Business owners, employees and stakeholders within Australia’s Food and Agribusiness Sector are invited to attend our Collaborative Ecosystems Summit in partnership with TCI Oceania, focusing on how to build collaborative ecosystems and use Clusters to unlock future growth opportunities for Australia.
Join us for an action-packed two-day programme. Hear from industry experts and food and agribusiness Clusters from across Australia about the importance of collaborative ecosystems and Clusters to drive growth as we move towards 2030.
Session one
1st March 10am-1pm
Collaborative Ecosystems - shaping the future Australian landscape
The event will be held in person in Sydney followed by light lunch and networking opportunities.
Presenters
Emeritus Professor Roy Green
Special Innovation Adviser, University of Technology Sydney
Roy Green is Chair of the Federal Government’s Innovative Regions Centre, CSIRO Manufacturing Sector Advisory Council and NSW Manufacturing Council. He is also a member of the ABS Innovation Technical Reference Group, IBSA National Project Reference Group, SA Training and Skills Commission, Public Sector Performance Commission and board of the Society for Knowledge Economics, and he recently completed a Review of the Textiles, Clothing and Footwear industries for the Federal Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research.
Dr Sam Bucolo
CEO, Australian Design Council
Dr Sam Bucolo is an Industrial Designer with 30 years spanning industry and academia. Sam is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Design Council which aims to embed design as a critical enabler for a future diversified economy. Sam has held various executive roles, embedding design practices to transform organisations and sectors. Sam is the author of the book “Are We There Yet, Insights on how to lead by design”. Sam is an elected Fellow of the Design Institute of Australia and is a Good Design Australia Ambassador.
Session two
1st March 2pm-5pm & 2nd March 9am-4pm
Building the Australian food and agribusiness ecosystem
The Australian Food and Agribusiness Sector is highly fragmented. Businesses, researchers, and other stakeholders operate in a diverse, dynamic, and complex landscape. The value chain spans primary producers, manufacturers, and retail providers through to consumers. The sector is made up of two important components – Agriculture (pre-farm gate) and Food and Beverage or food manufacturing (post-farm gate). The agriculture sub-sector produces the raw commodity products for raw commodity markets, and critically, the inputs (or ingredients) for food and beverage manufacturing.
Today the sector contributes $69.7 billion of Gross Value Added to the national economy and employs over 530,000 people. Since inception, FIAL has been focusing on Clusters and how they can address this fragmentation. Clusters also enable the 98 per cent of the 176,000 businesses operating within the sector, who are SMEs, to work together – collaborate – to unlock value, create scale, and increase the sector’s global competitiveness. Collectively the Clusters through their reach across the country have the scope to realise the $200 billion sector potential.
During this session, hear from FIAL-supported Food and Agribusiness Clusters. They will share how they have been using the principles of Clusters as a way of bringing stakeholders together, igniting innovative thinking, and building the capabilities and capacity for transformation. Fruitful discussions on what has worked well, what they would do differently and how they are supercharging the competitiveness of Australia’s businesses, regions and the economy will be held throughout the sessions.
Cluster Partners
Terms and Conditions
- FIAL reserves the right to cancel/change the event itself and/or speakers, guests, agendas, presenters without prior notice.
- Ticket cancellation must be communicated to FIAL in writing no less than 24 hours prior to the event. Cancellations made within the 24-hour period prior to the event will not be eligible for a full refund.
Disclaimer
- Food Innovation Australia Ltd (ABN 50 164 124 609) (‘FIAL’) makes no representation, warranty or guarantee, that participating will result in any specific outcomes;
- Items outlined in promotional material or descriptions may without notice change or be cancelled; and
- FIAL is not liable in any way arising from your participation. You must rely on your own independent expert advice.
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