Outlook 2014 archive - Program and presentations

ABARES Outlook 2014 conference, 4-5 March in Canberra

Outlook 2014 – Speakers and chair profiles

Tuesday 4 MARCH

Royal Theatre 9.00 – 9.30am
Chair: Leigh Radford, ABC Rural Welcome to Country by Jude Barlow, Ngunnawal woman Opening address: The Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP, Minister for Agriculture - Video and transcript - Q&A: Video and transcript
Royal Theatre 9.30 – 11.00am
Economic overview Karen Schneider, ABARES - Realising the opportunities - Presentation PDF [1 MB] - Video and transcript Yiping Huang, Peking University - Economic outlook for China - Presentation PDF [259 KB] - Video and transcript Alan Oster, National Australia Bank - Australia's economic horizon - Presentation PDF [355 KB] - Video and transcript - Q&A: Video and transcript
11.00am – 11.30am Morning tea
Royal Theatre 11:30am – 1:00pm
Future of agriculture Chair: Paul Grimes, Department of Agriculture Jammie Penm, ABARES - Opportunities in Asia - Presentation PDF [932 KB] - Video and transcript Matt Linnegar, National Farmers' Federation - Profitability and competitiveness for the Australian farmer - Presentation PDF [592 KB] - Video and transcript Paul Morris, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet - Agricultural Competitiveness White Paper - Presentation PDF [1 MB] - Video and transcript - Q&A: Video and transcript
1.00pm – 2.00pm Lunch
Royal Theatre 2.00pm – 3.30pm	Bradman Theatre 2.00pm – 3.30pm	Menzies Theatre 2.00pm – 3.30pm
Agricultural productivity Chair: Craig Burns, Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation / ARLF Ken Ash, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development - Policies to enhance agricultural productivity growth. - Presentation PDF [936 KB] - Video and transcript Peter Gooday, ABARES - Farm performance and productivity - Presentation PDF [1 MB] - Video and transcript Robert Henry, Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation - Innovations for agricultural productivity - Presentation PDF [5 MB] - Video and transcript Ross Kingwell, Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre - What drives farm-level productivity and profitability? - Presentation PDF [1 MB] - Video and transcript - Q&A: Video and transcript	Meat Chair: Matthew Koval, Department of Agriculture Trish Gleeson, ABARES - Livestock and poultry outlook - Presentation PDF [1 MB] - Video and transcript Andrew Spencer, Australian Pork Limited / ARLF - Pork opportunities through a consumer orientation. - Video and transcript Michael Edmonds, Meat & Livestock Australia - Red Obsession: realising value for Australian red meat in Asia - Presentation PDF [2 MB] - Q&A: Video and transcript	Dairy Chair: Leigh Radford, ABC Rural Peter Collins, ABARES - Outlook for dairy - Presentation PDF [800 KB] - Video and transcript Robert Poole, Murray-Goulburn Cooperative - Pathways to farm expansion - Video and transcript Greg McNamara, Norco - Cooperatives – directly linking farmers and supermarkets - Presentation PDF [1 MB] - Video and transcript John Williams, Warrnambool Cheese and Butter - Differentiating Australian products on world dairy markets. - Presentation PDF [1 MB] - Video and transcript - Q&A: Video and transcript
3.30pm – 4.00pm Afternoon tea
Royal Theatre 4.00 – 5.30pm (650 seats)	Bradman Theatre 4.00 – 5.30pm	Menzies Theatre 4.00 – 5.30pm
Grains Chair: Richard Clark, Grains Research and Development Corporation Neil Thompson, ABARES - Outlook for grains - Presentation PDF [1 MB] - Video and transcript Joseph W. Glauber, United States Department of Agriculture - The outlook for grains and oilseeds—the view from the U.S. - Presentation PDF [1 MB] - Video and transcript Murray Scholz, 'Dunoon' Culcairn, NSW / Nuffield Scholar - Staying a step ahead: building a resilient and productive farming system - Presentation PDF [2 MB] - Video and transcript - Q&A: Video and transcript	Fibres Chair: Paul Swan, Australian Wool Innovation Caroline Gunning-Trant, ABARES - Outlook for fibres - Presentation PDF [1 MB] - Video and transcript John Cameron, 'Kintyre' Bongeen, QLD - Our farm - the challenge to be profitable, sustainable and compliant in the real world - Presentation PDF [3 MB] - Video and transcript Allan Wang, Australian Wool Innovation - The critical value of Chinese consumers for Australian wool - Presentation PDF [1 MB] - Video and transcript - Q&A: Video and transcript	Infrastructure Chair: Daryl Quinlivan, Productivity Commission Lindsay Hogan, ABARES - Australia's airfreight food exports - expanding supply chain options - Presentation PDF [1 MB] - Video and transcript Russell Smith, Port of Brisbane - Development of efficient supply chain infrastructure to service the Australian export market - Presentation PDF [2 MB] - Video and transcript Jayne Gallagher, Australian Seafood Cooperative Research Centre - Developing a sustainable export platform for Australian seafood to China - Presentation PDF [4 MB] - Video and transcript Rory Brennan, Infrastructure Australia - Infrastructure for Australian agriculture - linked to customers' needs - Presentation PDF [600 KB] - Video and transcript - Q&A: Video and transcript
6.30pm for 7.00pm
Outlook 2014 conference dinner with MC Bernie Hobbs, ABC Radio science communicator; and presentations to recipients of the Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture and Australian Biosecurity Award winners. Venue – Exhibition Hall, National Convention Centre, Canberra.

Wednesday 5 MARCH

Breakfast
Start your morning and day two of Outlook 2014 with a complimentary hot egg and bacon roll on Wednesday 5th from 7.30 am, with thanks Australian Pork Limited, Australian Egg Corporation and the Grains Research and Development Corporation.
Royal Theatre 9.00 – 9.30am
Opening address: The Hon. Warren Truss MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development - Video and transcript - Q&A: Video and transcript Chair: Leigh Radford, ABC Rural
Royal Theatre 9.30 – 11.00am
Global focus Chair: Phillip Glyde, Department of Agriculture Berry Marttin, Rabobank The Netherlands - Investment and development in global food markets - Presentation PDF [2 MB] - Video and transcript - YouTube video – Rabobank and Global Food Security: a shared responsibility Tassos Haniotis, European Commission – The reform of the EU's common agricultural policy: drivers and challenges of change - Presentation PDF [1 MB] - Video and transcript Mariele Pickler, Bayer Crop Science Brazil - Brazilian agricultural perspective - global context - Presentation PDF [3 MB] - Video and transcript - Q&A: Video and transcript
11.00am – 11.30am Morning tea
Royal Theatre 11.30am – 12.45pm	Bradman Theatre 11.30am – 12.45pm	Menzies Theatre 11.30am – 12.45pm
The value of biosecurity Chair: Rona Mellor, Department of Agriculture Michael Harris, ABARES - Biosecurity benefits for farmers - Presentation PDF [975 KB] - Video and transcript Andrew Robinson, Centre of Excellence for Biosecurity Risk Analysis - Approaches to targeting biosecurity risk - Presentation PDF [457 KB] - Video and transcript Lucy Gregg, Reid Fruits - Biosecurity and branding - Presentation PDF [709 KB] - Video and transcript - Q&A: Video and transcript	Weather extremes Chair: Fran Freeman, Department of Agriculture / ARLF Rob Vertessy, Bureau of Meteorology - Environmental intelligence for managing climate and weather extremes - Presentation PDF [4 MB] - Video and transcript Peter Hayman, South Australian Research and Development Institute - Spring heat and frost events in wine grape and grains industry - Presentation PDF [4 MB] - Video and transcript Stewart Lindsay, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry QLD - Managing the impact of tropical cyclones on the Australian banana industry - Presentation PDF [2 MB] - Video and transcript Michael Stephens, Australian Forest Products Association - Managing bushfire risk through active forest management - Presentation PDF [2 MB] - Video and transcript - Q&A: Video and transcript	Landcare - opportunity from the ground up Chair: Dennis Mutton, Focus on Solutions / ARLF Caroline Welsh, Birchip Cropping Group - Landcare, grower groups and on-farm practice change - Presentation PDF [736 KB] - Video and transcript Alexandra Gartmann, Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal - Landcare at 25 years of age – can it move out of home? - Presentation PDF [635 KB] - Video and transcript Ian Thompson, Department of Agriculture - Landcare to 2039 – future policy directions - Presentation PDF [3 MB] - Video and transcript - Q&A: Video and transcript
12.45pm – 2.00pm Lunch
Royal Theatre 2.00 – 3.30pm	Bradman Theatre 2.00 – 3.30pm	Menzies Theatre 2.00 – 3.30pm
Northern Australia Chair: Leigh Radford, ABC Rural Peter Stone, CSIRO Sustainable Agriculture Flagship - Unlocking development opportunities - Presentation PDF [900 KB] - Video and transcript Sandra Harding, James Cook University - The tropical agenda - Video and transcript Keith DeLacy, Integrated Food and Energy Developments - Northern agriculture - if you do what you always did, you’ll get what you always got! - Presentation PDF [1 MB] - Video and transcript - Q&A: Video and transcript	Agriculture under future climates Chair: Andrew Ash, CSIRO Karl Braganza, Bureau of Meteorology - State of the Climate 2014 - Presentation PDF [1 MB] - Video and transcript Helal Ahammad, ABARES - Agriculture adaptation: lessons from the past - Presentation PDF [1 MB] - Video and transcript Natalie Williams, Granville Station, Jericho QLD / Nuffield Scholar - Soil carbon – to sink, swim or sequester... a beef cattle perspective - Presentation PDF [1 MB] - Video and transcript Chris Mitchell, CO₂ Australia - Potential for carbon in trees - Presentation PDF [1 MB] - Video and transcript - Q&A: Video and transcript	Responding to society Chair: Mick Keogh, Australian Farm Institute Saan Ecker, ABARES - Community views on agriculture - Presentation PDF [1 MB] - Video and transcript Ross Hampton, Australian Forest Products Association - Responding to which society? - Presentation PDF [1 MB] - Video and transcript Isabel MacNeill, Dairy Australia - Talking about our future - Video and transcript Jackie Healing, Coles - Responsible sourcing through the food chain - a retail perspective - Video and transcript - Q&A: Video and transcript
3.30pm – 4.00pm Afternoon tea
Royal Theatre 4.00 – 5.30pm
Scanning long term horizons A diverse and experienced panel has been drawn together to answer “what do you see as the most significant issues that will influence Australian agriculture, fisheries, forestry over the long term horizon (20 years from now)?” Panellists include people who are active in primary industry businesses and finance from Australia and internationally; knowledgeable in social considerations as well as skills and capacity of primary industries and communities; expertise in human health and nutrition; and contributing to research and development for primary industries. Opening comments: Senator the Hon. Richard Colbeck, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture. - Video and transcript Facilitator: Bianca Nogrady Panellists: Michael Sheehy, Natural Resources Indonesia / Nuffield Scholar Catherine Marriott, Influential Women / Australian Rural Leadership Foundation Rick Roush, University of Melbourne. Neil Barr, Department of Environment and Primary Industries, VIC Manny Noakes, CSIRO Health and Wellbeing Tania Motton, ANZ - Panel discussion: Video and transcript
- Closing remarks: Video and transcript Conference end