Programme

Draft Program

Tuesday 15 July
9:30	Registration
10:00	Mihi Whakatu Opening Speakers	Te Herekiekie Herewini / Ngā Manu Atarau B3 Chair, Melanie Mark-Shadbolt Nga kaihautu Beccy Ganley and Alby Marsh
10:30	Morning Tea
11:00	Keynote	Futuristic Perspective of Biosecurity Genesis of B3, Grant Smith, Plant & Food Research, FRST Programme Leaders
12:00	Lunch
13:00	Session 1	Theme 1 Understanding Risk – Chair: John Kean, AgResearch Xylella and its Vectors in the Native Estate - Mette Nielsen, Plant & Food Research Integrated Biosecurity Risk Assessment for Pathogens - Nari Williams, Plant & Food Research A Pacific Pathogen Threat – Virginia Marroni, Plant & Food Research Biosecurity Risks in a Changing Climate – Tom Carlin, Scion Building Bridges to Impact - Waka Paul, Pland & Food Research Panel Discussion
14:00	Session 2	Theme 2 Pathway Risk Management – Chair: Nicolas Meurisse Watch this space – presentations to come Panel Discussion
15:00	Coffee break
15:30	Session 3	Theme 3 Readiness & Response – Chair: Mahajabeen Padamsee Title TBC - Alastair Ross, AgResearch Beyond Soil Baiting: Toward Application of an eRNA Diagnostic Tool for Phytophthora - Rebecca McDougal, Scion Outsmarting Threats: The Remote Sensing Advantage in Surveillance and Response - Federico Tomasetto, AgResearch Title TBC - Andrew Cridge, Scion Panel Discussion
16:30	Closing remarks	Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor, John Roche
17:00 – 18:00		Networking over Drinks & Nibbles

Wednesday 16 July
8:15	Registration
8:30	Keynote	James Buwalda and David Teulon, Plant & Food Research
9:15	Session 4	Protecting Aotearoa Net Building to Protect Aotearoa - Fleur Francois, Ministry of Primary Industries Biosecurity for conservation: how has our thinking changed since 2005 - Clare Stringer, DOC Biosecurity and the Role of the EPA – Chris Hill, EPA
10:00	Coffee break
10:30	Session 5	Theme 4 Te Ao Māori – Alby Marsh, Plant & Food Research Tackling the Threat of Invasive Ceratocystis Species to Aotearoa /New Zealand and the South Pacific - Teresa Waiariki, Plant & Food Research Panel Discussion
11:15		Minister for Biosecurity, Hon Andrew Hoggard
11:30	Session 6	Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative (PBRI) Watch this space – presentations to come Panel Discussion
12:30	Lunch
13:00	Session 7	Future Biosecurity The Impact and Value of B3 for Plant Based Primary Industries – Brendan Gould, FOA/GIA Which way is up and how do we get there? – Andrew Robinson, CEBRA MPI Action Plan – Pete Thompson, MPI Panel Discussion
14:50	Closing remarks
15:00	Conference close

Thursday 17 July - B3 Science Partnership Workshop (limited numbers)
8:30	Registration Opens
9:00	Workshop Sessions	TBC
12:30	Lunch
13:30	Workshop Sessions	TBC
14:30	Closing Remarks
14:45	Workshop Close

B3 2025

15–16 July 2025
Oceania Room, Te Papa, Wellington