Date: Monday 11th May 2026
Time: 5:30pm - 7.30pm
Venue: The Duke of Wellington (upstairs), 146 Flinders Street, Melbourne 3000
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On behalf of Plant Biosecurity Research Initiative, ARC Training Centre in Plant Biosecurity and Hort Innovation we invite you to join us for the Student Networking Evening.
This event gives students the opportunity to speak with industry leaders, post graduate students working in plant health research, biosecurity agencies and universities with an interest in biosecurity and plant health to learn first- hand about the value of their Science- based training and the breadth of opportunity available to them post PhD.
Drinks and canapes provided.
| Time | Session Topic | Presenter |
| 5:30pm | Introduction + Welcome | |
| 5:40pm | Career panel session with Q&A moderated by Ritman Scholars * Rabia Ali * Zali Mahony * Michael Edwards * Dr Alyssa Martino | Panellists Dr Gabrielle Vivian-Smith Australia’s Chief Plant Protection Officer, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Mr Brett Fifield Chief Executive Officer, Hort Innovation Dr Rebecca Degnan Post Doctoral Fellow Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute,Monash University Dr James Camac Chief Investigator, Centre for Excellence in Biosecurity Risk Assessment Dr Patsavee Utaipanon Research and Development Manager, Biosecurity Hort Innovation |
| 6:30pm | Networking - drinks + canapes | |
| 7:30pm | Close |
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