Craig Piggott (Virtual Session)
Founder and CEO, Halter
Craig is the visionary founder and CEO of Halter, revolutionising dairy and beef farming with solar-powered smart collars and virtual fencing technology. Raised on a Waikato dairy farm, he traded rocket engineering at Rocket Lab for AgTech innovation in 2016, scaling Halter into New Zealand's latest unicorn valued at US$1 billion, with a team of 300+ and growing. A University of Auckland engineering honours grad and award-winning entrepreneur, Craig champions sustainable, productive farming, with an aspiration to be the operating system for pasture-based farms worldwide.
Summit Presentation:
Halter Unleashed: From Kiwi Dairy Roots to Global Game-Changer
Join Craig, Halter's founder and CEO, as he unpacks the journey from a Kiwi dairy farm startup to the global stage, revolutionising pasture farming with smart collars and virtual fencing. Discover how Halter scaled to serve thousands of farms across NZ, Australia and the US —plus key lessons for AgTech innovators. Perfect for NZ/AUS farmers eyeing sustainable productivity growth.