International Tropical Agriculture Conference

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Conference summary

Client
The University of Queensland, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation

Industry
Agriculture

Theme
Shaping the Science of Tomorrow

Date
11–13 November 2019

Venue
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Queensland, Australia

Number of delegates
814

Lead time
18 months

Number of speakers
230

Number of sponsors
30

Number of abstract submissions
496

Meet the conference management team

Lidia Dalton

Founder and Managing Director

Leanne Mulheran

Event Manager

Sarah Hargreaves

Program and Association Coordinator

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International Tropical Agriculture Conference

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Expert Events managed the third international TropAg conference at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

TropAg2019 focussed on ‘Shaping the science of tomorrow’ and incorporated the five conference theme—field crops, horticulture, livestock, nutrition and food and AgFutures which focused on technology and investment. The three-day conference attracted over 800 delegates including researchers, growers, investors, industry, policy makers and those in agribusiness. The program celebrated scientific research success stories and discussed how the tropics will address challenges in the future. Over 300 speakers presented during the conference plenary and symposia sessions. Hosted by UQ’s Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) and in partnership with the Queensland Government, a key feature of the conference was an alliance of northern Australia research providers – UQ, QUT, JCU, CQU and USQ who helped develop the scientific symposia.

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Conference summary

Meet the conference management team

Lidia Dalton

Leanne Mulheran

Sarah Hargreaves

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