Program

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Official Opening Address of the 2025 Digital Agrifood Summit

Simon Boas Hoffmeyer is a recognised global leader in sustainability reporting and the connection of sustainability to value creation. Responsible for driving Carlsberg’s “Together Towards Zero and Beyond” strategy on ESG, regenerative agriculture, and the net zero transition. His leadership shows how food and beverage companies can reshape sourcing systems, champion circularity, and deliver meaningful climate impact across supply chains.

This dynamic panel brings together voices from farming, agribusiness, research, finance, and sustainability advocacy to explore how climate-smart agriculture can be scaled with both credibility and commercial strength. From on-farm practice change to market access, investment, and research translation, the discussion will highlight how producers, financiers, researchers, and industry leaders can work in concert to accelerate adoption, unlock new sources of value, and ensure climate resilience is embedded across the agrifood chain. Moving from ambition to action, the session will spotlight practical solutions, enabling partnerships, and climate smart financing to enable the systemic shifts needed to deliver lasting impact for Australian agriculture.

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Introduction to Session 2

This panel brings together leaders of sustainable sourcing, agritech, circular biosolutions and national security policy, to explore how the Australian food industry can collaborate to strengthen climate smart production and resilience. The discussion will delve into how digital infrastructure and farm connectivity can transform regional production, how circular models are creating value from bi-product feedstocks, and how trade and security dynamics are reshaping thinking about critical inputs to our food system. It will also examine the pivotal role of sustainable sourcing in driving demand for resilient supply and supporting the transition.

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Niels Peter Nørring plays a pivotal role in shaping Denmark’s ambitious climate and agricultural policy agenda. He has been central to the landmark Green Tripartite Agreement, which brings together government, industry, and civil society to drive emissions reductions in Danish agriculture, including through the world’s first carbon tax for farming.

Australia has a unique agrifood story to tell, but it has not yet been fully understood or consistently packaged. Our strengths lie in producing food that is clean, green, safe and trusted, underpinned by world-leading climate-smart farming practices and a reputation for science and innovation. We are a land of abundance, with the capacity to feed many times our own population, yet small enough to be agile, collaborative and responsive to shifting global markets. Australia’s story is also one of proximity and partnership, offering premium products to neighbours who value quality and trust. This session will explore how harnessing these elements—sustainability, provenance, abundance, innovation, technology, reliability and First Nations wisdom - can shape a coherent national narrative, expand new categories, and position Australia as a true food superpower.

Lise Walbom leads Food Nation, Denmark’s public-private partnership dedicated to promoting sustainable agrifood innovation worldwide. She brings deep expertise in systems leadership—mobilising government, research, and industry to advance Denmark’s agrifood brand as both climate-conscious and globally competitive.

Australia’s agriculture and food future depends on bold systems leadership connecting from inputs to farm through to the point of retail, bridging innovation, policy, and practice. This session explores how integrated food systems thinking can drive national coordination, accelerate climate-smart practices, and unlock investment in transformative innovation. By reimagining the connections from the beginning to the end of the supply chain, the discussion will highlight pathways to strengthen sovereign capability, reduce fragmentation, and build a more resilient, competitive agrifood system. Delegates will gain insight into how systems leadership can turn Australia’s immense potential into a globally recognised climate-smart food superpower.

From Insight to Action — Australia’s Climate-Smart Agrifood Future

RDC Chairs and CEOs will share their strategic ambitions for Australia’s agrifood future. As the sector faces complex challenges—from climate resilience to global competitiveness—this session explores how systems thinking and digital innovation can unlock new value across commodities. From shared data ecosystems to cross-sector partnerships, the RDCs will reflect on what it takes to lead beyond silos and build a digitally empowered, future-fit agrifood system.