AgriFutures evokeAG

From a teenager on the abattoir floor to the executive suite, Anthony Lee, the CEO and director of Australian Country Choice, has worked in roles throughout the organisation - a testament to his hands-on leadership and deep understanding of the industry. 🐮 We are thrilled to introduce him as one of our exceptional Speakers at #evokeAG 2025. Australian Country Choice runs up to 300,000 head of cattle on 42 properties and three feedlots, totalling 4.5 million acres; in addition to a Brisbane processing facility capable of producing 800 million protein meals per year, making it Australia's largest family-owned, vertically integrated beef business. 🥇 Catch Anthony in the "Tough questions: You ask, they answer" panel session on Day 1 of #evokeAG2025, where he'll turn the traditional keynote upside down to answer your bold, provocative and urgent questions facing the future of food production. 🗯️ Meet all our incredible speakers 👉 https://bit.ly/3YDq4p2 🤝 Elders | Brisbane Economic Development Agency | Queensland Government

🌟 Announcing the evokeAG 2025 Startup Cohort! 🌟 We’re thrilled to introduce more than 50 startups and scaleups from 10 countries who will showcase their innovative solutions at Asia Pacific’s premier agrifood innovation event, evokeAG 2025, happening in Brisbane on 18-19 February 2025. These companies are tackling some of the biggest challenges in agriculture, from sustainable farming and biotechnology to supply chain optimisation and climate resilience. Delegates at evokeAG 2025 will be able to explore: 🌱 Startup Alley: Featuring 40 of our visionary startups. 🚀 Scaleup Station: Showcasing 11 growing enterprises. 🌏 Agventure Downunder: Helping global innovators scale into Australia. Selected startups will also present live on the demonstration stage and at the exclusive Culinary Capital dinner. This diverse cohort highlights the critical role evokeAG plays in fostering global collaboration and driving innovation in agriculture." 🔗 Learn more about the evokeAG 2025 Startup Program Cohort https://bit.ly/3OrH104 🤝 Elders | Brisbane Economic Development Agency | Queensland Government #evokeAG2025 #AgrifoodInnovation #Startups #GlobalCollaboration #Agritech

Raised in one of Australia’s most remote regions ➡️ saw first-hand the need for better health and nutritional outcomes ➡️ setting up community gardens to provide free, nutritious fruit and veges to these communities. What’s Malachai Clements breaking ground on? Tailored community orchards, growing a combination of native bush tucker plants and conventional fruticulture plants. 💥 Meet evokeAG 2025 #Groundbreaker Malachai Clements 📍 Weipa, Cape York. Goes between Weipa and Brisbane for studies 🎓 Master of Clinical Chiropractic 🏫 CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY Find out more about this future chiropractor’s/avid gardener’s plans for the future 👉 https://bit.ly/4fZDamA

Introducing Elizabeth Brennan, Co-Founder of regionally focused consultancy agdots, one of our four emcees for #evokeAG 2025! 🎙️ Both home in Australia and abroad, Liz has extensive experience in community and leadership development - she knows that our industry is ready to move past excitement and possibility and onto the big conversations. 🌏🛣️ Of Liz's many leadership and voluntary contributions, she was most recently selected to participate in the Lowy Institute's Aus-PNG Network Emerging Leaders Dialogue enhancing people-to-people links between the two countries - we know she'll do the same on stage in Brisbane. 🗣️🤝 👉 Check out the full program and secure your ticket today! https://bit.ly/3YDq4p2 🤝 Elders | Brisbane Economic Development Agency | Queensland Government #evokeAG2025 #innovation #agritech #agrifood

✨ They're back! RSM Australia is joining us for the third year running as our Business Lounge Partner at evokeAG 2025! 🎉 For more than a century, RSM has been a steadfast partner to Australian businesses, offering trusted audit, tax and consulting services designed to empower success. With 32 locations nationwide and a global network, RSM combines local knowledge with national and international resources to deliver superior results. Their specialised expertise supports rural businesses in key areas such as: ✔ ESG and sustainable farming solutions ✔ R&D tax incentives and funding ✔ Tailored technology guidance ✔ Risk management and governance We’re grateful for RSM’s ongoing partnership and commitment to empowering businesses to face the future with confidence. See you at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre on 18-19 February 2025! 2025 program ➤ https://bit.ly/4eDiznO Tickets ➤ https://bit.ly/44Sc8IC #RSMAustralia #BusinessLounge #AgrifoodInnovation

A master of science and storytelling, visual ecologist Aviva Reid will change the way you think about the natural world. 📖🎨🔬 We are thrilled to introduce her as one of our exceptional Speakers at evokeAG 2025. A core member of the CSIRO's Small Friends Books team and author of “Eon, the Story of the Fossils”, Aviva is a transdisciplinary storyteller. Utilising lectures, publications, visualisations, performance, and soundscapes, Aviva unfurls complex evolutionary and ecological scientific concepts in a way that's not just digestible, but beautiful. ✨ Catch Aviva's session "Carbon literacy and the living world of soil" on Day 2 of #evokeAG2025 to go beyond the narrative of soil degradation in a climate-challenged world, and reimagine how we see soil health and carbon sequestration. 🌱 Meet all our incredible speakers 👉 https://bit.ly/3YDq4p2 🤝 Elders | Brisbane Economic Development Agency | Queensland Government

"If you want to keep doing things the way you've always been doing it then that's fine and maybe evokeAG isn't for you..." "But if you want to shape the family business or the business you're part of into the future to make sure it's sustainable not just for you but for your community, we really need to progress and do agriculture differently and better into the future." - Oli Le Lievre, Humans of Agriculture. 📆 If it's the latter you're after - evokeAG 2025 is just 88 days away! 📣 With a terrific lineup of speakers around four topic threads, it’s going to take a team effort to keep everyone on track....so what better way than to bring in four event emcees!? Elizabeth Brennan, Tim Hunt, Saron Berhane and Oli Le Lievre will not only direct some fabulous conversations, ask the hard questions, but promise authenticity with a splash of showmanship. Our contributor Jayne Cuddihy sat down with Liz and Oli in the latest evokeAG podcast to mull over what we can expect from them at evokeAG 2025. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts 🎧 https://bit.ly/3CzV5lx

Huge congratulations to farming pioneers Dianne and Ian Haggerty who've taken out WA's Australian of the Year award for 2025 🎉 🙌 Dianne and Ian now go into the running for the national awards announced in Canberra on January 25. We caught up with the couple's son, Matt Haggerty earlier this year. Matt's passionate about the Natural Intelligence Farming™️ system and he's keen to share the benefits far and wide. Read more on Matt's story here ➤ https://bit.ly/4eJG3a2

“You've got to be committed to the process, understand it costs money, not be doing it for a premium - it's just simply a way of improving your operational base so you can meet consumer credence values.” 👏 SunPork Group CEO and Managing Director, Robert van Barneveld (and evokeAG 2025 speaker!) talks through the 10-year innovation journey of the 'Maternity Ring'. Read the full article here 👉 https://bit.ly/3OhH52k Robert will continue the conversation in ‘Innovation uncut: Agritech wins, fails, and the lessons learned’ on Day 1 evokeAG 2025 program: https://bit.ly/4eDiznO #innovation #animalwelfare #agriculture #evokeAG #pigs

🌟 Meet the future of agrifood! 🌟 Today, AgriFutures evokeAG, with support from Groundbreakers Partner Coles Group, introduced the 2025 Groundbreakers – Malachai Clements, Alisa Mihaila, Alex Montanari, Tom Norman, and Indiana Rhind – five young innovators dedicated to transforming rural industries and communities. From sustainable seaweed cultivation to carbon-neutral fertilisers and community-driven nutrition programs, this cohort brings bold solutions to complex challenges. Our 2025 partnership with Coles Group, underscores their commitment to the long-term success of agriculture and rural industries. 🙌 Join us at evokeAG 2025 in Brisbane to witness these changemakers showcase their vision to a global audience. Discover more about the 2025 Groundbreakers at https://bit.ly/4fRSxNL #evokeAG #Groundbreakers #AgriFutures #AgrifoodInnovation #FutureLeaders #AgTech