Keynote speaker – Peter Wren-Hilton

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Peter Wren-Hilton Hilton was the founding Executive Director of Agritech New Zealand where he is now the Head of Global Alliances. In 2019, he co-founded the Australia New Zealand Agritech Council at the Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum’s annual meeting.

Today Peter is Senior Advisor to the Australian Agritech Association and External Advisor to the nascent AgriFoodTech Singapore Association. Peter sits on both the evokeAG and growAG steering committees.

When not immersed in agritech, as co-founder of WNT Ventures, a New Zealand technology incubator that invests in deep tech, Peter supports emerging startups scale through mentorship and investment.

In November 2021, Peter will co-host he AgriFoodTech Climate Summit at COP26 in Glasgow.

Plenary speaker – Dr Alex Grant

Dr Alex Grant is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Myriota, the global leader in low-cost, low-power, secure direct-to-orbit satellite connectivity for the Internet of Things.

Alex is an award-winning entrepreneur and researcher who defines his mission, and that of Myriota, as empowering every organisation to connect with opportunity.

Conference program

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