Growing portfolios with natural capital
The 6th Agri Investor Australia Forum was held successfully at Grand Hyatt in Melbourne on 6 October. Joined by agri-focused investors, fund managers, strategic partners and more in-person to firmly plant natural capital as a strategy to create a net-zero portfolio.
Analyse crucial trends and discover investor tendencies to help you understand the best way to raise agri funds, use agTech efficiently, and gain a dynamic outlook on investment opportunities.
Join the forum to harness the power of natural capital to future-proof your portfolio this October.
Why Australia Forum?
Meet the influential agri-investing community
Reconnect with 200+ investors and thought-leaders across natural assets.
Gain in-depth insight from investors
Hear from industry titans about the key drivers for natural capital investment.
Supercharge your fundraising
Find the right investor for your fund and start conversations to place your firm at the front of the pack.
Meet our Keynote
Antoinette Masiero
Board Director, Aware Super
Antoinette shared alternative ways to communicate with Supers. Learn how to boost your profile and open new doors to opportunities.
2022 Speakers include:
2022 Confirmed investor attendees include:
View crucial topics shaping the conference
Key agenda items include:
- Investor appetite for agri funds vs. direct agri investments
- How do family offices transform their capital into sustainable and low carbon portfolios?
- Which strategies are on investor radars?
- Where are the value-added opportunities in Australian ag?
- And more.
What our attendees say?
Stephen Meerwald
Harmony Agriculture and Food
Great opportunity to understand what is needed in Ag investment and how different sectors view the opportunity and risks of Ag investments.
Angus Ingram
Kilter Rural
A Pragmatic discussion about deploying capital into agri investments
Tim Findlay
Westpac Banking Corporation
Fantastic networking event and a chance to hear from experts how to make agri investments work.
Partner with Australia Forum
We help brands to meet the right investors, close communication gaps, and maximise exposures among the influential agriculture investment community. Attendees are exclusively decision-makers at the leading agriculture investors, fund and asset managers across the region and globe.
Sponsorship gives you:
- Early access to networking and meet the right investors
- Opportunity to share your thought-leadership
- High-profile branding opportunities
- And much, much more …
Contact James Baker to discuss your branding and thought-leadership options.
Hot topics our speakers will discuss
View the latest macro and micro market trends shaping our agenda.
Interested in speaking at the conference? Please contact Rida Shaikh.
2022 Speakers include:
Naomi Siegel Soderstrom, FASSA
Professor of Accounting and Deputy Head of Department, The University of Melbourne
Discover the industry shifting programme
Gain actionable insights and discuss challenges and opportunities across the Australian agriculture landscape.
Contact our producer Rida Shaikh if you want to hear any specific topics.
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Agenda
Agri Australia Forum - Thursday 6th
Times in UTC+11
07:30 - 08:30
Investor Breakfast (Open to institutional investors only)
Manish Rastogi
Open to institutional investors only. An intimate, off-the-record, closed-door session for strategic sharing and insight around focused topics. Pre-registration is required.
08:30 - 09:00
Registration & Coffee
09:00 - 09:10
Welcome address by PEI & Chair
Ben Craw
09:10 - 10:00
Keynote Panel: The present & future of natural capital
Adrian Redlich,
Tom Murphy,
Tanya Pritchard,
Brer Adams
- Understanding the definition of natural capital and its evolution as an asset class
- Geopolitics, food security and its impact on agriculture & natural capital
- What are the best subsectors and strategies for investment in the asset class?
10:00 - 10:45
Investor Panel: The real assets investment strategy for domestic investors
Daniel Kemp,
Heechung Sung,
Dania Zinurova,
John Finisdore
- What is the investor appetite for real assets in the current environment?
- How does agriculture and natural capital configure in the real assets portfolio?
- What is holding Australian investors back from agri and how can this be overcome?
10:45 - 11:10
Coffee break
11:10 - 11:50
Panel: The emergence of carbon markets
Naomi Siegel Soderstrom, FASSA,
Nick Ping,
Bret Harper,
Simon Altschwager
- Is carbon trading an innovative solution or defeating the purpose?
- How can carbon offsetting projects be turned into additional revenue streams?
- Understanding the multiplier effect of carbon value in valuations
Naomi Siegel Soderstrom, FASSA
Professor of Accounting and Deputy Head of Department, The University of Melbourne
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11:50 - 13:10
Networking Lunch
13:10 - 13:30
Investor Keynote Presentation: How Agri can learn to speak 'superannuation' in a way that could open doors to investment
Antoinette Masiero
- Do you know what you’re really saying with your investment pitch?
- What are the challenges Agri has speaking the ‘superannuation’ language?
- Understanding the interests of bigger investors and what their needs really are
- How can you effectively communicate with Supers and open doors to opportunity?
13:30 - 14:15
Family Office Panel: Families discuss sustainable transformations
Ben Krasnostein,
Alasdair MacLeod,
Elizabeth Goldfinch,
Campbell Andrews
- Hear from family offices who are setting the example through sustainable transformations of their agri portfolios
- How do you reconcile modern day values with family legacy?
- Sharing success stories and lessons learned from ag investing portfolios
14:15 - 15:00
Panel: Spearheading innovation in agri through tech
Albert Bielinko,
Sarah Nolet,
Anne Maree Weston,
Emma Coath
- How has the food security crisis driven up investments in the sector?
- The role of agtech in helping achieve ESG targets
- Innovation and technologies in improving food production systems
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee Break
15:30 - 16:00
Investor Panel: Overseas investors’ take on Australian & global natural capital markets
Daniel Kemp,
Simon Phillips,
Ethy Levy
- How is Australia viewed within global the natural capital portfolio and how does it
compare with other international markets? - Where do international investors see the best returns in the ag sector and are they
looking to increase their allocations in Australia and elsewhere? - ESG considerations for Australian and global investments
16:00 - 16:40
Panel: Deep dive into the water market
Guy Kingwill,
Simon Hone,
Donna Mulcahy,
Rob Brooks
- The balancing act of profit and social impact
- Reducing water usage- did Australia get the pricing structure right or should we be talking about water offsetting markets?
- Challenges and opportunities for 2023
Simon Hone
Director, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES)
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16:40 - 17:40
