Conference Program
| Day 1: Tuesday 29 May | |
| RIRDC Asian Foods Workshop | |
| 9.00am | Fresh Vegetable Horticulture NZ Product Group Meeting |
| 9.30am | Onions Australia General Meeting |
| 10.00am | Fresh Potato IAC meeting |
| 1.00pm | Processed Potato IAC meeting |
| 2.30pm | AUSVEG Board Meeting |
| 4.00pm | Annual Vegetable and Potato Levy Payers’ Meetings |
| 4.00pm | Registration Desk opens |
| 6.30pm | Welcome Reception in Trade Exhibition, Hall 6 Special Guest: Georgina Damm, Damm Fine Foods Launch of Vegetable, Potato and Onion Bio-security Plans by Conall O'Connell, Secretary Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry |
| Day 2: Wednesday 30 May | |
| 8.00am | Trade Exhibition opens, tea and coffee available |
| 9.00am | Australian Vegetable Industry Conference opening |
| 9.05am | Welcome - Michael Badcock, AUSVEG Chair |
| 9.15am | ‘Strategy, vision, branding and community relations for successful business’ Speaker: Michael Luscombe, CEO, Woolworths |
| 10.05am | Host State Sponsor – The Hon Ian Macdonald, NSW Minister for Primary Industries, Energy, Mineral Resources and State Development |
| 10:15am | Morning Tea |
| 'Why Vegetables Claim Centre Plate' | |
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| 11.00am | ‘Everyone knows vegetables are healthy but it won’t make them eat them’ Speaker: Matt O’Neill, Nutritionist & Director, SmartShape |
| 11.25am | ‘Healthy eating towards new business’ Speaker: Nick Rodd, Director Menu Management, McDonald’s Australia |
| 11.50am | ‘Industry initiatives and marketing creates demand’ Speaker: David Palmer, Managing Director, Meat & Livestock Australia |
| 12.15pm | Panel session – Chair: John Roach |
| 1:00pm | Lunch |
| 'Vegetable Industry – Can it deliver?' | |
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| 2.30pm | ‘A supply chain perspective’ Speaker: Martin Kneebone, Director, freshlogic |
| 3.00pm | ‘A retailer perspective’ Speaker: Michael Simonetta, CEO, Perfection Fresh |
| 3.25pm | ‘Central Markets – Providores to the food service sector’ Speaker: Matt Brown, Managing Director, Matt Brown’s Greens |
| 3.50pm | ‘A grower perspective’ Speaker: Rob Robson, CEO, One Harvest |
| 4.15pm | Panel session |
| 4.45pm | Close |
| 5.00pm | Trade Exhibition Drinks |
| Day 3: Thursday 31 May | |
| 7.15am | Breakfast and Horticulture Code of Conduct session Facilitated by Konrad Chmielewski, National Manager Industry Code and Commissioner John Martin, ACCC |
| 8.00am | Trade Exhibition opens, tea and coffee available |
| 'The Big Issues' | |
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| 8.50am | ‘The Water Debate - Threats and Opportunities in Water Reform’ Speaker: Professor Peter Cullen, Commissioner, National Water Commission |
| 9.35am | ‘Corporate Farming – the way of the future?’ Speaker: Robert Belcher, Chair, Sustainable Agricultural Communities Australia |
| 9.55am |  Speaker: AVIDG panel presentation |
| 10.20am | Morning Tea |
| 'Innovation Showcase' – 25 minute sessions including Q&A | |
| 11am - 12.30pm | ‘Innovation Showcase’ |
| 1.00pm | Lunch |
| 2.30pm - 4.00pm | ‘Innovation Showcase’ |
| 6.30pm | National Vegetable Industry Awards and Gala Dinner, Dockside, Cockle Bay Wharf |
| Day 4: Friday 1 June : Optional Tours | |
| Tour 1. Sydney Markets Harris Farm Markets Tour 2. Sydney Markets Gosford Horticultural Institute |
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Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to present all the information contained in this program as accurately as possible. The organisers will not be held responsible for any changes in the structure or content of the program. The organisers reserve the right to change any of all of these details.
