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Adelaide: The Business of Wine
Event Details
Join us as we unravel the complexity of opportunities and challenges for the Australian wine industry with leading Australian School of Business academics and senior wine industry executives.
When
Wednesday, June 20, 2012 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Cost of Admission
Admission Price: $55.00
UNSW Affiliation Price: $40.00
Location
The Edinburgh Hotel & Cellars (in The High Street Bar), 1-7 High Street, MITCHAM, SA, 5062, Australia
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Cost is: $40pp (incl. GST) for alumni, students and instructors and $55pp (incl. GST) for guests.

The 2012 South Australian vintage has been described as one of the best in the past 20 years, and wine consumption in Australia has never been stronger.

Between 1995 and 2006, Australia was the seventh fastest global growth market as a consequence of the changing diversity, lifestyle and increasing household income of the Australian population. This is supported by data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reporting a steady decline in the consumption of beer and ready to drink beverages and an increase in consumption of wine and spirits in Australia.

However, the global wine industry has had a protracted period of poor performance with wine consumption having remained flat between 2000 and 2007. Together with weak consumer confidence in the global economy, this has led to an increase in international competition and discounting.

Nonetheless, Australia remains a highly competitive and challenging market, where the wine industry has also had to contend with chronic oversupply, weak price growths and an evolving retail environment with the increasing influence of Woolworths and Wesfarmers in liquor retailing. The emergence of new markets in Asia and in particular China and Russia represents growth opportunities for Australian wines from the traditional markets of Europe, but there is now increasing competition from emerging competitors in South America, South Africa and Spain.

Panellists:

Tim Harcourt, J.W. Nevile Fellow in Economics, UNSW and author of 'The Airport Economist'
Tim joined UNSW as the first J.W. Nevile Fellow and is passionate about Australia’s engagement with the global economy and the challenges and opportunities it offers business and the Australian community as a whole. He has held senior roles in both the public sector and private sector in Australia and internationally, and in the community and education sectors. He has worked for the Reserve Bank of Australia, Fair Work Australia, the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) and the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade) as Chief Economist. Details about Tim’s bestselling book, blog and TV show ‘The Airport Economist’ can be found at www.theairporteconomist.com

Marc Allgrove, CEO Chapel Hill Winery
Marc joined Chapel Hill Winery in June 2009 and has worked in the Australian wine industry for the past 15 years with the Hardy Wine Company/Constellation Wines Group in a number of areas - Brand Management, International Marketing and finally became General Manager - Principal Brands & International Sales before moving to Chapel Hill Winery. Marc is also the Deputy Chair of the McLaren Vale Grape Wine and Tourism Association.

John Harvey, Managing Director Bathe Wines
John is the Managing Director of Bathe Wines, a Director at the Australian Wine Research Institute and Member of the Adelaide Hills Wine Region Executive Committee. John established Bathe Wines in 2010 as a very different kind of wine company with no vineyards, no winery and no employees. Instead, it relies on some of this country's best winemakers, viticulturalists, designers and eclectic thinkers who together make up the community of people who sit behind the Bathe label.

Barry Wyld, Senior Sales Executive Murray Street Vineyards
Barry joined Murray Street Vineyards in 2011 with a focus on domestic sales having had over a decade of involvement with the Australian Wine Industry. He has worked for the Foster’s Group and was involved in the sales capability team during the demerger of Treasury Wine Estates. In 2009, Barry managed the initial joint venture between Foster’s, Treasury Wine Estates and VOK Beverages; and had national sales responsibility for the Coles Liquor account.

Facilitator:

Professor Chris Styles, Deputy Dean, Director AGSM
Chris obtained an Honours degree in Commerce from the University of Western Australia and a PhD from London Business School, for which he was a winner of the Academy of Marketing Science Doctoral Dissertation Competition. His expertise is in strategic and international marketing, international entrepreneurship and corporate strategy. He has taught on undergraduate, post-graduate and executive programs at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai, London Business School, Duke Corporate Education, Trinity College (Dublin), the University of Sydney and the AGSM.

Event Run-Sheet:

6:30pm Registration and networking

7pm Panel discussion

8pm to 8:30pm - Networking with drinks and canapes

Booking Enquiries: Contact Jennifer Alvars, Alumni Relations Coordinator, email: j.alvars@unsw.edu.au or tel. 02 9385 4022.

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