Early-Career Innovators’ Forum (ECIF) Welcome Evening

Early-Career Innovators’ Forum (ECIF) Welcome Evening

 


The ECIF Welcome Evening is a chance for you to find out more about the ECIF Programme, hear from those who have previously benefitted from being involved in ECIF and get to know other like-minded individuals in the community. 

Speakers include:

  • Emma Kelcher, Senior Customer Success Manager at Yagro
  • James Fortune, Research Consultant at VCS Agronomy

Join us virtually to discover how being part of ECIF can help you:  

  • Explore innovation across various areas of agriculture 

  • Develop your professional network by connecting with other early-career individuals 

  • Acquire valuable tools and resources to help you thrive professionally in the agricultural industry 

We welcome early-career individuals from a variety of backgrounds including research, agronomy, engineering, consultancy, farming and tech development.  

Whether you’ve recently graduated, are at the beginning of your professional career or are embarking on graduate/further education studies, come and explore how ECIF can benefit you! 

 

ECIF credits: 2 points

Cost: This event is free to attend.

Get involved:

This event is part of the range of activities on offer at the ECIF Programme. Visit our website to find out more and join the Programme.

To stay up-to-date with upcoming ECIF events, activities and opportunities, sign up for the ECIF newsletter, which we send up to four times a year.

Agenda

23rd October 2023 17:00 - Event Start
17:00 - 17:05 - Welcome
17:05 - 17:20 - From Young Farmer to agri-tech

Emma Kelcher, Senior Customer Success Manager, Yagro

17:20 - 17:35 - From research to agronomy

James Fortune, Research Consultant, VCS Agronomy

17:35 - 17:50 - Discussion: getting into agriculture
17:50 - 18:00 - Overview of ECIF Programme

Laura Bouvet, Knowledge & Innovation Facilitator, Agri-TechE

23rd October 2023 18:15 - Event Close
TMAF is a charity which hosts and facilitates agricultural research and education, much of it on its own farm. The research is carried out by a number of bodies including the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) and the John Innes Centre (JIC).