Each year the Australian Farm Institute convenes a national conference to bring together farm and agribusiness leaders to consider and discuss some of the strategic policy issues of importance for agriculture.

In 2011, the Agriculture Roundtable Conference will be held at The Hotel Windsor, 111 Spring St, Melbourne.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Malcolm Jackman - Chief Executive and Managing Director, Elders Group
• Jock Laurie - President, National Farmers' Federation (NFF)
• Philip Lowe - Assistant Governor (Economic), Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)
• Andrew Broad - President, Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF)
• Professor Peter Drysdale - Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University (ANU); Australia’s foremost expert on China policy
• Associate Professor Sharon Friel - College of Medicine, Biology and Environment;Australian National University (ANU)
• Mitchell H Hooke - Chief Executive Officer, Minerals Council of Australia (MCA)
• Tom Maguire - General Manager Corporate Affairs, Teys Bros.
• Dr Manny Noakes - Senior Research Dietician, CSIRO

Each year, conference sessions are structured around a number of themes, and this year there will be a 'Great Debate' on the topic of a carbon price. The statement for debate is that 'agriculture has been let off lightly in Australian climate policy.'

Bookings are now open, so please proceed here to get your ticket!

Registrations close Friday 30 September 2011.