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Attend Exporter Update 2018

Adelaide and Melbourne
23 - 27 Aug 2018 Adelaide, Melbourne Free
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23 - 27 Aug 2018
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Adelaide, Melbourne
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Why attend Exporter Update 2018?

  • Hear from leading influencers on the opportunity for Australian wine in China including Scott Ni Senior Director from Alibaba Australia/New Zealand, Simon Wang from ASC Fine Wines, Simon Henry from UWAI.com and Rodney Sammut from Wine Intelligence*
  • Get the ‘big picture’ on the global economic conditions that could impact exports from Cassandra Winzenried, from Efic.
  • Stay ahead with the latest insights, facts and statistics on the wine sector
  • Hear how education and branding will help grow exports
  • Learn what the $50 million Export and Regional Wine Support Package is delivering in China & the USA
  • Hear what’s happening in key markets from Wine Australia’s global team
  • Catch up with other exporters.

*Adelaide only

Program outlined below for Adelaide and Melbourne respectively
23 Aug 2018
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National Wine Centre, Hackney Road, Adelaide
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Cost   Free

Registrations are now closed with all sessions fully booked. Please contact Anna Harvey if you have any further questions.

Wine Australia’s annual Exporter Update will be held on Thursday 23 August 2018 at the National Wine Centre in Adelaide. This year, we will present an exciting line up of speakers with a special focus on China. There will be an opportunity to ask each of the presenters questions, with guest MC Ricardo Goncalves facilitating audience participation.​

Morning

Get quickly up-to-speed with a macro-economic update from Efic as well as an overview of the $50 million Export and Regional Wine Support Package and Wine Australia’s investment programs. Hear more about the new Australian Wine Made Our Way campaign.

Mid-morning

A fascinating insight into wine consumers and wine retail in China. Hear about where tomorrow’s consumer will buy wine in China and the traditional model of distribution into China.

Early afternoon

The afternoon will again focus on China – Australia’s largest export market for wine. In these sessions we will look at the online retail landscape in China, the importance of QR codes, the Chinese tourism market as well as counterfeiting.

Mid-afternoon

The rest of the afternoon is reserved for Wine Australia’s Regional General Managers, an update on Wine Australia’s newly released education program and on the $50 million Program grants.*

*Book a one-on-one 10-minute meeting with select Wine Australia presenters to discuss your business. Bookings can be made at the registration desk on the day.

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27 Aug 2018
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Gippsland Room, Investment Centre Victoria, Trade Victoria, Level 46, 55 Collins Street, Melbourne
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Cost   Free

Registrations are now closed with all sessions fully booked. Please contact Anna Harvey if you have any further questions.

Wine Australia’s annual Exporter Update will be held in Melbourne for the first time on Monday 27 August 2018 at the Investment Centre. Take this opportunity to hear the latest updates from Wine Australia.

Early afternoon

Get quickly up-to-speed with a macro-economic update from Efic as well as an overview of the $50 million Export and Regional Wine Support Package and Wine Australia’s investment programs. Hear more about the new Australian Wine Made Our Way campaign.

Mid-afternoon  

Hear presentations from Wine Australia’s Regional General Managers, an update on Wine Australia’s newly released education program and on the $50 million Package grants.

Evening

Catch up with the presenters and wine sector friends during networking hosted by Wine Australia.

Presenter biographies

Find out who is presenting at the Exporter Update 2018 Melbourne

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Program

Adelaide - 23 August 2018

Morning How we are helping grow exports and wine tourism

Presented by
Andreas Clark, Chief Executive Officer - Wine Australia

Early successes and the year ahead for the $50 million Package.

Morning Growing exports to China and the USA

Presented by
Stuart Barclay, General Manager, Marketing – Wine Australia

An update on activities in these vital markets.

Morning Australian Wine Made Our Way

Presented by
Craig Page, Executive Strategy Director, R/GA

How this branding can help to sell Australian wine to the world.

Morning Where our exports are going

Presented by
Peter Bailey, Manager, Market Insights

A bigger picture update on Australian wine exports – where the wine is going and what is being exported.

Morning China: driving export opportunities

Presented by
Cassandra Winzenried, Chief Economist, Efic

What global economic conditions should the wine sector be aware of when exporting to China?

Mid-morning How tomorrow’s Chinese wine consumer will buy and drink wine

Presented by
Rodney Sammut, Country Manager, Australia and New Zealand - Wine Intelligence

Who is drinking imported wine in China, how often are they drinking it and where are they drinking? Importantly, how is this applicable to your brand now and in the future?

Mid-morning The evolving route-to-market in China – a distributor’s perspective

Presented by
Simon Wang, Chief Operating Officer, ASC Fine Wines

The route-to-market has fundamentally shifted over recent years – ASC will talk about what the major changes have been, how it has handled this evolution and what further changes it can foresee in the future.

Early afternoon China E-commerce

Presented by
Scott Ni, Senior Director from Alibaba Australia, New Zealand

Alibaba and the approach to NEW RETAIL in China

Early afternoon How to build a global brand at home

Presented by
Simon Henry, Founder – UWAI.com

Insights on the importance of wine tourism and how tourism drives exports.

Early afternoon Countering copycats

Presented by
Rachel Triggs, General Counsel – Wine Australia

How Wine Australia’s regulatory powers have been expanded to counter the development of copycat labels and the importance of registering your brand.

Mid-afternoon Education Made Our Way

Presented by
Viona Young, Head of Global Wine Education – Wine Australia

How are we delivering education in a way that is 2018 rather than 1998…brand-based, visually appealing, short, sharp and shiny with the flexibility to take it out of the classroom?

Mid-afternoon Leveraging Wine Australia’s global expertise

Presented by
Regional General Managers - Wine Australia

Tap into Wine Australia's in-market expertise, insights and activities to grow your export potential. Understand what has been happening in market over the past year and the upcoming opportunities.

Presenters:
  • David Lucas, Regional General Manager, North Asia
  • Aaron Ridgway, Regional General Manager, the Americas
  • Laura Jewell, Regional General Manager, EMEA

Mid-afternoon Grants and export/tourism workshops

Presented by
Brett Murphy, General Manager, Export and Regional Wine Support Package and IT

Latest updates on the $50m Package grants and capability development activities – and how they’re benefiting the wine sector.

Evening Networking

Presented by
Wine Australia

Catch up with the presenters and wine sector friends during networking hosted by Wine Australia.

Book a one-on-one 10-minute meeting with select Wine Australia presenters to discuss your business. Bookings can be made at the registration desk on the day.

 

Schedule

8:30am – Registration
9:00am – Sessions Commence
5:00pm – Sessions Close
5:00pm – Networking
6:30pm – Event concludes

Melbourne - 27 August 2018

Early afternoon How we are helping grow exports and wine tourism

Presented by
Andreas Clark, Chief Executive Officer - Wine Australia

Early successes and the year ahead for the $50 million Package.

Early afternoon Growing exports to China and the USA

Presented by
Stuart Barclay, General Manager, Marketing – Wine Australia

An update on activities in these vital markets.

Early afternoon Where our exports are going

Presented by
Peter Bailey, Manager, Market Insights

A bigger picture update on Australian wine exports – where the wine is going and what is being exported.

Mid-afternoon Navigating the Global Economic Outlook

Presented by
Cassandra Winzenried, Chief Economist, Efic

What global economic conditions should the wine sector be aware of when exporting?

Mid-afternoon Education Made Our Way

Presented by
Viona Young, Head of Global Wine Education – Wine Australia

How are we delivering education in a way that is 2018 rather than 1998…brand-based, visually appealing, short, sharp and shiny with the flexibility to take it out of the classroom?

Mid-afternoon Leveraging Wine Australia’s global expertise

Presented by
Regional General Managers - Wine Australia

Tap into Wine Australia's in-market expertise, insights and activities to grow your export potential. Understand what has been happening in market over the past year and the upcoming opportunities.

Presenters:
  • David Lucas, Regional General Manager, North Asia
  • Aaron Ridgway, Regional General Manager, the Americas
  • Laura Jewell, Regional General Manager, EMEA

Mid-afternoon Grants and export/tourism workshops

Presented by
Brett Murphy, General Manager, Export and Regional Wine Support Package and IT

Latest updates on the $50m Package grants and capability development activities – and how they’re benefiting the wine sector.

Evening Networking

Presented by
Wine Australia

Catch up with the presenters and wine sector friends during networking hosted by Wine Australia.

Schedule

12:30pm – Registration
1:00pm – Sessions Commence
5:00pm – Sessions Close
5:00pm – Networking
6.00pm – Event concludes