June 2020 – Investor Pitch Night and Finale

Not only a celebration to mark the milestone of the conclusion of the AgFrontier Regional AgTech Incubator and a look back on the success of the inaugural cohort members, but also a chance to pitch to invited investors. Our cohort will also have the opportunity to network with industry influencers and continue the journey to success. This milestone finale event will be held Wednesday 24 June 2020. Whilst this is an Invitation Only event – we promise we will share content with you afterwards!

AgTeCH20: Build it, Use it, Profit (Mungindi)

Date to be advised 2020

The smartest minds at the intersection of agriculture, machinery and technology meet at AgTeCH20 to explore the topics at the heart of future agricultural productivity and profitability, and showcase the latest innovations for farmers and agribusiness in Northern NSW and Queensland.

AgTeCH18 (Mungindi) was held in March 2018 and sold out with 265 people attending representing 2 million ha of production. Alongside cutting-edge speakers, AgTeCH20 will feature the cohort in StartUp Alley, pitches in the program, and can be viewed in the in-field demos. Together the AgTeCH Mungindi and AgTeCH Emerald events showcase invention and innovation in the regions and provide networking, learning and business investment opportunities.

Unfortunately the April 2020 event was postponed due to COVID-19, but the Mungindi Cropping Group plan to bring it back before the end of the year, as soon as it safe to do so.

Images courtesy of Queensland Country Life.

Queensland Agtech Month

November 2019

AgFrontier were proud co-founders and collaborators supporting the creation and launch of Queensland AgTech Month (QAM) in November 2019.

QAM is a celebration of the ever-growing AgTech community of big thinkers, forward planners and invested innovators who call Queensland home. During QAM, more than 10 AgTech events were held in every corner of the state, placing a spotlight on those leading the sector from rural and regional Queensland.

Find out more at the QAM website.

Global Linkages Mission with Startup Catalyst

Date to be advised 2020/2021

Our cohort are immersed into high-paced, startup-rich environments to help understand differences in business cultures, and to build networks and connections for trade; and on return to fully network these lessons back into the broader community.

The AgFrontier mission is tailored specifically for the cohort, and includes visits to tech giants, high-growth startups, investors, corporate innovators, accelerators, incubators, and co-working spaces with a focus on agtech while also discovering the wider tech environment.

Through structured programs including site visits, private tours, guest speakers, key international events, dinners and social interactions, Startup Catalyst provides AgFrontier participants with deep insights and personal connections into new international markets.

Originally planned for Boulder, Denver Colorado and San Francisco and Silicon Valley, California in March 2020, we have postponed this event due to COVID-19 but will be traveling as soon as it is safe.

Find out more about Startup Catalyst from their website and read more about Startup Catalyst alumni and AgFrontier Lead Liz Alexander’s experience in 2019 here.

AgTeCH19: Build it, Use it, Profit (Emerald)

Wednesday 6 November 2019

AgTeCH has become the largest regionally-based, dedicated agtech event in Australia and a significant event for agriculture generally across northern and eastern Australia. Run by CHDC and a volunteer committee of local agtech businesses, the event sold out again with nearly 270 people attending, 44 exhibitors and 8 fully-operational in-field demos.

In 2019, the interactive speaker panels focused on early stage and commercial applications of Automation, Robotics and Drones and IoT (Internet of Things) and Connectivity. The ten teams selected in the inaugural cohort of CHDC’s AgFrontier: Regional AgTech Incubator showcased their businesses in trade stalls in a “Start-Up Alley” at the event. They also featured in the event program, presenting a short (3 minute) introduction to their businesses between panels.

More than twenty secondary school and university students attended a special networking coffee to personally meet and connect with the AgFrontier cohort prior to the event at the “Start Up Alley Lounge”.

For more information checkout the AgTeCH19 webpage.