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Mike Guerin
Managing Director
Elders Rural Services
Robert Setter
Director – General
QLD Department of Primary
Industries and Fisheries
Gerald Leach
Chair Climate Change
Working Group
National Farmers Federation
Justin Smirk
Senior Agribusiness Economist
Westpac Banking Corporation
Allister Watson
General Manager, Meat
Coles
 Lawrence Arthur
Commissioner
National Water Commission
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Day One - Tuesday 24 November 2009Day One - Tuesday 24 November 2009
08.30 Registration and welcome coffee 08.50 Opening remarks from the Chair
Mr Graham Jennings, Chief Executive Commercial & Agribusiness,, Westpac Banking Corporation
09.00 NSW Agricultural Outlook: Funding, capital works and policy priorities
- 2009 / 2010 budget outcomes and agricultural investment priorities
- The NSW Biosecurity strategy – A whole of government approach
- Water and agriculture in NSW
- The climate risk management project: assisting primary producers adapt to the impact of climate change
Minister for Primary Industries & Minister for Lands, NSW Department of Primary Industries
09.30 Agricultural Producers PanelA discussion of the major issues confronting the Australian agricultural sector including:
- Water
- Climate change
- Infrastructure
- Markets
- Biosecurity
- Govt policy
Chief Operating Officer, Elders Rural Services Australia Limited Mr Rob Robson, CEO, OneHarvest Chief Winemaker, Orlando Wines Director, Agribusiness Association of Australia
10.10 Panel - Understanding the needs of domestic agricultural buyers
- Containing domestic food cost inflation
- Food safety: quality control and traceability in the cold chain
- Speed to market- supply chain efficiency and transport infrastructure
- Ensuring security of supply
Mr Allister Watson, GM Meat, Coles Group Ltd Chief Supply Chain Officer, Yum Restaurants International CEO, Beak & Johnston Pty Ltd Mr Richard Dean Lovell, General Manager - Australia Branch, C.P. Merchandising Co. Ltd
11.40 Commodity price outlook: Soft commodity supply/demand projections
- Macro-economic factors impacting on demand for commodities
- Dealing with domestic pressures: deregulation and corporatisation
- The GFC and its impact on the Australian agriculture sector
- Soft commodity price outlook: Meat / Wheat / Wine / Wool / Milk / Lamb
Senior Agribusiness Economist, Westpac Banking Corporation
12.10 Plenary address: Evaluating federal government initiatives to foster investment, growth and sustainability of Australian agribusinesses
- Promoting institutional investment in agriculture
- Agricultural infrastructure stimulus projects – eliminating export infrastructure bottlenecks and enhancing the competitiveness of Australian agriculture
- Agriculture and climate change
- Biosecurity Australia
- Facilitating international trade: removing trade barriers and creating strategic partnerships
- National water reform and national water initiative: developing a cohesive approach to water management
- Encouraging innovation to advance profitability & sustainability
Shadow Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Government
13.40 Panel - Investing in Agriculture as an asset class: understanding investor needs and increasing capital flows
- Soft commodities price outlook and impact on institutional asset allocation
- Agriculture as an effective inflation hedge
- Obstacles to increasing agricultural investment capital flows from Australian money managers and institutional investors
- Do environmental and sustainability factors influence the decision to allocate to agriculture?
- Understanding the available Australian agricultural investment vehicles and their benefits and risks
- Determining the role agriculture plays in an asset allocation strategy – diversification or alpha?
Executive Director, AIL FUNDS MANAGEMENT Managing Director, Agricultural Management Company Senior Agribusiness Consultant, ACIL Tasman Director - Capital Markets, AACL
14.20 Water access entitlements and seasonal water allocations – moving towards an equitable and nationally compatible framework
- Is there an appropriate balance in water allocation?
- Ensuring transparency of use in water accounting
- Including ground water and surface water in the planning process
- Strategies to reduce over allocation
Comissioner, National Water Commission Mr Randall Cox, Director of Strategic Water Policy, Department of Environment and Resource Management Mr Andrew Gregson, CEO, NSW Irrigators Council Mr Graham Turner, Director Water Allocations and Licenses, Department of Sustainability and Environment Victoria
15.30 Infrastructure priorities for continued agricultural growth
- Australian agriculture’s dependence on efficient supply chain infrastructure
- Understanding the specific agricultural transport infrastructure and freight needs of regional Australia
- Determining the communications, energy and water infrastructure priorities for agribusiness
- Major project updates
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Rural Affairs Manager, National Farmers Federation
16.10 Taming the tiger: Agricultural export challenges and opportunities for Australian agribusinesses in Asia
- Capitalising on healthy Asian economic growth rates: Spotlight – China, Japan and new emerging markets
- Wider market opportunities for Australian agribusinesses
- Overcoming high tariffs, quotas and entry barriers to maximise revenue: working through the WTO
- Investment opportunities in Australia for agriculture
- Current trade issues - Focus: Doing business in China The political challenges and lessons from the Rio Tinto affair
- Free Markets for maximum returns: Free Trade Agreements between Australia and its major exporting countries: Outlining strategy and benefits
- How do we encourage lower export barriers whilst protecting our own sector?
- Australian Trade negotiation progress
- Threats from local industries in existing and potential export markets - overcoming increased protectionism in difficult economic times
National Agribusiness Manager, Austrade
16.50 Closing remarks form the Chair and close of Day One |
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