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For Global
Climate Impact

10 – 11 October 2022
Auckland
New Zealand

The Summit Venue: The Aotea Centre, 50 Mayoral Drive, Auckland

Local Solutions
For Global
Climate Impact

10 – 11 October 2022
Auckland
New Zealand

Empowering our farmers to adopt news ways of sustainable agricultural production

Local Solutions
For Global
Climate Impact

10 – 11 October 2022
Auckland
New Zealand

Working with indigenous communities by harnessing the power of traditional knowledge, science and technology

Local Solutions
For Global
Climate Impact

10 – 11 October 2022
Auckland
New Zealand

Identifying opportunities to develop a net-zero food production system

Local Solutions
For Global
Climate Impact

10 – 11 October 2022
Auckland
New Zealand

Encouraging investment into our region's growing agrifood tech sector

Local Solutions
For Global
Climate Impact

10 – 11 October 2022
Auckland
New Zealand

Taking decisive action to protect and conserve our oceans

Local Solutions
For Global
Climate Impact

10 – 11 October 2022
Auckland
New Zealand

Leveraging the scientific advances being developed by our research community

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2035 Agri-Food-Tech Oceania Summit

The 2035 Oceania Summit in October 2022 is bringing stakeholders from all facets of the region’s agri-food-tech industry to discuss how to collectively reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and design more resilient growing systems to address the intensifying impact of climate change.

The Summit is more than just a two-day meeting. It’s part of a longer term platform designed to focus on actionable outcomes that will create positive global impact.

The Summit will feature plenary sessions, breakout sessions, an exhibition, a start-up hub, an investment pitch event and a line-up of major local and international speakers.

The programme is designed to connect key stakeholders across the Oceania region and beyond, to finally address the impact of climate change on the agri-food industry.

 

The Summit outcomes include:

  • Identifying opportunities to develop a net-zero food production system
  • Leveraging the scientific advances being developed by our research community
  • Taking decisive action to protect and conserve our oceans
  • Working with indigenous communities by harnessing the power of traditional knowledge, science and technology
  • Encouraging investment into our region’s growing agrifood tech sector
  • Empowering our farmers to adopt news ways of sustainable agricultural production
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Securing authentic Indigenous Summit Engagement is critical

Securing authentic Indigenous Engagement is a critical metric for the 2035 Oceania Summit.

Welcoming Western Growers to New Zealand

Wharf42 is delighted to welcome Dennis Donohue, Director of the Western Growers Innovation and Technology Centre, based in Salinas, California, to attend and speak at the 2035 Oceania Summit.

Introducing AASF: The Australian Agricultural Sustainability Framework

At the 2035 Oceania Summit, the Australian Farm Institute will be sharing details of their major report (slated for publication in March 2022); the Australian Agricultural Sustainability Framework (AASF).

Peter Gordon to curate the ‘Festival of Food’

The 2035 Oceania Summit is delighted to confirm that renowned chef Peter Gordon will be both attending and curating the Summit’s ‘Festival of Food’ next October.

Showcasing research excellence

New Zealand and Australian universities and research institutes, including CRIs and RDCs, are leveraging great science and knowledge to develop innovative solutions that will tackle some of the major climate-related challenges facing the region’s agriculture and agrifood sectors. The 2035 Oceania Summit will showcase this work to provide insights into the exciting emerging agrifood technology being developed to both reduce the region’s agricultural and agrifood emissions to net zero, as well as mitigate the threats to farmers and growers posed by climate change.

Start-ups creating value

Agritech and cleantech start-ups from across Oceania are developing new and ground-breaking solutions designed to address the challenge posed by our changing climate. The 2035 Oceania Summit will provide a platform for these startups to showcase their work to potential collaborators, partners and investors in the Summit’s Start-up Hub. Additionally, an invitation-only investor event will enable selected startups pitch for growth capital to an audience of global venture firms.

Delivering global impact

The 2035 Oceania Summit has been designed to deliver global impact. By bringing together thought leaders and experts from across the region, the aim of the Summit is to highlight how science, research and entrepreneurial endeavour can help farmers and growers worldwide meet the significant challenges posed by our changing climate. 

Who should attend

The 2035 Oceania Summit provides the platform for a wide cross-section of professionals to meet, network and collaborate on the emerging agrifood technologies that can help farmers and growers reduce their greenhouse gas footprint and deliver global impact.

These include;

  • R&D Specialists
  • Universities, CRIs & RDCs
  • Agribusiness Leaders
  • Farmers and Growers
  • Start-up Entrepreneurs
  • Software developers & systems integrators
  • Investors
  • Government Representatives
  • Policy Makers
  • Environmental Experts
  • Compliance Officers

 

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Speakers

Maria Jose Alvarez

Maria Jose (MJ) is an Investment Manager at WNT Ventures, New Zealand’s longest-standing deep-tech incubator

Geoff Bates

Geoff Bates is founder and Managing Director, Pastoral Robotics.

Clare Bradley

Clare is a Director and Head of R&D for AgriSea NZ Seaweed Ltd. A Māori owned, and family operated business that has been making products from seaweed for 25 years.

Nigel Bradley

Nigel is the CEO, Envirostrat

Prof. Andrew Campbell

Andrew Campbell is the Chief Executive of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), appointed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs in 2016.

Aimée Christensen

Hillary Laureate, Aimée Christensen, is CEO of Christensen Global Strategies and the founding Executive Director of the Sun Valley Institute for Resilience.

Professor Michelle Colgrave

Professor Michelle Colgrave is the Future Protein Lead at CSIRO Agriculture and Food, in Australia

Dennis Donohue

Dennis is the Director of the Western Growers Center for Innovation & Technology

Elizabeth Fastiggi

Elizabeth Fastiggi is the Head of Worldwide Business Development for the Agriculture vertical at AWS.

Andrew Fisher

Andrew is a Director, Ecogas & Eco Stock

Dr Victoria Hatton

Victoria is Director of the Sustainability & Climate Change practice, PwC NZ

Bridgit Hawkins

Bridgit is Chief Sustainability Officer, CropX

Nick Hazell

Nick is CEO & Founder of Australian startup v2food

Richard Heath

Richard Heath is Executive Director of the Australian Farm Institute, an independent agricultural policy research organisation.

Murray Hemi

Murray Hemi, General Manager, Tahitanga Consulting

Jo Kelly

Jo Kelly is the CEO of the Australian Seaweed Institute

Dr Tanira Kingi

Tanira is an Emeritus Scientist (Scion) and a Climate Change Commissioner

Ethy Levy

Ethy Levy is the Founder of Impact Innovation Israel

Tracey Martin

Tracey is the CEO, Australian Agritech Association

Steve Meller

A Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur, Steve is the CEO and founder of CH4 Global

Dana Muir

Dana is Head of Natural Capital, BNZ

Jaime Nack

A presenter for Vice President Al Gore’s Climate Reality Project & President, Three Squares Inc

Dr Richard Newcomb

Chief Scientist, Plant & Food Research

Sarah Nolet

Sarah is the CEO of Agthentic and co-Founder and Partner at Tenacious Ventures

Brendan O'Connell

Brendan is Chief Executive of AgriTech New Zealand

Dr Anna Okello

Dr Anna Okello manages the Livestock Systems Program at the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

Robert Oliver MNZM

Robert Oliver is a New Zealand chef who was raised in Fiji

Matthew Pryor

Matthew Pryor is co-founder of AgThentic / Tenacious Ventures, and a founding board member of the Australian AgriTech Association.

Emeline Paat-Dahlstrom

Space entrepreneur, author, and impact instigator, Emeline is co-Founder and CEO of SpaceBase,

Professor Steven Ratuva

Steven is the Director of the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies

Dr Gavin Ross

Dr Gavin Ross is Group General Manager, Marketing & Innovation at Plant & Food Research

Secretary Karen Ross

Karen Ross was appointed Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture on January 9, 2019 by Governor Gavin Newsom

Guy Royal

Guy Royal is Director, Tuia Group and advisor to the Māori primary sector

James Shaw MP

James Shaw MP is New Zealand’s Climate Change Minister.

Bruce Smith

Bruce is the co- founder of Eko360 and recently established Tnue Ltd

Klynton Wanganeen

Klynton Wanganeen is the CEO of the Narungga Nation Aboriginal Corporation (NNAC).

Robert Waterworth

Rob is currently leading the development of new international monitoring tools for forestry and agriculture, including FLINTpro, the world's first SaaS-based integration and reporting system.


Summit Partners & Sponsors

“Hosting this event not only positions New Zealand as a global leader in agritech and agrifood expertise; it opens opportunities for further research and investment that will benefit our local farmers, local economy, and local environment in the longer term.”
Bjoern Spreitzer — Tourism New Zealand


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Join the 2035 Oceania Summit's inaugural 'Festival of Food'


"Kia ora. It is a true pleasure to curate The 2035 Agri Food Tech Oceania Summit Festival of Food in October 2022. I’ll be sharing a menu of delicious produce from Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific that has either a Zero or Minimal carbon footprint. We'll showcase some of the many farmers, fishers, gatherers and producers who realise the importance of sustainability in the global market. Although we are far away from many of our markets, it’s good to know that Food Miles by themselves don’t always matter. What does is our carbon footprint - from growing, harvesting and production through to delivery to market."

Peter Gordon
Chef, Restauranteur, Writer, and Fusion Pioneer

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