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SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
Chris Corrigan
Shane Bodiam
Michael Coates
Kathryn Young

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES

Chris Corrigan

Kooba Pty Ltd Newcomers to industry , Tuesday , Grand Stage , 1.30pm 25 years in investment banking with BT Australia and Bankers Trust ; 27 years in transport and logistics with Patrick Ltd And Qube Ltd , and 10 years in agriculture as Chairman of Webster Ltd . More recently , as Chairman and an investor in Griffith based private company , Kooba Pty Ltd , which is involved in irrigated cropping and almond business .

Shane Bodiam

Manulife Newcomers to the Industry , Tuesday , Grand Stage , 1.30pm Shane is the Managing Director / Chief Operating Officer of Manulife Investment Management Agriculture Services ( Australia ), a division of Manulife Investment Management Timber and Agriculture ’ s global business . Shane provides operations oversight for the investments in Australia , including safety , stewardship , human resources and marketing , all with a focus on maintaining client performance and profitability . Shane is supported by a team of Regional Managers , Farm Managers and committed field staff , who all share the goal of being Australia ’ s premium Investment Management business . Shane has a diverse background , having managed large scale agricultural assets across most Australian states , and multiple horticultural , broad-acre ( dryland and irrigated ) and livestock enterprises .

Michael Coates

Plant & Food Research On Farm Drying Update , Tuesday , Experts ’ Forum , 9.45am Dr . Michael Coates is a research engineer working with Plant & Food Research Australia . Based in Adelaide , Australia , his primary interests are in drying and harvesting technologies for tree crops .

Kathryn Young

Hort Innovation Facilitated panel , Tuesday , Experts ’ Forum , 3pm Kathryn is the R & D Manager for Horticulture Innovation ’ s Natural Resource and Emerging Technology portfolios . Kathryn has been involved with the horticulture industry for nearly 20 years and is passionate about delivering sustainable outcomes to meet industry ’ s R & D needs through engagement and collaboration . Kathryn ’ s focus is on supporting R & D investments to manage , sustain and regenerate the natural resources of the horticulture industry , including for soil , water , carbon and waste . Kathryn also manages projects that drive innovation across industries through the investigation and development of emerging technologies to improve productivity and competitiveness . Projects in these portfolios include Multi-scale Monitoring Tools for Managing Australian Tree Crops : Phase 2 ( ST19001 ) and Pathway to carbon neutral whole orchard recycling in almond orchards ( AL21000 ).
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