B. List of public hearings and witnesses
Thursday 23 May 2024
Mercure Sydney, Martin Place Suite, 818–820 George Street, Sydney
Veolia Australia and New Zealand
- Dr Richard Kirkman, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Tetra Pak
- Mr Boris Munster, Managing Director, Oceania
Opal
- Mr David Jettner, General Manager, Corporate Development & Strategic Projects
- Mr Craig Dunn, General Manager, Public Relations & Sustainability
Australian Council of Recycling Inc.
- Ms Suzanne Toumbourou, Chief Executive Officer
Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology
- Dr Michael Depalo, Board Chair and President
DIAGEO Australia Limited
- Mr Dan Hamilton, Managing Director
Archie Rose
Hickson House Distilling Co.
- Mr Julian Train, Director
- Mr Michael Enright, Director
Vow
- Mr George Peppou, Chief Executive Officer
- Mr Nicholas Chilton, Head of Government Affairs
Cauldron Molecules
- Ms Camilla Roberts, Government Lead
Wednesday 29 May 2024
Parliament House, Committee Room 1R5, Canberra
Department of Industry, Science and Resources
- Ms Louise Talbot, General Manager, Sector Development Branch
Wednesday 5 June 2024
Parliament House, Committee Room 1R5, Canberra
Spirits & Cocktails Australia
- Mr Mark Hill, Treasurer, Spirits & Cocktails Australia; and Managing Director, Oceania, Beam Suntory
- Ms Nicole Lestal, Director, Spirits & Cocktails Australia
- Ms Kylie McPherson, Board Representative, Spirits & Cocktails Australia; and Vice-President, Director of Public Affairs, Asia, ANZPI and IMENA, Brown-Forman
- Mr Satya Sharma, Board Member, Spirits & Cocktails Australia; and Chief Executive Officer, Lark Distilling Co.
Australian Distillers Association
- Mr Paul McLeay, Chief Executive
- Ms Holly Klintworth, President; and Managing Director and Head Distiller, Bass & Flinders Distillery
- Mr David Vitale, Vice President; and Founder, Starward Whisky
Thursday 13 June 2024
Queensland Parliament, Committee Room 3, Cnr George and Alice Streets, Brisbane
Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy, Queensland University of Technology
- Dr Hope Johnson, Senior Lecturer
- Associate Professor Bree Hurst, Chief Investigator
Turbine
- Mr Andrew Eves-Brown, Chief Executive Officer
- Ms Nicole McNaughton, Project Director, Food and Agribusiness Network
Food and Beverage Accelerator
Safe Food Production Queensland
- Mr Jim Dodds, Chief Executive Officer
- Mr Rick Jacobson, Director, Compliance and Verification
- Mr Brian Witherspoon, Director, Policy and Engagement
Australian Organic Limited
- Ms Niki Ford, Chief Executive Officer
- Mrs Katrina Kehoe, Director, Kehoe’s Kitchen
- Mr Brenden Kehoe, Director, Kehoe’s Kitchen
- Mr Stewart Le Bon, Chief Executive Officer, Nerada Tea
- Mr Declan Dart, Managing Director, Trumps
- Mr Mark Shaw, Chief Executive Officer, ACO Certification Ltd
- Dr Ben McKee, Chief Operations Manager, Hive + Wellness Australia
- Mrs Katrina Hobbs, Managing Director, Inglewood Farms
- Mr Chris Elliott, Chief Executive Officer, Barambah Organics
Wednesday 26 June 2024
Parliament House, Committee Room 2R2, Canberra
CSIRO
- Dr Jen Taylor, Acting Director, Agriculture and Food
- Professor Michelle Colgrave, Deputy Director, Agriculture and Food
- Dr Leif Lundin, Research Director, Agriculture and Food
Australian National University
- Professor Owen Atkin, Director, Agrifood Innovation Institute
- Dr Stephen Trowell, Founder and Managing Director, PPB Technology Pty Ltd
- Dr Dirk van der Kley, Research Fellow, National Security College
Wednesday 3 July 2024
Parliament House, Committee Room 2R2, Canberra
Australian Food and Grocery Council
- Ms Samantha Blake, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
- Mr Scott McGrath, Director, Government and Media Relations
Food South Australia Inc.
- Mr Darren Curnow, Market Development Manager
Thursday 1 August 2024
Parliament of Tasmania, Committee Room 1, 1 Salamanca Place, Hobart
Lark Distilling Co.
- Mr Satya Sharma, Chief Executive Officer
- Mr Greig Ewen, Head of Production
- Mr Dan Knight, Head of Hospitality
Cadbury / Mondelēz International
- Mrs Stephanie Saliba, Director, Corporate and Government Affairs, Japan, Australia and New Zealand
Wednesday 7 August 2024
Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament of Victoria, Spring Street, Melbourne
La Trobe University
- Professor Chris Pakes, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President, Research and Industry Engagement
- Professor Tony Bacic, Director, La Trobe Institute for Sustainable Agriculture and Food
- Ms Alison Angleton, Director, Strategic Partnerships and Research Precinct
Australian Dairy Products Federation
- Ms Janine Waller, Chief Executive Officer
Independent Brewers Association
- Ms Kylie Lethbridge, Chief Executive Officer
- Mr Callum Reeves, Board Chair
Food for Health Alliance
- Ms Jane Martin, Executive Manager
Food Frontier
- Dr Simon Eassom, Chief Executive Officer
- Ms Megan Redmond, Head of Government Relations and Policy
- Ms Klara Kalocsay, Head of Research Strategy
AUSVEG
- Mr Michael Coote, Chief Executive Officer
- Ms Lucy Gregg, General Manager, Public Affairs
New World Whisky Distillery Pty Ltd / Starward Distillery
- Mr David Vitale, Founder
- Mr Simon Marton, Chief Executive Officer
- Mr Sam Slaney, Production Director
Pact Group
- Mr Raphael Geminder, Chairman
- Mr Andrew Smith, Executive Advisor, Circular Economy
- Ms Siobhan McCrory, Executive General Manager, Sales, Marketing and Innovation
Wednesday 14 August 2024
Parliament House, Committee Room 2R2, Canberra
Australian Beverages Council
- Mr Geoff Parker, Chief Executive Officer
- Mr George Kotses, Group Operations Manager, Bickford’s Australia
- Mr Brendan Cavanagh, Director, Cooks Soft Drinks
- Mr Luke Cusack, Director, Garage Beverages Manufacturing Pty Ltd
- Mr Ian Turner, Managing Director, Saxby’s Soft Drinks
Wednesday 21 August 2024
Parliament House, Committee Room 2R2, Canberra
Food Standards Australia New Zealand
- Dr Sandra Cuthbert, Chief Executive Officer
- Ms Christel Leemhuis, General Manager, Science and Risk Assessment
- Mr Matthew O’Mullane, General Manager, Risk Management and Intelligence