This is a meat and three vege kind of discussion. Join Michael D’Occhio, Professor of Food Security, University of Queensland , Dan Gallaghan, CEO Queensland Farmers’ Federation and Howard Parry-Husbands, Managing Director, Pollinate to discuss the state of play in food today. What will be the factors ultimately deciding what is on your plate fifty years from now?

Michael D’Occhio
Dr Michael D’Occhio leads the School of Animal Studies at the University of Queensland. His work on animal production and reproduction provides critical insights to global food security issues linked with climate change and population growth. Michael draws on extensive experience and expertise in both research and consulting in Australia and around the globe. In over 30 years of work in Animal Production he has established international networks with the private sector, governments and other research organisations.

Dan Gallaghan
Dan Galligan joined the team at Queensland Farmers’ Federation in January 2009. Dan was previously the Policy Manager for Cotton Australia in Queensland. He had been with Cotton Australia for nearly ten years. During this time, he worked in advocacy roles in Queensland and NSW, as well as holding grower services and management positions. He is well known for being the immediate-past Chairman of the Queensland Primary Industries Week Committee, as well as being central to the cotton industry’s negotiations on accrediting the industry voluntary Best Management Practices program, as delivering against the statutory land and water management planning framework in Queensland.

Howard Parry-Husbands
With qualifications in geography, focusing on the science of climate change before it was fashionable, Howard Parry-Husbands has been studying the trends in science since before they were trends. Along with Sharyn Smith, Howard established consultancy Pollinate to help businesses put people first in the marketing process. Howard is passionate in the pursuit of sustainability in our lifetimes, a proud father and a terrible surfer.