Food and agribusiness policy and regulation

NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC SEMINAR – CSIRO ATTENDEES ONLY

Date

Tuesday 31 May 2016

Time

12:30-13:30

Venue

CSIRO Black Mountain B1 Lecture Theatre

Speaker

Nathan Brown (Food Industry Policy, Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, Australia).

Synopsis

Food and agribusiness is a key growth sector for the Australian economy. The Department of Industry, Innovation and Science plays an important role in working across government, and with the food and agribusiness sector—including the Food and Agribusiness Growth Centre (Food Innovation Australia Limited)—to foster an environment that supports the competitiveness, productivity and innovative capacity of the sector. Key policy issues currently facing the sector include how to lift levels of collaboration, improving the translation of research into commercial outcomes, and removing regulatory barriers to innovation.

Speaker bio

Nathan Brown is the Acting Manager of the Food Industry Policy Section in the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science. Nathan has around seven years of industry policy experience in areas including infrastructure, entrepreneurship, the service economy, and sectoral policy. Nathan has also spent a year working in a Minister’s office, and before joining the Food Industry Policy section was part of a small team responsible for designing and implementing the Industry Growth Centres Initiative, establishing five Growth Centres in key industry sectors, including food and agribusiness.