PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
| Wednesday, 12th May | |
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09:30 am – 04:00 pm |
Site tour: Howe Farming – Mt Uncle Distillery – FNQ Incubator Click here for more informationStart the tour with Howe Farming’s state-of-art, multi-purpose packing and processing facility, and receive a unique insight into a dynamic family business with almost 70 years in the game. Next you will have a behind-the-scenes experience of an award-winning distillery, famous for crafting premium liquors and spirits from locally grown produce. And the perfect way to finish the Site Tour – a glimpse into the future of food! The FNQ Food Incubator caters for ambitious new food businesses, helping to reduce the anxiety and financial stress of getting a start in the industry. |
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02:00 pm – 6:30 pm |
Registrations 2:00pm – 4:00pm: Cairns Convention Centre 4:30pm – 6:30pm: Pullman Cairns International |
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05:00 pm – 07:00 pm |
Welcome reception Proudly sponsored by
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07:00 pm onwards |
Banana Bar Proudly sponsored by
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| Thursday, 13th May | |
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07:15 am – 08:00 am |
LaManna Premier Group Sponsored Breakfast Bluewater 1 and 2 – Pullman Cairns International Click here for more informationLaManna Premier Group (LPG) is one of Australia’s largest fresh produce supply chain companies, providing domestic and overseas customers a single source of supply across a diverse range of fruit and vegetable categories. LPG business operations are enhanced by climate-controlled distribution services, packing and advanced ripening facilities, and a Central Market Trading presence in every Australian State. LPG’s banana category is underpinned by owned farms and growers in North Queensland and the Northern Territory. Furthermore, LPG’s dedicated packing facility, Australian Banana Company (ABC), in Innisfail QLD, supports growers in the region by providing access to LPG Quality and Technical teams, distribution methods, marketing, and more.
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07:30 am – 06:30 pm |
Registration |
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08:30 am – 08:45 am |
Official Opening Ceremony Paul Inderbitzin, Congress Chair and ABGC Director |
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08:45 am – 10:00 am |
Opening keynote address
Matt Church, Founder of Thought Leaders |
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10:00 am – 10:45 am |
Consumer insights, marketing trends and brand strategy Adam Ferrier, Founder/ Chief Thinker of Thinkerbell |
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10:45 am -11:15 am |
Morning Tea |
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11:15 am – 11:45 am |
Banana Marketing – Victory Lane Tate Connolly, Hort Innovation Marketing Manger for Australian Bananas |
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11:45 am – 12:15 pm |
Global trends: After the pandemic – which changes to the food market are forever? Tim Hunt, Rabobank, General Manager of the RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness division across Australia and New Zealand. |
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12:15 pm – 12:30 pm |
Q&A |
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12:30 pm – 02:30 pm |
Banana Women’s Luncheon Kingsford Lounge – Pullman Cairns International with special guest Mary O’Brien, Founder of Are you bogged mate? |
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12:30 pm – 01:30 pm |
Lunch in the exhibition area |
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01:30 pm – 02:00 pm |
Overcoming disease challenges/biosecurity lessons – Pythium what a Pest Shane Templeton, President of Australian Ginger Industry Association and Director of Buderim Ginger |
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02:00 pm – 03:00 pm |
Science Speed Talks Chaired by Dr Rosie Godwin, ABGC R&D Manager |
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03:00 pm – 03:45 pm |
Afternoon Tea and Science Poster session |
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03:45 pm – 05:15 pm |
Future of Bananas and R&D Click here for more informationSession chaired by Stewart Lindsay, DAF Team Leader, Banana Production Systems
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05:15 pm – 05:30 pm |
Panel discussion |
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05:30 pm – 07:30 pm |
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| Friday, 14th May | |
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07:00 am – 07:45 am |
Soils First NQ Sponsored Breakfast Bluewater 1 and 2 – Pullman Cairns International Click here for more informationJoin Soils First NQ to discuss OmyaPro and Fascinate DRY Herbicide over breakfast. OmyaPro® Soil is a wettable powder formulation with 38% calcium derived from extremely fine calcium carbonate. The product can be simply mixed in water resulting in a flowable suspension that can be applied directly on the field via drip or sprinkler systems for highly efficient calcium nutrition of crops. The fineness of the product guarantees an efficient uptake of calcium from the soil into the plant where it is essential to supporting the structure and stability of cell walls. The presentation will discuss the following:
ITS EASY GOING DRY IN YOUR BANANA PLANTATION Weed control in Banana planation’s will never be the same again with FascinateTM DRY Herbicide now being available from UPL, a global leader in glufosinate production. Clay Sutton UPL Australia’s Technical Manager will speak about Fascinate DRY Herbicide (500 g/kg glufosinate ammonium), a NEW high-load, non-selective knockdown herbicide that will provide broad spectrum weed control of grasses, broadleaf weeds and vines in your Banana plantation. Fascinate DRY Herbicide offers growers a number of benefits compared to standard glufosinate formulations; This new granular formulation is easy to use and the highest strength glufosinate in the market.
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07:30 am – 08:15 am |
Morning Coffee with Exhibitors |
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08:15 am – 08:55 am |
Innovation and value adding after the farm gate Trent De Paoli, Entrepreneur / FarmerInvestor / Innovator – De Paoli Orchards Ag Tech and cross-industry innovation Jack Milbank, Founder of Lexi Tech |
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08:55 am – 09:05 am |
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09:05 am – 09:35 am |
Blueberry success story – A Blueberry and Banana Smoothie Ridley Bell, Founder/ Owner of Mountain Blue Farms |
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09:35 am – 09:45 am |
Q&A – Ridley Bell |
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09:45 am – 10:15 am |
Morning Tea |
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10:15 am – 10:45 am |
Succession Planning – Pass the Baton Tony Catt, Director of Catapult Wealth |
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10:45 am – 11:15 am |
Robotics and Automation Andrew Bate, Managing Director & CEO of SwarmFarms Robotics |
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11:15 am – 11:45 am |
Grower Innovation Panel – Learn from banana growers trialling / implementing innovative farming practices |
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11:45 am – 11:55 am |
Grower Innovation – Discussion Panel |
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11:55 am – 12:15 pm |
TR4 – Transition to Industry Management Jim Pekin, CEO of Australian Banana Growers’ Council |
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12:15 pm – 01:40 pm |
Lunch and Trade Show – Exhibition area
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01:40 pm – 02:25 pm |
Mental Health – Are You Bogged Mate? Mary O’Brien, Founder of Are you bogged mate? Proudly sponsored by |
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02:25 pm – 02:35 pm |
Q&A |
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02:35 pm – 03:20 pm |
Shot 14 times – Perform above and beyond ‘your’ norm Derrick McManus, Former Operative with the elite special task and rescue (STAR) group of the South Australian Police. |
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03:20 pm – 03:30 pm |
Closing ceremony |
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07:00 pm – late |
Banana Industry Ball and Awards of Honour Proudly sponsored by
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