Recognising agriculture's emerging leaders
Young, forward-thinking people with a passion for the food and agriculture industries are encouraged to apply for the evokeAG Future Young Leaders Program.
Supported by the Council of Rural Research and Development Corporations, the program will identify 10 of Australia’s emerging thought leaders who will have the opportunity to attend evokeAG in February 2019 in Melbourne. This will include return economy airfares, accommodation, airport transfers and a delegate pass to the inaugural international agrifood technology event, where they will give a five-minute presentation of their passion or research covering one of the themes of food, farm or future.
“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,” said John Harvey, Managing Director of AgriFutures Australia. “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.”
The application process includes creating a short video answering the question: Why should you be selected as a voice of the future at evokeAG? The Future Young Leaders Selection Panel will choose eight finalists, and the remaining two places will be the People’s Choice, in which the general public will vote on a shortlist of five videos shared across the evokeAG social media channels.
The Executive Officer at the Council of Rural Research and Development Corporations, Tim Lester, said it is important for the entire industry to recognise and support young talent and “assist them with the skills, research and know-how to keep Australia’s rural industries thriving”.
Applicants must be Australian or New Zealand citizens or permanent residents aged between 18 and 30 years. Applications will close at 11.00 pm AEDT on Friday, 12 October 2018. For full eligibility criteria, terms and conditions, and to apply, visit www.evokeag.com.
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