F2F TEKWOMEN Lunch & Learn. Building for the Future: Founders, Farmers & the AgTech Frontier

Event Description

We’re excited to invite you to the next TEKWOMEN Lunch & Learn, Building for the Future: Founders, Farmers & the AgTech Frontier.

In this interactive session, we’ll explore what it really takes to build and back technology that works for agriculture in the real world. From the backbone of rural connectivity to the lived realities of running a grazing business, and the advisor’s insight into what makes adoption successful, we’ll unpack the bridge between tech creation and practical, on-farm use.

This month we’re joined by

Melissa Andrews, Co-Founder and CEO of Connected Farms, who is building the digital infrastructure that underpins modern agriculture; Shona Larkin and Angie Gardiner, fifth-generation graziers and co-founders of FarmHER Hands, who weave technology into the day-to-day rhythms of property management, parenting and e-commerce; and Keerah Steele, AgTech Advisor at Farmers2Founders, who has supported more than 180 on-farm trials through the TekFarm program.

Together, they bring three distinct yet interconnected perspectives on how innovation takes root in agriculture; from the paddock, the toolbox and the testing ground.

Through candid conversation and practical reflection, we’ll explore:

• How collaboration between farmers, founders and advisors drives meaningful innovation
• What makes technology stick; from idea to on-farm impact
• The human side of adoption, including trust, timing and translation
• Real experiences of building solutions, businesses and livelihoods in agriculture
• What to pay attention to as AgTech evolves across Australia

What to Expect

• 10-minute introductions from each speaker, offering three complementary perspectives
• A short guided reflection exercise to help you capture insights relevant to your own work or community
• An open Q&A to explore what matters most to you
• Practical takeaways you can apply directly in your business, role or region

Why Attend?

Innovation in agriculture doesn’t happen in isolation. It happens when lived experience meets opportunity, when diverse perspectives share the same table, and when technology is shaped by the people who rely on it every day.

Join us to learn how women across the AgTech frontier are helping shape tools, systems and practices that are practical, human-centred and deeply connected to life on the land.