As part of a commitment to celebrating the diversity of thought, the evokeAG Future Young Leaders Program will identify 10 emerging thought leaders within the agriculture and food industries in Australia and New Zealand to attend the inaugural international agrifood technology event, evokeAG on 19-20 February 2019 in Melbourne.
Proudly supported by the Council of Rural Research and Development Corporations, the evokeAG Future Young Leaders Program will identify Australia’s next crop of leaders and give successful applicants the chance to present their ideas and passions, relating to one of the event themes, food, farm or future to an international audience.
Applicants are required to create a short video on: ‘Why should you be selected as a voice of the future at evokeAG?’ Eight finalists will be chosen by the Future Young Leaders Selection Panel. The remaining two finalists will be decided upon via the general public who will vote on a shortlist of five videos shared across the evokeAG social media channels, the two most popular earning the ‘People’s Choice Award’.
Managing Director of AgriFutures Australia, John Harvey said the emphasis will be on recognising and supporting outstanding talent within the agriculture and food industries.
“The future of food and farming is agile, entrepreneurial and commercially savvy and the evokeAG Future Young Leaders Program is about harnessing those qualities and elevating our thought leaders to the next level.
“The Future Young Leaders Program will provide a valuable platform to showcase their ideas and passions to producers, investors, private enterprise, corporates, government and entrepreneurs on a global stage. We hope the themes of food, farm, future will encourage a wide range of applicants and concepts.”
