ABORIGINAL CORPORATION
National Indigenous Bushfood symposium
Level 14, Tower Three, International TowerS,
300 barangaroo avenue, BARANGAROO
Wednesday 27 November
9:00 AM
Registrations open and tea and coffee.
9:30
Chair Robynne Quiggin, Associate Dean (Indigenous) UTS Business School & Law will open day
9:35
Welcome to Country by the Metro Land Council
9:45
Reflection on the Purpose of the Day with Milan Dhiiyaan
9:55
Opening Address Rayleen Brown Kungas can Cook
10:10
What should we consider with regard to Indigenous interests?
Eddie Fry
IBA and ILSC Chair
10:20
The tradition of large-scale sustainable farming in Aboriginal farming practices
Bruce Pascoe, author of Dark Emu
10:35
Protecting family and culture while growing a commercial bushfood business
Pat Torres, Mayi Harvest
10:50
Morning Tea
Product development
Robert Dann the boab nut man from Bindam Mie
11:45
Partnerships to develop bushfood products
Daniel Boud, General Manager
Something Wild Australia
12:00
Kakadu Plum Alliance and a look at the Bushfood Supply Chain (NAAKPA)
12:30
Panel discussion with Indigenous businesses
13:00 Lunch
14:00
International opportunities - What are the commercial opportunities for bushfoods in relation to overseas market development and or existing business opportunities for bush foods? Issues around authenticity and certification and identifying export capable producers
Chris Rees, Assistant General Manager – Partnerships (Austrade)
Whose who in the business development space
14:30
How the Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation can help you grow your bushfood and botanical business
Michael Davis, Agribusiness Development Manager
Jacob Habner, Central Divisional Manager, Our Country our Future
14:50
How IBA can help in this business space
Gemma Lloyd Senior Business Development Officer Indigenous Business Australia.
15: 00
Laying the framework -Timeline for setting up a bushfood business, Gemma Lloyd Senior Business Development Officer Indigenous Business Australia.
16:00 Afternoon tea
Thursday 28
November
09:00 Tea and coffee served
The Legal landscape
9:15
The Legal Framework and the Importance of Protocols – an overview
Terri Janke, Solicitor Director, Terri Janke and Company Pty Ltd.
10:30
morning tea
11.00
Protection of Indigenous Knowledge in the IP system
Terry Moore, Deputy Director General, Policy & Corporate Division, Protection of Indigenous Knowledge in the IP system, IP Australia
11.40
Panel discussion
Midday - Tribal Warrior cruise -buffet lunch
A global lens to provide pathways and comparisons
13.20
The Slow Food movement - Good, Clean and Fair
Developing Indigenous food communities in your country
Dale Chapman, Dilly Bag
13.35
The role of the Department of Foreign Affairs in advancing Indigenous rights, protecting and promoting Indigenous knowledge systems, and supporting Indigenous businesses / products
Damien Miller, Assistant Secretary of the Soft Power, Partnerships and Research Branch at the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
14:05
Call to action
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Consider lobbying for ratification of the Nagoya Protocol and Code of Conduct
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The value of an Indigenous controlled industry body
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Mechanisms to show Indigenous Provenance
15:35
Afternoon Tea & end of Symposium
17:00 Twilight Blak Markets NCIE
