New Zealand Agriculture Outlook Summit

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New Zealand Agriculture Outlook Summit

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Announcement
We are delighted to welcome and announce that Bill Falconer will be Chairing this year's Summit. Bill has a strong background in senior management and governance of both public and private sector organisations. He currently chairs the Maurice Wilkins Centre for Molecular Biodiscovery, the Meat Industry Association and Hellaby Holdings Limited, and is a director of Westfield Trust (NZ) Ltd, Tower Limited and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

New Zealand is world-renowned for its agricultural and horticultural capabilities and with activities in trade negotiations between New Zealand and partner countries at an all time high, the impact on our agricultural industry cannot be underestimated.

This Summit aims to showcase key developments, future directions and impacts for New Zealand’s agricultural and horticultural sector. Some of the discussions will explore:
• The outlook for New Zealand’s agriculture and trade sectors
• Sessions on farm performance, productivity and future directions in trade policy
• Increasing agricultural and horticultural efficiency
• Initiatives to foster investment, growth and sustainability of New Zealand agribusinesses
• Agricultural and horticultural export challenges and opportunities for New Zealand agribusinesses in our
mature and emerging global markets
• Infrastructure priorities for continued growth
• Next steps for climate change
• Strategic priorities for regional R&D investments

We invite you to attend this high level industry event, to debate and network with delegates and speakers from a cross-section of key local and international stakeholders in agriculture.

3 for 2

Take advantage of the 3 for 2 offer, register 3 people from your organisation at the same time and the 3rd person can attend for free.

Agenda

8.30

Registration & Coffee

Day 1

9.00

Opening remarks from the Chair

Bill Falconer, Chair, Primary Growth Partnership

9.10

Ministerial Address: Agricultural Outlook: Funding, capital works and policy priorities

• 2009/2010 budget outcomes and agricultural investment priorities
• Water and agriculture
• Assisting primary producers adapt to the impact of climate change

Hon David Carter, Minister of Agriculture

9.40

Advancing New Zealand’s agriculture globally

• The road ahead to conclude Doha Round trade talks in 2010 – anticipated outcomes
• Progress in reducing agriculture tariffs
• Major trends and opportunities for the sector
• Achieving our outcomes for growth and international competitiveness

Nigel Fyfe, Director Trade Negotiations Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade

10.10

Morning tea

10.30

Agricultural and Horticultural Outlook

Moderated by: Nigel Fyfe, Director Trade Negotiations Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade

10.30

Focus: United Kingdom

There is significant opportunity to promote New Zealand’s trade in the UK market and to strengthen relationships with our European trading partners. This speaker will discuss:
• International market opinion regarding New Zealand products, “food miles” etc.
• What is on the mind of UK investors and how can we increase our appeal?
• Future market opportunities

Dr Mike Cherrett, Deputy High Commissioner, British High Commission

10.30

Focus: United States

• A look into ways the agricultural and horticultural sectors can increase their trade with the United States.
• Outlook for greater free trade between NZ and the United States
• What opportunities exist in the United States for New Zealand exporters?

Fiona Cooper Clarke, Executive Board Member, New Zealand United States Council

10.30

Focus: ASEAN & China

• The unstoppable shift from West to East
• Asia’s increasing economic growth – the emerging middle class spending power and the opportunities this provides for NZ exporters
• Regional trade agreements and NZ’s positioning within them
• The ugly specter of protectionism
• Specific emerging markets such as Viet Nam and Indonesia

David Catty, Director, ASEAN NZ Combined Business Council & NZ China Trade Association

10.30

Focus: Australia

• The Trans-Tasman value proposition - 10 – 15 year outlook for the New Zealand and Australian agricultural sectors
• Future market opportunities
• How can we make ourselves more efficient and effectively compete with Australian agricultural/horticultural markets?
• What policies are needed in order to grow productivity?

Alan Emerson, Director, D'Ath-Emerson and Associates

12.40

Lunch

1.30

Briefings on FTA negotiations and the implications for the agricultural sector

Wade will provide an update on the current trade agenda with India, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Trans-Pacific Partnership countries.He will focus on:
• Progress in trade negotiations
• The potential for the New Zealand sector
• Key issues influencing trade negotiations

David Pine, Director Economic Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade

2.10

Challenges and opportunities for New Zealand agribusiness

Agricultural trade has been and continues to be a major asset for New Zealand but we are faced with a number of policy and market factors that are affecting opportunities this sector could explore. In this paper Professor Saunders will examine these factors, their implications for agricultural and food sector performance and will present options to rectify the current imbalance.

Professor Caroline Saunders, Director, AERU

3.00

Afternoon tea

3.20

Commodity Price Outlook: Projections and trends

• Macro-economic factors impacting on demand for commodities
• Dealing with domestic pressures: deregulation and corporatisation
• Soft commodity price outlook
• What are the key issues and how might they be addressed?

Tony Arthur, National Managing Partner – Agribusiness, BNZ Partners

4.10

Innovative Adaptation: Rethinking our approach to productivity, growth and sustainability

• Market structures and business models we need to consider if we are to meet shifts in consumer interests and emergent market opportunities
• Where the strategic priorities for regional agricultural investments could be focused?
• What can policies do to help maintain and enhance sector productivity growth?

Murray Sherwin, Director-General, The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

4.50

Closing remarks

Bill Falconer, Chair, Primary Growth Partnership

5.00

End of Day One & Networking Function

Day 2

9.00

Opening remarks from the Chair

Bill Falconer, Chair, Primary Growth Partnership

9.05

The global agricultural challenge: The way forward

• The current outlook
• Focus on global policies, strategies and structures to meet global demand for long-term security in agriculture & food production
• Growing more for less – new technologies, genetic modification and pressure to maintain our brand in the global market place
• New Zealand’s role on the global stage

Rt Hon Jim Bolger, Chairman of the Advisory Board, World Agricultural Forum

9.50

Agriculture and climate change: Solutions for sustainable growth and cost effective business practice

• Climate change: working towards a smooth adoption
• Overcoming climate change while protecting farming interests
• Accuracy and cost effectiveness in measuring agriculture emissions - the way forward

John Hutchings, General Manager - Sustainable Production, Fonterra Trade & Operations

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10.30

Morning tea

10.50

Progress and challenges in developing a cohesive approach to water management

• What strategies, including storage, should we put in place to secure water supply in the short and long term?
• Determining water infrastructure priorities that can yield economic and environmental benefits
• How can agriculture’s impacts on water quality be addressed effectively?
• Potential for water trading to enhance agriculture’s productivity

Viewpoint 1:
Don Nicolson, President, Federated Farmers
Viewpoint 2:
Guy Salmon, CEO, Ecologic Foundation

11.40

Investing in science, research and the next generation

• What can new science and cutting edge technologies - present and over the horizon - do to add value to our primary production and transform it (genomic technologies, links between human genetics and foods, systems approaches to production etc )
• How can we ensure that R&D organisations can develop these and take them up in an R&D environment which is so driven to the  industry interface end of things
• How can industry partnerships be worked to ensure we can do both?
• What are the drivers determining our future products and markets and how can NZ differentiate itself in the increasingly global market through science?
• What is unique about NZ science and science organisations that gives us an advantage

Professor Sir Peter Gluckman, Chief Science Advisor, Office of the Prime Minister’s Science Advisory Committee
Dr. Ian Ferguson, Chief Scientist, The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research
Jacqueline Rowarth, Director - Institute of Natural Resources, Massey University
Dr Tim Mackle, CEO, DairyNZ
Richard Templer, Group Manager - Industry and Environment, FRST

1.10

Lunch

1.50

The bio-economy and our nation’s competitive position

China is already on a path to overtake developed countries by focusing on technology innovation as a key driver for economic success. In this session, Dieter will share some case studies from local and internationals bio-tech & agri-tech companies and how New Zealand investors, entrepreneurs and companies can participate in this substantial growth opportunity.

Dieter Adam, Operations Director for Food and Beverage and Biotechnology, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise

2.35

Infrastructure priorities for continued growth

• Stimulating performance and productivity
• Understanding the specific infrastructure needs of regional New Zealand
• Where should we target investments? – short term and long term view

Nigel Jones, General Manager Strategy, Fonterra Trade and Operations

3.20

Afternoon tea

3.40

The role of fibre in rural economic growth

• The strategic priorities for rural broadband in New Zealand
• What will we need to realise the benefits?
• Opportunities for agricultural R&D and agri-business and the ability to export rural Intellectual Property

Warren Moyes, Chairman, Northpower

4.25

Initiatives to foster investment and growth in New Zealand’s brand

• What do I see as New Zealand’s vision for our brand and position in the global market place
• Are we seeing a shift in how countries are branding themselves globally, if so, what trends have we noticed?
• How can we work with the challenges presented in the current economy?
• How can our policy be shaped to maintain the value add on the brands associated with New Zealand’s clean green image in the global market place?
• Is there another branding avenue that New Zealand should consider?

Lain Jager, Chief Executive Officer, Zespri Group Ltd

5.10

Closing remarks from the Chair and end of Summit

Bill Falconer, Chair, Primary Growth Partnership

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