What’s happening?
The search is on for Queensland agrifood innovators who want to join Team Queensland at evokeAG 2026. Primary producers, businesses, social enterprises, startups and AgTech ecosystem leaders are invited to apply.
DPI Acting Deputy Director General Ashley Bacon said the opportunity offers strong exposure for anyone ready to step forward. “This is a chance for innovators to raise their profile, grow their networks, attract investment to Queensland and represent the very best our state has to offer,” Mr Bacon said.
He said the delegation reflects what is already happening across the state. “Team Queensland represents the innovation, talent and real-world solutions being developed and in use across our diverse landscapes to boost profitability, productivity and sustainability as we drive toward boosting primary production output to 30 billion dollars by 2030.
Now in its fourth year, the Team Queensland delegation continues to strengthen the state’s reputation as a national leader in AgTech innovation, sustainability and productivity.”
Why it matters
DETSI Deputy Director General of Innovation Jasmine Vreugdenburg said the program helps build a strong innovation environment across Queensland. “We are committed to empowering Queensland’s brightest AgTech entrepreneurs and fostering an ecosystem that drives growth and resilience in the state’s primary industries,” Ms Vreugdenburg said.
She said evokeAG continues to connect Queensland innovators with wider opportunities. “Events like evokeAG help to connect our Queensland-based innovators with global opportunities, enabling them to seek investment, scale up their solutions and contribute to the state’s economic future.”
Local impact
The delegation highlights solutions already working across Queensland’s landscapes and supports primary producers aiming to adopt new technology.
By the numbers
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Fifteen people will be selected to join Team Queensland for the 2026 delegation.
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Each delegate will receive a full rate registration valued at 1,750 dollars to attend evokeAG.
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The event will run in Melbourne on 17 and 18 February 2026.
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The 2026 cohort will represent the fourth Team Queensland group.
Zoom in
Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI) lead the program and continue to support innovators working across Queensland’s primary industries.
Zoom out
EvokeAG is a major national agrifood innovation event that brings industry, investors and innovators together in one place.
What to look for next
Applications will close on 10 December, with notifications issued on 19 December.
