7.45am – 8.20am Registration Opens

8.35am Disruption Symposium Official Opening – Chris Riddell, MC

Session 1: Setting up the

Disruption Agenda

8.50am Keynote Speaker: Hamish MacdonaldAustralian broadcast journalist and news presenter

Session 2: The Global State

of Play

9.30am Panel Facilitator: Paul Barry, respected journalist and past ABC host of Media Watch

Panel: The Hon. Andrew Robb, AO, former Australian Trade Minister, Hamish Macdonald, Australian broadcast journalist and news presenter, Peter Fitzsimons, Australian journalist, radio and television presenter, Neer Korn, expert speaker on Australian social and consumer trends

10.30am Morning Tea

Session 3: Market and Trade

11.00am Panel Facilitator: Paul Barry

Panel: Colin Woodall, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for NCBA, Washington, National Cattleman’s Beef Association, Andrew Brazier, Strategic Sourcing, Beef, Pork, Fish, McDonald’s Global Supply Chain, Simon Quilty, Managing Director, MLX Pty Ltd, Andrew McCallum, Global Manager, Trade and Market Access, Meat & Livestock Australia

Session 4:Banking on the Bulls

11.30am Panel Facilitator: Chris Riddell

Panel: David Goodfellow, CEO, AustOn Corporation, David Bryant, Managing Director, Rural Funds Management (RFM), Phil Cummins, CEO, Napco, Danny Thomas, Regional Director, CBRE Agribusiness

12.30pm Lunch – Sponsored by Angus Australia

Session 5:Innovation in the

Top Paddock

1.30pm Sarah Nolet, Founder and CEO, AgThentic“AgTech: Finding Value in all the Hype”

2.00pm Professor David Swain, CQUniversity“Agritech: less talk and more action! Solving real production problems in the digital age”

2.40pm Juan F Moreno, Co-CEO, Sexing Technologies“Reproductive Technologies, Genomics and a sustainable world”

3.00pm Tim Gentle, Founder, Think.Digital“DIY Virtual Reality Farm Experiences”

3.20pm Afternoon Tea

Session 6: Disruption

Consumption

3.50pm Chef Afit, Holy Cow!“Wagyu for Everyone!”

Session 7:Global Trust Crisis

4.10pm Panel Facilitator: Chris Riddell

Panel: Trent Lund, Partner, Head of Innovation & Disruption, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Rebecca Huntley, Demographer, Australian social researcher and expert on social trends, Dr. Joanna McMillan, PhD qualified nutrition scientist, dietitian and former fitness leader, Jess Pryles, Professional Carnivore

Launch of Disruption Networking Drinks

5.00pm Delegates move to Marquee area for post-conference drinksSponsored by: Australian Meat Industry Superannuation Trust (AMIST) Compendiums sponsored by: JBS Australia

CQUniversity Beef Australia Industry Symposium 2018

Tuesday 8 May 2018

RSHS (Rockhampton State High School)

Sports Complex

Master of Ceremonies:

Chris RiddellChris is a renowned digital

strategist and Australia’s most sought after futurist. An expert

in unlocking opportunities for leaders in today’s hyper

connected world, Chris specializes in spotting global

emerging trends and providing unique insights for businesses

of the future

Sponsored by:

Department of Agricultureand Water Resources

Beef Australia 2018 is proudly sponsored by the following Principal Partners