Wharf42 News
Western Growers CIT: The opportunity for ANZ agritech is awesome!
Yesterday, I published the post; ‘Introducing the Western Growers CIT Global Advisory Board’. As indicated in the post, it’s an initiative that I have been working on with the Center’s Director, Dennis Donohue, for some time. The opportunity to...
Introducing the Western Growers CIT Global Advisory Board
Today, the Western Growers CIT Global Advisory Board met for the first time. It’s been a ‘work in progress’ since earlier in the year and it’s great that we have finally got it across the line. It’s been a privilege to work with Dennis Donohue,...
Building a trans-Tasman agritech collaborative framework with purpose
It was great to be able to share the news today that AgriFutures Australia and Wharf42 were announcing a new collaboration to enable New Zealand & Australian innovators, researchers and farmers to come together to lead on climate action. A key...
Join us tomorrow for the New Zealand – Korea Technology Roadshow 2021
I'm delighted to be speaking at tomorrow's New Zealand - Korea Technology Roadshow 2021. The New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Korea are hosting the two-day (virtual) tech roadshow tomorrow and on Thursday. Its purpose is to provide New Zealand...
The 2035 Oceania Summit Advisory Committee met today
I was delighted to host the first meeting of the 2035 Oceania Summit Advisory Committee this morning. Despite New Zealand going into COVID-19 lockdown Level 4 overnight, it was an honour to be joined by such a committed group of globally-recognised...
Climate change: IPCC report is ‘code red for humanity’
Today’s UN IPCC Climate Change report sets out a stark message on the state of the climate crisis. If we do not accelerate our efforts to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions in the near term, the consequences for future generations look dire....
MEDIA RELEASE: New Zealand expertise serves up new agri-food-tech event
This media release is reproduced with the kind permission of Tourism New Zealand New Zealand is embracing its role as a world leader in agri-food-tech with the launch of a new event, the 2035 Oceania Summit in Auckland. The regional follow-up...
Introducing the 2035 Oceania Summit Steering Committee
I am delighted to be able to formally introduce the members of the 2035 Oceania Summit Steering Committee. The members represent key stakeholder groups engaged in both agrifood tech and climate change. This includes industry, research, government...
Covid-19 postpones AdvanceAg. South Australia’s commitment to Agritech didn’t.
Overnight, the South Australian government introduced increased community restrictions because of 2 new COVID-19 cases in the State. At about 7.00pm (NZT), I received a call from the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) advising me...