Australia's biggest challenges don't fit neatly into portfolios, industries or sectors.
Energy transition. Food security. Water. Workforce shortages. National resilience. Each is becoming more complex. Each is becoming more connected. And increasingly, each has agriculture at its centre.
For decades, Australian agriculture has been measured by what it produces. But what if its greatest contribution to the nation lies beyond production?
Join the NSW Rural Press Club for lunch with Brianna Casey AM, Managing Director of AgriFutures Australia, for a conversation that challenges conventional thinking about agriculture's role in Australia's future.
Drawing on insights from AgriFutures’ investigative systems thinking work, Brianna will explore whether agriculture should think of itself not simply as an industry, but as a strategic national asset capable of helping solve some of Australia's most pressing economic, environmental and social challenges.
What happens when we stop asking what agriculture needs from the country and start asking what the country needs from agriculture?
Brianna joined AgriFutures Australia in January 2026 as Managing Director, after almost ten years as the CEO of Foodbank Australia, the country’s largest hunger relief organisation.
Prior to that she was CEO of the Australian Childcare Alliance NSW, CEO of Queensland Farmers Federation, and a Policy Director at NSW Farmers.
Brianna currently serves on the Board of Volunteering Australia, is a proud member of Chief Executive Women and was recently awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Griffith University and named a Member of the Order of Australia in the King’s Birthday Honours.
Bookings for this lunch will close on Friday, 16 October 2026. Corporate members may book unlimited guests at the member price. Other members may book one guest at the member price. Please advise of any dietary requirements at the time of booking.
For any questions, contact bookings@nswruralpressclub.com.au
Former NSW Minister for Primary Industries and now ESG specialist the Hon Niall Blair will be our guest speaker for the next Agribuzz, a smart casual event providing professional networking and development opportunities in a relaxed atmosphere.
Agribuzz provides the opportunity for our members and friends to exchange business intelligence and ideas over drinks and canapés, enjoy a brief presentation, and mingle with their peers. Those establishing their careers can talk to agribusiness leaders over a drink while those on the look-out for talent can meet aspiring leaders-in-the-making.
Mr Blair has more than 30 years’ experience across government and the private sector, specialising in risk management, food and fibre production systems, circular economy solutions and sustainability.
He is currently the Chair of the Sydney Water Corporation, Non Executive Director of the Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) and Murrumbidgee Irrigation Pty Ltd.
As Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of AO3 (Australian Omega 3), he is at the forefront of transforming the Australian primary industries sector, to supply nutrients to the pharmaceutical industry from production by-products and has just completed the construction and commissioning of a precision bio refinery in Western Sydney.
Bookings for this event will close on Thursday 15 October 2026.
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The NSW Rural Press Club Christmas lunch brings together members and guests to catch up and look back on the year in agriculture.
It is always a highlight on the calendar, and the perfect place to network with key leaders, influencers and decision makers across the agribusiness, rural and regional sectors. It is the must-attend event for anyone in the agriculture industry.
Registrations will close on Monday 30 November 2026
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