Innovation Symposium 2025 | Designed to Lead

The Zespri Innovation Symposium is a biennial event which gives people from all areas of the kiwifruit industry an opportunity to come together and hear about recent Zespri innovation outcomes. The 2025 symposium will provide insights into innovations for today and innovations for tomorrow, with two keynote speakers set to give a global perspective, and our very own Zespri Innovation team sharing the latest highlights. Please join us to learn more.


Date: Wednesday 29th October 

Time: 8:30am-4:00pm 

Location: The Atrium Cafe and Conference Centre, 252 Otūmoetai Road, Tauranga 3110

Agenda:

8:30am      Doors Open & Registrations Begin
9:00am      Karakia
9:05am       Welcome
9:15am        Morning Keynote Speaker (Futurist, Ian Proudfoot, KPMG)
10:15am       Applied Satellite Remote Sensing in Northern Hemisphere (Dario Vegetti)
10:40am     Morning Tea
11:10am        Participants to choose two of the three below breakout sessions to attend (30 minutes each),

      • Session A - Innovation Across the Supply Chain
      • Session B - Future Orchard Technologies 
      • Session C - Improving Grower Returns

11:15am       First Breakout Session
11:50am      Second Breakout Session
12:20pm     Lunch and Show and Tell Stations
1:20pm       Afternoon Keynote Speaker (Growth in the Era of Acceleration, Mark Kennedy, Kantar)
2:00pm      Driving Value through Health Research (Dr Paul Blatchford)
2:20pm      New Cultivars Demand Spaces (Dr Greg Clark, Brendon Smith)
3:00pm     Closing Remarks
3:10pm       Closing Karakia
3:15pm        Afternoon Tea
4:00pm      Event Concludes

Please fill in the details below to register. Limited spaces available. 

Note: Please fill in one registration form per person in order to capture individuals break out sessions.

If you have any questions, please contact Paula Rush at Paula.Rush@zespri.com. 

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Giving Back

All net proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to House of Science.

House of Science began in the Western Bay of Plenty in 2014 delivering science kits to primary and intermediate schools in the area. What began here in the Bay is now 21 branches across the country with over 700 member schools. Our long standing relationship with Zespri began in 2015 when Zespri provided support to the Western Bay of Plenty branch. In 2019 we developed two kits - ‘Plants, Pests and Produce’ with a large focus on the kiwifruit industry, and ‘Plants, Petals and Pollination’ teaching our children about the structure of plants and flowers and the importance of pollinators. Zespri have been sponsoring these kits for use in our local schools ever since.

Thank you for your support. Please note that we are unable to offer refunds in the event of non-attendance.

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Breakout Session 1: (11:10AM-11:40AM)

Please select one topic below to attend for the first session;

Session A: Innovation Across the Supply Chain

Come on an exciting journey with our Innovation supply chain team to explore and delve into the science and research driving new technologies in food safety, enhancing quality, and packaging solutions.

Session B: Future Orchard Technologies

Data to support yield optimisation; including results from research on yield variability, challenges with capturing data at scale, the future of data and how we might best leverage data for the benefit of the industry.

Session C: Improving Grower Returns

Innovation practice changes to maximise orchard returns.

Breakout Session 2: (11:45AM-12:15PM)

Please select one topic below to attend for the second session;

Session A: Innovation Across the Supply Chain

Come on an exciting journey with our Innovation supply chain team to explore and delve into the science and research driving new technologies in food safety, enhancing quality, and packaging solutions.

Session B: Future Orchard Technologies

Data to support yield optimisation; including results from research on yield variability, challenges with capturing data at scale, the future of data and how we might best leverage data for the benefit of the industry.

Session C: Improving Grower Returns

Innovation practice changes to maximise orchard returns.

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