China Forum | Paddocks & Partnerships: What China’s AgTech evolution means for Australia's unique farming landscape

06 Aug 2025
Theatre

Moderator: Ms. Leely Zhang, Managing Director, DLG AgroTechService

FORUM AGENDA
Welcome Address
14:35-14:45 Overview of Agriculture in Australia, Linny Thom, Senior Project Officer, Agriculture Victoria
14:45-14:55 Design and Key Technologies of Big Data Platform for Farms, Dr. Weihong Ma, Senior Engineer, National Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture

CHINA-AUSTRALIA AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATION AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT TRENDS
14:55-15:05 How Agricultural Robots Are Empowering Agriculture
15:05-15:15 How to Tap into the Australian Agricultural Market, Australian Agri-Dealer Representative 
15:15-15:25 A Chinese Farmer’s Perspective, Shiyi Wang, General Manager, Hebei Jiu'en Agricultural Development Co., Ltd.
(A potato farmer with a cultivation area of 3,000 hectares, achieving an annual production capacity of 30,000 tons of seed potatoes and 25,000 tons of commercial potatoes.)

15:25-15:30 Wrap up
 

Chairperson
Leely Zhang
Leely Zhang, Managing Director, DLG AgroTechService
Speakers
Weihong Ma
Dr Weihong Ma, Senior Engineer, National Engineering Research Center for Information Technology in Agriculture
Shiyi Wang
Shiyi Wang, General Manager, Hebei Jiu'en Agricultural Development
Linny Thom
Linny Thom, Senior Project Officer, AgTech Investment & Sector Development, Agriculture Victoria (DEECA)
Ulrich Westrup
Ulrich Westrup, Vice President, DLG
Claudia Qiu
Claudia Qiu, Overseas Operations Director, Jiangsu Lanjiang Intelligent Technology Co. Ltd.