Speakers

• Andrew McLaren

  Halter

  Andrew McLaren is the Vice President of Platform at Halter, a revolutionary company unlocking a new era of pasture farming for the world. Halter's solar-powered smart cow collars and simple app allows farmers to remotely shift, virtually fence, optimise pasture, and proactively monitor their stock. This empowers farmers to optimise productivity, protect waterways and care for their animals.

• Leila Deljkovic

  Cropsy Technologies

  Leila Deljkovic is co-founder and COO of Cropsy Technologies, an agritech startup enabling winegrowers to make the best vineyard management decisions all year-round with insights from every vine. Established in 2019, Cropsy’s AI-enabled hardware monitors millions of vines over thousands of hectares with growers’ existing vehicles. Cropsy’s intuitive dashboards and comprehensive reports turn every scan into powerful, actionable decisions for now and the future.

• Kiara Cruickshank

  Daisy Lab

  Kiara Cruickshank is a Senior R&D Scientist at Daisy Lab, a food-tech start-up making dairy identical proteins without cows, using yeast and the process of fermentation. Founded in 2021, Daisy Lab is developing a technology that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions from traditional dairy by up to 97%.

• Mikayla Stokes

  MC

  Mikayla Stokes is a mechatronics engineer at Crown Equipment making autonomous forklifts. She loves using tech to make cool wearable things like a light-up dress or 3D printed earings. She's passionate about creating an inclusive community where any kid can pursue a future in STEM, and is the two time overall female winner of the BrightSparks inventing competition.