Preliminary program: LIVEXchange 2025
The LIVEXchange program below is subject to change, and more speakers will be added as they are locked in. Speaker biographies are on the speaker page.
Conference sessions will run from 9am to 5pm each day. The trade exhibition will open at 8am each day. More details on the social functions can be found below the program.
- DAY ONE
- Conference MC: Terry Enright
- Kicking off the conversation
Troy Setter, Chair, LiveCorp - Ministerial address
Jackie Jarvis, Minister for Agriculture and Food, Government of Western Australia - Politics and partnerships: livestock exports in a global economy (KEYNOTE)
Hon Andrew Robb AO, Chair, the Robb Group - Steering the industry: 50 years of progress (PANEL)
John Cunnington, Chair, WALEA
John Edwards, Former Chair, WALEA
Steve Meerwald, Former Chair, WALEA - MORNING TEA
- Ewes and views (PANEL)
Erin Gorter, Rural industry consultant (moderator)
Steven Bolt, Principal, Wogerlin Merino Stud
Ben Sutherland, President, Livestock and Rural Transport Association of WA
Darren Spencer, President, WA Shearing Industry Association - Farm gate to foreign plate
Sam Burke, Corporate Chef, Meat & Livestock Australia - LUNCH
- Charting confidence through community sentiment
Dr Kieren Moffat, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Voconiq - Mining the message: community driven change
David Parker, Executive Director – WA, Minerals Council of Australia - Earning trust: a collective response
Dr Holly Ludeman, Managing Director, The Livestock Collective - AFTERNOON TEA
- Address from the Shadow Minister
Lachlan Hunter MP, Shadow Minister for Agriculture & Food, Western Australia - Flock me, what a year!
Mark Harvey-Sutton, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council - Fireside chat with the Spud King
Tony Galati, Chief Executive Officer and joint owner, Galati Group
Harold Sealy, industry identity - WELCOME RECEPTION
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- DAY TWO
- Conference MC: Terry Enright
- Continuing the conversation
David Galvin, Chair, Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council - Ministerial address (video)
Hon Julie Collins MP, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australian Government - When disease goes global: impacts and interventions
Dr Mark Schipp, former Australian Chief Veterinary Officer and former President, World Organisation for Animal Health - MORNING TEA
- Markets in motion: supply, demand and competition
Mick Crowley, Managing Director, Meat & Livestock Australia - You herd it here (PANEL)
Kristy O’Brien, Journalist, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (moderator)
Paul Holmes à Court, Owner and Chief Executive Officer, Heytesbury Pty Ltd
Travis Robinson, Chair – WA Chapter, Australia Indonesia Business Council - LUNCH
- Address from the WA Liberal Party
Basil Zempilas MLA, Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Liberal Party, Western Australia - High tides, high tech
Andrew Natta, Managing Director, Kimberley Marine Support Base - Live and loaded: shipping smarter
Lennart Ephraim Managing Director Chartering and Operations Vroon, Livestock Express B.V. - Handled with care: livestock in transit
Dr Renee Willis, Australian Accredited Veterinarian
Patrick Coole, LiveCorp Accredited Stockperson - AFTERNOON TEA
- Challenges, changes and champions (PANEL)
Dean Ryan, Inaugural recipient, Livestock Export Young Achiever Awards (moderator)
Jessie Phillips, Chair, Young Livestock Exporters’ Network
Billi Marshall, Owner and Director, Imperial Bovine Breeding Services
Cindy Heryanti, Project Supervisor, Forum AWO Indonesia - Protein with purpose: nourishing global communities
Dr Anneline Padayachee, The Food Scientist - PRE-GALA DINNER DRINKS
(see below) - GALA DINNER AND FUNDRAISING AUCTION
(see below)
Ahead of LIVEXchange, The Livestock Collective and the Young Livestock Exporters’ Network are hosting a night of fun – with delicious food, social lawn bowls, and the chance to connect with people from the supply chain. Click here for details and tickets.
LIVEXchange social events
IDEXX Laboratories Welcome Reception
The Welcome Reception, proudly sponsored by IDEXX Laboratories, provides an evening with opportunities for connection and celebration. Join industry leaders, delegates, and sponsors for a relaxed networking experience on the banks of the Swan river, at The Burswood on Swan, just minutes from Optus Stadium and Crown Perth. It’s the perfect way to unwind and reconnect, after day one of LIVEXchange.
Date: Wednesday 26 November
Time: 6:00pm-10:00pm
Location: The Burswood on Swan, 1 Camfield Dr, Burswood, WA
Cost: Included in all conference tickets
Dress: Smart casual
Sponsor opportunity available
Pre Gala Dinner Drinks – Sponsor opportunity available
Begin the evening in style with our Pre Gala Dinner Drinks — a chance to connect, unwind, and celebrate before the main event. Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere with a glass in hand as you mingle with fellow guests, setting the perfect tone for a memorable Gala Dinner.
Date: Thursday 27 November
Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm
Location: Astral Ballroom Foyer, Crown Perth, Burswood, WA
Cost: Included in all full conference tickets
Dress: Cocktail attire
Gala Dinner and fundraising auction sponsored by Halleen Australasian Livestock Traders and Heytesbury Pastoral
Perth’s very own radio host (6PR) Oliver Peterson will MC a memorable evening of fine food, great people, awards and a fundraising auction. Winner of the Young Achiever of the Year and Ian McIvor Lifetime Achiever will be announced during the evening followed by a fundraising auction benefiting the Regional Men’s Health Initiative and The Livestock Collective. Then put on your dancing shoes to dance the rest of the night away to Proof the Band.
Date: Thursday 27 November
Time: 7:30pm-midnight
Location: Astral Ballroom, The Crown Perth, Burswood, WA
Cost: Included in the ‘full conference’ ticket (separate tickets also available)
Dress: Cocktail attire