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Grain Trade Australia Information Technology Advisory Committee May 2018

The Program for the Day Introduction  Consolidating market - Assets or alignment to BHCs  The market is developing excess 1 .0 0 pm I NTRODUCTI ON & W ELCOME capacity 1.05 pm Background, Principles and Objectives of the I TAC Committee Pat O’Shannassy, GTA CEO  Capacity is hampered by fragmented planning 1.25 pm Terms of Reference Review  Not conducive to supply chain Tim Ross, GTA Projects / Operations efficiency as key tenets are 1.45 pm Guest Speaker – Myths of Blockchain & Blockchains in Agriculture missing: Professor Sinclair Davidson, RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub  no overarching system S&OP 2.15 pm Committee opportunities / targets process Interactive group sessions  lack of integration across (i) Current trade transactional impediments / opportunities; suppliers and partners (ii) New technology review and uptake;  inability to access critical (iii) Committee opportunities / risks in representing industry and interfacing across information industry and government.  Inability to manage exceptions 3 .0 0 pm AFTERNOON TEA

The Program for the Day Introduction  Consolidating market - Assets or alignment to BHCs  The market is developing excess 3.00 pm AFTERNOON TEA 3.15 pm Government IT Strategy & Direction for Agricultural Trade capacity Peter Neimanis, Director Business Systems Program, Plant Export Operations, DAWR  Capacity is hampered by 3.45 pm Continuation of Committee Opportunities / Targets with Summary Presentations fragmented planning Interactive group sessions  Not conducive to supply chain efficiency as key tenets are 4.15 pm Committee Structure and Outcome of the Nomination Process missing: Pat O’Shannassy, GTA CEO and ITAC Committee Chair & Deputy Chair  no overarching system S&OP process 4.30 pm Forum Summation and Next Steps  lack of integration across Pat O’Shannassy, GTA CEO and ITAC Committee Chair & Deputy Chair suppliers and partners  inability to access critical information 4.45 pm CLOSE  Inability to manage exceptions

Core Task – Facilitation of Trade Dispute Grain Trading Trade Rules & Trade & Training & Resolution Standards Contracts Market Access Development Services Reflect Requirements & Engaging with Increase Industry Ensure confidence capabilities in: Policy makers to capacity by in commercial 1. Regulation Underpins ensure fair & providing dealings by 2. Production Contractual equitable trade vocational providing legal Sector Arrangements and access to training and rigour 3. Supply Chain domestic & global development 4. Consumptive markets programs Sector Industry driven and m anaged “ Self Regulatory Fram ew ork”

Technical Comm’s – key strength of GTA Draw on industry knowledge & experience Develop policy & products Involve & engage members Advise Board on technical matters & industry perspective Oversight by Technical Charter & guidelines with oversight by Board Includes & Needs Production sector Representation 5

GTA – Facilitation of Trade Grain Quality and Grain movement Data & Stewardship & Advocacy & Market Commerce Access Trade Assurance & logistics Information Capability  Policy - Trade &      GTA Commerce GTA Trading GTA Transport GTA Information Increase Industry Market Access Committee Standards Ports and Technology capacity by Committee Committee Storage Advisory  GTA Trade Rules providing (TMAC) - Policy Committee Committee  GTA Code of  vocational GTA Contracts  Market Access –   Practice & TGDs GTA Industry AGIC training and  GTA Dispute TMAC & NWPGP, Working Groups Conferences,  NWPGP development Resolution NTMs Grain Storage  Storage and  programs Service NRS Conference  Market Choices Handling    Inventory Technical Diploma Grain  Framework (PBI) Agreements GTA Member Valuations (LDs) Engagement Management Updates and  Framework – IGTC  Transport Code   Market Operating TGDs  (IPPC, LLP, MRLs) of Practice and Code of Practice Notifications Guidelines for Contracts  Operational –  COR & Training Pools &  Industry  GPPEICC & GIMAF Chain of Brokers/Agents  Databases Strong Responsibility Governance Industry driven and m anaged

ITAC Committee – a Response to GTA Members Introduction Requests The Principles and guidelines for the Committee have been developed to include: 1. Improve the facilitation of trade 2. Collaboration 3. Identify areas of no competitive advantage 4. Monitor current and future technology developments. 5. Encourage collaboration, but also acknowledge that investment, innovation and differentiation is important to the competitive process and the facilitation of trade. 6. Principles based, commercially agnostic and shall not encroach on any commercial activities

Grain Trade Australia Information Technology Advisory Committee Review of the Terms Of Reference

• Consult Scope  Consolidating market - Assets or • Liaise alignment to BHCs ITAC shall make recommendations to the Board on issues and suggested  The market is developing excess improvements relating to: capacity  Capacity is hampered by • “Consultation and liaison with stakeholders across industry (local and global) on the impacts and opportunities of existing and emerging fragmented planning technology”;  Not conducive to supply chain efficiency as key tenets are • ITAC is the Information Technology focal point for industry to missing: engage with:  no overarching system S&OP • Government and government agencies; process • GTA Board and other Technical Committees;  lack of integration across • Local and International Trade associations; suppliers and partners • Technology Suppliers, Emerging software developers; and  inability to access critical • Industry participants. information  Inability to manage exceptions

• Process Scope  Consolidating market - Assets or • Transactions alignment to BHCs ITAC shall make recommendations to the Board on issues and suggested  The market is developing excess improvements relating to: capacity  Capacity is hampered by • “Cross business grain industry process and transactional issues to improve the facilitation of trade”; fragmented planning  Not conducive to supply chain • ITAC provides a forum to review and collaborate on process and efficiency as key tenets are transactional issues such as: missing: • Standardising nomenclature and reference tables;  no overarching system S&OP • Capture of standardised Industry Processes; process • Opportunity to share, understand and discuss proposed  lack of integration across changes to process or transactions; and suppliers and partners • Provides the ability to agree and set industry benchmarks  inability to access critical of proficiency. information  Inability to manage exceptions

• Information Sharing Scope  Consolidating market - Assets or ITAC shall make recommendations to the Board on issues and suggested alignment to BHCs improvements relating to:  The market is developing excess capacity • “Options and opportunities to share information and learnings across  Capacity is hampered by industry”; The Committee provides a means for industry participants to discuss, • fragmented planning share and understand  Not conducive to supply chain i. Information technology systems and capability; efficiency as key tenets are ii. comprehension of, and compliance with existing missing: and evolving regulation;  no overarching system S&OP iii.research, understanding and the development of a process standard approach to evolving technology;  lack of integration across iv. standard industry interfaces (financial, export suppliers and partners  documentation, regulatory, etc.); inability to access critical information v. transactional processes; and  Inability to manage exceptions vi. best practice and benchmarking.

• Collaborative Research Scope • Industry Solution  Consolidating market - Assets or alignment to BHCs ITAC shall make recommendations to the Board on issues and suggested  The market is developing excess improvements relating to: capacity • “Collaborative research, review on the impact of new technology on the  Capacity is hampered by facilitation of trade; and potential collaborative solutions to address such fragmented planning impacts”.  Not conducive to supply chain • ITAC can provide the forum for industry to collaboratively analyse efficiency as key tenets are missing: opportunities including:  no overarching system S&OP • Monitor developments, identify risks, gaps and opportunities in process existing and emerging technology New technology, process changes  lack of integr  and adoption of existing tools. ation across suppliers and partners  inability to access critical • Upon determination of value ITAC can assess options for industry to information capture the opportunities and provide advice and develop appropriate  Inability to manage exceptions responses for GTA, its members and the Australian grain industry.