Come for just one day or the entire conference.
This is the massive opportunity being offered at this year's International Tropical Agriculture Conference.
The third annual conference, which will be held from November 11 to 13 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, allows visitors to hear from some of the world's top innovators and scientists.
The conference will attract about 750 delegates from 50 countries around the world and will feature 300 passionate speakers presenting in plenary and symposia, and a number of networking and social events.
Conference chair Professor Robert Henry said the conference would cover an exciting array of topics, from protecting beer production against climate variability to boosting food production using gene editing and nanotechnology.
He said the conference would investigate shaping the science of tomorrow for agricultural and food production systems for both advanced and developing economies.
"With the global population expected to reach over nine billion by 2050, the greatest pressure will likely be experienced in the world's tropical and sub-tropical zones - which is home to half the world's population and fastest growing economies," he said. "TropAg brings leading scientists and innovators together to address climate challenges such as heat, drought and floods - and increase production of nutritious and safe food by 70 per cent in the next 30 years."
Keynote speaker Dr Lawrence Haddad has attracted plenty of excitement for delegates. Dr Haddad, who is executive director of the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, will speak about the inequality in the debate about the role of animal sourced foods in the human diet.
Other keynote speakers will include Alfred de Vries - Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Professor Mark Howden - Climate Change Institute - Australian National University, Birgitte Skadhauge - Carlsberg Research Laboratory - Carlsberg Group, Derrick Thompson - Hitachi Australia, Professor Pamela Ronald - Institute for Food and Agricultural Literacy - UC Davis, and Dr Usha Zehr - Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company (Mahyco).
"The TropAg program includes five themes across field crops, horticulture, livestock, nutritious food and an AgFutures stream showcasing Queensland's latest technology and innovations in digital and data platforms, robotics, satellites and biotechnologies," Professor Henry said.
A key feature of the conference is an alliance of northern Australia research providers, including The University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, James Cook University, Central Queensland University and University of Southern Queensland, to deliver 40 scientific symposia sessions.
Registrations are now open for TropAg, offering an opportunity for delegates to network with researchers, growers, investors, agriculture industry leaders, policy makers and agribusiness professionals from across the globe. Delegates can attend the entire conference or sign up for selected days at www.tropagconference.org
