China Studies Centre, the University of Sydney
Date: Wednesday 9 December 2020
Time: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM AEDT
This online event is free and open to the public, registration via Eventbrite is essential.
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The 2nd Australian Circular Economy Conference (ACEC)
The China Studies Centre invites you to a webinar on Food and Circular Economy in Australia and China, featuring:
- Associate Professor Alana Mann, Chair of Media and Communications, The University of Sydney
- James Hutchinson, Co-Founder, James Tyler
Facilitated by circular economy expert Associate Professor Ali Abbas, The University of Sydney, this discussion will explore the role of the circular economy in transforming how we understand and respond to food challenges, including:
- the current issues and benefits of ‘smart food’ systems
- China’s response to food challenges in a changing climate, and
- How Australia and China can work together to reduce food waste.
This event is proudly presented as part of the 2nd Australian Circular Economy Conference, organized by the Waste Transformation Research Hub and Sydney Knowledge Hub, The University of Sydney, and in partnership with NSW Circular and Association of the Pacific Rim Universities (APRU).
About the speakers
Associate Professor Alana Mann
Alana Mann is Associate Professor and Chair of Media and Communications, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS), University of Sydney, Australia. She is a Chief Investigator on the Australian Research Council funded project FoodLab Sydney, a food business incubator. Her latest book, Food in a Changing Climate (2021), challenges us to think beyond our plates to make our food systems more equitable and resilient.
Mr James Hutchinson
James strongly believes that the old clichés about China that were relevant 10 or 20 years ago are holding Australian companies back. China moves incredibly fast, and whilst we continue to focus on outdated truths, China has forged ahead with a sophisticated, digital economy that is light years ahead. So if you want a fresh approach to China that is backed up with practical advice, then find out how he and his company – James Tyler – created the best-selling fresh Australian milk in China in under 10 months, and how they are applying this new age distribution and logistics model to other categories including chilled meat and fresh fruit.
Associate Professor Ali Abbas
Associate Professor Ali Abbas received both his Bachelors and PhD in Chemical Engineering from University of Sydney, Australia. He held a lecturing contract at the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Sydney before joining, in 2004, the new School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He was appointed, in 2007, to the lecturing position at UNSW Asia in Chemical Engineering in the Division of Engineering Science and Technology. Associate Professor Abbas returned to the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Sydney later in 2007.
His engineering research is in the area of Process Systems Engineering with emphasis on model-based optimal operation of particulate, energy and bio- systems. He has strong interests in education and teaching with particular focus on curriculum design and integration as well as on experiential e-learning and virtual worlds (such as the University’s Second Life world).
Professor Abbas is Chair of the organising committee for the inaugural ‘Australian Circular Economy Conference’ (ACEC) (19-20 November 2018).