Local Organising Committee

Robert Henry (Chair) Director, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland, Australia	Gavin Ash Professor and Director, Centre for Crop Health, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba Campus
Frikkie Botha Executive Manager, Sugar Research Australia	Andre Drenth Professorial Research Fellow, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland
Mike Gidley Director, Centre of Nutrition and Food Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland	Wayne Hall Executive Director of Agri-Science Queensland, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Graeme Hammer Director, Centre for Plant Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland	Peter Horne General Manager, Country Programs, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
Astrid Hughes Relationship Manager, Horticulture Innovation Australia	Dean Jerry Head of Aquaculture and Fisheries, James Cook University Director, ARC Research Hub for Advanced Prawn Breeding Deputy Director, Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, James Cook University
Ala Tabor Principal Research Fellow, Centre for Animal Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland	Lynne McIntyre Research Director, Breeding Higher Value Crops, CSIRO Agriculture Flagship
Sarah Meibusch Adjunct Associate Professor, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland	Neal Menzies Head of School, School of Agriculture and Food Science, The University of Queensland
Neena Mitter Principal Research Fellow, Centre for Plant Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland	Steve Moore Director, Centre of Animal Science, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland
Sagadevan Mundree Director, Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities, Queensland University of Technology	Francis Ogbonnaya General Manager – Capacity and National Programs, Grains Research and Development Corporation
Dennis Poppi Professor of Animal Nutrition, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland	Margaret Puls Marketing and Communications Manager, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland
Yasmina Sultanbawa Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Nutrition and Food Sciences, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland	Lynne Turner General Manager – Strategic Policy and Planning, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries
Gene Wijffels Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO	Ann Dunn Finance Manager, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland
Emma Linnell Executive Administration Officer, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland	Hannah Hardy Marketing and Communications Officer, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), The University of Queensland