Keynote Speakers - Australian Industrial Hemp Conference 2024

Keynote Speakers

CEO at Carrfields New Zealand

Researcher at Wageningen University and Research (Netherlands)

Principal Researcher at InnoTech Alberta

Jeff Kostuick

General Manager at Verve Seed Solutions

R&D Development Manager at Midlands Seed Ltd

Massimo Bionaz

Associate Professor at Oregon State University

Przemo Baraniecki

Agronomist at the Institute of Natural Fibres & Medicinal
Plants, National Research Institute (Poland)

Richard Barge

Chairperson NZHIA New Zealand Hemp Industries Association Inc

Robert Ziner

Founder & CEO at Canadian Industrial Hemp Corporation

Serkan Ates

Assist. Prof. at Oregon State University

PhD Student at University of Adelaide and Fulbright Scholar

Managing Director at ECS Botanics Holdings Ltd

Founder at X-Hemp

Andrew Kavasilas

Founder at Medical Cannabis Limited (MCL), Vitahemp, Nimbin Timbers

Andrew Keller

Senior Regulatory Scientist at FSANZ

Professor at University of Technology Sydney

Managing Director at Hemp Fields Pty Ltd

Beth Penrose

Lecturer in Pasture Science at University of Tasmania

Chief Executive Officer at Australian Seeds Authority

Managing Director at Doyle Rural Services

Bronwyn Blake, PhD

Cannabis Nutrition Expert

Co-Founder at Ashford Hemp Industries

Daniel Gibbs

General Manager – Technical, Research and Innovation

Process Engineer at

Fibonacci (HempWood)

Analyst at Consulting & Implementation Services (CIS)

Honorary Executive Officer – WA Hemp Growers’ Co-op Ltd

Executive Director, Institute for Life Sciences and the Environment at USQ

Gaye Krebs

Associate Professor (Animal Nutrition) at Charles Sturt University

Hannah Cummins

Agronomist at Ben Lomond Agriculture

James Vosper

President at Australian Industrial Hemp Alliance

Johannes Fehrmann

PhD Candidate at the School of Ecosystem and Forest Science

John Muir & John Wightman

Owners of Hemp Farming Systems

Plant Pathologist at NSW DPI

Managing Director of Ananda Food

Klara Marosszeky

Owner of Australian Hemp Masonry Company

Owner of Carbon Farmers Australia

Luca De Prato

Post-Doctoral Researcher Ssustainable Agriculture

Maria Adel Fekry

Market Research Analyst at Euromonitor

Research Scientist – Irrigation at South Australian Research and Development Institute

Matthew Warnken

Managing Director at AgriProve

Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO

Mike Davies

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Olivia Reynolds

Senior Manager, Emerging Industries, AgriFutures Australia

Omid Ansari

Head Of Research at Ecofibre

Peter Duggan

Senior Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO

CEO at Ecolife Science Pty Ltd | Founder at the Warner Institute

Professor at University of Adelaide

Rob Eccles

Agronomy and Agribusiness Consultant

Founder at Australian Industrial Hemp Conference

Shahajahan Miyan

Senior Research Officer at Department of Agriculture and Food WA

Dr Stefan Hajkowicz

CSIRO Principal Scientist in Strategy and Foresight

President of Australian Hemp Council & Tasmanian Hemp Association

Director, ITRH for Medicinal Agriculture at La Trobe University

CEO for the Australian Tea Tree Industry Association

Founder at KIND HUMANKIND