You won’t want to miss the 2017 Olive Exposium in  McLaren Vale in the beautiful Fleurieu Peninsula.  

The outstanding program brings together key National and International experts and high profile speakers to cover topics like post-harvest handling, marketing trends and buyer behaviours, olive pests diseases & disorders, biosecurity, collective marketing hub concept and more.

The event will kick off with a ‘Welcome pre-registration bbq’ the night before the official start of the conference followed by 2.5 days of conference presentations, workshops and practical demonstrations at Serafino by the Lake, and trade exhibits that offers much more than a display.

As far as networking opportunities go, you can take your pick – with a Relaxation and Rejuvenation session by the Lake at Serafino, a walk along the Shiraz trail, Paella & Pizza night at Primo Estate or an 8-course degustation at the famous d’Arenberg Winery.

The conference is proudly hosted by The Olive Centre.

Here is an overview of the topics on the Programme:

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  ROOTS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET – KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

• OLIVE PESTS, DISEASES AND DISORDERS FROM THE ‘WEIRD TO THE WONDERFUL’ ~ WORKSHOP

• IF 70% OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCED OLIVE OILS ARE EVOO, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE REST? ~ WORKSHOP

• MARKETING BASICS ~ WORKSHOP

• ADVANCED MARKETING ~ WORKSHOP

• BIOSECURITY:  WHAT IS THREATENING AUSTRALIA?

• MODERN MARKETING TRENDS AND BUYER BEHAVIOUR ~ PRESENTATION

• WHAT DOES THE CHEMISTRY TASTE LIKE?

• NAVIGATING THE FOOD CODE: LABELLING AND HEALTH CLAIMS

• COLLECTIVE MARKETING HUB – SIGNATURE OYSTERS

• WELCOME TO THE FLEURIEU

• IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF OLIVE TREES THROUGH GRAFTING (TOP WORKING)

• TABLE OLIVES – THE WHOLE STORY

• OLIVE OIL AND GASTRONOMY

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• INNOVATIVE USES OF OLIVE OILS, BY-PRODUCTS AND SIDE-PRODUCTS – KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

• IRRIGATION AND OLIVE TREES

• REASONS WHY OLIVE TREES BECOME UNPRODUCTIVE

• DEVELOPMENTS IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF CONTINUOUS FULL-SCALE ULTRASONIC DEVICES FOR THE EVOO INDUSTRY

• OLIVE OIL BOTTLING TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

• CELLAR DOOR EXPERIENCE AND CONSUMER SELLING

• TURNING UP THE DIAL ON OLIVE INDUSTRY GROWTH – CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS

• QUALITY CONTROL OF EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL WITH FT-NIR SPECTROSCOPY

• IMPROVING SOIL STRUCTURE AND HEALTH THROUGH COMPOST

More to be listed as details become available….

Be part of the networking experience too with the Social events on offer