GFIA in Focus - Future farming and food workshop
GFIA in Focus Australia will present hundreds of innovations for smart food production to 2,000 food producers, policy makers, scientists and investors to revolutionise the way farmers produce food.
Workshop hosted by QAAFI
Future farming and food
27 November 2018 | 13:00-16:00 pm
Location: Controlled environments & protected cropping theatre
Facilitated by: Pete Lewis - Agricultural communication specialist (Former ABC Landline producer)
13:05 – 13:25
Investing in the future of farming and food
Susan McDonald, Mangaging Director of Super Butcher
13:25 – 13:30 Q&A SESSION
13:30 – 13:50
Harnessing the genetic biodiversity of Australia’s plants
Professor Robert Henry, Institute Director, QAAFI, The University of Queensland
13:50 – 13:55 Q&A SESSION
13:55 – 14:15
Consumer drivers for new Australian food products
Dr Heather Smyth, Senior Research Fellow, Nutrition and Food Sciences, QAAFI, The University of Queensland
14:15 – 14:20 Q&A SESSION
14:20 – 14:45 BREAK
14:50 – 15:10
Gene edited food
15:10 – 15:30
Adapting food production to a changing climate
Professor Graeme Hammer, Director, Centre for Crop Science, QAAFI, The University of Queensland
15:30 – 15:50
Nanotechnology and sustainable food production
15:50 – 16:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: Transformational farming and food with Audience Q&A
Free to attend, all visitors to GFIA in Focus Australia are welcome to attend. Seats are allocated on a first-come first-served basis. Not yet registered to attend?
QAAFI Workshop Event Contact: Liz Eden | qaaficomms@uq.edu.au | +61 7 3346 2168
GFIA Contact: Rebecca McConnell | r.mcconnell@onecmg.com | +971 2 234 8400
View conference program and register here
QAAFI is the exclusive Knowledge Partner of GFIA in Focus.
Venue
Cnr Merivale and Glenelg Streets, South Bank, Qld 4101