2015 National
Horticulture
Convention
Speaker
Brochure
Jupiters Gold Coast
QLD, Australia
25-27 June 2015
Speakers
Keynote Speaker
Blair Richardson
President & CEO,
United States Potato Board
President and CEO of the United States Potato Board
(USPB), Mr Richardson is regarded as one of the foremost
minds in North American horticulture, and will provide an
exciting international perspective for delegates.
Mr Richardson has strong roots in American horticulture,
with his family lineage and involvement in farming
extending back to the mid-1800s, when Texas was still a
part of Mexico.
Prior to his appointment as President & CEO of the United
States Potato Board in August 2013, Mr Richardson was
the CEO of WesPak, a successful grower organisation in
California’s San Joaquin Valley specialising in premium
fresh tree fruit, table grapes and citrus.
In 2005, Mr Richardson was recognized as a leader in
the produce industry when he received the Produce
Business “40 Under 40” award in both the domestic and
international categories.
Speakers
Tass Angelopoulos
Gianluca Di Tommaso
Special Counsel
National Workplace Lawyers
Global Head of Crop Management
Valagro
Recent Issues/Developments in Australian
Labour Law
The future of Biostimulants in Europe, and
Australia
Tass Angelopoulos has over 20 years
experience as a labour lawyer in
Australia. Most recently he was
involved in the Barangaroo dispute
involving the CFMEU.
Valagro pioneered the field of Biostimulants,
which are naturally-derived formulations
of compounds, substances and microorganisms that, when applied to plants,
enhance yield and improve nutritional
quality. Valagro develops, manufactures
and sells a broad range of Biostimulants
and nutrient solutions that complement
conventional agricultural inputs.
Tass frequently gives presentations
to clients including in the areas
of bullying, harassment and
discrimination. Tass will discuss
recent issues and developments in
Australian Labour Law as they affect
the horticulture industry.
Gianluca will cover Valagro’s proactive
approach in Europe to improve the
legislation and regulatory protocols in the
development of Biostimulants, with an
emphasis on what future impact this will
have in Australia.
Speakers
Dr Debbie Hudson
Alex Mills
Senior Research Scientist
Bureau of Meteorology
Digital innovation manager
adama
Forearmed is forewarned: seasonal
forecasting for horticulture
Trapview® –
A smart trap for smart farmers
Debbie Hudson is a senior research
scientist at the Bureau of Meteorology
working on improving seasonal climate
predictions for Australia. She is currently
leading the effort to fill the gap between
weather forecasts and seasonal outlooks.
There has been increasing demand for
forecasts on this timescale, particularly
from the agricultural sector.
Alex Mills is Digital Innovation Manager for Adama
Australia, and is responsible for the development
and execution of digital activities for Adama locally.
Formerly known here as Farmoz, Adama launched
last year with a distinct new brand and the
promise to producers around the world to focus
on introducing new technologies that will help
simplify the life of producers.
More detail about expected variations
in weather for the fortnight or month
ahead, would help farmers make better
management decisions, such as the
scheduling of planting, harvesting and
fertilizer applications. Her team are
investigating the science behind making
predictions on this timescale, and are
evaluating and developing new forecast
products for Australia.
Mr Mills joins colleagues from around the world
now working together in the Adama Global Digital
Team. Innovations such as the Trapview Smart Trap
System are among the first examples of delivering
on that promise.
Trapview utilises revolutionary technology in a
fully integrated system to provide an innovative,
simplified solution for growers, agronomists and
researchers needing to monitor insect populations.
It works by capturing images and providing digital
recognition of pests in any given number of
traps. Pest populations and their dynamics can be
monitored on desktop and mobile devices in real
time, with the system providing analytics and rapid
pest alerts.
Speakers
Dr Peter Batt
Principal
Peter j batt and associates
Understanding how and why
consumers choose to buy fresh
vegetables in a retail store
For almost 30 years, Peter J Batt was
Professor of Food and Agribusiness
Marketing at Curtin University in Perth,
Western Australia. Today he is the
Principal of Peter J Batt and Associates, an
international agribusiness marketing and
rural development consulting practice that
links smallholder farms in Asia and Africa
with high value markets.
From several market research projects
undertaken for the vegetable industry in
Western Australia, Peter will describe the
factors that have been found to influence
the consumers decision to purchase fresh
vegetables in a retail store.
Information
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