Five unmissable sessions on day 2 of evokeAG. 2025
If you’re picking just five (though you REALLY don’t have to), here are five knockout sessions on day two of evokeAG. 2025 you won’t want to miss.
Bold ideas, breakthrough moments and plenty of coffee will be on the agenda when you return for day two of the evokeAG. 2025 program, 19 February 2025. Here’s five sessions that have got your name all over them.
1. The great fallacy: The future is female
We’ve highlighted the female funding gap, but women are the backbone of agrifood innovation – and deserve the spotlight. How can we make them leaders in decision-making, investment, and strategy?
Join our panel of trailblazers including Kylie Frazer, Co-Founder and Partner, Flying Fox Ventures; and Lisa Hewitt, Queensland and Northern Territory General Manager, Elders (more to be announced) as they break down barriers, from funding opportunities to the impact of childcare in startup hubs. This session dives into why these gaps exist and how we can close them.
2. Meet SkyKelpie: Mustering reimagined
Get ready for a muster like no other – you can experience it from your seat! evokeAG. delegates will get a bird’s-eye view of a remote muster as Luke Chaplain showcases his SkyKelpie drone technology in action.
Joining him, Humans of Agriculture host Oli Le Lievre will discuss how this game-changing innovation is revolutionising livestock management, boosting both efficiency and safety in the paddock.
Luke Chaplain, SkyKelpie founder.
3. People first: The untold story driving agritech and agriculture’s future
We’ve seen plenty of shiny tech and big innovations, but without the right people, it all falls flat.
This session asks a bold question: are we genuinely investing in the workforce driving primary industries forward?
From paddocks to boardrooms, it’s time to focus on the humans behind the industry. Supply chain leaders will reveal the tough realities of workforce gaps, skills shortages, and what must change now to ensure our future is not just tech-powered but people-driven. It’s time to rethink our priorities and commit to investing in the people who make it all possible.
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Hear from a powerhouse lineup including:
- Stu Adam, CEO and Co-Founder, Agronomeye
- Scott Graham, Head of Agriculture, Barker College
- Stephen O’Brien, CEO, Mort & Co
- Lindsay Davies, Caring for Country Coordinator, Indigital
- Melinee Leather, Co-Owner and Managing Director, Leather Cattle Co.
- Veronica Papacosta, CEO, Seafood Industry Australia and Managing Director, Sydney Fresh Seafood (Aust) Pty Ltd
- Richard Gorman, CEO, Kalfresh
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4. Case study: Platform 10 Biologicals
As demand grows for biologicals over chemicals, producers need crop inputs that tackle evolving pest and disease threats.
Enter Platform10 – a global network of farming organisations, researchers, entrepreneurs, and investors putting growers at the heart of innovation.
Peter Wren-Hilton, Founder and CEO, Wharf42, will join the Platform 10 discussion of day 2.
Hear from the Platform10 brains trust as they reveal how they’re fast-tracking biopesticide companies, rigorously vetting new products, building grower confidence, and paving the way for market adoption.
Speakers include:
- Jeana Cadby, Environment and Climate Director, Western Growers
- Dr Louise Thatcher, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Agriculture and Food
- Peter Wren-Hilton, Founder and CEO, Wharf42
- Dr Adrian Percy, Executive Director of the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative, North Carolina State University
- More speakers to be confirmed. Stay tuned.
5. You can’t ask that: The big, bold questions to ignite a movement
In this bold finale, you’re the one in charge. Who do you want back on stage to tackle the toughest, most provocative questions?
Four speakers chosen by you will engage in an unfiltered, raw conversation designed to challenge the status quo and ignite real change. AgriFutures Australia Chair, Cathy McGowan, will then ask you to make a pledge – a small action to drive change over the next 12 months.
As evokeAG. 2025 wraps up, the momentum for the future starts. Will you take the lead?
AgriFutures Australia Chair, Cathy McGowan.
See the full program of events here. For more information about evokeAG. 2025, and to purchase tickets visit evokeag.com/2025. AgriFutures Australia is encouraging attendees to secure their tickets, flights, and accommodation early to avoid disappointment.