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Supporting bodies: Organised by:Media partners:

Feeding the future

Super Early Bird OfferRegister before 26 February and save up to $500! Register online at www.questevents.com.au or call +61(0)2 9977 0565

Key benefits of attending: Examine the outlook for Australia’s agribusiness sector, and what must be done to

drive growth across the sector Learn how to access opportunities and benefits from recent format to read

Fair Trade Agreements Discover innovative strategies to limit the impact of economic and environmental

risks facing the sector today Establish how to gain competitive advantages to secure and enhance market share Understand how to secure international and domestic investment

throughout the agricultural supply chain Learn innovative ways to extract greater efficiency, productivity and profitability from

your operations Gain unique insights into how Australia’s most successful agribusiness organisation’s

operate to ensure a successful future Hear the latest on technological advances, strategies to increase productivity, and

how to ensure an efficient supply-chain

PLUS! Full day in-depth learning sessions on Tuesday 24 May

In-depth Learning Session ADeveloping effective strategies to connect your organisation with capital streams

In-depth Learning Session BManaging supply chain risk through business resilience and grasping opportunities

Andrew Weidemann, Chairman, Grain Producers Australia Steve McCutcheon, Chief Executive Officer, Food Standards Australia Jan Davis, Chief Executive Officer, Agribusiness Association of Australia Alicia Garden, Chief Executive Officer, GrainGrowers Hans Hendrischke, Professor of Chinese Business and Management,

The University of Sydney Kim Bryceson, Associate Dean, University of Queensland Pip Job, Project Manager Resilience, NSW Department of Primary Industries Luke Bowen, General Manager, Northern Australia Development, Northern

Territory Government

Quentin Kennedy, Managing Director, Kialla Pure Foods Jay Horton, Visiting Fellow, The University of Sydney Georgie Aley, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Institute of Food Science and

Technology Simone Jolliffe, President, Australian Dairy Farmers Nick Hickford, General Manager, Marketing and Innovation, Bulla Dairy Foods Georgie Somerset, Vice President, Agforce Queensland Laurie Bonney, Associate Professor in Value Chain Innovation Research,

University of Tasmania Sherrill Stivano, Councillor, Australian Lot Feeders Association

Delivering key industry leaders at the heart of Australian agribusiness:

Don TaylorChairmanGraincorp

James CampbellChief Executive OfficerSanger

Richard NortonManaging DirectorMeat & Livestock Australia

Barry IrvinExecutive ChairmanBega Cheese

Cristina Cifuentes CommissionerAustralian Competition and Consumer Commission

Doug RathboneFormer Chief Executive OfficerNufarm

See inside for more…

Philippa DawsonGeneral Manager, Trade Austrade

Mark FieldHead of Product TechnologyColes

Darren De BortoliManaging DirectorDe Bortoli Wines

Gioia SmallGeneral Manager, SustainabilityTreasury Wines

John HarveyManaging DirectorGrains Research & Development Corporation

David KeldieGeneral Manager, Global Consumer Markets SunRice

John WagnerChairmanWagners

Senator the Hon. Anne RustonAssistant Minister for Agriculture and Water ResourcesAustralian Government

Fran FreemanFirst Assistant Secretary, Agricultural Policy DivisionDepartment of Agriculture and Water Resources

2nd annual

Agribusiness Outlook Australia 201624 - 26 May 2016 | Aerial UTS Function Centre Sydney | AustraliaCapturing the opportunities of the global dining boom for Australian agribusiness

Timothy HenryManaging Director – Australia and New ZealandArcher Daniels Midland Company

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AGRIBUSINESS OUTLOOK AUSTRALIA 201624 – 26 May | Aerial UTS Function Centre Sydney | Australia

Conference Day One – Wednesday 25 May08:15 Registration and welcome coffee08:50 Opening remarks from the Chair Lucy Brennan

National Rural Reporter Macquarie Media

MINISTERIAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS09:00 Positioning Australia for a productive, competitive and sustainable agribusiness future • The big picture - examining Australian agribusiness’ outlook • Where does Australia fit into the global market, and what can be done to enhance its position? • The importance of increasing representation and advocacy for Australian agriculture in

key markets • Considering what must be done to capitalise on Australia’s favourable position, and overcome

present-day challenges Senator the Hon. Anne Ruston

Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources Australian Government

RELEASING THE POTENTIAL FROM FAIR TRADE AGREEMENTS

09:20 Enhancing Australia’s unique competitive advantages in agribusiness • What are the competitive advantages of other nations and how do they compare with Australia? • Increasing Australia’s competitive edge alongside declining global freight rates to ensure global

market share • Ascertaining why Australia is regarded as a trusted supplier within Asia – is it the remoteness,

regulatory environment or tourism image which makes Australia competitive? • Devising strategy to access the next key global markets Cristina Cifuentes

Commissioner Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

PANEL DISCUSSION:9:50 Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) - leveraging benefits and identifying barriers across the

agribusiness sector • What must be done to maximise business opportunities in new and emerging markets? • Detecting non-tariff barriers inhibiting export potential and strategies to overcome them • How will supplying larger demand impact Australian producers? • What opportunities would an FTA with the European Union provide? Panel Moderator: Panellists: Lucy Brennan James Campbell

National Rural Reporter Chief Executive Officer Macquarie Media Sanger

Panellists: Philippa Dawson David Keldie

General Manager, Trade General Manager, Global Consumer Markets Austrade SunRice

John Harvey Simone Jolliffe Managing Director President Grains Research & Development Australian Dairy Farmers Corporation

10:30 Morning tea

INCREASING ACCESS TO CAPITAL ACROSS AUSTRALIAN AGRIBUSINESS

CASE STUDY:11:00 Becoming a world leader in attracting foreign direct investment • The perquisites for becoming the principal choice for outside investors • What Nufarm did to secure foreign investment to facilitate progression as an organisation • Promoting Australia and your organisation as a top investment choice • Working together to ensure a stable, consistent and transparent policy environment to foster

openness and reciprocity to foreign investors Doug Rathbone

Former Chief Executive Officer Nufarm

PANEL DISCUSSION:11:30 Foreign ownership - what is the worst that could happen? • Evaluating the risks and benefits of foreign direct investment in Australian agriculture • What are the potential implementations caused by increasing foreign ownership, such as

transfer pricing and imported labour? • How can an increase in foreign ownership compromise national security? • How significant is foreign investment contributions to the Australian economy and agribusiness? • Given the potentially adverse outcomes and the benefits, how should policy makers proceed? Panel Moderator: Panellists: Lucy Brennan Darren De Bortoli

National Rural Reporter Managing Director Macquarie Media De Bortoli Wines

Panellists: Doug Rathbone Hans Hendrischke

Former Chief Executive Officer Professor of Chinese Business and Nufarm Management The University of Sydney

12:10 Comprehensive review of changes to recent policy and regulations • Overview of latest policy and regulation changes • How will recent changes impact current approach and operations for agribusiness

organisations • The roadmap for future policy outlook Fran Freeman

First Assistant Secretary, Agricultural Policy Division Department of Agriculture and Water Resources

12:40 Networking lunch

BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE INFRASTRUCTUE FRAMEWORK TO FACILITATE DOMESTIC AND GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION

13:40 Examining innovative approaches for effective distribution - connecting rural Australia with China

• Developments in the prospect of flying produce from rural Australia direct to China • What this direct distribution could signify for Australian producers and operators • Prospects of opening up freight routes for more Queensland produce John Wagner

Chairman Wagners

14:10 Continuing the story of developing Northern Australia – but is the investment worthwhile?

• Examining Northern Australia’s productivity potential and sustainability • Evaluating biosecurity risks and the agents required to manage risks • Building required infrastructure in Northern Australia to meet Asian demand • What must be done to increase availability of labour in the North? • Assessing whether investment in Northern Australia is worthwhile Luke Bowen

General Manager, Northern Australia Development Northern Territory Government

14:40 Afternoon tea

ENHANCING TRUST, TRANSPARENCY AND TRACEABILITY ACROSS THE SUPPLY CHAIN TO DRIVE VALUE

KEYNOTE CASE STUDY: 15:10 Examining innovative and creative solutions to supply-chain challenges • Assessing the efficiency of your current supply chain and evaluating the need for

improvements • Collaborating with producer and providing co-funded business improvements • Measuring return of investment • Safeguarding brand reputation and managing other potential new risks Barry Irvin

Executive Chairman Bega Cheese

CASE STUDY: 15:40 Guaranteeing food safety by implementing strict systems, technology and transparency • Analysing developments in technology and verification methods available • Enhancing systems to effectively trace produce and communicate trust to consumer • Increasing visibility across the supply-chain for increased confidence in safety • Promote, protect and harness safety reputation across all supply chains Mark Field

Head of Product Technology Coles

16:10 Collaboration in the value-chain - a strategic response to remaining competitive • Increasing collective competitive advantage through total collaboration • Identifying what consumers value, and implementing strategy • How must a value-chain perform in order to create, deliver and share value? Laurie Bonney

Associate Professor in Value Chain Innovation Research University of Tasmania

16:40 Closing remarks from the Chair

16:50 End of Day One and networking drinks

19:00 Official event dinner

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Conference Day Two – Thursday 26 May08:30 Welcome coffee

08:50 Opening remarks from the Chair Lucy Brennan

National Rural Reporter Macquarie Media

INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY AND SUSTAINABILITY WITH LIMITED RESOURCES

09:00 Paving the way towards a “digital agriculture” – what must be done to increase connectivity, accessibility and productivity

• Optimising recent developments in technology and other tools to improve productivity • Digitally transforming agriculture with online platforms, and the benefits of integrating

information into one centralised location • Issues with machine-to-machine (M2M) in areas of low connectivity, and how this will be

countered with increased capability of connection • What will be the major developments in the “digital agriculture” space in the future? • Will new technology lead to greater profitability or will it require more time to manage? Andrew Weidemann Brett Whelan

Chairman Associate Professor in Precision Agriculture Grain Producers Australia The University Of Sydney

PANEL DISCUSSION:09:30 Examining Big Data’s potential to increase agribusiness productivity and overcoming

surrounding issues • Benefitting from large volumes of electronic data that can now be generated by sensors

and machinery • Building the appropriate platform to interpret data and use as an asset for increased

productivity across the agribusiness sector • Who is entitled to the ownership of data and what opportunities are there for cross sector

collaboration? • What is the role of Big Data in the future of agribusiness? Panel Moderator: Lucy Brennan

National Rural Reporter Macquarie Media

Panellists: Andrew Weidemann David Eyre

Chairman General Manager, Research & Development Grain Producers Australia NSW Farmers

Kim Bryceson Georgie Somerset Associate Dean Vice President University of Queensland Ag Force Queensland

STRATEGICALLY MINIMISING AND MANAGING THE RISKS STEMMING FROM TODAY’S ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC THREATS

KEYNOTE CASE STUDY: 10:10 Incorporating business strategy with the capacity to respond to multiple risks • Examining current Graincorp preparations for minimising risk • What must be done to safeguard against food security, consistency of supply, investment

horizons, investment risk spread to ensure a successful and sustainable future • Using scenario planning to manage disruptions to your operations • Devising appropriate strategies such as diversifying assets to mitigate risk Don Taylor

Chairman Graincorp

10:40 Morning tea

11:10 Securing certainty - the emerging multiple-peril insurance market for agri-chain companies

• Accountability for input suppliers, grain handlers and commodity processors to support farmland investors

• Devising supply chain strategy for reduced downside risk • Implementing a framework to ensure inputs are consistently at profit-maximising levels Jay Horton

Visiting Fellow The University of Sydney

CASE STUDY: 11:40 Minimising the risks stemming from climate change with proactive approaches • Whose concern is climate change? And whose responsibility to deal with it? • Taking responsibility to minimise the potential impact of climate change on business • What systems or mechanisms have been adopted by Treasury Wines to manage risk? • Accountability and action required to ensure suppliers are climate adapted Gioia Small

General Manager, Sustainability Treasury Wines

FOSTERING AUSTRALIA’S GLOBAL REPUTATION FOR SUSTAINABLE, QUALITY AND SAFE AGRICULTURE

12:10 Enhancing your labelling strategy to communicate quality and build trust with the consumer

• Identifying which labels under current standards are best to communicate quality and value • Digitalising labelling - how to advance labelling to become more accessible, comprehensible

and transparent to the consumer • Embracing labelling as a tool to communicate with and inform consumer • Exploring effective labelling solutions which warrant safe and quality produce Steve McCutcheon

Chief Executive Officer Food Standards Australia

12:40 Networking lunch

PANEL DISCUSSION:13:40 Devising one brand for Australian agribusiness – is it even possible? • Accountability of branding – exploring the role of government and the role of industry • Devising united strategy to signalise quality, transparency and trust across all Australian

produce, and promoting this to the global market • Does there need to be unity when produce is different? • Analysing successful branding strategies in different regions and markets Panel Moderator: Lucy Brennan

National Rural Reporter Macquarie Media

Panellists: Simone Joliffe Georgie Somerset

President Vice President Australian Dairy Farmers Agforce Queensland

Nick Hickford Sherrill Stivano General Manager, Marketing Councillor and Innovation Australian Lot Feeders Association Bulla Dairy Foods (Working to implement the UK’s Red Tractor model across Australian agribusiness)

CASE STUDY: 14:20 Responding to the ever-evolving demand of the consumer – the case for organics • The business case for organics – greener, cleaner and safer produce • Can organics be a solution to accommodate for the shift in new market demand? • Developing new and innovative products that target the demands of the end consumer • Managing quality versus quantity Quentin Kennedy

Managing Director Kialla Pure Foods

14:50 Evolving domestic attitude and behaviour to back Australian produce • Defining the role of agriculture to domestic consumers • Influencing consumer’s decision to purchase premium local produce over lower-priced imports • Shifting consumer priorities to facilitate greater demand for your organisations produce • Formulating strategy to communicate the quality of your organisations and local produce

effectively Jan Davis

Chief Executive Officer Agribusiness Association of Australia

15:20 Afternoon tea

PANEL DISCUSSION15:40 Capturing new opportunities and embracing future global trends to advance the

Australian agribusiness sector • How is the agribusiness sector evolving, and what opportunities will emerge as a response? • Preparing for future trends – what must be done to accommodate shifts in global and

domestic consumer demand? • Is Australian agribusiness over-focused on Asian export markets, trying to capture premium

opportunities from the global dining boom? Panel Moderator: Lucy Brennan Alicia Garden

National Rural Reporter Chief Executive Officer Macquarie Media GrainGrower

Panellists: Richard Norton Georgie Aley

Managing Director Chief Executive Officer Meat & Livestock Australia Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology

Timothy Henry Pip Job Managing Director – Australia and Project Manager Resilience New Zealand NSW Department of Primary Industries Archer Daniels Midland Company

16:20 Closing remarks from the Chair, plus drawing of the lucky door prize!

16:30 End of Day Two and close of the conference

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AGRIBUSINESS OUTLOOK AUSTRALIA 201624 – 26 May | Aerial UTS Function Centre Sydney | Australia

2nd annual

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AGRIBUSINESS OUTLOOK AUSTRALIA 201624 – 26 May | Aerial UTS Function Centre Sydney | Australia

2nd annual

Want to develop business at the event? Speaking, sponsorship and exhibition opportunities available

The 2nd annual Agribusiness Outlook Australia 2016 conference brings together partners, prospects and customers to explore developments in technology, products and services that drive productive and sustainable systems for their organisations. By participating in this conference you’ll be face to face with a large pool of prospects and customers eager to discuss your agribusiness solutions.

If you have solutions or services for those across the agribusiness sectors in Australia and if you want to meet senior and emerging executives with a direct interest, then you can’t afford not to sponsor or exhibit at the Agribusiness Outlook Australia 2016 conference.

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In designing this event we have researched extensively with agribusiness professionals about their challenges and we have designed an agenda specifically for them to discuss these at the event. By sponsoring this event you have a prime opportunity to demonstrate that you have their solutions at a time and place where they are actively looking.

It’s where the industry will meet. Can you afford not to be there?

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In-depth learning session ADeveloping effective strategies to connect your organisation with capital streams

This interactive learning session will explore how to attract the needed capital to facilitate growth across your organisation. Senior managers and leaders responsible for securing investments from domestic and foreign investors will examine the underpinnings for building an appropriate financial framework and an effective marketing strategy. Participants will learn to structure the challenges and opportunities in order to attract investment. This session will develop an effective and consolidated strategy to attract the significant capital streams necessary to enable growth and progression across your organisation.

Key topics and takeaway skills/benefits:

• Analyse and evaluate your current investment framework

• Investigate new investment models available on the market – from new investment funds, to accelerator programs, to crowdfunding platforms – and identify which would work best for your organisation to attract investors

• Devise strategies to advance your financial structures

• Build a targeted and effective marketing campaign

• Understand which marketing platforms will accelerate results

Facilitator:

Mark Allen Principal The Fifth Estate

In-depth learning session B Managing supply chain risk through business resilience and grasping opportunities

This full day session has been designed for operations, strategy and environment managers in organisations that have a high risk of climate extremes, climate trends, technology adoption and globalization impacts. This interactive session will include current business examples and leverage from the experiences of participants to develop an in-depth and personal understanding of sustainable supply-chains. The workshop will use small interactive groups to drill deeply into supply chain risk, and the subsequent business decisions that result from new thinking, by utilizing the breadth of professional expertise in the room. This session will explore how to plan and implement an effective risk-management framework across your supply-chain, which considers medium to long-term risk as an opportunity within today’s challenges.

Key topics and take away skills/ benefits:

• Identify the big supply-chain risks and opportunities for Australian agribusiness

• Explore cost-effective strategies and frameworks to help minimize these risk

• Examine current strategies for risk-management and new business opportunities

• Implement an effective risk-management framework to safeguard your supply-chain and ensure you are prepared for both expected and unexpected changes

Facilitator:

Dr Simon Speirs Principal Communicate3

Pre-conference in-depth learning sessions – Tuesday 24 MayRegistration and morning coffee for both sessions is at 08:30 and sessions will conclude at 17:00. Lunch, morning tea and afternoon tea provided. Choose between:

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Meet: Senior and executive leaders from across the agribusiness industryLearn: From 25+ high profile speakers over 3 days – delivering you premium content and value that is second to noneGrow: Your professional network and create business development opportunities through face to face interaction

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Don’t just take our word for it. Hear what this year’s speakers are saying about the event:

Examining key challenges facing agribusiness professionals:

Securing and enhancing Australian agriculture’s position on the global stage

Seizing new opportunities for productive and profitable outcomes across agribusiness organisations

Connecting capital streams from foreign and domestic funds with Australian agribusiness

Maximising the benefits from Australia’s clean, green and safe reputation

Identifying and implementing strategy to control risk and minimise its impact

Transforming the supply chain into a transparent, efficient and high-performing system

Overcoming infrastructure related challenges in the rapidly expanding agribusiness sector

Strategically using latest technological and digital advances across agriculture for a progressive sector

Who should attend:

Primary producers of all soft commodities Food manufactures and value adders Government bodies Commodity trades Supply chain and logistics Research organisations Industry associations Local and international agribusiness investors

Official event advisory panel:

Capturing the opportunities of the global dining boom for Australian agribusiness

AGRIBUSINESS OUTLOOK AUSTRALIA 201624 – 26 May | Aerial UTS Function Centre Sydney | Australia

2nd annual

“Responding to ever changing markets and understanding the expectations of customers has always been the key to Bega Cheese’s growth and success. Agribusiness Outlook Australia will explore new ideas and being agile in thought and response, which is the mantra of our business”

Barry Irvin Executive Chairman Bega Cheese

“The Agribusiness Outlook Australia conference will provide a great platform to further understand the role that trust, quality and the consumer plays in the growth of Australian agriculture”

Mark Field Head of Product Technology Coles

“The Agribusiness Outlook Australia event is a great platform to explore key challenges and trends. However, eating ‘organic’ is no longer simply trendy – it is a positive and choice made by today’s consumer who is increasingly cognisant of the impact of their choice on the supply chain as well as their own health. This consumer is no longer focused only on price but on the other attributes that organic provides. This opens up many opportunities to move away from the commodity, price based mentality afflicting modern agriculture and food processing. It is important to explore all of this at such an event”

Quentin Kennedy Managing Director Kialla Pure Foods

Jan Davis Chief Executive Officer Agribusiness Association of Australia

Su McCluskey Former Chief Executive Officer Regional Australia Institute

Ray Collins Professor of Agribusiness University of Queensland

Colin Bettles Canberra Bureau Chief Fairfax Agriculture Media

Quest Events would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the official event advisory panel who contributed their valuable time and expertise to ensure the agenda for this event is timely and relevant for all agribusiness professionals.

“Agriculture is such an exciting industry to be a part of. The people I have met combine the best Australian values of hard work and mateship with a spirit of innovation and success. The challenge now is for more young people to be attracted to the agriculture sector to help realise the potential and to also gain from this essential character of how business is conducted. I look forward to the Agribusiness Outlook Australia event to explore the key challenges facing the sector at this exciting time”

Lucy Brennan National Rural Reporter Macquarie Media

“Australia has a highly efficient Agri sector with enormous export potential. Agriculture will be the principal driver of economic growth in the next decade if it is managed properly by government and policy. The Agribusiness Outlook Australia event will explore what must be done to manage the sector in order for it to reach its greatest potential”

David Keldie General Manager SunRice

“Agriculture is Australia’s most volatile economic sector; possibly becoming more risky over time. Advances in risk management solutions can benefit all players across the agricultural value chain. The Agribusiness Outlook Australia event will respond and help find solutions for this volatile business”

Jay Horton Visiting Fellow The University of Sydney

Delegates from the 2015 event said:

“Good exchange of ideas, experiences and

opinions over a diverse range of topics”

Professor of Agriculture, University of Sydney “Diverse and relevant – looking to

the future”

Director, Qantoco

“The conference was well organised...

The quality of speakers was excellent”

Senior Policy Analyst, Department of Economic

Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources“High quality delegates and long

term thinking”

General Manager, AWH

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2nd annual

*Group Discounts apply for bookings made simultaneously and on one invoice only.**The event dinner is available to registered attendees of the event only

Registration Items Dates Book and pay on or Book and pay on or Book and pay Number of Total before 26 February after 1 April after 1 April delegates

3 Day Package A 24-26 May AUD$1,995 incl.GST AUD $2,195 incl. GST AUD $2,495 incl. GST (2 day conference plus In-depth learning session A) SAVE $500 SAVE $300

3 Day Package B 24-26 May AUD$1,995 incl.GST AUD $2,195 incl. GST AUD $2,495 incl. GST (2 day conference plus In-depth learning session B) SAVE $500 SAVE $300

2 Day Package 25-26 May AUD$1,495 incl.GST AUD $1,595 incl. GST AUD $1,795 incl. GST (2 day conference only) SAVE 300 SAVE $200

Pre-Conference In-depth Learning Session A 24 May AUD$1,295 incl.GST AUD $1,395incl. GST AUD $1,495 incl. GST SAVE $200 SAVE $100

Pre-Conference In-depth Learning Session B 24 May AUD$1,295 incl.GST AUD $1,395incl. GST AUD $1,495 incl. GST SAVE $200 SAVE $100

Official Event Dinner* 25 May AUD $195 incl. GST AUD $195 incl. GST AUD $195 incl. GST

Deduct your discount

TOTAL