International trade expert Laurie Smith will share
his insights as opening speaker at the 2016 Citrus
Market Outlook Forum, to be held in Sydney on
March 16-17.
Laurie has over 30 years’ experience in international corporate, advisory and government roles. He was based in Asia (Guangzhou, Beijing, Taipei and Shanghai) for a total of 18 years across three decades before returning to Sydney in 2011 where he headed Austrade's international network for four years.
Since leaving Austrade in 2015 he has taken up a number of advisory and other non-executive roles, including Director of the Australia China Business Council. Laurie’s insights will provide great value to conference delegates.
Expert speakers and panels will explore current and future trends in the export, domestic and juice sectors.
Highlights of the event include:
• Tree planting and production trends over the next 10 years
• Export market performance, challenges & opportunities
• Country of origin authentication;
• Domestic market trends and new developments
• Prospects for new juice products and juice exports.
For more on the forum, please visit www.citrusaustralia.com.au, or download the draft program and registration form here.