Michelle Hespe

Sydney

Publisher and Marketing Manager at AusBiz Media

Publisher and Marketing Manager at Truly Aus

I write to travel, and travel to write. I'm the editor of National Geographic Traveller mag (Aus & NZ) and I like to think the magazine will make a difference.

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Articles

VC-as-a-Service offers new avenues to commercialise agritech

1 month ago | evokeag.com | Michelle Hespe

We know the agricultural community is an innovative bunch. So it should come as no surprise that R&D organisations in the sector are turning to new investment models; partnering with venture capital (VC) firms to bring startups to market as quickly as possible. Research and Development Corporations (RDCs), as the name suggests, focus on strategic and collaborative R&D to improve productivity, efficiency, safety and profitability within their given industries.
CSIRO launches new platform for food traceability and provenance

2 months ago | evokeag.com | Michelle Hespe

Consumer demand for fibre and food traceability, along with stricter regulatory requirements in many countries – has led to increasing interest in traceability. AgriFutures evokeAG. 2025 Strategic Partner, CSIRO, and three collaborators have developed an innovative platform to support new verification tools by making public Australian data more accessible and easier to use.
How Coles is shifting the dial on sustainability from farm to fork

2 months ago | evokeag.com | Michelle Hespe

Supermarket retailer Coles is shifting the dial on sustainability, not just within its own business but by working with farmers to develop more profitable and environmentally friendly food production. evokeAG. 2025 4 min read With more than 1,800 stores, millions of customers and engagement with more than 8,000 suppliers, Coles is seizing opportunities to improve environmental outcomes from farm to fork.
UK delegation to attend evokeAG. for collaboration with Australia

2 months ago | evokeag.com | Michelle Hespe

As the agriculture industry faces growing global challenges like climate change, collaboration on agritech solutions between nations is crucial for boosting the sector’s future resilience and sustainability. While there might be stark differences between the UK and Australia when it comes to landscapes and climate, many of the agritech solutions we need are strikingly similar. That’s why Innovate UK is sending a delegation of UK agritech business leaders to evokeAG. 2025.
Podcast by Jayne Cuddihy featuring evokeAG. MC Saron Berhane and Tim Hunt.

2 months ago | evokeag.com | Michelle Hespe

Meet two of the MCs at the evokeAG. 2025: Tim Hunt and Saron Berhane, as they talk about what the theme 'Common Ground' means to them, and what they're looking forward to the most. evokeAG. 2025 is only a few days away, so if you haven’t already dived in, it’s time to plan which sessions you want to go to. With a terrific lineup of speakers around four topic threads, it’s going to take a team effort to keep everyone on track, so what better way than to bring in four event MCs?
evokeAG. 2025: Here’s what to do in Brisbane before, during and after the event

2 months ago | evokeag.com | Michelle Hespe

If you’re travelling to The River City for evokeAG. 2025, you might as well make the most of your trip. From sideline events to R&R, here’s how. If you’re travelling to The River City for evokeAG. 2025, you might as well make the most of your trip. From sideline events to R&R, here’s how. Whether you’re hoping to learn more about Queensland’s agritech ecosystem, or you want to enjoy a few days exploring Brisbane, there’s more than enough to keep you busy.
The new evokeAG app

2 months ago | evokeag.com | Michelle Hespe

The brand new evokeAG. 2025 app is a simple and efficient way to navigate the highly anticipated two-day event that brings the best minds in agritech together. With the new evokeAG. app, build up contacts, information and most importantly, real connections with the best agritech companies and organisations in the world.
Guests at evokeAG will soon converge at BCEC

2 months ago | evokeag.com | Michelle Hespe

As the long Aussie summer break draws to a close, workers all over the country are becoming re-acquainted with their offices and their diaries. Suddenly, we find evokeAG 2025 is almost upon us. This theme for this year’s event is ‘Common Ground’. That means a focus on working towards shared goals, shared visions and positive outcomes for producers, consumers and the planet.
La Trobe University is taking a 'paddock to gut' approach to revolutionising agriculture and health.

2 months ago | evokeag.com | Michelle Hespe

La Trobe University is on a mission to transform our food system. Leveraging diverse research expertise, through collaborations with business partners such as PepsiCo, La Trobe’s pioneering ‘paddock to gut’ approach to health-driven food outcomes, could be just what the doctor ordered. We’ve all heard ‘paddock to plate’ – the catch-all for transparency, sustainability, and the connection to food that conscious consumers crave.
CSIRO innovation programs put startups on world stage

2 months ago | evokeag.com | Michelle Hespe

Australian startups and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly turning to overseas markets to scale their innovations, and CSIRO programs are providing critical support for them to succeed. evokeAG. 2025 5 min read Journalist and communications specialist Swan Hill, Victoria View more contributions AgriFutures evokeAG.