DAY 1
Thursday 22 October |
|
| 9.00am |
Registration; coffee and tea |
| Session 1: Introductory Session |
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Chair: Dr Sue Meek FAICD FTSE
Chief Executive,
Australian Academy of Science
|
| 9.30am |
Welcome
Professor Kurt Lambeck AO PresAA FRS
President, Australian Academy of Science |
| 9.40am |
Opening address
The Hon Joe Helper MP
Victorian Agricultural Minister |
| 10.00am |
Keynote Address
Selby Fellow, Professor Peter Gregory
Director/Chief Executive,
Scottish Crop Research Institute |
| 10.30am |
Morning tea |
| 11.00am |
Productivity growth
Promoting productivity in the agriculture and food sector value chain: Issues for R&D investment
Dr Kate Grenot,
Chair, Rural R&D Council
|
| 11.30am |
Resilience
Resilience and agriculture: the human dimensions
Professor Lesley Head,
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Wollongong |
| 12.00noon |
Sustainability
Managing our agricultural landscapes sustainably
Dr Michael Robinson
Executive Director,
Land and Water Australia |
| 12.30pm |
Global climate
The six-sided problem of climate, carbon, nitrogen, water, food and people
Dr Michael Raupach FAA FTSE
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research,
Global Carbon Project |
| 1.00pm |
Lunch |
Session 2: Focus breakout groups |
| 2.00pm |
Group A: Policy
Chair:Dr Kate Grenot
Rapporteur: Dr Robyn Bartel
Group B: Knowledge management
Chair:
Prof Lesley Head
Rapporteur:
Dr Georgina Kelley
Group C: Technologies
Chair:
Dr Michael Robinson
Rapporteur: Dr Sandra Eady
Group D: Planning
Chair:
Dr Michael Raupach
Rapporteur:
Dr Caroline Ummenhofer |
| 3.30pm |
Afternoon tea |
| 4.00pm |
Return to focus breakout groups
[Finalise ideas & develop conclusions]
|
| 5.30pm |
Close of session |
| 6.30pm |
Drinks |
| 7.00pm |
Dinner for all participants and Victorian Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science |
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DAY 2
Friday 23 October |
|
| 9.00am |
Tea and coffee |
| Session 3: Reporting back and final discussion |
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Chair: Professor Kurt Lambeck
Reports from groups
Each rapporteur has 15 minutes plus 5 minutes discussion |
| 9.10am |
Group A – Policy
Rapporteur: Dr Robyn Bartel |
| 9.30am |
Group B – Knowledge management
Rapporteur: Dr Georgina Kelley |
| 9.50am |
Group C – Technologies
Rapporteur: Dr Sandra Eady |
| 10.10am |
Group D – Planning
Rapporteur: Dr Caroline Ummenhofer |
| 10.30am |
Morning tea |
| 10.50am |
General discussion
Chair: Prof Kurt Lambeck |
| 11.20am |
Summing up |
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Chair: Prof Kurt Lambeck
Speakers: Dr Michael Raupach
Prof Peter Gregory |
| 11.45am |
lunch |
| 12.30pm |
Open Lecture by Selby Fellow, Prof Peter Gregory
Introduction by: Prof Kurt Lambeck |
| 1.45pm |
Close of session |
| 2.00pm |
Closed session: Outcomes and recommendations
Think Tank Chairs/speakers, rapporteurs, Academy secretariat |
| 4.00pm |
End of Think Tank program |
