AGIC 2016 - Sound Foundations; Fresh Horizons
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AGIC Tuesday 26 July 2016
- Welcome: Peter Reading, Chair, Grain Trade Australia
- Conference opening: Keith Pitt Assistant Minister for Trade
Session 1: Grain Markets and Outlook
Dave Hightower. Principal, The HighTower Report: Why Strong Global Grain Production Isn't Good Enough
Session 2: Science in a modern world
- Jack A. Bobo, Senior Vice President, Chief Communications Officer, Intrexon: Keynote Address - Science in a modern world: role of communication in addressing public perceptions
- Jon Slee Chair AOF & Rob Imray Director GTA: Communicating market choice in the Australian context
Session 3: Keynote Address
Jaala Pulford, Victorian Minister of Agriculture
Session 4: Keynote Address: Puts and Pesco's - The Mexican experience of grain degregulation and the ASERCA programme
Juan Antonio Hinojosa Alatorre, Vicepresidente / Senior Risk Management Consultant
Grupo América Latina, INTL FCStone
Session 5: Black Sea grain - is it challenging Australia?
- Professor Ross Kingwell, Chief Economist. AEGIC: Ukraine: An emerging challenge for Australian Wheat Exports
- Lawrence Richmond, Richmond Rural: A producer/technology perspective
- Stephen Thompson, Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan: A legal perspective
- Dave Hightower, Principal, The Hightower Report: A global perspective
Session 6: Feed demand in Asia: Driving Global grain and oilseed fundamentals
- David Jackson, Head of Oilseeds Research, LMC International Ltd, UK: Global developments in the oils & fats market and implications for growth
- Matthew Smith, Alltech (NZ) Limited: Global Feed Survey- dynamics of feed production in the Asia Pacific region
AGIC Wednesday 27 July 2016
Welcome: Peter Wilson, Chair, Pulse Australia
CEOs in profile - Interview with Emma Alberici
- Richard Goyder, CEO, Wesfarmers
- Graham Turley, Managing Director Institutional Banking Australia, ANZ
Session 8: Globally competitive value chain for the grains industry - what are the drivers?
- Emma Alberici
- Mark Palmquist, CEO, GrainCorp Limited
- Dr Andrew Crane, CEO, CBH Group
- John McKillop, CEO, Hassad Australia
Session 9: Consumer megatrends driving pulses beyond a bulk commodity
- Randy Duckworth CEO Global Pulse Confederation: IYP as a legacy - how a global movement is changing the future of the pulse industry
- Professor Anthony Saliba, Charles Sturt University: Global Consumer market trends guiding the Australian Pulse Industry
- Stephen Donnelly, CEO, Blue Ribbon Group: Beyond pure commodity – value added opportunities
GTA Nuffield Scholarship 2015 Winner Address
Lachlan Allen, GTA Nuffield Scholarship winner
Mick Keogh, ACCC Commissioner
Session 11: Future of the Australian grain industry representative structures
- David McKeon, Policy Manager, Grain Growers Limited
- Andrew Gee, Chairman, Barley Australia
- Richard Simonaitis, CEO, AEGIC
- Peter Reading, Chair, GTA
- Jon Slee, President, Australian Oilseeds Federation
- Andrew Weidemann, Chair, Grain Producers
- Australia Peter Wilson, Chair, Pulse Australia
Conference Close: Pat O'Shannassy, CEO, Grain Trade Australia
GDRC Growers Day Monday 25 July 2016
- MC: Tim Lee, ABC Landline
- Welcome: Richard Clark, Chair, GRDC
- Opening Address: Luke Hartsuyker, Assistant Minister to the Deputy Prime Minister
- David Jackson Head of Oilseeds Research LMC International Ltd, UK: Global market outlook for grains and oilseeds
- Nathan Cattle General Manager NZX Australia: What does this mean for Australian growers in 2016/17?
Session 2: Beyond the farmgate
- Andrew Weidemann: Establishing international linkages
- John Campbell: Premium supply channels that unlock the unique characteristics of your farm production
- Pete Longhurst Director Farmgate Exchange: Innovative supply chain solutions for growers
Session 3: Connecting farmers to the world
- Lalla Mackenzie Senior National Stakeholder Relations Manager, NBN Co Limited: How the NBN is delivering value for growers
- Neil Johns Group General Manager Storage and Logistics GrainCorp Limited: Connected to a world of opportunity
Session 4: Innovation - delivering value for growers
- Dr Steve Jefferies CEO GRDC: New opportunities for grains research
- Dr Michael Robertson Science Director CSIRO Agriculture: Big Data – what does it mean and how can help it deliver R&D
- Andrew Trotter CEO Latevo: Capturing the yield gap – role of risk mitigation tools
Session 5: Trade and Market Access: Implications for growers
- Rosemary Richards Consultant GTA: Developing market access processes for Australian grain
- Tony Russell Executive Manager GIMAF: Market access issues impacting trade – focus on China
- Cheryl Kalisch Gordon Trade & Market Access Manager GGL: Free trade agreements – what in it for grains?
- John Stuart Director Barley Australia: Managing market access for barley