Murdoch University professor Richard Harper (left), CSIRO deputy director agriculture and food Michael Robertson, Grains Research and Development Centre (GRDC) chairman John Woods, Agriculture and Food Minister Alannah MacTiernan, Curtin University deputy vice chancellor research Chris Moran, Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) chief scientist Ben Biddulph, Edith Cowan University (ECU) deputy vice chancellor research Caroline Finch and The University of Western Australia (UWA) deputy vice chancellor research Anna Nowak.