Outlook 2020 - Program and presentations

OUTLOOK 2020 ~ Practical steps to reaching $100 billion by 2030 TUESDAY 3 MARCH (9:00–11:00am)
ROYAL THEATRE
9.00 – 9.30am CHAIR: Nikolai Beilharz, ABC Welcome to Country
Opening address The Hon David Littleproud MP Minister for Agriculture, Drought and Emergency Management
Global and national context 9.30 – 11.00am
CHAIR: Nikolai Beilharz, ABC
Steve Hatfield-Dodds ABARES Practical steps to reaching $100 billion by 2030
Stephen Halmarick Commonwealth Bank of Australia The global and Australian economic outlook and implications
Peter Varghese AO University of Queensland The shifting international outlook
11.00am – 11.30am Morning tea

TUESDAY 3 MARCH (11:30 – 1:00pm)
ROYAL THEATRE
Agriculture in focus – outlook for commodities and farm incomes
CHAIR: Sarina Locke ABC
Peter Gooday ABARES Farm incomes and the commodity outlook
Maggie Zhou Alibaba Group Australia & New Zealand Empowering Chinese consumers: opportunities for Australian agriculture
Hugh Killen Australian Agricultural Company The challenges of growing markets in an environment of more regulation and increased expectations from consumers
Chuck Magro Nutrien Canada Introduction to Nutrien and its role in sustainable agriculture
1:00 – 2.00pm Lunch

TUESDAY 3 MARCH (2.00pm – 3.30pm)
BRADMAN	MENZIES	NICHOLLS
Drought and the grains supply chain	Farms of tomorrow	Keeping up with changing consumers
CHAIR: Steve Jefferies Grains Research and Development Corporation	CHAIR: Nikolai Beilharz, ABC	CHAIR: Warwick Long ABC
Duncan Rowland Stock Feed Manufacturers' Council of Australia Imported feed ingredients – why not?	Ruth Nettle University of Melbourne The role of people in farming transitions	Jo Jericho Deloitte Consumer preferences and the future of protein: new markets, trends and opportunities
Robyn Murray MAURI Sourcing grain for consistent quality	Jock Whittle Paraway Pastoral Company Corporate investment in agriculture	Sam Hole Syngenta How Syngenta is accelerating agricultural innovation in a changing world
Ross Kingwell Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre Australia's grains exports: changes and challenges towards 2030	Amy Munro Australian Women in Agriculture Farming and future opportunities	Richard Heath Australian Farm Institute How consumers will determine the pathway to $100 billion agriculture industry by 2030
Mark Torrens Mars Petcare From the farm gate to the pet food plate: sourcing proteins and cereals in Asia Pacific - a pet food perspective	James Pateras Modular Farms Australia An alternative farming system	David Blackmore Blackmore Wagyu Beef Practical reality of turning opportunity into business
3.30 – 4.00pm Afternoon tea

TUESDAY 3 MARCH (4.00pm – 5.30pm)
BRADMAN	MENZIES	NICHOLLS
Marketing beef in a changing climate	Managing biosecurity along the supply chain	Prospects for growth in irrigated agriculture
CHAIR: Hsin Huang International Meat Secretariat	CHAIR: Sarina Locke ABC	CHAIR: Warwick Long ABC
Jared Greenville ABARES The GHG intensity of agriculture: implications for competitiveness and trade	Gabrielle Vivian-Smith Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment From local to global: safeguarding Australia’s plant health advantage	Francis Chiew CSIRO Water futures under climate change and the implications for irrigated agriculture in Australia
Mario Herrero CSIRO Disruption and innovation – trends in future food markets	Gavin Mackay Mackays Bananas Protecting our family	Chris Chilcott CSIRO The Northern Australia Water Resource Assessment: science to help inform policy, regulatory and investment decisions
Doug McNicholl Meat & Livestock Australia The red meat industry’s carbon neutral initiative: what is it, why do it, how will it be successful	Melinee Leather Barfield Station, QLD Importance of on-farm biosecurity for the beef industry	Robert Boshammer Cambridge Gulf Opportunities and issues facing irrigation farm development in Northern Australia
Stephen Moore AM North Australian Pastoral Company Five Founders: Australia’s first carbon neutral beef	Rob Hanson CSIRO Data 61 Harnessing the digital revolution for Australian farmers and land managers	Ben Haslett Woolenook Fruits / Nuffield Scholar My water addiction: the views of a southern basin irrigator
*6.30pm for 7.00pm Conference dinner with Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry winners’ presentation*

WEDNESDAY 4 March (9:00 –11:00am)
ROYAL THEATRE
9.00 – 9.30am CHAIR: Sarina Locke ABC
Ministerial address To be advised
9.30am – 11.00am The changing global trade landscape
CHAIR: Sarina Locke ABC
Jeffrey Schott Peterson Institute for International Economics Assessing the global outlook amid the fog of trade war
Eduardo Pedrosa Pacific Economic Cooperation Council Changing regional context for ASEAN: opportunities and challenges
Hsin Huang International Meat Secretariat Meat in the 21st century: responding to global challenges
11.00am – 11.30am Morning tea

WEDNESDAY 4 March (11.30am – 1.00pm)
BRADMAN	MENZIES	NICHOLLS
Building resilience in an uncertain climate future	Opportunities and challenges for building natural capital on Australian farms	$100 billion by 2030: can horticulture do some heavy lifting?
CHAIR:Nikolai Beilharz ABC	CHAIR: Warwick Long ABC	CHAIR: Sarina Locke ABC
Neal Hughes ABARES Understanding the effects of drought and climate change on Australian farms	Wendy Craik Climate Change Authority Natural capital: public and private benefits	Michael Rogers Australian Fresh Produce Alliance Careers in fresh produce: the fastest growing ag sector
Alister Hawksford Bureau of Meteorology Making decisions in a changing climate	Stuart Whitten CSIRO Land and Water Natural capital on farms: who benefits and who might pay?	Bisi Oladele Jeftomson / Nuffield Scholar Automating for growth – opportunities and challenges in packhouses
Anthony Clark NSW Department of Primary Industries Applications and monitoring to manage climate risk	Stewart Lockie The Cairns Institute, James Cook University Putting our money where our mouths are: buyer expectations and willingness to pay for natural capital	David De Paoli AustChilli Group Don’t be road kill
Dylan Hirsch Hirsch Farming / Nuffield Scholar Reducing drought exposure using financial instruments	Niels Olsen Soilkee The Soilkee System: capitalising on cycling natural resources	Emma Germano I Love Farms / Victorian Farmers Federation / Nuffield Scholar Low hanging fruit and long term investment - growing to $100 billion
1.00pm – 2.30pm Lunch and meet the winners of the 2020 Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry

WEDNESDAY 4 March (2.30pm – 4.00pm)
ROYAL THEATRE
What would rapid growth in agriculture mean for regional Australia? panel Achieving the $100 billion target would fundamentally alter Australian agriculture. Farms will likely get much larger, the number of farmers will probably decline, and whole industries may shift or disappear while others emerge and grow. Some of these changes run counter to broader aspirations for regional Australia such as maintaining population levels and access to essential services. Achieving these goals also requires smart adaptation to broader trends in demographics, labour markets and new technologies. This session will explore the implications of these changes for regional Australia, and potential government and private sector responses.
CHAIR: Sarina Locke ABC
David Galeano ABARES Structural change in Australian agriculture
Paul Lindwall Productivity Commission Regional Australia policy and the criteria for successful government intervention
Liz Ritchie Regional Australia Institute The need for a new intervention in regional Australia
Georgie Somerset AgForce Queensland Agriculture’s role in regional Australia and the policies needed to support it
Jo Palmer Pointer Remote Roles and 2019 AgriFutures Australia Rural Women's Award National Winner Using new technologies to secure skills in regional Australia
Fiona Simson National Farmers’ Federation Regional agriculture deals – a new approach to regional investment and agriculture supply chains
4.00pm afternoon tea and conference close

The theme of Outlook 2020 is Practical steps to reaching $100 billion by 2030