Anna Phillips

A wrap-up of our latest TEKWOMEN Lunch & Learn A Conversation Grounded in Place There is a distinct energy that comes from bringing founders, farmers and advisors into one shared space. Our November Lunch & Learn unfolded as an honest, generous conversation about what AgTech looks like today, where it’s working, and what will matter most as we build for the future. Very quickly, one theme rose to the surface: technology only succeeds when it respects place . You cannot design for agriculture...

Growing Business the Sustainable Way Jess Uhlig’s story begins far from the paddocks she now walks. Her career started in tourism and hospitality; welcoming travellers to the tropics of Port Douglas, working in bustling restaurants, and earning a Bachelor of Tourism Management while promoting reef operators and local experiences.  But after two years travelling around Australia - living simply out of a caravan, counting every drop of water and watt of power Jess returned home with new eyes....

When you speak with Melissa Andrews , Co-Founder and Category Lead of Connected Farms , you quickly realise you’re talking to someone who doesn’t just see technology as wires and signals. She sees it as connection in the truest sense of the word.From regional New South Wales to remote corners of New Zealand, Canada, the UK and the US, Connected Farms has one clear mission: to make digital connectivity as fundamental to agriculture as diesel or water.   “Our end goal,” Melissa says, “ is that...