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Agenda

Day One: Wednesday 14th March, 2012
| Day One | Day Two |
8:30
Registration and welcome tea
9:00
Speed networking

Get to know your peers right from the start in this relaxed and informal speed networking session. Bring your business cards!

9:20
Opening remarks from the Chair
John Orr, General Manager, Premium Grain Handlers
OUTLOOK/ REGULATORY REGIME
9:30
Outlook for grain
  • Understanding supply and demand in the grain market internationally and how this affects Australia
Ron Storey, Senior Consultant, Australian Crop Forecasters
10:10
An economic outlook for grain and grain exports
  • Analysis of Australias wheat industry
  • Bulk wheat export trends
  • How the Australian dollar impacts on grain
Peter Woods, CEO, Wheat Exports Australia
10:50
Morning tea
11:20
Deregulation: The challenges and opportunities of a more sophisticated, complex and risky grain market
  • The risks, and a look to the future of deregulation
12:00
Legal update: The anatomy of an international FOB sales contract How it can all go horribly wrong
Maurice Thompson, Partner, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
12:40
Lunch
GRAIN SUPPLY CHAIN/TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
1:40
VIC state perspective: Assessing the impacts of the current grain network
  • Transport infrastructure upgrades to support grain exports
  • Improving damaged transport infrastructure
Bernie Cahir, Senior Policy Manager - Freight Logistics and Marine Division, Department of Transport, Victoria
RAIL
2:20
Where rail is best utilised in the grain supply chain
  • Keeping grain on rail
  • Working with road to ensure the most efficient transportation of grain
  • Rail access and pricing for grain export
Rob Noyes, Commercial Manager Bulk Rail, Pacific National
3:00
Afternoon tea
ROAD
3:30
Road transport for grain: The benefits and challenges
  • Road options for grain logistics: A competitive part of the supply chain
  • Road infrastructure quality and necessary upgrades
Tony Noske, Executive Director Operations, Noske Logistics
PORTS
4:10
Supporting the grain industry: A port perspective
  • Initiatives to support grain exports
  • Grain volumes
  • The importance of improving grain infrastructure at and to the port
Stewart Lammin, General Manager Business Development, Flinders Ports
4:50
Closing remarks from the Chair
5:00
Close of day one
Day Two: Thursday 15th March, 2012
| Day One | Day Two |
8:30
Welcome tea and networking
9:00
Opening remarks from the Chair
EXPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
9:10
Key issues in transshipment and shipping of grain
  • Identifying the stakeholders in the grain export industry
  • The main challenges in the export process
Captain Omar Sultan, Marine Consultant, Aries Maritime Services
INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVES
9:50
An industry perspective on regulatory issues and how these relate to the grain supply chain
  • Logistical experience from deregulation
  • The transition to full deregulation
  • The role of the supply chain in facilitating grain trade
Senior representative, Australian Grain Harvesters Association
10:30
Morning tea
11:00
CASE STUDY
Bulk export shipment allocation auction systems
11:40
An industry perspective on developing an efficient supply chain
  • Maximising connections to end-users
  • When road and rail are best utilised in the supply chain
  • Site-to-site logistics solutions
Richard Glasson, Senior Operations & Logistics Coordinator Grains, Queensland Cotton
12:20
Lunch
1:20
Latest developments in grain and grain logistics
Brian Dalitz, General Manager-Trading and Marketing, Emerald Group Australia
HANDLING AND STORAGE FACILITIES
2:00
Grain storage and handling: Current issues and new developments
  • Current handling and storage challenges
  • Future handling and storage requirements
John Orr, General Manager, Premium Grain Handlers
THE FUTURE OF GRAIN LOGISTICS
2:40
A producers perspective on effective management of the grain supply chain
Pete Mailler, Chairman, Grain Producers Australia
* Subject to final confirmation
3:20
Afternoon tea
3:50
PANEL DISCUSSION
Current debates in grain and a look to the future of the industry

Each panel participant will outline their thoughts on the following:

  • The impact of carbon tax on farmers and grain production
  • The rise of supply chain costs
  • Discussing the rail vs. road debate
  • Grain harvest and transportation in a changing landscape
  • Deregulation
South Australian Farmers Federation Grains Council
4:00 Wayne Newton, President, Agforce Grains
4:10 Andrew Weidemann, President, Victorian Farmers Federation Grains Group
4:20 Mike Norton, President, WA Farmers Federation*
4:30 Mark Hoskinson, Chair, NSW Farmers Association Grains Committee
* Subject to final confirmation
4:40 Panel open for questions
5:30
Closing remarks from the Chair
5:35
Close of conference
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