Meat Industry Association of New Zealand (Inc)

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Date Printed:	Wednesday, 8 September, 2010

2008 : Meat Industry Association of New Zealand (Inc.) Annual Conference The Meat Industry Association of New Zealand's (MIA) Annual Conference took place over 14 & 15 September in Dunedin this year. The event was an informative and enjoyable two days, with over 120 delegates coming from around New Zealand and overseas to attend. Speakers were of a high calibre and all delivered stimulating addresses on topics ranging from climate change and innovation opportunities, to the upcoming election. We would especially like to thank our sponsors for their valuable contribution to our conference.  For a list of all our sponsors please click here. Presentations by the speakers are available for download below: His Worship Mayor Peter Chin - Opening Speech HE Mr William McCormick, Ambassador for the United States : Observations on Time Spent in NZ Colin James, The Hugo Group : Changing Generations Dan Coup, Trade & Economic Strategy Manger, MIA : MIA R&D Initiatives Max Kennedy & Chanel Partridge, Meat & Wool NZ : Summary of MIRINZ Inc Projects Trecia Smith, Senior Policy Analyst, MAF : Impact of a Change in Climate on NZ Pastoral Agriculture Dr Andrew West, Chief Executive, AgResearch : Coming to Terms with NZ's Geology & Ecology OR Integrated Value Chains Dr Christine Pitt, Meat and Livestock Australia : Opportunities in Open Innovation Julian Bevis, Managing Director, Maesk NZ Ltd : An Ocean Carrier's Overview of Current Shipping Trends Hayley Moynihan, Agribusiness Expert, Rabobank : NZ Pastoral Agriculture - Opportunties & Challenges from an International Perspective   Rob Davidson, Executive Director - Economic Services, Meat & Wool NZ : NZ Pastoral Agriculture - Opportunites & Challenges from a Domestic Perspective Mike Petersen, Chairman, Meat & Wool NZ : The Industry Good needs for the Sheep & Beef Sector 2007: William Davidson 125 - A Conference in Celebration of New Zealand's Meat IndustryThe Rutherford Hotel, Nelson, 10 The Meat Industry Association of New Zealand (Inc) joined with other primary sector organisations to celebrate 125 years of the export meat industry on 30 and 31 March 2007 in Wellington.  Further information on the celebration  is available from http://www.williamdavidson125.co.nz/ Confidentiality: Information contained within this section of the Meat Industry Association (MIA) website is highly confidential and is for the use of MIA Members' and Affiliate Members' only. This information must not be divulged to any third party unless with written permission from the MIA's Chief Executive (refer Section 25 - "Confidentiality" of the Meat Industry Association Rules).