Program: LIVEXchange 2025

Speaker biographies are on the speaker page.

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
    The Hon Jackie Jarvis MLC, 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)
    Dr Peter Barnard, Managing Director, Oliver & Doam (moderator)
    John Cunnington, Chair, WALEA
    John Edwards, Former Chair, WALEA
    Steve Meerwald, Former Chair, WALEA
  • MORNING TEA
  • Markets in motion: supply, demand and competition
    Andrew Cox, General Manager International Markets, Meat & Livestock Australia
  • Ewes and views (PANEL)
    Erin Gorter, Rural industry consultant (moderator)
    Steven Bolt, Principal, Wogerlin Merino Stud
    Jan Cooper, Chief Executive Officer, 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
    Rafael Ramirez, The Meat Specialist
    Naglaa Elkott. Executive Chef, Al Mawashi
  • 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, Landowner Engagement Specialist, Alinta Energy
  • WELCOME RECEPTION
    (see below)
  • DAY TWO
  • Conference MC: Terry Enright
  • Continuing the conversation
    David Galvin, Outgoing 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
  • Integrity, commitment and Australian beef
    Raymond Hernandez, RSRH Livestock Corporation
    Spencer Whitaker, Trade and Market Access Manager – Indonesia and Asia Pacific, 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
    Ian Halleen, Managing Director, Halleen Australasian Livestock Traders
  • High tides, high tech
    Chris Ciriello, Executive Manager Corporate and Commercial Development, Kimberley Marine Support Base
  • LUNCH
  • 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
    Tiffany Davey, LiveCorp Accredited Stockperson
  • Address from the WA Opposition
    Basil Zempilas MLA, Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Liberal Party, Western Australia
  • AFTERNOON TEA
  • Challenges, changes and champions (PANEL)
    Dean Ryan, Inaugural recipient, Livestock Export Young Achiever Awards (moderator)
    Billi Marshall, Owner and Director, Imperial Bovine Breeding Services
    Cindy Heryanti, Project Supervisor, Forum AWO Indonesia
    Jack Webb, General Manager – PT. Indonesian Livestock Operations, AAM Investment Group
  • 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)
  • WELCOME RECEPTION
    (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 the 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