Dinner: 6 July 2022

New Zealand - Ireland Agritech Summit 2022
2022-03-15 08:00 - 09:45
New Zealand – Ireland Agritech Summit 2022

Explore new opportunities for cooperation and building strategic innovation partnerships.
Join the conversation and hear the voice of the farmer, the voice of agritech businesses and the voice of the planet.
Explore the common ground between Irish and New Zealand agritech ecosystems for the purpose of seeding collaboration and strategic innovation partnerships.
In an increasingly important era of climate crisis, agritech represents the future of both our primary industries and our global impact on food production systems around the world.
Join AgriTech New Zealand and AgTech Ireland online at this engaging, knowledge sharing Summit. What can Ireland and New Zealand learn from each other? Agritech researchers, innovators and investors will share their experiences and insights.
New Zealand and Ireland are both island nations with an export focus, cultures of innovation and deep affinity with the land. Each country is a natural market for the other’s technology and both countries have an aspiration to have a wide global impact. There is already a history of connection across our primary sectors and, since we face many of the same challenges, there is real potential to accelerate our agritech businesses through collaboration.
In both countries, strengthening agritech ecosystems are creating new opportunities for growth alongside improved primary production. Join the conversation and hear the voice of the farmer, the voice of agritech businesses and the voice of the planet.

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Event info:
Format:

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 2 – Voice of agritech business
In this session we will hear from agritech businesses and investors in New Zealand and Ireland who are trading in the other market. The sessions will explore the opportunities and challenges in operating across these two similar but different countries.

James Maloney – Senior Regional Development Executive, Enterprise Ireland
Ian Carson – General Manager, Emydex Technology
Dave Dodds – CEO, Figured Ltd
Donal Ryan – Venture Partner, Finistere Ventures Ireland
Dean Tilyard – Venture Partner, Finistere Ventures New Zealand

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

Time: 8:00 – 9:45am (NZT) / March 14 – 19:00 – 20:45pm (UTC)

Geospatial data in agriculture – update and next steps
2022-03-15 14:00 - 15:30
Spatial information underpins almost everything we do in agriculture. Come along to an interactive online event to learn more.

Spatial information underpins almost everything we do in agriculture. For every piece of big data that has a when and a what, there is also a where.
Challenges in the New Zealand and Australian contexts include:

defining what is an operating farm
how should land reserved for biodiversity, wetlands, riparian zones, and forestry be represented in a farming system; and
how could common information about spatial activities be shared across all the software tools a farmer might use.

In 2021, a group of New Zealand and Australian agricultural and agritech organisations started defining a “common specification” for spatial data in agriculture. Not reinventing the wheel, this work extends open geospatial consortium specifications and aligns with international standards. That work is now ready to start its next phase.
Could your business make use of the common specification already developed? Do you have ideas or needs that should be included in the next phase of work? And how can farmers and technologists start making use of common information about farms?
Aligned with AgriTech New Zealand, and the AgriTech Industry Transformation Plan.
Supported by:

World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit
2022-03-22 08:00 - 2022-03-23 17:00
Investing in Agriculture for Climate Impact & Resilience
Now in its 10th year, the World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit has become the annual meeting place for the global agtech ecosystem. Growers, agribusiness leaders, technology pioneers and investors come together to exchange insights, be inspired, and identify future partners.
Whether in-person or online, all delegates will be able to meet and collaborate on the same platform, opening up the summit to a bigger global network than ever before.
Key Themes for 2022:

Closing the Financing Gap to Achieve the SDGs
The Power and Limits of CRISPR in Ag, Food & Human Health
AI and Predictive Analytics for Climate Adaptation
What Going Public Means for Agri-Food Entrepreneurs
Scaling A Protein Transition by 2050
Tackling Labor Shortage with Robotics & Automation
Setting the Pace for Innovation in High Value Fruits & Vegetables
Creating a Path to Market for Start-Ups to Flourish
Regenerative Ag, Soil Health & Scaling Nature-Positive Solutions
Carbon Programs That Reward Farmers for Ecological Services
Commercializing Crop Protection Alternatives
Sustainable Sourcing and Supply Chain Transparency
Precision Solutions to Address Nitrogen Use Efficiency & Drought

View speakers here
