Program

8.00am Registration
9.00amModerator - Bruce Kemp, Chief Executive, Global Wine Advice
9.05amWelcome - President, Winemakers' Federation of Australia
9.10amOfficial Opening
Outlook: Assessments and Projections
Session Sponsor: Challenger Beston Wine Trust
9.20amRichard Gibbs, Head of Economics, Macquarie Bank Economic Outlook: Existing and Emerging Markets
9.50am David Cooke, Director, Food and Beverages Analyst, ABN AMRO Equities Australia Global Wine Outlook: Australia's Relative Position
10.20am Lawrie Stanford, Manager, Information and Analysis, Australian Wine & Brandy Corporation
Australian Wine Outlook: The Supply/Demand Balance
10.50amQuestions
11.00amMorning Tea - Sponsor: Fuller Communications
Emerging Markets: The New Vision
Session Sponsor: Seguin Moreau
Moderator - Neil Hadley, Director of Product Development, Southcorp Wines
11.30amJonathan Scott, General Manager, Australian Wine Export Council Wine Brand Australia: The New Vision
12.00am Mark Bedingham, Regional Managing Director -- Asia, Japan & Australasia, Moet-Hennessy Asia Pacific
Building Business in Asia Pacific: New Distribution Models
12.30pm Nicolas Olivry, Managing Director, Red & White International Exporting to Asia: A Pragmatic Approach from an Australian Company Perspective
1.00pm Panel session, including earlier speakers
Tony Battaglene, Director, International & Regulatory Affairs, Winemakers' Federation of Australia
1.15pm Lunch - Sponsor: Mondo Search
The Australian Domestic Market: Insights and Evaluations
Session Sponsor: Colin Gaetjens & Shaw -- Australian Winery & Vineyard Brokers
Moderator -- Mark Purbrick, Chief Executive Officer, The Wine Society
2.30pm Michele Levine, Chief Executive Officer, Roy Morgan Research
Consumption Demographics: Market Segmentation - Trends and Opportunities
3.00pm Michael Walton, Associate Director Scantrack Liquor, ACNielsen
Building Value: Trends and Challenges for Australian Wine Brands
3.30pm Panel session, including earlier speakers
Bruce Tyrrell, Managing Director, Tyrrell's Vineyards
David Woods, Managing Director, Hardy Wine Company
Jamie Odell, Chief Operating Officer, Beringer Blass Wine Estates
Robert Hill Smith, Managing Director, Yalumba Wine Company
4.35pmModerator Summary
4.40pmDrinks - Sponsor: Winetitles
5 - 8.00pm Official Opening and VIP Preview of Wine Australia