Top up your knowledge

A must for anyone working in or with the wine industry who needs to know the latest accounting rules and regulations. Wine Industry Day incorporates broader taxation, accounting, financial reporting, finance and business management issues using industry based case studies including:

• Climate change - streamlining emissions and financial reporting
• The challenges and overviews of AASB 141 and AASB7 and how they relate to the wine industry
• Emerging tax issues for wineries and viticulture.

Speaker highlights

Lawrie Stanford, Manager - Information & Analysis, Australian Wine & Brandy Corporation
(Wine industry overview)
Lawrie's analysis, reports and commentaries are sought after as the authoritative point of reference in his field, and his annual supply and demand update is eagerly anticipated as a definitive presentation on the national outlook. His trusted perspective is always delivered with humour and objectiveness. The considerable body of work that the Corporation's knowledge development team contributes to the Australian wine sector is envied internationally. Lawrie's team aims to deliver effective intelligence that will underpin Australia's strategy for sustainable success. Lawrie's considerable experience in the field of information and analysis includes a prior appointment as a Commodity Analyst with the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) in Canberra.   

Max Allen, Wine Writer
(Lunch – It's not about the money – putting the heart and soul back into Australian wine)
Max has been writing about wine in Australia for fifteen years. He is the wine columnist for The Weekend Australian Magazine, wine editor for Australian Gourmet Traveller magazine, and a regular contributor to consumer and trade magazines. Max’s first book, Red and White: Wine Made Simple - in 1997 has received high acclaim and he has won many prestigious awards. His other books include Yarra Valley Wineguide; Sniff, Swirl and Slurp; Crush: the New Australian Wine Book; and The Really Useful Pocket Wine Book. The latest, Terra Australis – The New Australian Wine Tradition, about the winemakers putting the heart and soul back into Australian wine, will be published by Hardie Grant in 2009. Over the last 15 years, Max has been a regular and enthusiastic - if rather sceptical - judge at various Australian wine competitions and wine shows.

Amy Russell, Director – Natural Resources, Winemakers’ Federation of Australia
(Climate change - streamlining emissions and financial reporting)
Amy is responsible for the development and implementation of the Australian wine industry’s environmental stewardship program and tracking export market assurance trends. She convenes the Wine Industry National Environment Committee, is Co-Chair of the International Federation of Wine and Spirits’ Sustainability Committee, and sustainability spokesperson for the International Federation. She is the wine industry’s representative in consultation surrounding a plethora of Greenhouse Gas accounting standards. Amy is also working with national wine industry representatives from New Zealand, USA and South Africa to develop the International Wine Carbon Protocol and Calculator.