Program
*Times are subject to change
Queensland Agworkforce Summit
Wednesday 3 to Friday 5 August 8:30am-1:00pm
Wednesday 3 August 2022
| Time | Speakers/ Description |
| 8:45am | Official Welcome Hon Mark Furner - Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries and Minister for Rural Communities Jo Sheppard – CEO, Queensland Farmers’ Federation Donna Bonney - Board Chair, Jobs Queensland |
| 9:25am | WorkshopIntroductions and expectations of the summit |
| 9:35am | Keynote speakers Dr Mirjana Prica - Managing Director, Food Innovation Australia (FIAL) Presentation: Unlocking the $200B potential of Australia’s food and agribusiness Dr Diana Saunders – Project Manager, Rural Jobs and Skills Alliance Presentation: The Queensland Agriculture Industry Workforce Plan 2022-2027 |
| 10:30am | Morning tea and networking |
| Theme 1 | Adaptability – Growing your business capability for innovation and adaption to change |
| 10:45am | Keynote speakerTracey Martin – CEO, Australian Agritech Association Presentation: A Bright Future for Technology in Ag! Making sure we make the most out of the opportunity for our workforce from AgriTech Leticia Grigorieff - Director, Workforce Planning and Development, Jobs Queensland Presentation: Workforce planning in times of change |
| 11:05am | Industry Panel How is industry adapting to change? |
| 11:35am | WorkshopHow will technology affect our business? How to adapt to change through workforce planning? |
| Theme 2 | Attraction - Growing a diverse and inclusive future agriculture workforce |
| 11:55am | Keynote speaker and workshopMark Puncher - CEO, Employer Branding Australia Presentation: Connected people perform better: How to attract great talent and keep them engaged, through authentic employer branding |
| 1:00pm | Close Day 1 |
Thursday 4 August 2022
| Time | Speakers/ Description |
| Theme 3 | Retention - Growing agriculture careers and becoming the employers of choice |
| 9:00am | Retention in Regions - Keynote speaker Assoc Prof Ben Lyons - Director, Rural Economies Centre of Excellence (RECoE) |
| 9:20am | Panel DiscussionRetaining people in regions |
| 10:05am | Morning tea and networking |
| 10:10am | Retention on farm - Keynote speakerMandy Johnson – Best-selling business author Presentation: 5 Steps to Building a Remarkable Workplace |
| 10:30am | Panel DiscussionRetention on agribusiness |
| 11:15am | Toolkits and resources |
| Resources Section - Program and tools | |
| 11:35am | SpeakersHear from our sponsors about practical programs and tools that are useful for your business including: - Tips for recruitment - Tips for employment contracts - Training your workforce - Tips on retention |
| 1:00pm | Close Day 2 |
Friday 5 August 2022
| Time | Speakers/ Description |
| Theme 4 | Skilling - Growing future workforce skills in agriculture |
| 9:00am | Keynote speaker Michael Hartman - CEO, Skills Impact Presentation: Attracting Talent with Quality Jobs |
| 9:20am | Workshop What can we use in our businesses? |
| 10:00am | Industry case studies Sandra Ireson – Program Manager, Hay Inc Case study: Hay Inc Rural Education Program Meg McCosker – Agriculture Workforce Officer, Central Highlands and Central West Queensland Case study: Lead Ag program Claudia Vicary – Cotton Australia Case study: AgriSkilled Alexa Hearn – Project Officer, Feedlot Careers & Training, Australia Feed lotters Association Case study: Feedlot tech training hub |
| 10:40am | Morning tea and networking |
| 11:00am | Industry panelSandra Ireson– Program Manager, Hay Inc Simone Parker - Chief Executive Officer, CHRRUP Claudia Vicary – Cotton Australia Alexa Hearn – Project Officer, Feedlot Careers & Training, Australia Feed lotters Association |
| 11:30am | Keynote speakers Rod Morris – Industry Skills Adviser (Primary Industries), Queensland Farmers’ Federation. Dr Diana Saunders – Project Manger, Rural Jobs and Skills Alliance. Presentation: Interested in getting more skilled people into your business? – Learn how to make work placements work for your business |
| 11:40am | Panel discussion Industry experiences with work placements |
| 12:10pm | Keynote speakerIan Atkinson - CEO, Nursery and Garden Industry Queensland (NGIQ) Presentation: Making the VET system work for the ag industry |
| 12:20pm | Workshop What can we use in our businesses? |
| Where next? Support available for businesses/ Summit wrap up | |
| 12:30pm | Keynote speakerKeiran Burns - Principal Project Officer, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries Presentation: Queensland Agriculture Workforce Network - how can they help business in Queensland? |
| 12:40pm | Wrap up session Key Takeaways |
| 1:00pm | Close Day 3 |
