Robert Barneveld

The SunPork Group, with more than 52,000 sows and $0.6 billion in revenue, is the largest fully integrated pork production company in Australasia. SunPork has 48 farms, two abattoirs, a value-add plant and four feedmills in Australia with another seven farms in New Zealand. Employing more than 1,500 people in regional communities, SunPork produces more than 20% of Australia’s pork from 1.2 million pigs per annum totalling more than 90 million kilograms. The business spans genetics, feed milling, farming, processing, value-adding, sales and marketing and distribution.

Autism CRC is the independent national source of evidence for best practice in relation to autism across the lifespan and the spectrum. Autism CRC has identified many areas of need yet to be addressed with evidence-based understanding and practice – consistently across all levels of government and service systems – including for the most marginalised, such as those in regional and remote communities and those with complex needs. Autism CRC is committed to inclusive research practices and co-production with autistic people and their supporters, to ensure our research provides practical and tangible outputs that benefit the community.

APRIL (formerly Pork CRC Ltd) is an independent, member-based organisation that seeks to benefit the Australasian Pork Industry by investing in research and development, education and training, and commercialisation activities focused on priorities and deliverables that ensure the sustainability of Australasian pork production and generates optimal returns for the industry.

Ridley is Australia’s largest stockfeed manufacturer with significant investments in ingredient recovery. Operating feed mills and rendering plants across Australia, Ridley is an integral component of the Australian livestock sector serving the poultry, pig, dairy, beef, sheep, aquaculture, and pet sectors. Ridley has a market capitalisation of more than $760 million and sits in the ASX 300. As a Non-Executive Director, I was a member of the Audit and Risk Committee and Chair of the Research, Innovation and Operations Committee.

Barneveld Nutrition Pty Ltd is a private research and livestock nutrition consulting business with clients in Australia, New Zealand, China, Vietnam, United States, Thailand, and the Philippines.

BECAN is an agribusiness consultancy established by Robert van Barneveld, Tony Edwards and Prof Mingan Choct in 1998. It has also has feed milling interests in China.

AQ has proudly delivered quality services and supports for autistic Queenslanders since 1967. As Queensland’s peak autism service and support provider, AQ’s extensive community includes individual clients, their families and others working/supporting them including educators and professionals, government agencies, support groups and other disability supports for autistic people.