1999 Australian Agribusiness Congress.
Hotel Sofitel - Melbourne
Wednesday & Thursday September 8th & 9th – 1999
Proceedings
An Agribusiness Revolution – Biotechnology in Our Food Chain
| Agrivisions:
The changing face of global Agribusiness Dr David M. Kohl Professor Of Agricultural Finance And Small Business Dept Of Agriculture And Applied Economics Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia, USA |
| What
is Biotechnology? An overview of the Science and the industry Dr Bill Taylor CSIRO Plant Industry |
| Biotechnology:
Legitimate Ethical Concerns Dr Robert Woog Centre For Systemic Development University Of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury |
| Australia’s
Natural Advantage Mr Julian Cribb Science Communicator & Director, National Awareness, CSIRO |
| Emerging
Food Issues Dr Bill Spencer Executive Director, SGS International Certification Services |
| The impact of Biotechnology on the Production Sector. Will Farmers be Winners or Losers? Associate Professor Robert Napier Orange Agricultural College, The University Of Sydney |
| A genetically modified paradigm shift in the
Agribusiness Supply Chain. GMOs are Here; Can the supply chain ignore it? Dr Cliff P Johnson - Appointments Group and Dr Ernst Luthi – Monsanto |
| The impact of new Biotechnologies on the Agribusiness Value Chain Prospects, Risks & Management Mr Mitchell H Hooke Executive Director, Australian Food and Grocery Council |
| Biotechnology:
Managing risk and financing business in the Agribusiness Value Chain. Ms Larissa Taylor Senior Manager, Agribusiness Consulting & Research Services Rabo Australia Ltd |
| Global
trade and GMO’s - A perspective from Europe Ambassador Aneurin Hughes European Union Delegation to Australia and New Zealand |
| Consumer food markets of the future: An overseas (USA) perspective Professor Julie A. Caswell Department Of Resource Economics University Of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, USA |
| New ways of thinking: Embracing change. The
importance of maintaining and developing relationships within the agribusiness value
chain. Mr Peter Flottmann Agribusiness Manager, Goodman Fielder. |
Agribusiness 2010 – The path to profit.
 Mr Graham Correy Associate Director, Pricewaterhousecoopers. |
| Through chain investment - Integration of genetics and nutrition to
broaden the traditional business base of Ridley Corporation. Mr John McKee President, Cotswold Pig Genetics, Indiana, USA |
| Gene
technology: The bottom line is communication. Mr Claude Gauchat Executive Director, AVCARE |
| National Land and Water Resources Audit – An update from
Agribusiness '98 Dr Colin Creighton Executive Director, National Land and Water Resources Audit. |
| New
Horizons Dr Ian Lin The Quo Vadis Group |
