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2024 Speakers

Local and international speakers will descend Perth, Western Australia on 20-21 February 2024, to share ideas and build connections in pursuit of a more resilient, sustainable, and profitable agrifood sector and value chain.

Huia Adkins

Huia Adkins

Sustainability Business Group Leader and Technical Director - Circular Economy, GHD
Dr Lewis Akenji

Dr Lewis Akenji

Managing Director, Hot or Cool Institute
Mark Allison

Mark Allison

Managing Director and CEO, Elders
Adam Anders

Adam Anders

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Anterra Capital
Catherine Bell

Catherine Bell

Partner, Climate Change and Sustainability, RSM
Anna Bennett

Anna Bennett

Executive General Manager of Strategy, Sustainability and Innovation, Elders
Edwina Beveridge

Edwina Beveridge

Co-Owner, Blantyre Farms
Dr Ben Biddulph

Dr Ben Biddulph

Chief Primary Industries Scientist, DPIRD
Cressida Cains

Cressida Cains

Co-founder, Pecora Dairy
Luke Chaplain

Luke Chaplain

Founder, SkyKelpie
Michael Dean

Michael Dean

Founding Partner, AgFunder
Professor Richard Eckard

Professor Richard Eckard

Professor, University of Melbourne
Stephen Forshaw

Stephen Forshaw

Chief Representative for ANZ and APAC, Airbus
Alexandra Gartmann

Alexandra Gartmann

Director, Australian Farm Institute, and Non-Executive Director, Nufarm
John Gibbs

John Gibbs

Founding Partner and Head Brewer, Spinifex Brewing Co
Natasha Greenwood

Natasha Greenwood

General Manager, Agribusiness, Commonwealth Bank Australia
John Harvey

John Harvey

Managing Director, AgriFutures Australia
Amanda Healy

Amanda Healy

CEO, Kirrikin
Jackson Hewett

Jackson Hewett

Head of Content, AuctionsPlus
Julie Hirsch

Julie Hirsch

Co-Founder, Eloments Natural Vitamin Tea, and Co-Founder, Mullin
Professor Philip Howard

Professor Philip Howard

Professor, Community Sustainability, Michigan State University
Tim Hunt

Tim Hunt

Food and Agribusiness Consultant
Bill Hyem

Bill Hyem

AgriFutures Horizon Scholar Alumni (2020) & Soil Carbon Operations Officer, AgriProve
Bryce Ives

Bryce Ives

Founder and Principal, YoBou
The Hon Jackie Jarvis MLC

The Hon Jackie Jarvis MLC

Minister for Agriculture and Food, Forestry, and Small Business
Dr Terri Janke

Dr Terri Janke

Solicitor Director of Terri Janke and Company
Brad Jones

Brad Jones

Director, Bungulla Farming
Ethy Levy

Ethy Levy

Managing Partner, Kinneret Impact Ventures
Devon Long

Devon Long

General Manager, Asia Pacific, Regrow Ag
Darryl Lyons

Darryl Lyons

Co-Founder, Rainstick
Lauren Mackenzie

Lauren Mackenzie

Lead Sustainability Manager for Forests, Land and Agriculture, Coles
Catherine Marriott OAM

Catherine Marriott OAM

2024 Nuffield Scholar
Dr Pam Marrone

Dr Pam Marrone

Co-founder and Executive Chair, Invasive Species Corporation
Dr Cheryl McCarthy

Dr Cheryl McCarthy

Senior Research Fellow (Mechatronic Engineering), University of Southern Queensland
Cathy McGowan AO

Cathy McGowan AO

Chair, AgriFutures Australia
Harriet Mellish

Harriet Mellish

General Manager of Global Innovation Networks, AgriFutures Australia
David Messina

David Messina

CEO and Co-Founder, Rumin8
Dr Kieren Moffat

Dr Kieren Moffat

CEO and Co-Founder, Voconiq
Professor Navid Moheimani

Professor Navid Moheimani

Professor, Murdoch University
Bob Nixon

Bob Nixon

Director, GRDC, and Farmer, Bunketch Ag
Sarah Nolet

Sarah Nolet

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Tenacious Ventures
Robyn O'Brien

Robyn O'Brien

Founder, Sirona Ventures, and Author, Seeding Innovation
Dr Michael Patching

Dr Michael Patching

Managing Director, Alta Food and Agriculture
Brianna Peake

Brianna Peake

Chief Stakeholder Relations, Sustainability and Strategy Officer, CBH
Ryan Rakestraw

Ryan Rakestraw

Director, Temasek
Abi Ramanan

Abi Ramanan

Food systems entrepreneur
Craig Reucassel

Craig Reucassel

Climate change series host on ABC TV, Writer, Comedian
Rebecca Russell

Rebecca Russell

Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group
Natalie Sarich-Dayton

Natalie Sarich-Dayton

CEO and Managing Director, Brownes Dairy
Nina Schick

Nina Schick

Founder, Tamang Ventures
Nick Stamatiou

Nick Stamatiou

CEO and Co-founder, Whole
Katherine Stodulka

Katherine Stodulka

Partner, Systemiq, and Chair - Blended Finance Taskforce, Systemiq
Suresh Sundararajan

Suresh Sundararajan

CEO and Co-founder, Nupo Ventures (Incubation and Venture Building arm of Olam Group)
Heechung Sung

Heechung Sung

Head of Natural Capital Investments, Clean Energy Financial Corporation
Rebecca Tomkinson

Rebecca Tomkinson

CEO, The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia
Ponsi Trivisvavet

Ponsi Trivisvavet

CEO, Inari
Nitin Vaish

Nitin Vaish

Business Development - Agriculture, Ginkgo Bioworks
Matt Vince

Matt Vince

Head of Sales and Marketing, Tassal Group
Stefan Vogel

Stefan Vogel

General Manager, RaboResearch Australia and New Zealand, Rabobank
Justin Webb

Justin Webb

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, AgriWebb
Charlotte Weston

Charlotte Weston

Director, EY; Chief Governance & Reporting Officer, The Sustainable Markets Initiative
Sally-Ann Williams

Sally-Ann Williams

CEO, Cicada Innovations
Olympia Yarger

Olympia Yarger

CEO, Goterra
Nicole Yazbek-Martin

Nicole Yazbek-Martin

Head of Taxonomy and Natural Capital, ASFI
Antony Yousefian

Antony Yousefian

Vice President of Climate and Circularity, Wiliot