Program
When: Thursday 22 February 2024
Location: Boola Katitjin, Murdoch University
8:30
Registration / Coffee / Tea
9:00
Welcome
Prof. Cordelia Selomulya, (Introduction), FFS Research and Commercialisation Director / UNSW (MC)
Prof. Len Collard, Elder-in-Residence, Murdoch University (Welcome to Country) – 10 min
Prof. Peter Eastwood, (Welcome Address), Murdoch University – 5 min
Fiona Simson, FFS Chair (Chair Address) – 10 min
Prof. Cordelia Selomulya, (Program Overview), FFS Research and Commercialisation Director / UNSW (MC) – 5 min
9:30
Government Address
Senator the Hon Tim Ayres, Assistant Minister for Trade and Assistant Minister for Manufacturing | Department of Industry, Science and Resources | Australian Government
9:40
Key ingredients required for successful business partnerships (Keynote)
The key ingredients required for successful business partnerships and collaborative success stories in WA.
Dr Natasha Teakle, AgriStart
9:50
Collaboration and Partnerships (panel)
Three tiers of partnership: Government, industry and academia – and how collaboration can help deliver smart solutions with real-world impact.
Prof. Doug Baker, FFS Program Lead / QUT (Chair)
Dr Julia Anwar-McHenry, Mt Lindesay
Dr Ozgur Dedehayir, QUT
Nicole McNaughton, Food and Agribusiness Network
Dr Natasha Teakle, AgriStart
10:30
Morning Tea
11:00
Sustainability and Food Security in Agriculture (panel discussion)
Australia’s urban and regional farming operations on sustainable practices, performance against Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and combating food security issues.
Dist. Prof. David Tissue, FFS Program Lead / WSU (Chair)
Alan Beattie, Noongar Land Enterprise Group
Wayne Ford, Vertical Patch
Dr Mark McHenry, Mt Lindesay
11:45
Global Supply Chains impacts on Bakery in Australia
Seán Masterson, ARYZTA APAC
12:15
Value-adding (panel discussion)
Unlocking WA’s economic potential through value-addition.
Prof. Cordelia Selomulya, UNSW (Chair)
Kim Antonio, DPIRD
David Doepel, Murdoch University
Fiona Mann, BLOCK 275
Mei Yong, PlantCo Holdings
Charlotte Rowley, Murdoch University
13:00
Lunch / Networking
14:00
AI, Automation and Crop Monitoring (keynote talks)
Dist. Prof. David Tissue, WSU – 5 min
Prof. Oula Ghannoum, WSU and Namal Jayasuriya, WSU – 15 min
Machine learning and AI in crop monitoring
Dr Chris Lehnert, QUT – 15 min
Robotics in agriculture and future opportunities
Prof. Zhonghua Chen and Dr Sachin Chavan, WSU – 20 min
Smart films in protected cropping
14:55
Space will feed our future (Keynote)
Dr Flávia Fayet-Moore, FOODiQ Global
15:25
Afternoon Tea / Break
15:55
Emerging protein trends (Keynote)
Prof. Johannes le Coutre, UNSW Sydney
16:10
The Future Menu (panel discussion)
Feeding the future consumer. What types of food can we expect to be on our plates in 2050?
Emma Coath, Rocket Seeder (Chair)
Dr Sally Buck, CSIRO
Dr Graham Gardner, Murdoch University
Prof. Johannes le Coutre, UNSW Sydney
Dr Ruey-Leng Loo, Murdoch University
Miranda Yang, UNSW Sydney
16:55
Closing remarks
17:00
Close
Program and speakers are subject to change.
FFS = Future Food Systems
CSIRO = Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
DPIRD = Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (WA)
QUT = Queensland University of Technology
UNSW = University of New South Wales
WSU = Western Sydney University