The Agtech Innovation Bootcamp

Be part of creating innovative solutions to agriculture’s biggest challenges.ÌýÌý

The AgTech Innovation Bootcamp provides budding innovators and existing businesses with a dynamic testing ground for exciting ideas through 2-days of immersive workshops! You’ll be able to discuss, iterate and test ideas, and get real time feedback from an expert group of industry, AgTech experts, entrepreneurs, and researchers in a supportive and collaborative environment.Ìý

agtech innovation bootcamp web banner

When: WedÌý15 -Ìý Thurs 16 June 2022Ìý

Where: Renmark Club 160 Murray Avenue, RenmarkÌýÌý

Cost: Free to participateÌý

*Registration and meals are fully covered for the two days. Travel scholarships are also available, contact us. To find out more, see the Information Session recording below.

  • Key Challenges

    In May last year, 25 AgTech founders, developers, government, and university leaders jumped on a bus and headed to the Riverland. They visited several farms in the region with the goal of gaining insight into the key problems faced by farmers, and to share and ultimately help each other to understand the possibilities for AgTech solutions.ÌýÌýÌý

    Key challenges identified during the trip were as follows:Ìý

    Picking approachesÌý

    The Riverland region produces incredible citrus, stone fruit, almonds, and vegetables and is responsible for 50% of Australia’s wine grapes. All this fresh produce requires picking, either by hand or by mechanical/automatic harvesting systems, in a timely, affordable, and effective manner.ÌýÌý

    How can we innovate the picking and harvesting process while minimising expenses and crop damage, and optimising gaps in labour and accommodation?Ìý

    Activating RIT vacated landÌý

    The Riverland Region has a large amount of land sitting idle. The vacant blocks are included in the Renmark Irrigation Trust and are serviced with drainage and limited irrigation water, yet are still empty.Ìý

    How can we creatively and productively activate this vacated land in ways that increases biodiversity and/or the diversity of the Riverland’s horticulture industry?Ìý

    Access to data and digitisationÌý

    Data and digitisation can provide agricultural insights that enable farmers to make well-informed decisions, resulting in improved yields, outcomes, and profits. However great these benefits, technology adoption faces challenges with; access to historic data, access to generational knowledge, data literacy, cost of devices, access to internet on farm and data sharing and interoperability between platforms.ÌýÌý

    How do we make data more accessible, usable, and valuable to the farming community?Ìý

  • Information Session Recording

  • Prize Categories

    Prizes will be awarded at the awards ceremony at the conclusion of the Bootcamp. Prizes can be won in the following categories:Ìý

    Ìý General Stream
    1st Prize $2,000 Cash Prize

    + ThincLab Incubation Prize

    2nd Prize $1,000 Cash Prize
    3rd Prize $500 Cash Prize
    • Activating Renmark Irrigation Trust (RIT) vacated land - $1,500 Cash Prize
    • AusIndustry - Picking Approaches - $1,000 Cash Prize
    • High Schools (the category will take place on Thur 16 June only)ÌýÌý

    Please contact the team at ThincLab if you would like to sponsor a prize at the Bootcamp.ÌýÌý

  • Who can enter?

    The Innovation Bootcamp is open to all. You can join individually or as a part of a team.Ìý You do not have to be based in the Riverland region to take part. You can travel to the region to participate, and we do encourage as many people as possible from both within and outside the region to get involved.ÌýÌý

    If you like to solve problems, generate ideas, and want to be part of community solving challenges to benefit all, then you can participate!Ìý

  • Mentors and facilitators

    The Innovation Bootcamp will deliver a series of short workshops delivered by ³ÉÈË´óƬ business school experts, alongside local and Adelaide based facilitators, coaches and mentors.ÌýÌý

    As a participant you will have access to the team of experts including AgTech specialists, software gurus, social entrepreneurs, and local and Adelaide based business professionals. You will be able to talk about your ideas, get real time feedback and support as you move through the two days.ÌýÌý

    Workshops and activities include:

    • Intro to AgTech by (AgriKnowHow)
    • Lego Serious Play by
    • Emerging Technologies and Prototyping by and
    • Develop your Pitch by
  • General Overview Innovation Bootcamp

    Ìý
    General Category Schedule - Agtech Innovation Bootcamp
    Ìý Day 1 - Wednesday 15 JuneÌý Ìý
    4:00pm - 4:05pmÌý Welcome + Introduction to Innovation BootcampÌý Ìý
    4:05pm - 4:50pm Intro to Agtech with AgriKnowHow Ìý
    Ìý Ag + Agtech Ecosystem OverviewÌý Ìý
    5:00pm - 6:00pmÌý Lego Serious Intro with Conivial IdeasÌý Ìý
    6:00pm - 6:40pm DinnerÌý Ìý
    6:40pm - 7:20pm Team Formation and Team BuildingÌýÌý Ìý
    7:20pm - 8:00pm Speed Dating with MentorsÌý Ìý
    8:00pm

    End of Day 1Ìý

    Ìý
    Ìý
    Ìý Day 2 - Thursday 16 June Ìý
    9:00am - 9:45am

    Topic 1: Emerging Technologies and Prototyping with Enabled and Xamin

    Ìý
    9:45am -11:45am

    Team Working TimeÌý

    Ìý
    11:45am -Ìý12:15pm Check PointÌý Ìý
    12:15pm - 1:00pm LunchÌý Ìý
    1:00pm - 2:30pm Team Working TimeÌý Ìý
    2:30pm - 3:00pm

    Topic 2: Developing the Pitch with Talent Academy

    Ìý
    3:00pm -Ìý4:00pm

    Team Working TimeÌý

    Ìý
    4:00pm - 5:00pm Final Pitch presentations  Ìý
    3 Minute presentations + 4 Minutes Q&A ÌýÌýÌý
    Ìý
    5:00pm - 5:20pm Judging deliberationÌý Ìý
    5:20pm - 6:30pm Awards CeremonyÌýÌý Ìý Ìý
    6:30pm - 7:30pm Drinks and NetworkingÌý Ìý
    7:30pm Close of Bootcamp Ìý

    Ìý

PIRSA

The Innovation Bootcamp is brought to you by ThincLab Loxton in partnership with the Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA).Ìý