Wine conference boasts international line-up

More than 300 wine industry leaders are expected to attend Outlook 2014: Taking Charge of Our Future, the wine industry’s major conference. Held once every two years, this year the event will be held in Adelaide on 1 and 2 October.

Speakers include:

• Jim Finkle, President, International Federation of Wine & Spirits
• Jean-Marie Aurand, Director-General, Organisation of Vine and Wine
• Mark Brennan, Australian Small Business Commissioner
• Michael Walton, Consumer and Business Intelligence Executive Director, Nielsen
• Lulie Halstead, Chief Executive, Wine Intelligence
• Scott Marshall, CEO, Australian Liquor Marketers (ALM)
• Steve Dorfman, Partner and Broker, The Ciatti Company

Winemakers’ Federation of Australia (WFA) Chief Executive Paul Evans says the Outlook program will drill down into the detail about the supply and demand side of the wine business.

“We are bringing winemakers together with analysts, exporters, marketers, retailers and other decision-makers to better coordinate what must be done to lift the sector’s profitability,” Evans said.

“Outlook will present the latest data, market trends and production forecasts, and it will take delegates through the actions they need to consider as the industry drives forward to improve terms of trade and support sustainable growth across the sector.

“The panel discussions and Q&A sessions have been developed to tease out the most from the wealth of experience that Outlook brings together and delegates should find the sessions informative.”

For more information and to register, visit www.wfa.org.au.