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Monday, July 2, 2018

	Day 1
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	Welcome Reception Welcome Function at Parliament House

	Day 1
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	Welcome Reception Welcome Function at Parliament House

	Day 1
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM	Welcome Reception Welcome Function at Parliament House

Tuesday, July 3, 2018

	Day 2
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Delegate Registrations Open Day 2 Level 1 Main Entry
	Plenary Session at Darwin Convention Centre
8:30 AM - 8:35 AM	Welcome to Country
8:35 AM - 8:50 AM	Opening
8:50 AM - 9:15 AM	Keynote Address
9:15 AM - 9:40 AM	The role of CRC for Northern Australia
9:40 AM - 10:30 AM	Technology transforming the Australian cotton industry
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Break
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	State Ministers for Agriculture NT, WA and Qld, discussing northern agricultural development strategies
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM	International trends in agricultural technology development
12:30 PM - 9:00 PM	ANZ Farm Tour afternoon & BBQ Half day Farm Field Tour followed by on farm BBQ supported by ANZ

	Day 2
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Delegate Registrations Open Day 2 Level 1 Main Entry
	Plenary Session at Darwin Convention Centre
8:30 AM - 8:35 AM	Welcome to Country
8:35 AM - 8:50 AM	Opening
8:50 AM - 9:15 AM	Keynote Address
9:15 AM - 9:40 AM	The role of CRC for Northern Australia
9:40 AM - 10:30 AM	Technology transforming the Australian cotton industry
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Break
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	State Ministers for Agriculture NT, WA and Qld, discussing northern agricultural development strategies
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM	International trends in agricultural technology development
12:30 PM - 9:00 PM	ANZ Farm Tour afternoon & BBQ Half day Farm Field Tour followed by on farm BBQ supported by ANZ

	Day 2
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Delegate Registrations Open Day 2 Level 1 Main Entry
	Plenary Session at Darwin Convention Centre
8:30 AM - 8:35 AM	Welcome to Country
8:35 AM - 8:50 AM	Opening
8:50 AM - 9:15 AM	Keynote Address
9:15 AM - 9:40 AM	The role of CRC for Northern Australia
9:40 AM - 10:30 AM	Technology transforming the Australian cotton industry
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Break
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	State Ministers for Agriculture NT, WA and Qld, discussing northern agricultural development strategies
11:45 AM - 12:30 PM	International trends in agricultural technology development
12:30 PM - 9:00 PM	ANZ Farm Tour afternoon & BBQ Half day Farm Field Tour followed by on farm BBQ supported by ANZ

Wednesday, July 4, 2018

	Day 3
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Delegate Registrations Open Day 3
	Concurrent Workshops - Choose one from each session
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Cotton Chair, Luke Bowen, General Manager of Northern Australia Development & Trade
	Horitculture Chair John Llyod, CEO Hort Innovation
	New Crops Chair Michael Beer, Manager Research and Innovation Agrifutures Australia
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Farmers for Food Futures Chair Dr Warren Hunt, NT DPIF
	Indigenous Participation Chair - Joe Clarke, Centrefarm, Case studies of succesful business models
	Soil and Water Resources - North Australian Water Resource Assesment - CSIRO Chair Dr Chris Chilcott Research Leader CSIRO Land & Water
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Development Approvals Chair Jo Townsend, CEO NT Dept. Environment and Natural Resources
	Fodder Chair Michael Beer, General Manager Research and Innovation Agrifutures Australia
	Grains Chair, John Woods GRDC Chairman
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch
	Half day plenary session at Darwin Convention Centre
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM	Farmers panel Successful northern farmers on developing northern agriculture
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM	What’s happening in the north in the 3 states – WA, NT, and Queensland. Chair, Luke Bowen, General Manager of Northern Australia Development & Trade
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM	The role of Research and Development Institutions in developing northern agriculture.
4:15 PM - 4:55 PM	The Federal governments role.
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM	Closing Comments
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM	Gala Dinner Including Northern Agricultural Awards

	Day 3
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Delegate Registrations Open Day 3
	Concurrent Workshops - Choose one from each session
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Cotton Chair, Luke Bowen, General Manager of Northern Australia Development & Trade
	Horitculture Chair John Llyod, CEO Hort Innovation
	New Crops Chair Michael Beer, Manager Research and Innovation Agrifutures Australia
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Farmers for Food Futures Chair Dr Warren Hunt, NT DPIF
	Indigenous Participation Chair - Joe Clarke, Centrefarm, Case studies of succesful business models
	Soil and Water Resources - North Australian Water Resource Assesment - CSIRO Chair Dr Chris Chilcott Research Leader CSIRO Land & Water
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Development Approvals Chair Jo Townsend, CEO NT Dept. Environment and Natural Resources
	Fodder Chair Michael Beer, General Manager Research and Innovation Agrifutures Australia
	Grains Chair, John Woods GRDC Chairman
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch
	Half day plenary session at Darwin Convention Centre
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM	Farmers panel Successful northern farmers on developing northern agriculture
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM	What’s happening in the north in the 3 states – WA, NT, and Queensland. Chair, Luke Bowen, General Manager of Northern Australia Development & Trade
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM	The role of Research and Development Institutions in developing northern agriculture.
4:15 PM - 4:55 PM	The Federal governments role.
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM	Closing Comments
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM	Gala Dinner Including Northern Agricultural Awards

	Day 3
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Delegate Registrations Open Day 3
	Concurrent Workshops - Choose one from each session
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Cotton Chair, Luke Bowen, General Manager of Northern Australia Development & Trade
	Horitculture Chair John Llyod, CEO Hort Innovation
	New Crops Chair Michael Beer, Manager Research and Innovation Agrifutures Australia
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Farmers for Food Futures Chair Dr Warren Hunt, NT DPIF
	Indigenous Participation Chair - Joe Clarke, Centrefarm, Case studies of succesful business models
	Soil and Water Resources - North Australian Water Resource Assesment - CSIRO Chair Dr Chris Chilcott Research Leader CSIRO Land & Water
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM	Development Approvals Chair Jo Townsend, CEO NT Dept. Environment and Natural Resources
	Fodder Chair Michael Beer, General Manager Research and Innovation Agrifutures Australia
	Grains Chair, John Woods GRDC Chairman
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Lunch
	Half day plenary session at Darwin Convention Centre
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM	Farmers panel Successful northern farmers on developing northern agriculture
2:45 PM - 3:30 PM	What’s happening in the north in the 3 states – WA, NT, and Queensland. Chair, Luke Bowen, General Manager of Northern Australia Development & Trade
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM	The role of Research and Development Institutions in developing northern agriculture.
4:15 PM - 4:55 PM	The Federal governments role.
4:55 PM - 5:00 PM	Closing Comments
7:30 PM - 11:00 PM	Gala Dinner Including Northern Agricultural Awards

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