AgriTech New Zealand

MPI - Primary Sector Gala Dinner and Awards
2022-07-06 18:00 - 21:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Victoria
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.

AgriTechNZ 2022 Annual Meeting
2022-07-05 15:00 - 16:30
Join AgriTechNZ for our Annual Meeting being held at 3pm on Tuesday 5 July.
AgriTechNZ CEO Brendan O’Connell will share an update on AgriTechNZ’s strategy and plans for the coming year.
The meeting will begin promptly at 3pm.
Please note this is an AgriTechNZ member only event.

The 2022 New Zealand Agritech Insights Report Launch
2022-06-30 18:00 - 20:00
A CELEBRATION OF THE NEW ZEALAND AGRITECH SECTOR NOT TO BE MISSED:

TIN in collaboration with Hamilton City Council are delighted to invite you to join us in Hamilton for the opportunity to meet, face-to-face, with some of the agritech sector’s leading players and to discuss the key findings from the TIN Agritech Insights Report 2022.
The report, commissioned by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and the Ministry for Primary Industries, celebrates the success and growth of this dynamic technology sector that plays to all the strengths of New Zealand’s historical reliance on our farmers, horticulturalists, aquaculturalists and apiarists.
Agritech continues to be one of the biggest and most innovative sectors in the TIN200, New Zealand’s 200 largest technology ‘exporters’ with our 2021 TIN report highlighting it as a $1.6B sector, dominated by the Animal & Crop Health, Data Solutions and Post-Harvest sub-sectors, and as providing 11.4% of the TIN200 total revenue.
The in-person launch of the report will gather together a panel of established and fast-growing agritech company leaders who will share insights into their companies’ growth and the challenges faced in today’s dynamic markets.

THE NEW ZEALAND AGRITECH INSIGHTS REPORT IS SPONSORED BY:

THE NEW ZEALAND AGRITECH INSIGHTS REPORT LAUNCH IS SPONSORED BY:

AgriTechNZ Inform Event: New Innovation Grants
2022-06-28 09:00 - 09:50
AgriTechNZ Inform Event: New Innovation Grants
Involved in R&D or innovation? This is a must-attend event!
The Government is launching two new R&D grants to boost business innovation. The grants aim to help with the high costs and steep learning curves associated with R&D. They will also provide pathways to the existing R&D Tax Incentive (RDTI). Learn more or provide feedback into their design at our next AgriTechNZ Inform event.
The Ārohia Innovation Trailblazer Grant will support non-R&D innovation activities. It is designed to help businesses whose activity is likely to build capabilities or create opportunities with wider benefits across the New Zealand innovation system. It will be targeted at businesses pioneering innovation or building platforms that will help other innovators.

The New to R&D Grant will support businesses in the early stages of their investment to help establish an R&D programme and build their capability.
Join NZTech’s CEO Brendan O’Connell, Dr. Simon Wakeman, Principal Advisor and Dr Jeremy Smith, Senior Policy Advisor in the Innovation Policy team at the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) as they discuss the new grants, including:

who is eligible for the new innovation grants?
when will the new innovation grants be available?
when in a business’s journey will grants have the most impact?
what non-R&D tasks and costs will be supported?
what support do new to R&D businesses require?
how can businesses best prepare to access the RDTI?
what happens if recipients exit New Zealand?

Hear directly from the MBIE policy team and learn more during this interactive online event.

Date: Tuesday 28 June
Time: 9.00am – 9.50am
Location: online
Event Type: online
Cost: FREE

Supported by:

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World Agri-Tech South America Summit
2022-06-28 08:00 - 2022-06-29 17:00
If you are leading on new technologies and collaborations for sustainable South American agriculture, then don’t miss this chance to meet the change-makers all in one place at the World Agri-Tech South America Summit this June 28-29, hosted in São Paulo.
Register today and join leaders, innovators and investors across the agri-food tech supply chain to build partnerships and actionable strategies for scaling environmental and economic sustainability in the region
The high energy two-day agenda will see 70+ speakers take to the stage at the Renaissance Hotel, including:
– Celso Luiz Moretti, President, EMBRAPA
– Mauricio Rodrigues, President – Latin America, BAYER CROP SCIENCE
– Cleiton Vargas, VP Farming Solutions, Américas, YARA INTERNATIONAL
– Fabiola Zerbini, Program Director Forest, Land Use and Agriculture, WRI
– Marina Piatto, Executive Director, IMAFLORA
– Murilo Parada, CEO – North Latin America, LOUIS DREYFUS COMPANY
– José Massad, CIO, RAIZEN
– Daniel Trento, Open Innovation Coordinator, MAPA
– Auana Mattar, CIO, TIM BRASIL
– Roberto Escoto, Managing Director (COO), APEX-BRASIL
– Juliana de Lavor Lopes, Director of Sustainability, Communication and Compliance, AMAGGI
– Nicolás Ridley, Technology & Digital Transformation Lead, MSU

See program and full line-up: www.worldagritechsouthamerica.com/agenda

Whether you join in São Paulo or online, you’ll experience:
– Inspirational CEOs, Founders and Investors live on stage, addressing topics from climate change and digital transformation, to farmer engagement
– Innovators presenting cutting-edge technology and exciting new projects in our Pitching Session and Innovation Showcase
– Focused roundtable discussions led by business leaders, so you can engage with critical topics for your business
– High impact partnership networking including an intimate evening cocktail hour within the summit exhibition

Now’s a great time for you and your colleagues to book your place and save US $400 each, before the early bird offer ends on May 13.

Winetech
2022-06-27 - 2022-06-29
Australia’s wine industry exhibition and conference

Connect with your industry
Whether you’re reconnecting with an existing supplier, discovering new partners who can help improve and grow your business or just catching up with industry friends, between the exhibition, conference and networking functions there is ample opportunity.
Discover new products and suppliers
Showcasing world-leading suppliers and products from both within Australia and abroad, you can source the supplies and discover partners who support your business. Everything from production, storage, management, marketing and business services.

Learn from industry leaders
Between premier conference sessions, and on the exhibition floor sessions, ensure you get time for both yourself and your team to learn from industry innovators and thought leaders.

27 – 29 June 2022

Royal Highland Show
2022-06-23 - 2022-06-26
Welcome to the Royal Highland Show!
The Royal Highland Show is an annual event, showcasing the best of food, farming and rural life at Ingliston in Edinburgh.
23 – 26 June 2022
https://www.royalhighlandshow.org

E Tipu 2022: The Boma Agri Summit
2022-06-21 08:00 - 2022-06-22 17:00
E Tipu: The Boma Agri Summit is Aotearoa’s biggest food and fibre sector summit.
As a national event with global reach, E Tipu connects Aotearoa’s food and fibre sector with the world — bringing together remarkable speakers and changemakers to share mind-blowing insights, ignite vital conversations and help shape the future of Aotearoa’s primary industries.
Set for 21-22 June in Ōtautahi Christchurch, E Tipu 2022 features two days of talks from global and local world leaders in food and fibre, plus interactive workshops, expert panels and special Q&As, innovative exhibits, valuable cross-sector networking, and more. The summit is a truly hybrid event — offering an in-person conference in Christchurch and a rich virtual experience for attendees globally through our full-service event platform.
Designed for people from across the food and fibre sector, E Tipu tackles major questions around how we can be more innovative, collaborative, sustainable and profitable — now and into the future.
E Tipu is focused on tangible outcomes. It’s not a talk-fest — it’s about connecting, arming and inspiring changemakers from across sectors for what comes next so they can take specific, positive action the very next day.
E Tipu celebrates diversity to accelerate change. We are an inclusive and accessible summit — offering scholarships and youth rates, and partnering with a broad range of organisations. In collaboration with Ngāi Tūāhuriri, we are committed to bringing all summit aspects to life biculturally — ensuring the indigenous people and culture of Aotearoa are present, loud and proud.

Who should attend E Tipu 2022?

Current and future farmers, producers and iwi Those on the front line of New Zealand’s agriculture sector — the movers, the shakers, the doers, the deliverers. People who have a vested interest in ensuring Aotearoa emerges as a global leader in food and fibre production while also protecting the land sustaining us, now and into the future.

Suppliers, distributors and funders Those connected closely with New Zealand’s food and fibre sector who are responsible for making, moving, and financing Aotearoa’s primary products — from start to finish — for distribution to the wider world.

Researchers, developers and educators Those people who are learning how to take Aotearoa’s food and fibre into the future in a sustainable way, through scientific research and design of new models.

Policy makers and sector supporters Those working closely with the farmers, producers, suppliers and distributors across the sector, and anyone with an interest in the ongoing success of the primary industries, which affect all of New Zealand.

Changemakers and trailblazers E Tipu is about connecting, arming and inspiring changemakers from across the sector for what comes next — so they can take specific, positive action the very next day. E Tipu celebrates diversity to accelerate change as an inclusive and accessible summit.

Check out E Tipu 2022 speakers:

Arama Kukutai – CEO – Plenty
Hannah Tucker – Director – Balance Point Advisory
Rod Oram – Business Journalist – Edmund Hillary Fellow

Janette Barnard – Associate Director – Merk Animal Health Ventures
Lucas Smith – Founder – WoolAid Ltd
Dr. Caroline Sanunders – Professor and Director – AERU Lincoln University
Rob Campbell – Chair – Interim Health NZ
Charlie Trumm – Student – Cashmere High School

Sarah Nolet – CEO – Co-Founder -Agthetic
Suzanne Rowe – AgResearch
Yasir Khokhar – CEO – Connecterra
Michael Utkin – FieldBee

Clare Bradley – Director – AgriSea
Louise Hennessy – Scientist – AgResearch
Nick Butcher – CEO – CarbonCrop

Email us at info@agritechnz.org.nz to receive your discount code on ticket prices, exclusive to AgriTechNZ members.

$100 off In Person tickets
$20 off Virtual tickets

Boma New Zealand is committed to delivering COVID-safe events. We have a comprehensive COVID-safe plan for E Tipu 2022, ensuring you can book with certainty and attend with confidence.
In line with the New Zealand Government’s COVID-19 Protection Framework, we’ll be scanning My Vaccine Passes for all attendees on arrival to the summit.

Global Signals with Melissa Clark-Reynolds in Auckland
2022-06-09 09:00 - 16:30
Callaghan Innovation is delighted to invite you to join an in-person Global Signals workshop in Auckland on Thursday 9 June 2022.
Global Signals inform the future of food, agriculture and technology developments. Signals are small, specific, or localised innovations that have the potential to grow. While they aren’t predictions of the future, they may identify trends before they unfold.
During this workshop, Melissa Clark-Reynolds will provide attendees with practical tools allowing them to:

identify global signals relevant for their industry
understand the link between strategy and foresight
identify unwanted futures and how they arise
present and choose alternate and compelling futures

This workshop is for AgriFoodTech companies that want to be competitive on the world stage and is part of Callaghan Innovation’s deliverables for the Agritech Industry Transformation Plan. You can read more about the transformation plan here.

Hort Connections
2022-06-06 - 2022-06-08
Why attend Hort Connections 2022?

Professional Development: Hear from world-class experts on a range of topics including transformative research, global innovations, consumption trends and export development.
Networking: Interact with the largest cohort of industry stakeholders in the horticulture sector.
Recognition: Celebrate the outstanding achievements of horticulture’s National Awards for Excellence 2022.
Trade Show: Grow your connections and supply contacts at the largest trade show in Australian and New Zealand horticulture, with exhibitors from more than 200 industry-leading companies showcasing the latest products and services.

6 – 8 June 2022

Discover South Africa's burgeoning tech sector
2022-06-02 09:00 - 10:30
South Africa offers considerable market opportunities for New Zealand companies

Its tech sector is valued at US$6 billion
The city of Cape Town is a global hub for tech, with a strong culture of innovation, attractive talent pool and government incentives. It is deemed to be a gateway into Africa more broadly
Cape Town has been ranked first in Africa by the Financial Times for economic potential, start-up status and business friendliness. It has 450 tech firms
Pre-COVID-19 progress in tech innovation continues to offer opportunities. Most funding is focused on e-commerce, fintech and clean energy, but healthtech and edtech are emerging sectors with potential for NZ business, as is aviation.

Why attend?

The objective of this event is to provide New Zealand tech companies with high quality, sector-specific business information on the South African tech sector to accelerate their journey to market. The webinar will achieve this by providing a greater understanding of the market’s potential, opportunities and pathways to entry to increase businesses’ chances of success.
It will help new and existing New Zealand businesses to address their pain points, mitigate risk in decision-making, shorten the path to breaking even and increase their profitability.

Key discussion topics:

Tech opportunities in South Africa
Regulatory overview and setting up in the country
Market trends, opportunities, perspectives, entry strategy considerations and actionable insights
NZ business success stories

AgTech Adoption in the California Market
2022-06-02 09:00 - 10:00
The adoption of new technology and products among specialty crops and dairy farms in the United States has been slower than expected even as investments in the AgTech space has seen historic gains.

Farmers are being inundated with technology promising better yields, better data and better farms. There are many examples of companies offering a partial solution that doesn’t fulfil the value proposition promised or a product that hasn’t meet the needs of the customer.

With the necessity to build trust with the customer and the limited availability of time for a farmer to validate your claims, how can a company “cross the chasm” for their technology to enter mainstream in US agriculture?

Why attend?

Join Allan Fetters of AGceleration Advisory Service to learn about:

Reasons for slow adoption on the farm
Examples of companies that have increased adoption of their product in the agriculture space
Pitfalls to avoid when developing and commercializing AgTech
Testing and validation expectations for customers

Speakers

Allan Fetters Principal Consultant | AGceleration Advisory Service

The Emerging Carbon Economy
2022-06-01 - 2022-06-02
What are the opportunities and pitfalls for farmers in the
emerging carbon economy and what can we expect
from regulated and unregulated markets?
This is the key theme that will be explored during the session The Emerging Carbon Economy at the Digital Agrifood Summit 2022 on 1-2 June.
Skye Glenday, chief executive of Climate Friendly, an organisation supporting rural, regional and remote Australians to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and regenerate the landscape through carbon farming, will deliver the keynote presentation.
Following that, Skye will join a panel of expert speakers to explore the ideas and themes in further detail. The panel consists of:

Naomi Wilson, Head of Environment and Sustainability, AACo
Dr Rob Waterworth, Co-Founder & CEO, Mullion Group, FLINTpro
Guy Webb, Co-Founder & Managing Director, SoilCQuest

Moderated by:

Dr Madeline Mitchell, Science Lead, Carbon & Natural Capital, Food Agility

The Future of Farming is here. See it for yourself in Wagga Wagga. Reserve your spot today by following the link below
TOUR THE GLOBAL DIGITAL FARM
With live AgTech demonstrations, including robotic tractors, automated spreaders, sensors and advanced data-driven apps, the Digital Agrifood Summit is where you will see the future of farming in action.
You can book your spot on the tour after purchasing your Digital Agrifood Summit ticket. Spaces are limited, and bookings are filling up, so get in quick to avoid disappointment.
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FIRA Open Day 2022
2022-05-13 18:00 - 2022-05-14 08:00
FIRA OPEN DAY 2022 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 registering, 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.
Why register for FIRA OPEN DAY 2022?

Free access
Access to the complete virtual event platform and its services
Access to all WORLD FIRA 2021 on demand and FIRA OPEN DAY 2022 content in live
Access to the various thematic workshops
Enjoy networking services to find collaborations and business opportunities

If you have any Enquiries / Questions: contact@fira-agtech.com

Remote sensing – more than meets the eye webinar series
2022-05-03 10:30 - 2022-05-04 15:30
A webinar series exploring new technologies that support future action for our environment.
Manaaki Whenua lead the research and development of remote sensing of the terrestrial environment in New Zealand. Working in this space since the 1970’s, it is no surprise that our research teams are at the forefront of developing and implementing cutting edge technologies and methods to monitor and better understand the environment.
We are excited to bring you a mini-series of four webinars over two days to showcase some of the recent developments in remote sensing technologies and how these are applied to answer questions for policy-makers, councils and landowners.
Register to attend the sessions using the individual links below.
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Remote sensing 101

Tuesday 3 May, 10:30am
Presented by David Pairman.

This talk will set the scene for the Manaaki Whenua short seminar series by introducing the basic remote sensing concepts. Remote sensing is no longer just a research area providing stunning images of the earth’s surface. Nowadays it is routinely used to identify, map, or otherwise quantify information about our changing world. This talk will cover the basic concepts of remote sensing, looking at

the various technologies used to create images, their characteristic and roles
platforms used to carry remote sensing instrumentation
analysis techniques and approaches to extracting information

Register

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Mapping winter forage crops from time series satellite imagery: supporting decision makers and policy planners

Tuesday 3 May, 2pm
Presented by Stella Belliss.
A brief history of our winter forage mapping projects and methodology improvements, description of our current methodology steps, and some results from recent work.
Register

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Reaching into the past: deep learning and historic aerial imagery

Wednesday 4 May, 10:30am
Presented by Brent Martin.
Deep learning has revolutionised the field of computer vision, enabling imagery to be analysed quickly and efficiently to extract valuable data. At Manaaki Whenua we are increasingly using deep learning to extract features from aerial and satellite imagery for generating map layers such as land cover and tree crowns. As increasing amounts of historic aerial imagery are digitised, it becomes practical to use deep learning to extract features for snapshots in time, allowing changes to be detected and trends to be analysed.
Whilst deep learning is a highly effective approach, it is not a magic “black box”, and every new domain brings unique challenges. In one such study, we have used deep learning to extract building footprints from historic aerial images taken in the 1940s and 1980s. Whilst there is excellent imagery and building footprint information for recent years, the historic (black and white) aerial imagery is of much poorer quality, and there is no “ground truth” to train from. In this talk we show how deep learning’s ability to train on imperfect data was harnessed to overcome these limitations and achieve good results.
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Geospatial landslide modelling for targeted erosion control

Wednesday 4 May, 2pm
Presented by Raphael Spiekermann and Hugh Smith.
Shallow landslides are triggered in large numbers in New Zealand’s pastoral hill country due to steep slopes, weak sedimentary rocks, and relatively frequent high magnitude rainfall events. Landslide erosion generates sediment that impacts freshwater and coastal receiving environments. Establishment of trees on slopes is therefore an important method of erosion control, since trees can greatly increase slope stability. Knowing where landslides are likely to occur in the future allows erosion control to be targeted more cost-effectively.
Raphael Spiekermann and Hugh Smith have employed machine learning algorithms using large inventories of shallow landslide scars and data on environmental factors influencing landslide occurrence to predict spatial patterns in landslide susceptibility. A range of data were used to cater for both region-wide modelling as well as farm-scale assessments that use LiDAR products to account for the influence of individual trees in silvopastoral environments. Moreover, landslide connectivity models were developed to quantify the probability of landslide-generated sediment reaching streams. We will present on how these models can be used to prioritize erosion mitigation at a range of spatial scales to reduce soil loss and delivery of fine sediment to stream networks.
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2022 UK – NZ Agritech Exchange Webinar Series
2022-04-26 08:00 - 2022-06-07 17:00
AgriTechNZ and Callaghan Innovation invite you to the UK – NZ Agritech Exchange Webinar Series hosted by the UK Department of International Trade
Connect with like-minded individuals and companies in the agritech sector to learn about market opportunities, share company offerings, and discuss emerging topics.
2022 will be a landmark year for the UK-New Zealand relationship given recent signing of the UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement. This series is another step to ensure ongoing collaboration and partnership across the sector, and across borders.
The four-part series will feature the UK Agritech Centres of Agricultural Innovation:

Agrimetrics – 26 April 2022, 7pm (NZT)
Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock (CIEL) – 10 May 2022, 7pm (NZT)
Agri-EPI Centre – 24 May 2022, 7pm (NZT)
Crop Health and Protection (CHAP) – 7 June 2022, 7.30am (NZT)

We hope that you will be able to join us for this insightful webinar series.
The series will feature prominent UK and NZ speakers covering the following topics:

Data governance and interoperability (with Agrimetrics)
Sustainability and net-zero farming (with CIEL)
Addressing agritech challenges on a global platform (with Agri-EPI)
Leading approaches to crop health and protection (with CHAP).

The series will be hosted on a platform that enables direct delegate contact and opportunity posting / searching. So, register early and make the most of this opportunity to develop your UK contacts and presence.
You can find the full program on the official UK – NZ Agritech Exchange website and choose which webinar(s) will be most relevant to you.

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

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:

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:
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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)

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.
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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

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.

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

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

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.

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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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Guest Partners:

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 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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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.

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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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.
