Australian Red Meat Industry’s Digital Strategy Forum
The digital future of the Australian red meat industry will be on the agenda at a unique forum to be hosted by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) in Brisbane on Thursday 6 October.
The Australian Red Meat Industry’s Digital Strategy Forum will be an opportunity for everyone participant in the value chain to hear about the digital future and participate in the development of a digital strategy for the red meat and livestock industry.
The forum is the next phase in the development of MLA’s Digital Value Chain Strategy outlined by MLA last month – click here for more information.
The Forum – Thursday, 6 October
A range of domestic and international experts will present at the forum and challenge our industry on the real potential for individual businesses and value chains from new technology and how to realise it. Key topics include:
- What is Digital Agriculture and what are the opportunities for the red meat industry?
- What are the current opportunities for digital technologies on farm and in the supply chain?
- How might digital technologies ‘disrupt’ our industry in the future?
- What are the key challenges to overcome for our industry to capitalise on the opportunities?
Speakers include:
- Richard Norton, Meat & Livestock Australia
- Steve Sonka, University of Illinois “Big Data and Agriculture – what’s the outlook?”
- Graham Gardner, Murdoch University, “Objective Measurement – a catalyst for change”
- Gerard Davis, Australian Agricultural Company
- Mark Branson, Branson Farms
- Alex Ball, The Hereford Society
- Tom Maguire, Teys Australia
- Rob Ford, Landcorp, NZ
- Michael Whitehead, ANZ
- Jarrod Payne, Millward Brown
- Mick Keogh, Australian Farm Institute
- Professor Paul Martin, University of New England
The Australian Farm Institute (AFI) is co-ordinating the forum on behalf of MLA. The forum will be interactive and the day will close with networking and refreshments.
Details at a glance:
Australian Red Meat Industry’s Digital Strategy Forum
Thursday 6 October 2016, 9.00 am
Stamford Plaza, Brisbane
NOTE: Due to maximum capacity this event is now full.
