Innovation and Integrity
Conference 2024
16 MAY 2024 | HAMILTON CITY
The NZPPI Conference 2024 was held on Thursday May 16 at the Novotel Hamilton Tainui. The theme this year was Innovation and Integrity.
Following on from Innovation Day on the 15th, our conference speakers further explored how we can grow our industry through advanced tech and best practice sustainability systems.
Minister for Biosecurity, Hon. Andrew Hoggard, opened the conference. Read about Minister Hoggard and all our other speakers on our speaker background page.
The programme outline is below or can be downloaded here:
Programme
Conference Programme
8.30-9.00am Registration at Novotel
9.00am Welcomes
9.15am Hon Andrew Hoggard, Minister of Biosecurity
9.45am Gerard Vaughan, Project Lead, Farmstrong - Thriving in plant production: wellbeing science, tools and tips
10.20am Kara Beaumont, manager and co-owner of Ardmore Nurseries - How might industry 4.0 be relevant to a 50 year old nursery?
10.50am Morning break
11.15am Simon Yarrow, Group Manager, Agritech at Callaghan Innovation - Seeding Futures: Agritech's Global Path for NZ
Samantha Baldwin, Science Group Leader, Plant & Food Research - Developing Future Growing Systems
12.15pm Innovation in our Industry panel facilitated by Jake Kitson of Ambrosia Nurseries
Nathan Hewson. Managing Director, Advanced Hort
Simon Yarrow, Callaghan Innovation
Samantha Baldwin, PFR
Phil Gould, NZ Business Development Manager, Syngenta
1.15pm Lunch
2.00pm Alexandra Wilson, Director Forestry Engagement and Advice, Te Uru Rākau - The native nursery sector: latest data and insights
Tony Wilson, Chief Executive, Agrecovery - The future of plastics’ recycling
Q&A
3.00pm Matt Dolan, Focus on NZPPI
3.45pm Close and goodbyes