Less than six months to go until World Avocado Congress NZ 2023

Brad Siebert : NZ Avocado deputy chief executive

As one of the first global trade events to be hosted in New Zealand since our country reopened its borders, the World Avocado Congress NZ 2023 is shaping up to be an event not to be missed. Interest in the World Avocado Congress continues to grow with more than 500 delegates registered from 14 countries to date; including Mexico, America, Israel and Australia. More information can be found online:

TOMRA Food and Maf Roda Agrobotic recently joined the congress as global gold sponsors. They join Mission Produce, the first global platinum sponsor and New Zealand sponsors including Darling Group, Avoco, Radfords Software and Seeka. Event partners include Plant & Food Research Ltd (PFR), Auckland Unlimited, Tourism New Zealand and Horticulture New Zealand.

The first cohort of keynote speakers has now been confirmed, these include: • Professor Andrew Robson, director of the University of

New England’s Applied Agricultural Remote Sensing

Centre in Australia • PFR principal scientist, Brent Clothier • Volcani Center (Israel), Department of Postharvest

Science, lead scientist professor Dov Prusky • New Zealand Trade and Enterprise head of sustainability, Florence Van Dyke • GAMA (Chile) partner, Francisco Mena Völker • Former Zespri International chief executive and co-chair of Te Puna Whakaaronui, Lain Jager • Massey University director of the New Zealand Life

Cycle Management Centre, professor Sarah McLaren • NZ Avocado chief executive and president of the World

Avocado Congress Committee, Jen Scoular. The scientific and marketing committees have developed programme outlines and are now seeking abstracts from researchers, innovators, movers and shakers. The online exhibition portal is now open on the congress website. Prospective exhibitors can find out more here: wacnz2023.com/sponsors/exhibition Suntory Beverage & Food Asia Pacific marketing transformation lead, Tania Bui; and Tourism New Zealand general manager New Zealand and business events, Bjoern Spreitzer join Dave Flett and Jen Scoular from NZ Avocado on the board of World Avocado Congress NZ Ltd. With less than six months to go, we’re counting down and cannot wait to host this incredible event!

For more information visit: wacnz2023.com or email: info@wacnz2023.com