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2026 Speakers

Full Conference

Kimberley Busteed

Australian media personality, television presenter and in-demand event host

Master of Ceremonies

Day 1

Ian Langford

Professor (Brigadier [Retd]), Ian Langford, PhD, DSC and Bars.

Quiet strength: What feedlot people and soldiers have in common

Day 1

Su McCluskey

Chair, Crawford Fund for Food Security

The food front line: agriculture, trust and Australia’s resilience

Day 1

Saul Eslake

Economist

The rise of grain fed beef and what comes next

Day 1

Andrew Cox

General Manager – International Markets for Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA)

Chaos, Capital and Cattle

Day 1

Christian Mulders

CEO, Australian Lot Feeders' Association

Chaos, Capital and Cattle

Day 1

Brendan Tatt

Chief Operating Officer, Northern Operations at JBS Australia

What can growth look like?

Day 1

Dr. Kee Jim

Global Head – Animal Health, Strategy & Animal Health, TELUS Agriculture

More cattle, less footprint – Inside the Blackshirt Feeders model

Day 1

Darren Hamblin

Owner & Manager Strathdale Wagyu & Struggle Downs Feedlot

And in our own backyard?

Day 1

Dr. Tony Batterham

Feedlot R&D Program Manager - Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA)

Front-loading performance

Day 1

Edwin Cooke

General Manager - Livestock Northern, JBS Australia

Front-loading performance

Day 1

Caitlin Herbert

Managing Director at Gundamain Pastoral Company

Science that changes the thinking

Day 2

The Honourable Christopher Pyne

Author & Media Commentator

Has the town square gone feral? Cancel culture, public trust and surviving judgement

Day 2

Rowan McMonnies

Managing Director, Australian Eggs

Walking towards the fire

Day 2

Anders Sörman-Nilsson

Thinque

Feedlot '40

Day 2

Arnel Corpuz

Feedlot practitioner (Philippines & Australia)

New Australians at the bunk – from one worker to a workforce

Day 2

Brett Welsh

Allstars Australian Performance Horses

The Safe Horse

Day 2

Glen Boss

Champion Jockey & Three-time Melbourne Cup Winner

Who’s backing you – and are you backing yourself?

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