Fifth Annual Agribusiness Law Conference

The opportunities and challenges have never been greater for the agribusiness sector: Australia’s water crisis continues, activism is on the rise, and food fraud remains a real and present risk.

Television Education Network together with the conference major sponsors Australian Agricultural Company Limited, Elders Limited and Rabobank are proud to join together to present our 2020 conference, which examines the key regulatory and legal challenges facing the industry, including foreign investment, workplace health and safety issues, and animal welfare responsibility.

Part 1: Managing Risks in Agribusiness

• Risky Business: Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Insurance, the Current State of the Market and Claims Exposures for Agribusiness

• Effective Climate Change Governance: What Your Board Needs to Do Now

• Safety First: Meeting the WHS Challenges in the Agricultural Sector

Part 2: Investment and Security Issues in Agribusiness

• A Focus on Foreign Investment: The View from the Regulator

• Doing Business in China: The Challenges for Agribusiness

• Securing Your Interest: The PPSA in the Agribusiness Sector

Part 3: Competition and Water Issues

• Conversation with the Competition Regulator

• Are Your Contract Terms Unfair? Spotlight on Farmgate Supply Arrangements

• A Deep Dive into Australia’s Water Crisis

Part 4: Welfare and Security Challenges

• Agribusiness Activism: How has Covid 19 and the Live Trade to Indonesia Judgement Changed the Playing Field

• "Four Legs Goods, Two Legs Bad": Animal Welfare Responsibility

• The Battle Against Food Fraud: Earning Back Consumer Trust