Michael Luscombe

CEO, Woolworths.

The retailer’s perspective on sustainability.
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Welcome

Sustainable agriculture is increasingly becoming a business priority for the global food and beverage industry. There is an emerging need for all participants ‘across the food supply chain’ to come together in a practical way to share thinking around forefront challenges impacting global food production and to fully understand the solutions and gaps.

This global conference is an Australian-first, and will provide a unique opportunity for farmers, buyers, food manufacturers, policy makers, retailers, academics, investors and researchers from around the world to canvass agricultural sustainability issues along the dimensions of ‘People, Profit, Planet’.  It will aim to encourage ideas amongst delegates and seek to improve agricultural sustainability practices.  ABC Landline Reporter, Tim Lee will join us to facilitate discussion and debate.

With over 30 speakers, you can expect to hear from Australian and World leaders operating at the cutting edge of sustainable food production who will provide:

• valuable insights into emerging sustainability challenges facing the agricultural sector and food and beverage industries
• canvass the role of international business in meeting food demand and achieving food security
• discuss innovation and technology transfer opportunities and best practice examples
• examine why investing in agricultural sustainability makes ‘good business sense’

This conference is practical in its approach and delegates will hear firsthand from farmers across various sectors in a growers panel, commercial projects implemented by corporate food organisations and from research and development corporations about their innovative sustainability initiatives.

It is organised by the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform, which is globally founded with leading agriculture, food and beverage organisations as it’s members.

If you are a stakeholder across the agriculture, food and beverage supply chain with an interest in the future of food production, this is a cutting-edge conference to be part of.  I invite you to review the program and hope to see you in Canberra on the 17 and 18 March 2011.

Regards

David Koch
President, SAI Platform Australia

PREMIER SPONSORS

SPONSORS
For more information about our Sponsors, please visit their website:

Visy      SunRice      Kelloggs      Foster’s Group      Goodman Fielder      Nestlé      National Foods     
Meat & Livestock Australia      Grains Research & Development Corporation      Treasury Wine Estates

Peter Margin

MD & CEO, Goodman Fielder.

The FMCG manufacturer’s perspective on sustainability.
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Tim Costello

CEO World Vision Australia.

Securing Food for All.
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Miyuki OrtizRivera

General Manager, Japan (& Provisional Manager Asia) Good Inside (Good Inside is the Japanese office of UTZ CERTIFIED Good Inside)

Assuring your brand through good practices and traceability; now that makes sustainable business sense.
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Hal Hamilton

Founder and Co-Director, Sustainable Food Lab.

Agriculture’s climate footprint: tools to measure and improve.
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Ghislain Pelletier

President SAI Platform (Global),
Corporate VP for Agriculture, McCains Food Ltd.

Why do Food and Drinks Companies sit together to promote and embrace Sustainable Agriculture?
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Joyce Cacho, Ph.D - Chief Sustainability Officer, Novus International, Inc.

Diane B. Holdorf - Vice President, Environmental Stewardship, Health & Safety Kellogg Company.

Phillip Glyde - Executive Director, ABARE.

Alexandra Gartmann - CEO, Birchip Cropping Group.

Ian Glasson - CEO, Sucrogen.

Stefan Grafe - Managing Director, Mext Consulting.

Hans Jöhr - Corporate Head of Agriculture, Nestlé and Co-Founder and Honorary President SAI Platform (Global).

Brad Ridoutt - Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO.

Peter Erik Ywema - General Manager SAI Platform (Global).

Conference Dinner Speaker

Rob Gell

Director, Worldwind and President, Greening Australia.

Business As Usual Or Sustainable Business.
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