The Gympie Bioeconomy Forum
19 April 2024

Location: Gympie RSL, 217 Mary Street Gympie
Date: Friday, 19 April
Time: 8.30AM to 5.15PM
Cost: $50 plus GST

More information and to purchase tickets:
For further information and to purchase your tickets, visit the registration page.

Download the event program (PDF 651 KB).

The Gympie Bioeconomy Forum is proudly supported by the Queensland Government.

The Gympie Bioeconomy Forum is a pioneering initiative dedicated to spotlighting the remarkable potential of the bioeconomy in Gympie and neighbouring regions. This industry-focused event aims to showcase the current landscape and prospects within the bioeconomy sector.

Attendees will have the opportunity to learn what the bioeconomy is, understand industry best practices and bioeconomy initiatives, network and build connections with potential bioeconomy partners, and explore how Gympie and neighbouring regions can lead the way with bioenergy.

What is the Bioeconomy
The bioeconomy refers to an economic system that utilises renewable biological resources from living organisms or their byproducts to produce goods, services, and energy. It encompasses a wide range of sectors, including agriculture, forestry, fisheries, biotechnology, and various related industries. The bioeconomy aims to reduce dependence on finite fossil fuels and non-renewable resources while promoting sustainable and environmentally friendly practices.

Who should Attend?
Those individuals, especially in agriculture, forestry, fisheries, biotechnology, government agencies, and related industries, to attend the event.

The event will feature a distinguished lineup of speakers, including:

• Sotera Trevaskis (Regional Director, Regional Development Australia Wide Bay Burnett)
• Professor Ian O’Hara (Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at QUT)
• Kylie Hughes (Waste Policy and Legislation, Office of Circular Economy, Dept of Environment and Science)
• Alex Stengl (Director Community Sustainability, Gympie Regional Council)
• Adan Taylor (Managing Director, GMT Logging Pty Ltd)
• Mick Stephens (CEO, Timber Queensland)
• Ian Last (Science Manager, HQPlantations)
• Bill Schulke (Forestry/GLM Specialist, Private Forestry Service Queensland)
• Professor Mark Brown (Professor of Forestry Operations & Director Forest Research Institute, UniSC Australia)
• Deb Archbold (Managing Director, Deborah Wilson Consulting Services)
• Russel Rankin (Director, Food Innovation Partners)
• Nikita Ellison (Sustainability Co-ordinator, Nolan Meats)
• Andrea Polson (Marketing Director, Licella Holdings)
• Professor Richi Nayak (Deputy Director & Complex Data Analysis Program Leader, Centre for Data Science, QUT)
• Professor Ian Robb (Senior Forester, Verterra)