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8 August 2022
Te Papa, Wellington,
Icon room, Level 2

2015 Programme

8.30 am Registration Opens - Tea & Coffee
9.15 am Welcome and icebreaker
9.45 am Reputation and risk; Chris Galloway, Massey University
10.30 am Morning Tea
11.00 am People Powered - how can we meet the demands of the future workforce; Sue Pickering, Horticulture New Zealand, and Andy Somerville, PICA (Primary Industry Capability Alliance)
12.00 pm Concurrent Session I

Session Ia: National Science Challenges; Vanessa Bennett, MBIE

Session IIa: How to sell workplace safety; Julia Paterson-Fourie, Worksafe

12.45 pm Lunch
2.15 pm Te Hono: Bootcamps and case studies; Olivia Egerton, Te Hono
2.45 pm Concurrent Session II

Session IIa: Exciting students about career opportunities in agriscience; Susan Stokes, DairyNZ

Session IIb: Beyond results - bringing about adoption of science; Helen Percy, AgResearch

3.15 pm Afternoon Tea
3.30 pm

Media panel: Bridging the Digital Gap

Panellists include Melanie Carroll (Stuff), Stephen Olsen (Newsroom) and Olivia Wannan (Dominion Post).

4.15 pm Closing
4.30 pm Drinks and networking