The Australian is today hosting the 2026 Global Food Forum in Sydney, in partnership with Visy and supported by The Wall Street Journal. 

A key fixture on the nation’s corporate calendar, the 14th annual Global Food Forum brings together industry leaders, innovators, and decision-makers to tackle the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing Australia’s $150 billion agribusiness and food sector. 

This year’s theme, ‘Sustaining Prosperity: Capturing Australia’s Global Food Advantage’, will explore the critical issues shaping the nation’s food future – from ground-breaking agricultural technologies and sustainable practices to the investment trends reshaping farmland ownership and the next generation of farmers securing our food supply.

“Australia has long been a food nation, feeding ourselves and supplying markets around the world with some of the safest, most trusted produce,” says The Australian’s Editor-in-Chief Michelle Gunn.

“Through events such as the Global Food Forum, The Australian has led the national agtech and agribusiness conversation for more than a decade – providing vital opportunities for the sector to examine how Australia can strengthen and expand its position in the global food system, remain competitive, and secure our food future.”

The 2026 Global Food Forum will feature:

• Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Julie Collins
• Visy Chairman Anthony Pratt
• Woolworths Group CEO Amanda Bardwell
• Endeavour Group CEO Jayne Hrdlicka
• National Farmers’ Federation President Hamish McIntyre
• Chef and restaurateur Neil Perry 

The line-up also includes The Australian’s journalists and editors, including Claire Harvey, Eli Greenblat, Jared Lynch, Julie-Anne Sprague, Matt Denholm, Perry Williams and Vesna Poljak, as well as The Weekly Times Editor-in-Chief James Wagstaff and Sky News Business EditorRoss Greenwood. 

Coverage of the Forum in The Australian will include a live blog, a post‑event wrap, and a special episode of The Front podcast.