Ben Daking
Orchard-Rite
Congress Speaker
Ben Daking has over 25 years’ experience in frost mitigation. He joined leading frost fan manufacturer Orchard-Rite in July 2023….
Ben Reilly
Steritech
Congress Speaker
Ben Reilly is the Fresh Produce Business Manager at Steritech, an Australian-based phytosanitary irradiation provider. He brings a practical, strategic…
Benjamin Sharpe
Aerobotics
Congress Speaker
Benjamin Sharpe is the Business Development Manager at Aerobotics. His expertise lies in integrating artificial intelligence (AI) for precise fruit…
Brett Fifield
Hort Innovation
Congress Speaker
Brett Fifield is the CEO of Hort Innovation, the grower-owned not-for-profit research and development corporation for Australia’s horticulture industry. Brett…
Cam Clifford
Agri Automation & AME Group
Congress Speaker
Cam is the Managing Director of Agri Automation & AME Group. He has over 30 years’ experience in the rural-based…
Camilo Garces
Mildura Fruit Company
Congress Speaker
Camilo Garces is a Grower Services Technical Representative for Mildura Fruit Company (MFC). He provides technical support to MFC growers….
Cara Reynolds
Woolworths
Congress Speaker
Cara Reynolds is the Retail Category Manager – Fruit at Woolworths. Cara has 25 years’ experience in all aspects of…
Chris Cockle
Wonderful Citrus
Congress Speaker
Chris Cockle is Vice President of Sales – Imports and Exports at Wonderful Citrus, one of North America’s leading grower-packer-marketers…
Clinton Jeffries
TOMRA Food
Congress Speaker
Clinton Jeffries is an Area Sales Manager with TOMRA Food, a world leading designer and manufacturer of sensor-based sorting machines…
Daryl Joyce
Queensland Department of Agriculture & Fisheries
Congress Speaker
Daryl Joyce is a Senior Principal Horticulturist (Postharvest) at the Queensland Department of Agriculture & Fisheries (QDAF). He works within…
David Daniels
Citrus Australia
Congress Speaker
David Daniels is the General Manager, Market Development at Citrus Australia. His role is to engage with the citrus sector…
Emily Pattison
QDAF
Congress Speaker
Emily Pattison is a horticulturist with the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (QDAF). Based in Mareeba, she works on…
Etienne Rabe
Wonderful Citrus
Biosecurity Symposium
Etienne Rabe is Vice President Agronomy at Wonderful Citrus, one of North America’s leading grower-packer-marketers of fresh citrus. He is…
Graeme Sait
Nutri-Tech Solutions
Congress Speaker
Graeme Sait is the CEO of Nutri-Tech Solutions. He is a specialist agronomist in sustainable and regenerative agriculture, plant nutrition…
Hugo LeMessurier
Coolsan Australia
Congress Speaker
Hugo LeMessurier is a strategic and corporate advisor, who handles business and corporate development for Coolsan Australia. A microbiologist by…
Jamieson Lowe
Bureau of Meteorology
Congress Speaker
Jamieson Lowe is the (acting) Horticulture, Sugar, and Wine Segment Lead at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Her wide-ranging role…
John Chavarria
Nova Fruits
Congress Speaker
John Chavarria is the owner of Nova Fruits, an international consultancy specialising in all aspects of citrus production and packing….
John Golding
NSW DPI
Congress Speaker
John Golding is a Research Scientist with the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI). He works with…
Juliano Ayres
Fundecitrus
Biosecurity Symposium
Juliano Ayres is the director of Fundecitrus, an association for citrus growers and juice manufacturers from the Brazilian state of…
Luke Wood
Escavox
Congress Speaker
Luke Wood is the co-founder of Escavox, an Australian-based company that gives food suppliers end-to-end visibility of their supply chains…
Mara Milner
Citrus Australia
Congress Speaker
Mara Milner is the Market Information & Quality Project Officer at Citrus Australia. She has experience in food and fruit…
Marion Kloos
Port of Melbourne
Congress Speaker
Marion Kloos is the Business Development Manager for Marine and Freight Network at the Port of Melbourne. Before joining the…
Matthew Pryor
Tenacious Ventures
Congress Speaker
Matthew Pryor is co-founder of Tenacious Ventures, Australia’s first dedicated agrifood innovation venture capital firm. He was a founding board…
Michael Dossor
Result Group
Congress Speaker
Michael Dossor is General Manager of Result Group. He has over 35 years’ experience in the packaging industry in the…
Michelle Leslie
Elemental Enzymes
Congress Speaker
Michelle Leslie is the R&D Director of Plant Directed BioControl at Elemental Enzymes Ag & Turf. Michelle is leading research…
Michelle Smith
Pace International
Congress Speaker
Michelle Smith is the Senior Manager for Sales and Field Service at Pace International. Michelle works between the United States…
Nate Jameson
Brite Leaf Citrus Nursery
Biosecurity Symposium/Congress Speaker
Nate Jameson is the co-owner of Florida-based Brite Leaf Citrus Nursery, which he operates with his wife Anna and son…
Owen Keates
Hitachi Digital Services
Congress Speaker
Owen Keates is Associate Vice President for Hitachi Digital Services in Australia and New Zealand. In this role, Owen has…
Patrick Vizzone
Vertical Oceans
Congress Speaker
Patrick Vizzone is co-founder and CFO of Vertical Oceans. He has an extensive background in corporate and investment banking, which…
Pauline Voorbraak
Janssen PMP
Congress Speaker
Pauline Voorbraak is the Global Product Manager – Postharvest and Crop Management at Janssen PMP, a division of Janssen Pharmaceutica…
Rubén Pascual
C.Q.MASSÓ
Congress Speaker
Rubén Pascual is the Development Manager at C.Q.MASSÓ. His role focuses on developing new solutions and strategies for nutrition and…
Sally Anderson
Citrus New Zealand
Biosecurity Symposium
Sally Anderson is the Research Manager for Citrus New Zealand, the industry body representing the interests of New Zealand citrus…
Tahir Khurshid
NSW DPI
Congress Speaker
Tahir Khurshid is a Research Physiologist with the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI). He currently leads…
Tony Filippi
ANFIC
Congress Speaker
Tony Filippi is the Development Officer for ANFIC, a company delivering intellectual property (IP) management and commercialisation services for varieties…
Tristan Kitchener
Kitchener Partners
Congress MC
Tristan Kitchener is the founder of Kitchener Partners, a Melbourne-based consulting business. Having previously held senior positions with Sainsbury’s (UK)…
Wayne Parr
Variety Access
Congress Speaker
Wayne Parr is a fourth-generation citrus grower with practical experience spanning over 40 years as a commercial grower. He currently…
Wayne Prowse
Fresh Intelligence Consulting
Congress Speaker
Wayne Prowse is the Director of Fresh Intelligence Consulting. With a strong background in export marketing and analytics across FMCG,…
Xuefeng Wang
Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Biosecurity Symposium
Xuefeng Wang is the Director of the Citrus Research Institute at Southwest University/Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. His research focuses…
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