Dr. Stephan Weise is the Managing Director of Asia at the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT).

Changing what and how we eat By Peter Gordon, world-renowned Kiwi chef, author and the curator of the Summit’s Festival of Food.

The Summit featured regional and international keynote speakers, breakout panels with domain experts, an exhibition showcasing current research being undertaken across the Oceania region, as well as extensive networking opportunities.

The 2035 Oceania Summit was designed to deliver global impact. By bringing together thought leaders and experts from across the region and further afield, the aim of the Summit was to highlight how science, research and entrepreneurial endeavour can help farmers and growers worldwide meet the significant challenges posed by our changing climate.

Agriculture and the agrifood supply chain provide a significant contribution to the region’s greenhouse gas emissions. The 2035 Oceania Summit focused on the role that agrifood tech will play in supporting farmers and growers reduce emissions to net zero, as well as build more resilient growing systems to address the ongoing impact of a rapidly changing climate.

As New Zealand emerges from lockdowns, closed borders and re-connects with the world, the 2035 Oceania Summit provided a unique opportunity for New Zealand's agrifood and agritech sectors to meet and engage in-person and meet peer delegations from around the world. The Summit delivered!

The 2024 Salinas Biological Summit dates are announced Wharf42 and Western Growers are delighted to confirm the dates of the 2024 Salinas Biological Summit. The Summit will take place on June 25-26 2024.

Rob is currently leading the development of new international monitoring tools for forestry and agriculture, including FLINTpro, the world's first SaaS-based integration and reporting system.

The inaugural 2035 Oceania Summit was designed to enable the region’s scientific & research community, its industry leaders, agribusiness & agritech companies, farmers & growers, regulators and policy makers to meet and discuss how agrifood tech innovation and on-farm application can help address the existential threat posed by climate change.

Hon Damien O'Connor is New Zealand Minister for Trade and Export Growth, Minister of Agriculture, Minister for Biosecurity, Minister for Land Information, and Minister for Rural Communities.

Introducing Peter Gordon's signature 'Festival of Food' 2035 Oceania Summit menu Supported by the Summit's key Festival of Food sponsors, ecogas and Fonterra, Peter has delivered. Seriously. Below, you can view some of the signature dishes that will be served over the two days of the Summit.

Clare is a Director and Head of R&D for AgriSea NZ Seaweed Ltd. A Māori owned, and family operated business that has been making products from seaweed for 25 years.

New Zealand and Australian universities & research institutes, including CRIs and RDCs, are leveraging great science and knowledge to develop innovative solutions that will tackle some of the major climate-related challenges facing the region’s agriculture and agrifood sectors. The 2035 Oceania Summit showcased this work to provide insights into the exciting emerging agrifood technology being developed to both reduce the region’s agricultural and agrifood emissions to net zero, as well as mitigate the threats to farmers and growers posed by climate change.

Hillary Laureate, Aimée Christensen, is CEO of Christensen Global Strategies and the founding Executive Director of the Sun Valley Institute for Resilience.

The 2035 Oceania Summit provided the platform for a wide cross-section of professionals to meet, network and collaborate on the emerging agrifood technologies that can help farmers and growers reduce their greenhouse gas footprint and deliver global impact.

A hugely Successful Summit! It took 18 months to get there, but last week we finally got the 2035 Oceania Summit across the line. It was an amazing 48 hours of great presentations, great networking and great outcomes.

Agritech start-ups showcased some of their ground-breaking technologies during the Summit to support farmers and growers address the impact of climate change.  Additionally, the Summit hosted a number of Pacific Island agritech companies looking to address the existential threat that a changing climate poses to our wider region. This was a critical mission for the Summit which will be followed up over the coming months.

Richard Heath is Executive Director of the Australian Farm Institute, an independent agricultural policy research organisation.

"Kia ora. It is a true pleasure to curate The 2035 Agri Food Tech Oceania Summit Festival of Food in October 2022. I’ll be sharing a menu of delicious produce from Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific that has either a Zero or Minimal carbon footprint. We'll showcase some of the many farmers, fishers, gatherers and producers who realise the importance of sustainability in the global market. Although we are far away from many of our markets, it’s good to know that Food Miles by themselves don’t always matter. What does is our carbon footprint - from growing, harvesting and production through to delivery to market."

Matthew Pryor is co-founder of AgThentic / Tenacious Ventures, and a founding board member of the Australian AgriTech Association.

In Australia, the Climate Targets Panel says that Australia should be aiming to reach net zero emissions as early as 2035. In New Zealand, the Climate Change Commission has submitted to government its recommendations for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Across wider Oceania, climate change has had, and will continue to have, profound ramifications for the people living in the region.

With major international delegations arriving from Australia, the Pacific Islands, the USA and Europe, there was no better opportunity for New Zealanders wanting to make a difference on the global stage. Whether you were in government, research, industry or investment, the Summit provided the networking platform necessary to accelerate your ambition.

Karen Ross was appointed Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture on January 9, 2019 by Governor Gavin Newsom

The Summit was more than just a two-day conference. It was a key part of a long-term platform designed to focus on actionable outcomes that will create positive global impact. That started with significant face-to-face interaction at the Aotea Centre in Auckland.

“Hosting this event not only positions New Zealand as a global leader in agritech and agrifood expertise; it opens opportunities for further research and investment that will benefit our local farmers, local economy, and local environment in the longer term.”Bjoern Spreitzer — Tourism New Zealand

Andrew Campbell is the Chief Executive of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), appointed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs in 2016.