The Meat Industry Association thanks all our speakers at the 2009 Conference. Click here to view speaker profiles.
Sunday 20 September 2009
Rt Hon John Key, Prime Minister - Keynote opening address*
Monday 21 September 2009
Session 1: Risk & Complexity, including societal demands
Hon David Carter, Minister of Agriculture - Environmental Challenges Facing Industry
Arron Hoyle, Purchasing Manager Aus/NZ, McDonald's - The importance of managing risk in a global supply chain
Andrew McKenzie, Chief Executive, New Zealand Food Safety Authority - Providing assurances in an increasingly complex environment
Session 2: Economic Environment
Cameron Bagrie, Chief Economist, ANZ National Bank - General economic overview*
Paul Beiboer, Group Executive Corporate Financial Services, Rabobank Australia Group - The global financial crisis and its impact on agriculture
Rob Davison, Executive Director Economic Service, Meat & Wool NZ - Domestic Pastoral Trends
Session 3: Markets
Wade Armstrong, Deputy Secretary Trade Negotiations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade - Trade Relations *
Richard Brown, GIRA - Global developments in the red meat markets and industry
Session 4: Marketing
Rod Slater, Chief Executive, Beef + Lamb NZ and Sarah Ulmer, Iron Maiden + Olympic Gold Medallist - Promotional activity overview
* those marked with an asterisk were verbal presentations
