REGISTRATION Stepping Up – NZPPI’s inaugural conference is shaping as a defining point as our new organisation builds momentum and you’re invited to hear of and help build NZPPI, it’s strategy and future capability.

We’ve something for every producer – a powerful mix of biosecurity, myrtle rust, science, employment, health and safety … essential tips, tools and plans that will help you make your business better and more resilient.

Matters for retailers and other industry partners include improving consumer engagement, Go Gardening, awards and gift cards – teasing out core issues for these programmes and how they might work in the future … and a visit to Hobbiton!

Please join us ... for an inspirational and informative two days, to catch-up with friends and colleagues, customers and suppliers, for some time "away from the office" to reflect and re-invigorate, and to help build NZPPI.

John Liddle NZPPI Chief Executive

Key Features Key note speaker (tbc)

• Biosecurity incursion response exercise

• Emerging issues for bees and industry

• Practical employment and workplace health & safety matters

Industry partner “Blue Sky Thinking” session

• Gala dinner announcing the Young Achiever Award winner.

Programme & registration details over the page … register now, and we’ll see you there!

Conference Sponsors We acknowledge and gratefully thank the following sponsors.

GOLD SPONSOR SILVER SPONSORS

BRONZE SPONSORS

YOUNG ACHIEVER AWARD SPONSORS

OTHER SPONSOR

CORPORATE SPONSOR

TRADE Biogrow

Goodtogrow

Full Registration All fees exclude gst and are in $NZ

Full registration includes all conference sessions and the gala dinner.

Delegate Early Bird (to June 9) $ 395.00

Nextgen** $ 325.00

Delegate Standard (from June 10) $ 495.00

** Under 31

The EARLY BIRD extended to 16 June - get your registration in now!

One Day Registration One day registration includes all conference sessions for that day, morning and afternoon tea and lunch. It does not include the gala dinner; however, tickets can be purchased.

Delegate Wednesday $ 235.00

Delegate Thursday $ 235.00

Industry Partner Registration Retailers, suppliers and interested parties are invited to the concurrent session Wednesday morning, followed by a tour of Hobbiton in the afternoon. Delegates are also welcome to attend the Gala dinner and the conference sessions Wednesday afternoon and Thursday. Please register your attendance to all or any of these events on the form.

Wed am Blue Sky Thinking $ 95.00

Hobbiton tour, or $ 89.00

Wed pm plenary sessions $ 85.00

Thu plenary sessions $ 170.00

Gala dinner $ 65.00

Gala Dinner & Young Achiever Award Wednesday 6.30pm, Novotel Tainui Hamilton Sponsored by:

This evening will celebrate the achievements of the past year, and we’ll be entertained by a guest speaker (tbc). The winner of the Young Achiever Award 2017, is announced, sponsored by:

Full Registration includes one ticket for this event. Additional tickets for One Day registration, partners and colleagues and Industry Partners can be purchased on the registration form.

Accommodation We recommended that delegates stay at Novotel Tainui or Ibis. Please make your own accommodation bookings.

Novotel: $185 Room only $210 Bed and breakfast for 1 $235 Bed and breakfast for 2

Ibis: $135 Room only $155 Bed and breakfast for 1 $175 Bed and breakfast for 2

These rates will be available to book until the 9th June or until booked out – thereafter standard rates apply. TO BOOK contact the reservations team on H2159-re2@accor.com or ph 07 838 1366 ex 1

Need More Information Contact Frances Palmer Phone + 64 4 918 3511 Fax + 64 4 499 9589 frances@nzppi.co.nz

The programme and registration form are attached, or download a copy from the NZPPI website www.nzppi.co.nz/conference. Please use one form for each delegate.

Send the completed form with your payment to: Post: NZPPI Conference, PO Box 3443, Wellington 6140 Fax: +64 4 499 9589 Email: frances@nzppi.co.nz Registration terms and conditions apply. See www.nzppi.co.nz/conference for details.

Cancellation less than 7 days prior to the event will incur a fee of $75. If conference is cancelled a full refund will be issued.

ProgrammeWEDNESDAY 5TH JULY

7:00 Registration desk open

8:30 Welcome – MC Peter Worsp, Chairman Andrew Harrison

8:45 Opening – Mayor Andrew King

9:00 Keynote tbc

9:45 MORNING TEA

10:15 NZPPI Science Platform

• Summit overview

• Development of Biopesticides – Maureen O’Callaghan, Agresearch The range of pesticides available to growers is diminishing as the incidence of pest resistance increases. Biopesticides – based on microorganisms and their metabolites - can provide an effective alternative to the use of synthetic pesticides to control pests and diseases in plant production.

• Insect pest remote sensing – Prof Mike Duke & Dr Michael Cree, University of Waikato School of Engineering The robot revolution in the primary industries has started and could save companies money, improve safety, quality, efficiency and reduce environmental impacts. Professor Duke will show some of the agricultural robots being developed in New Zealand for harvesting and pollination, including autonomous vehicles. Dr Michael Cree will explain how machine vision and artificial neural networks coupled with hardware could help with targeted spraying and identification of invasive species.

• Delegate perspectives - Nicola Rochester, ICL - Mark Wilson, Lifetech Laboratories

• Plotting the path for a Science & Innovation Strategy for NZPPI – Bill Dyck BDL

12:00 Young Achiever speeches Sponsored by

12:20 LUNCH

1:15 Biosecurity – Myrtle Rust• Response overview – Geoff Gwyn, MPI• An industry perspective – Andrew Harrison, NZPPI• A long-term view on an industry approach to biosecurity

– Malcolm Woolmore, Lyndale Nurseries Auckland

3:00 AFTERNOON TEA

3:30 Workforce capability – what’s missing?

Sue Pickering, Senior Business Manager Horticulture NZ

Employers in the plant producer sector need good people, can offer varied and satisfying careers and just can’t get them. At the same time there are good students who are looking towards fulfilling work and training when they leave school but are not heading into our industry. What’s missing here? 

Led by Sue Pickering from HortNZ: Panelists Shanna Hickling, Riversun Nursery, Dave Harris, Waimea Nurseries, Greg Kitson, Ambrosia Nursery, Grant Hayman, Headford Propagators and Kate Longman, Primary ITO ( a mix of new blood and seasoned hands) will put forward a range of perspectives to identify the real issue(s), the gap  and what we can do about it.

5:00 Close for the day

6.30 Gala Dinner

• guest speaker Roger Milne, Trees for Survival• announcing the Young Achiever winner

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THURSDAY 6TH JULY

7:00 Registration desk open

8:30 NZPPI sector meetings

9:30 NZPPI Strategy

• What lies ahead for NZPPI? And how can you get maximum value?

• Making the changes needed for NZPPI to grow influence and succeed – an independent perspective

• A conversation with the board

10:30 MORNING TEA

11:00 The Pollinator Problem – Emerging issues for bees and industry

Linda Newstrom Lloyd – Trees for Bees BotanistPollination services are a vital part of the New Zealand economy. Trees for Bees promotes planting more good nectar and pollen sources for bee pollinators. The nursery industry has a major role to play to help by propagating and promoting good bee plants.

Stuart Fraser, Board Apiculture NZNZPPI represents an important and yet relatively untouched companion industry – where are the opportunities to investigate alignment towards successful partnerships?

11:45 Employment Issues Update Clive Thomson, EMA, BOP Mini EMA briefing of current employment issues

• Trial Periods

• Employment Standards Legislation

• Bullying & Harassment

• What you can (and cannot) say to your employees

• What is wrong with the new generation!!

12:30 LUNCH

1:30 AGM / forum

2:30 Workplace Health & Safety Matters

• Member experiences - Quad bikes - Grant Eyre, Growing Spectrum - Chemical shed audit experience – Lisa Ogilvy, Bruntwood Nurseries

• WHS Issues Update - Angie Williams, OSHBox A refresher on the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, with a focus on risk assessment and the hierarchy of controls.

3:30 AFTERNOON TEA

4:00 Owning the Environmental Issue or Risk It Owning You Sean Newland, Business Director, Primary Sector Services, Beca

Key learnings from the New Zealand primary sector of the benefits of taking ownership and action around environmental impacts.  Options and alternatives.

5:00 CLOSE

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WEDNESDAY 5TH JULY

7:00 Registration desk open

8:30 Welcome – MC Peter Worsp, Chairman Andrew Harrison

8:45 Opening – Mayor Andrew King

9:15 Blue-sky Brainstorming session to cover:• The ‘big four’ priorities:

- Awards - Go Gardening portfolio - Gift Cards - Broader consumer engagement (looking at social media and on line strategies)

The model for the Retailer Special Interest Group including a sustainable model for funding core priorities

9.45 MORNING TEA

10.15 Continued

12:00 Young Achiever speeches

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12:20 LUNCH

1:30 Half day field trip to Hobbiton

5:00 Close for the day

6.30 Gala Dinner

• guest speaker Roger Milne, Trees for Survival• announcing the Young Achiever winner

THURSDAY 6TH JULY

7:00 Registration desk open

8:30 Delegates may join Producer programme

12:30 LUNCH

1:30 Delegates may join Producer programme

5:00 CLOSE

Industry Partner Programme

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CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM 2017

SECTION 1: DELEGATE DETAILS – please complete one form for each delegate registration

Name _____________________________________________________ Privacy

If you do not want your name on the delegate list, please tick this box

Organisation _____________________________________________________ Email _____________________________________________________

Special or dietary requirements Please advise if you have special dietary or personal needs.

Mobile _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________

Emergency Contact Details We don’t anticipate needing these, but just in case, we’d like to have your emergency contact details on file.

Emergency contact name ______________________________________________________________________________________

Emergency contact number ______________________________________________________________________________________

SECTION 2: CONFERENCE REGISTRATION – 5-6 JULY

Tick Full Registration Early Bird Rate (to 9 June) Standard Rate (from 10 June)

Delegate $ 395.00 $ 495.00

Nextgen member (under 31) $ 325.00 $ 365.00

Day only Registration - does not include social functions

Wednesday $ 235.00

Thursday $ 235.00

SECTION 3: INDUSTRY PARTNERS SESSION – Wednesday 5 JULY

Wednesday morning – Blue Sky Thinking $ 95.00

Wednesday afternoon - Hobbiton tour; or $ 89.00

Wednesday afternoon conference plenary session $ 85.00

Thursday conference plenary session (full day) $ 170.00

Conference Gala Dinner – see Section 4

SECTION 4: GALA DINNER – please indicate your attendance and any additional tickets required

Wednesday 5 July, 7pm, Novotel Hamilton

Delegate Inclusive with full registration

Industry Partner & Additional tickets $ 65.00

SECTION 5: PAYMENT – please select your payment option

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NZPPI, PO Box 3443, Wellington 6140

Fax 04 499 9589 frances@nzppi.co.nz

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