DAY 2 CONFERENCE PROGRAM – WEDNESDAY 14 / 10
7:00 – 8:15am Women in Almonds networking breakfast: InterContinental Hotel, Banksia Room 2( 1 hour 15mins)
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SESSION 4( 1 hour 30 mins) THEME: Almond Outlook MC: Daniela Ritorto
8:45 – 9:00am Welcome and setting the scene: Alan Hoppe, ABA Directors( 15mins)
9:00 – 9:40am State of the Industry: Tim Jackson, CEO ABA( 40mins)
9:40 – 10:05am Keynote address: Ashok Krishen, INC chair( 25mins)
10:05 – 10:15am A word from our major sponsor: HAIFA Australia CEO( 10mins)
MORNING TEA( 10:15 – 10:45am) 30mins SESSION 5( 2 hours)
THEME: International Experts MC: Daniela Ritorto
10:45 – 11:20am Root architecture and maximising growth potential: Professor Astrid Volder, UC Davis( 35mins)
11:20 – 11:55am Carbohydrate storage: Maciej A Zwieniecki, UC Davis( 35mins)
11:55 – 12:30pm Tackling soil-borne disease and soil disinfestation: Prof Greg Browne, formerly USDA( 35mins)
12:30 – 12:45pm Q & A( 15mins) Facilitated by Josh Fielke
LUNCH( 12:45 – 1:45pm) 1 hour
Poster Showcase( 1:00pm – 1:30pm) 30mins
SESSION 6( 1 hour 45 mins)
THEME: Water & Bees MC: Daniela Ritorto
1:45 – 2:15pm
Navigating a changing water market: Risks and Opportunities for Almond Growers: Benjamin Williams, Ricardo( 30mins)
2:15 – 2:35pm Water policy, basin plan and almonds: Tim Goodes, Murray Darling Basin Authority( 20mins)
2:35 – 2:55pm Honey bee industry dynamics: Danny Le Feuvre, AHBIC( 20mins)
2:55 – 3:30pm
Panel: New technologies and pollination prospects: Clayton Hiskins, Bee Hero, Ray Kwon, Bee Star, Bee Wise( 35mins)
AFTERNOON TEA( 3:30 – 4:00pm) 30mins SESSION 7( 1 hour) THEME: Sustainability MC: Daniela Ritorto
4:00 – 4:25pm What could natural capital mean for farm finance?: Carmel Onions, Commonwealth Bank( 25mins)
4:25 – 4:40pm Biosecurity strategy – what’ s coming our way: Tim Jackson, ABA( 15mins)
4:40 – 5:00pm
Maximising business by adopting innovation: a hundred right decisions, one wrong result: Matt Strmiska,( 20mins)
GALA DINNER( HALL OF FAME & ENTERTAINMENT BY NOTED COMEDIAN PETER HELLIER)( 6:30- 10:30pm) 4 hours