March 25, 2020 Palladium at Crown, Melbourne www.globalfoodforum.com.au

8.15am REGISTRATION

9.00am Conference Opening

9.05am Welcome AddressChristopher Dore, Editor-in-Chief, The Australian

9.10am Keynote Address Anthony Pratt, Executive Chairman, Visy

9.20am In ConversationSteve Cain, Chief Executive Officer, ColesIn a rare public interview, Steve Cain, head of supermarket giant Coles, will discuss new directions after Coles’ ASX listing, online strategies, heightened competition, the disappearance of Kaufland and doing away with “checkout chicks” with The Australian’s John Durie

9.40am Keynote scene-setter: From coronavirus to Trump, Brexit and climate change; global winds buffeting Australian food and agribusiness.Dr Michael Every, Head of Asia-Pacific Financial Markets Research, Rabobank

10.00am Panel Discussion: Climate change, bushfires, drought and floods; Re-imagining Agriculture for the future.Jonathan West, Tasmanian farmer, agribusiness adviser and former Harvard University Professor of ChangeFiona Simson, President, National Farmers FederationWith Sue Neales, Specialist Agricultural Journalist

10.20am MORNING TEA

10.50am In ConversationIn his first Australian interview, Marc Drouin, Managing Director of Investment with Canada’s Public Sector Pension fund, and head of Natural Resources reveals how, why and where it has invested more than $4 billion to become Australia’s biggest farmer and agricultural investor. With Damon Kitney, Victorian Business Editor, The Australian

11.10am Panel Discussion: Why invest in Australian food and ag? Hussein Rifai, Executive Chairman Perpetuity CapitalMark Allison, Chief Executive Officer, EldersWith Eric Johnston, Business Editor, The Australian

11.30am In ConversationGeorge Zoghbi, Chief Executive, ArnottsFresh into his new job with Arnotts after leaving Kraft Heinz, George Zoghbi predicts where the world food industry is heading and what will be on your plate and grocery shelves in the next decade. With Damon Kitney, Victorian Business Editor, The Australian

11.45am Panel Discussion: How to succeed in China.Kristy Carr, Founder and Executive Director, Bubs AustraliaMark van Dyck, Asia Pacific Managing Director, Compass GroupWith Glenda Korporaal, former China Correspondent, The Australian

12.05pm In ConversationDon Meij, Chief Executive Officer, Domino’s Pizza, talks faster fast food and pizzas of the future With Eli Greenblat, Retail Writer, The Australian

12.25pm Panel Discussion: Is the dairy industry dead? Problems in the Australian farm supply chain. Barry Irvin, Executive Chairman, Bega CheeseAmanda Banfield, President Australia and NZ, Mondelez (Cadbury) InternationalWith Jared Lynch, Agribusiness Writer, The Australian

12.45pm LUNCHTailor the conference to your needs. Global Food Forum attendees can choose to take part in one of the roundtable discussions over lunch. Each table will be chaired by a prominent industry leader, focusing on a specific agribusiness sector or issue. An alternate lunch will also be offered in the GFF hub.

1.50pm In ConversationNick Halla, Senior Vice President International, Impossible Foods, discusses the booming $6 billion global market for plant-based “meat”, non-animal proteins and the rise of veganism. With John Lethlean, Food Writer, The Australian

2.10pm Panel Discussion: To Meat or Not to Meat: the great red meat environmental debate.Jason Strong, Managing Director, Meat and Livestock AustraliaThomas King, Chief Executive Officer, Food FrontierWith Ed Gannon, Editor-in-Chief, The Weekly Times and AgJournal

2.30pm Panel Discussion: Making food processing profitable and sustainable.Alison Watkins, Group Managing Director, Coca Cola AmatilSandra Martinez, Chief Executive, Nestle OceaniaWith Eli Greenblat, Retail Writer, The Australian

2.50pm In ConversationElizabeth O’Leary, Head of Agriculture with Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, talks expansion, new technology, soil carbon, robots and other innovations.With Sue Neales, Specialist Agricultural Writer

3.10pm AFTERNOON TEA

3.30pm Panel Discussion: Water Wars: The battle between irrigation farmers and investors.Rob McGavin, Chief Executive Officer, Boundary Bend Olives and Cobram Estate Olive OilDavid Williams, Managing Director, Kidder Williams and private water investorWith Sue Neales, Specialist Agricultural Writer

3.50pm In ConversationAnthony di Pietro, Chief Executive Officer, LaManna Premier Group, reveals why horticulture is the quiet but boom achiever in Australian agriculture, and the sector of choice for agbiz investors.With John Stensholt, Lists Editor, The Australian

4.05pm Panel Discussion: Farming opportunities in a low carbon economy. Matthew Warnken, Chief Executive Officer, Corporate Carbon and Agriprove soil carbon systemsMark Wootton, Jigsaw Farms and zero carbon farmerWith Jackson Hewett, Associate Editor (Commercial), The Australian

4.20pm Conference Review and Wrap up Barry Irvin, Executive Chairman, Bega Cheese David Williams, Managing Director, Kidder Williams With Damon Kitney, Victorian Business Editor, The Australian, and Sue Neales, Specialist Agricultural Writer

4.30pm NETWORKING DRINKS