DRAFT 2024 PIX Program

MONDAY, 13th MAY 2024

0900 - 1730 REGISTRATION OPEN (Exhibition opens at 12pm, 1st AMC session starts at 10am)

1030 - 1130 Young Delegates Morning Tea MR 5, 1st Floor

1200 DAY 1 EXHIBITION OPENS

1200 - 1330 LIGHT LUNCH AND EXHIBITION TRADE DISPLAY OPENS - Exhibition Hall, Ground Floor

OPENING PLENARY
1330 - 1530 Arena 1B

1330 – 1340 Conference Welcome

Bernard Salt AM – Australia and region feeding a greater humanity: how the demographics of
1340 - 1440
agribusiness will flourish in the next decade
1440 - 1530 Melissa Clark-Reynolds: Drivers of change affecting the food industry

*NEW IN 2024 - EXHIBITION HAPPY HOURS – Afternoon tea from 3:30pm, drinks from 4:30pm
1530 - 1730
Partners Welcome ($20 Entry Fee for non-delegates)

1730 DAY 1 EXHIBITION CLOSE

PIX WELCOME DINNER | 6:00PM PRE-DINNER DRINKS FOR 6.30PM DINNER

1800 - 2200 Foyer C + Arena 2, Ground Floor

TUESDAY, 14th MAY 2024

0800 - 1730 REGISTRATION AND EXHIBITION TRADE DISPLAY

PIX, AMC and APL

0900 - 1030 Protein Production in a High Inflation Environment
Arena 1B, 1st Floor
Michael Whitehead, ANZ Bank - Protein production in a high inflation market - cause and effect for
0900-0925
producers
0925-0950 Dr Steve Lennon, Shanduvan - Energy resources for protein production and where to find them

0950 - 1015 John Makris, Kingston Reid – Safety liability for protein producers - roles and responsibilities

1015 - 1045 TBC – Inflation pressure on protein, production and consumers - the European experience

1045 - 1115 MORNING TEA - Exhibition Hall, Ground Floor

PIX Program Current 29/02/24. Program is draft and subject to change without notice. 1
 MEAT SESSION EGG SESSION
1115-1230 Poultry Production in a high inflation environment Managing Health and Behaviour
Arena 1B, 1st Floor Meeting Rooms 5-6, 1st Floor
Dr Seiche Genger, Baiada Poultry New concepts
John Makris, Kingston Reid - Chicken meat
1115-1130 in managing Avian Influenza outbreaks in the
farming safety liabilities
Northern Hemisphere (1115 – 1145)
Ray Johnson, Agricultural Appointments -
1130-1150 Dr Michael Toscano, University of Bern -
Farming resources - labour
Management, breeding, and barn design
Huon Hoogesteger, Smart Commercial Solar - strategies to limit piling/smothering and other
1150-1210 Integrated solar and battery technologies for abnormal behaviours (1145-1215)
Poultry
Dr Peter Groves – Zootechny: Best on farm
1210-1230 Dominic Elfick, Aviagen - The future of chicken
practice to limit spotty liver outbreaks
1230 -1400 LUNCH - Exhibition Hall, Ground Floor
PIX, with AMC (Feed):
1400 - 1530 Market Trends for Protein
Arena 1B, 1st Floor
1400 – 1420 Nick Carracher, Lachstock Consulting – Commodity trends for Australia and abroad

1420 – 1440 TBC – Market trends from Overseas

Dr Steve Wiedemann, Integrity Ag - Environmental responsibility and how it relates to new products
1440-1500
for consumers

1500 - 1530 Panel discussion

1530 - 1600 AFTERNOON TEA - Exhibition Hall, Ground Floor

1600 - 1700 Trade Display Exhibition Hall

1750 DAY 2 EXHIBITION & SESSION CLOSE

1830 - 1900 PRE-DINNER DRINKS Foyer C

1900 - 2300 CONFERENCE GALA DINNER - Mad Hatters Party

Arena 2

WEDNESDAY, 15th MAY 2024

FOOD WITH PURPOSE CHARITY BREAKFAST

TIACS: a free phone and text counselling service offering mental health
0700 - 0820 support to Australia’s blue-collar community.
Arena 2

0830 - 1600 REGISTRATION AND EXHIBITION TRADE DISPLAY

PIX Program as at 29/02/24. Program is draft and subject to change without notice. 2
 MEAT SESSION- EGG SESSION
0900 - 1030 Energy Efficient Farming and skills Increasing Productivity
Arena 1B, 1st Floor MR 5 & 6, 1st Floor

Mark Allen, Lohman - How to properly manage

Michael Czarick, Georgia State University -
0900 - 0930 the bird to produce 450 quality eggs per hen in
Heating & ventilation techniques to reduce Gas
cage-free environments
Gosse Veninga, Hendrix - Do high-producing
0930 - 0950 TBC - Ventilation technology and programs white egg layers have a place in Australian
production
Dr Dana Campbell, CSIRO - Rearing, training and
Stephen McGoldrick, Agribiz - Shed/house
0950 - 1010 management practices observation in Australia
optimisation through design
to reduce floor eggs in layer and breeders
Peta Easey, NSW DPI - Survey of spent hen
1010- 1030 Discussion
management practices in NSW

1030 - 1100 MORNING TEA - Exhibition Hall, Ground Floor

Breeder and Hatchery workshops
Arena 1B, 1st Floor
1100-1145 Breeder Workshop – Gary Miller (Cobb)

1145-1230 Hatchery Workshop – Daniel Chapman (Aviagen)

1230-1330 LUNCH - Exhibition Hall, Ground Floor

PIX CLOSING SESSION with AMC and APL -

1330-1530 Biosecurity. EAD risks, plans and experiences
Arena 1B, 1st Floor
1330-1345 Dr Rob Barwell - Animal Health Australia - Preparing for Australian risks and where to find resources

1345-1400 David McNab, DAF QLD - Making use of resources in EAD situations

1400-1415 TBC - Further considerations from OS experiences

1415-1430 Dr Rodney Jenner, Rosetta Management Consulting - Our industries' AED responses in practice

1430-1515 Discussion and panel hosted by Andrew Walsh (Inghams Enterprises)

1515-1530 Conference Close

1530 - 1600 AFTERNOON TEA - Hall Foyer 2, Ground Floor

Thursday, 16th MAY 2024

0800-1200 REGISTRATION

Workshops*

Gary Sansom Broiler Workshop Geof Runge Egg Industry Workshop

0900 - 1100 MR 6, 1st Floor MR 7, 1st Floor

1100-1130 MORNING TEA – Foyer Area, 1st Floor

Workplace Health and Safety Certificate MR 7, 1st Floor
1130-1300
Sponsored by ProTen

1300-1330 LUNCH- Foyer Area 1st Floor

Workplace Health and Safety Certificate MR 7, 1st Floor

1330-1530
Sponsored by ProTen
1530 WORKSHOP CLOSE
*Please note additional registration fees to attend the Thursday workshops.

PIX Program as at 29/02/24. Program is draft and subject to change without notice. 3