AgriFood Tech Accelerators and Rocket Seeder with Emma Coath

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Emma Coath is the Managing Director of Rocket Seeder Limited in Australia and a Co-Founder and Director of GROW Agrifood Tech Accelerator in Singapore. She is driven to build a sustainable food system, through supporting innovative entrepreneurs. 

Emma has worked in the food and agriculture sectors for the past 25 years, in both public and private organisations – she has completed a Bachelor of Commerce (Deakin University), a Master of eBusiness (RMIT University) and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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Food Systems Innovation with Sarah Nolet

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Sarah Nolet is an internationally recognised food systems innovation expert, the CEO and Founder of AgThentic – a global food and agriculture strategy firm – and co-founder of Tenacious Ventures – Australia’s first dedicated agri-food tech VC firm.

Sarah has been instrumental in building the early stage AgTech ecosystem in Australia by advising entities of all shapes and sizes – governments, universities, startups and more – to develop and implement forward-looking initiatives in food system innovation.

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AgTech and Soil Science with Dr Darren Hughes

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Dr Darren Hughes met with 120 different investors during the first investment round of his AgTech company, Laconik. Since then, the total raise has pushed through AUD$1 million and has the support of venture capitalists and government.

Prior to Laconik, Darren held technical and management roles over a 20 year career as an agronomist.

He shares a tough story about his first industry job in the US, comes from a 4th generation family farm and aims to ‘explore ways to feed the world through science’.

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Happy Eggs with John O’Hara

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There aren’t many Australians unfamiliar with the smiley-faced eggs that Sunny Queen are known for.

Managing Director, John O’Hara joined the team over 17 years ago and has seen it grow from a one-channel, one product business, to the multi-faceted company he leads, turning over $350 million and employing 140 people.

With a $40 million food service factory and $800k omelette-only robotics line, Sunny Queen were also recognised by Canstar Blue as the No.1 Australian egg brand for consumer satisfaction.

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Backing Beef with James Madden

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This is NOT an episode for vegans. We tread some polarising ground with animal welfare and veganism with James Madden, who explains why his company’s vision to ‘cultivate a better food world’ sees meat on the table.

Over a number of years, James has worked alongside his father, to shape what was originally a boutique lamb brand, into the portfolio his food service and meat distribution company, Flinders and Co. represents today.  

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Not The Bat And Ball with Skye Blackburn

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This ‘cricket’ doesn’t involve a bat and ball. It’s the insect that’s creeping in from Eastern cuisines. 

Skye Blackburn farms them, just outside of Sydney (with her business, Edible Bug Shop – the largest edible insect farm in Australia) and is currently expanding to a much larger site, due to their demand. 

She has a strong position on edible bugs and the future of insect farming – as an alternative protein and culinary ingredient.

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