DigitalAG 2022 Programme
30-31 March 2022, Rotorua, New Zealand + Virtual OnlineDAY ONE | Wednesday 30 March 2022
9.00am - 12.00pm
Pre-Event Workshop
Conference Registrations + Lunch + Networking
12.55pm
Welcome & Introduction
Innovatek
Session 1 | Technology Trends Post-Covid
1.00pm
Innovation in a post-covid world
Microsoft NZ (TBC)
1.20pm
An essential update on NZ's agritech roadmap
Brendan O'Connell, CEO, Agritech NZ
1.40pm
The forces shaping the future of food and ag
Komal Patel, Principal Advisor, The Agthentic Group, Australia (via Video Link)
Session Panel Discussion - Technology Trends Post-Covid
Session 2 | Ag Data Digitisation
2.20pm
Strategic planning for scalable data transformation in the agriculture sector
Nicolas Erdody, CEO, Open Parallel
2.40pm
Digitisation and traceability of supply chains
Emma Wheeler, Head Of Strategy, Trust Codes + Paul Ryan, Director, Trust Codes
3.40pm
Session Panel Discussion - Ag Data Digitisation
Session 3 | Applying Machine Vision and AI Smarts
4.00pm
Using machine vision to automate on-farm livestock monitoring and better understand the animal health
Greg Peyroux, Managing Director, Iris Data Science
4.20pm
The limits of computer vision and machine learning in precision agriculture and how we can do better
Jaco Fourie, Machine Vision Manager, Lincoln Agritech
4.40pm
Session Panel Discussion - Applying Machine Vision and AI Smarts
5.00pm
TECH Talks
Short, sharp presentations that showcase and highlight some of the best up and coming agritech innovations, products, services and collaborative opportunities.
5.30pm
DAY TWO | Thursday 31 March 2022
8.20am
How UK's Hands Free Farm project helped drive ag robotics
Kit Franklin, Senior Lecturer, Agricultural Engineering, Harper Adams University, United Kingdom (via Video Link)
8.40am
A rethink on collaboration, integration and rationalisation between agritech companies in NZ
Gavin McEwen, CEO, Farmax Ltd & COO, FarmIQ Ltd
9.00am
Clever Simplicity - what it means and what's the impact if you don't have it
Kylie Hall, Storyteller, Hectre Orchard Management
9.20am
Different perspectives: Founder and corporate Insights on launching a hardware Agtech startup
Ian Reilly, Founder, Agersens, Australia + Mark Harris, Global Marketing Manager - Animal Management, Gallagher Group
9.40am
Session Panel Discussion - Rethinking Agritech Business Models
Morning Tea + Networking
10.30am
Is environmental innovation the next big thing in agritech?
Bridgit Hawkins, CSO, CropX
10.50am
Perils, pitfalls and promises of climate models in meeting the needs of mandatory climate risk reporting
Greg Bodeker, Co-Director, Kanute
11.10am
Session Panel Discussion - Ag Climate Technologies
11.30am
Conference Learnings
A summary of developments, key learnings and take-aways over the event's presentations and industry discussions.
12.00pm
1.00pm - 3.00pm
Post-Event Workshop
