The annual International WagyuEdge Conference, hosted by the Australian Wagyu Association in Cairns, the ‘gateway to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef,’ will begin from April 10 to 12, 2024.
Run over three days and nights, our speakers will cover important topics such as the challenges to a new age for Wagyu, the changing face of Northern Australian beef production, advances in rumen methane management and Wagyu and worldwide Wagyu, AgTech innovations driving Wagyu’s future, developing global demand and market and consumer dynamics.
Preliminary Program
Day one ~ Wednesday 10 April
Daytime sessions
AWA Member Information Session + Session 1 – Challenges to a New Age for Wagyu including guest speaker, Simon Quilty
Evening event
2024 Wagyu Branded Beef Competition Awards dinner
Day two ~ Thursday 11 April
Daytime sessions
Session 2 – Changing Face of the Northern Australian Beef Production including guest speakers Troy Setter and David Foote, Session 3 – World Wide Wagyu including guest speakers Dave Dreiling and Richard Saunders, Session 4 – Advances in Rumen Methane including guest speakers Dr Fran Cowley, Prof Richard Eckard and Bobby Miller and Session 5 – AgTech Innovations driving Wagyu’s Future
Evening event
2024 Elite Wagyu Sale and Cocktail event
Day three ~ Friday 12 April
Daytime sessions
Session 6 – Developing Global Demand, Session 7 – Market and Consumer Dynamics including guest speakers Doug McNichol, Maeve Webster and Angus Gidley-Baird and Session 8 – Future Breed Leaders including guest speakers Reid Smith and Jack Sher.
Evening event
2024 Wagyu Industry Dinner
Early bird tickets on sale now, closing 1 March.
There will be venue capacity limits for our events in Cairns. To avoid missing out, book your tickets now.