THE WHARF42 BLOG
Register for the Bridge Hub 2020 Water Challenge Finale and the Announcement of Winners – Friday 30 October
Wharf42 is delighted to be an official sponsor of the Bridge Hub 2020 trans-Tasman Water Challenge. At 2.00pm this Friday (30 October), you can join us online as we announce the winner of the New Zealand start-up category. We will be joined in...
Introducing growAG and the commercialisation of publicly-funded agri-focused research
For the past three years, I’ve sat on the evokeAG steering committee. A product of AgriFutures Australia, the team successfully hosted two significant events in 2019 and 2020 in Melbourne. Over 200 kiwis attended evokeAG and but for COVID, we’d be...
Accelerating trans-Tasman collaboration as ‘Senior Advisor’ to the Australian Agritech Association
Last week, I was offered and accepted the role of ‘Senior Advisor’ to the Australian Agritech Association. It’s a hugely exciting opportunity to work with a bunch of passionate people I know well on the other side of the Tasman. I’ve said for some...
Working with GlobalHQ to spread New Zealand’s Agritech Story
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been delighted to work with GlobalHQ and some of their great brands to help spread New Zealand’s Agritech Story. A couple of weeks back, Jacqui and I met up with Dean Williamson and members of the team in Fielding....
Save the Date: The 2020 NZ Young Farmers Annual Conference
It's time to get out the diary and lock in the dates. I'm excited about the opportunity of speaking at the 2020 NZ Young Farmers Annual Conference. The conference will take place at the Novotel Tainui Hamilton on Friday 20th & Saturday 21st...
The Wharf42 podcast on last night’s Sarah’s Country
It was great to join Sarah Perriam last night on the Sarah's Country live TV broadcast. Sarah wanted to learn more about my time as Executive Director of Agritech New Zealand and what lies ahead now that I have stood down from the role. It gave me...
The Bridge Hub Trans-Tasman Water Challenge Research Finalists Announced!
The Bridge Hub & Wharf42 are excited to announce the eight research finalists from Australia and New Zealand who have progressed to the next round of the Bridge Hub 2020 Trans-Tasman Water Challenge Research Stream. The purpose of the Bridge...
Happy 1st birthday Australia New Zealand Agritech Council!
12 months ago today, the Australia New Zealand Agritech Council was launched at the ANZLF conference in Auckland. Little did we know then what lay ahead. However despite COVID-19; despite lockdown; despite closed borders; significant progress has...
Wharf42’s new role at Agritech New Zealand
On Friday, Jacqui and I stepped down from our respective roles as Executive Director and Projects Director at Agritech New Zealand. We’re delighted that the new Executive Council has appointed Brendan O’Connell as Interim CEO. We’ve known Brendan...