Agenda
3 December 2019, Tuesday |
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| 09:00 | Welcome Speech, Opening Remarks & Thank You Sponsor Speech By Forum Producer | |
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Janine Milne Queensland Board Member Australian Women in Agriculture |
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| 09:10 | Keynote Address: Case Studies Of Precision Agriculture Development And Practices Worldwide |
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Jerome Leray Managing Director | Co-Founder Infarm |
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| Agricultural Robotics: The Future Of Robot Farmers | ||
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Robotic Farmers |
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Michael Forrai Software Lead Agerris |
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| 10:20 | Morning Refreshments & Networking Session | |
| 10:40 | Interactive Roundtable Discussion | |
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Dr Chao Chen Director of Laboratory of Motion Generation and Analysis Monash University |
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Natasha Shields Owner/Export Manager Peninsula Fresh Organics Nuffield Scholar 2019 |
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Michael Forrai Software Lead Agerris |
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| 11:40 |
Soil Moisture Mapping For Precision Agriculture |
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Prof. Jeffrey Walker Head of Department of Civil Engineering Monash University |
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| 12:20 | Lunch & Networking Session | |
| Agricultural Drones Innovations | ||
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Apple Harvesting Robot |
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Dr. Chao Chen Director of Laboratory of Motion Generation and Analysis Monash University |
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Remote And Rural Telecommunications Now Has Business Grade Satellite Services |
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Tony Bundrock Chairman activ8me |
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| 14:10 | Using Drones For Precision Crop Spraying And Weed Management | |
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Jerome Leray Managing Director | Co-Founder Infarm |
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| 14:50 | Precision Based Substrate Irrigation Management Utilizing Measured And Predictive Transpiration Rates |
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Rajadurai Thangaraj Operation Manager RUBUS Queensland Berries |
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Tony Bundock Director Genesis Horticultural Solutions Pty Ltd |
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| 15:30 | Afternoon Refreshments & Networking Session | |
| 15:45 | Water And Nutrient Assessments Using Advanced Hyperspectral Imaging From Airborne Aircraft And Drones | |
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Professor Pablo J. Zarco-Tejada Remote Sensing & Precision Agriculture – HyperSens Team Leader University of Melbourne |
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| Start-Ups Disrupting AgTech | ||
| 16:25 | Start Up Disrupting Agtech Technology Showcase: Five Start-Ups Present Seven-Minute Pitches |
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| Digital Twins For Agriculture. Digitising An Entire Farming System From The Ground Up Is A Fundamental Step Towards Making More Informed Management Decisions And Maximising The Impact Of Agtech | ||
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Stu Adam Director Agronomeye |
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| Integration Of Agtech Into Urban Areas Through Experience Design | ||
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Geert A. Hendrix Founder and CEO Farmwall |
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| 17:00 | Closing Remarks For Day 1 By Forum Chairperson | |
| 17:15 | Champagne Networking Session | |
| Enjoy a glass of champagne whilst networking with other like-minded individuals on topics that are of most interest to you and fellow delegates.
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4 December 2019, Wednesday |
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| 09:00 | Welcome Speech, Opening Remarks & Thank You Sponsor Speech By Forum Producer | |
| Agricultural Intelligence: How Big Data Analytics And AI Are Driving Unique Insights For Agricultural Land |
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| 09:05 | Fueling The Agriculture Decision Engine With Big Data & AI Smart Farms Of The Future: Harnessing Real Time Analytics, AI And Geospatial Technologies To Enhance Crop Performance |
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David Jochinke President, Victoria Farmers Federation Chair, Wimmera Southern Mallee Regional Partnership |
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| 09:45 | Predictive Analytics Predictive Analytics In Farming: From Early Detection Of Disease To Making Accurate Crop Decisions Based On Uncertain Climate Conditions |
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Rajadurai Thangaraj Operation Manager Rubus Queensland Berries |
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| 10:25 | Morning Refreshments & Networking Session | |
| 10:40 |
AgTech In The Outback |
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JoAnn Resing Senior Industry Development Officer Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries |
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| Blockchain In Agriculture: Automating Traceability, Payments And Supply Chain Management | ||
| 11:20 | Blockchain For Food Provenance And Supply Chain Using Blockchain To Help Small Farms Improve Access To Credit, Receive Early Payments And Fetch Higher Prices For Their Farm Products |
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Damian Crowe Digital Transformation Manager Cutri Fruit |
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| 12:10 | Lunch & Networking Session | |
| Learning Lessons In Precision Agriculture | ||
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Global Best Practices |
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Mark Branson General Manager, Branson Farms Founding Member, SPAA |
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| 13:40 | Impact Of Climate Change On Australian Crop Yields Over The Next 20 Years | |
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Satish Chand General Manager Coolibah Herbs |
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| 14:20 | Enabling STEM And Agtech In Education | |
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Janine Milne Queensland Board Member Australian Women in Agriculture Ltd. |
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| 15:00 | Afternoon Refreshments & Networking Session | |
| Tackling Challenges In Internet Connectivity For Smart Farming | ||
| 15:15 | Panel Discussion Overcoming Rural Broadband Access And Digital Skill Shortages For Farming In Australia |
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Janine Milne Queensland Board Member Australian Women in Agriculture Ltd. |
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JoAnn Resing Senior Industry Development Officer Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries |
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John Leslie Executive Director Vertical Farm Systems |
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David Jochinke President, Victoria Farmers Federation Chair, Wimmera Southern Mallee Regional Partnership |
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| 15:55 | Vertical Farms Australia’s First Fully Automated Vertical Farms |
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John Leslie Executive Director Vertical Farm Systems |
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| Small Scale Farming Solutions | ||
| 16:25 | Improving Small Scale Farming With Analytics Analytics To Facilitate Data-Driven Farming Practices For Small-Scale Farmers |
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Sonja Cameron Director Cameron’s Nursery |
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| 17:00 | Closing Remarks By Forum Chairperson | |
5 December 2019, Thursday |
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| Future Of Smart Farms Site Visits | |
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| 09:00 – 16:00 | |
| Site Visit 1: Monash Food Innovation | |
| Monash Food Innovation is committed to advancing the Food and Agriculture Industry, focusing on engaging and building capability for innovation and growth for over 7,000 Food and Agribusinesses from Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and China, and supporting commercialization through the formation of a strong network of end to end partners providing pathways into the Australian and Chinese markets. This year Monash University announced a renewed commitment to resolving challenges in Food and Agribusiness by connecting Monash’s interdisciplinary capabilities in food systems innovation and related activities to develop the next generation of sustainable food ecosystems with global connectivity. The MFI Director’s leadership will be fundamental in driving the University’s transition towards engaging network partners across a broader scope of research and innovation projects to deliver impact across key focus areas including AgTech, the transformation of food waste, exploring the next frontiers in the manufacture and efficient distribution of sustainable food and dairy products, and developing future talent for the food and agricultural sector. |
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| Site Visit 2: Cora Lynn Farm | |
| A comprehensive experimental site has been established at Cora Lynn, Melbourne, Australia for the specific purpose of developing soil moisture monitoring technologies for agriculture. One of the highlights of the site is an Australian Research Council funded project undertaking a complete end-to-end evaluation of P-band radiometer soil moisture remote sensing readiness as the next-generation of soil moisture satellite missions, which is expected to give more accurate soil moisture information including over a deeper soil layer thickness than the existing L-band technology. Accordingly, a 10m high tower has been installed at the centre of a paddock carrying P- and L-band radiometers, with the paddock divided into four quadrants of different soil and/or vegetation conditions. Temporal evolution of soil moisture is monitored by stations having Stevens Water hydra-probes inserted into the soil at 5 cm increments down to 60 cm, along with evapotranspiration from an Eddy Covariance system. Other supporting data include spatial surface soil moisture (~5 cm) using our in-house Hydra-probe Data Acquisition System (HDAS), soil surface roughness, vegetation water content and the thermal and spectral reflectance’s. The tower measurements have also been supplemented with airborne measurements to study variations across the farm. The site is also being used to develop alternative applications of the existing L-band technology, including measurement from a farm buggy, irrigation boom, and even a drone. The purpose built drone allows routine measurement of top 5cm soil moisture at high resolution across entire paddocks at a fraction of the cost of manned aircraft, and at a spatial and temporal resolution that cannot currently be achieved from satellites. These technologies will be discussed and demonstrated. | |
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| *Space In Each Site Visit Is Limited. Registrations Will Be Available On First Come, First Reserved Basis. | |