The opportunities and challenges have never been greater for the agribusiness sector: Australia’s water crisis continues, activism is on the rise, and food fraud remains a real and present risk. 

Television Education Network together with the conference major sponsors Australian Agricultural Company Limited, Elders Limited and Rabobank are proud to join together to present our 2020 conference, which examines the key regulatory and legal challenges facing the industry, including foreign investment, workplace health and safety issues, and animal welfare responsibility.

Part 1: Managing Risks in Agribusiness

• Risky Business: Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance, the Current State of the Market and Claims Exposures for Agribusiness

• Effective Climate Change Governance: What Your Board Needs to Do Now

• Safety First: Meeting the WHS Challenges in the Agricultural Sector

Part 2: Investment and Security Issues in Agribusiness

• A Focus on Foreign Investment: The View from the Regulator

• Doing Business in China: The Challenges for Agribusiness

• Securing Your Interest: The PPSA in the Agribusiness Sector

Part 3: Competition and Water Issues

• Conversation with the Competition Regulator

• Are Your Contract Terms Unfair? Spotlight on Farmgate Supply Arrangements

• A Deep Dive into Australia’s Water Crisis

Part 4: Welfare and Security Challenges

• Agribusiness Activism: How has Covid 19 and the Live Trade to Indonesia Judgement Changed the Playing Field

• "Four Legs Goods, Two Legs Bad": Animal Welfare Responsibility

• The Battle Against Food Fraud: Earning Back Consumer Trust

Carolyn Chudleigh, Partner, HFW, Sydney

Donald McGauchie AO, Chairman, Australian Agricultural Company

Jonathan Light, Managing Associate, Allens, Sydney

Rhys Casey, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons, Brisbane

Matthew Austin, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons, Brisbane

Nicolas Beech, Special Counsel, King & Wood Mallesons, Perth

Kirsten Embery, Manager Foreign Investment Division, Department of Treasury, Canberra

Susan O’Rourke, Chair & Managing Director, Four Winds Legal, Sydney

Shah Rusiti, Partner, Teece Hodgson & Ward, Sydney

Brian Healey, Partner, K&L Gates, Brisbane

Mick Keogh, Commissioner, Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, Sydney

Sar Katdare, Partner, Johnson Winter & Slattery, Sydney

Mihkel Wilding, Special Counsel, Clayton Utz, Sydney

Andrew Gill, Partner, MinterEllison, Canberra

Dr Jed Goodfellow, Senior Policy Officer, RSPCA Australia, Deakin, ACT

Scott Bouvier, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons, Sydney

Professor Lee Godden, Director Centre - Resources, Energy & Environmental Law, Melbourne Law School, Melbourne