Keynote address by Sarma Vangala, CEO of Metastrategy, Inc. at 2015 International Conference on Management, Business and Economics on February 13, 2015 in Sydney, Australia.

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Opportunities for Australia in Canada’s
Manufacturing and Agriculture Clusters
Sydney, Australia February 2015
Sarma Vangala, PhD, PEng

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• Introduction
• Common Ground
• Leading Trends in Canadian Manufacturing
• Leading Trends in Canadian Agriculture
• Opportunities for Australia
• Conclusion
Agenda
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Sarma Vangala, PhD, PEng
mobile phone: +1.416.567.0201
e-mail: sarma.vangala@metastrategyinc.com
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Introduction: Canadian Brands
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Introduction: Canadian Brands
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Introduction: Canadian Brands
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Introduction: Canadian Brands
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Venture Capital
Mergers and Acquisitions
Business Transformation
Introduction: Metastrategy, Inc
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• Vast land mass
• Quality of logistics network
• Political stability
• Labour flexibility
• Corporate compliance
• Robust intellectual property rights
• Resource-based economy
Common Ground
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Common Ground (Not)
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3-Tier global production footprint
Leading Trends: Manufacturing
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Leading Trends: Move Closer
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Leading Trends: Move Closer
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Indirect exporting
Leading Trends: Manufacturing
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Investment in production facilities by industry
Leading Trends: Manufacturing
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Investment in production facilities by size
Leading Trends: Manufacturing
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Outsourcing of production and R&D by industry
Leading Trends: Manufacturing
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Process innovations introduced
Leading Trends: Manufacturing
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Aspire to be Best in Class through KPIs
Leading Trends: Manufacturing
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Aspire to be Best in Class through technology adoption
Leading Trends: Manufacturing
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Leading Trends: Agriculture
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• Produce the right crop
• Find the right customer
• Adopt technology and procure latest equipment
• Use economies of scale
Leading Trends in Agriculture
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• Find the right customer
Leading Trends in Agriculture
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• Adopt technology procure latest equipment
Leading Trends in Agriculture
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Leading Trends in Agriculture
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• Contract Manufacturing
• Satellite Manufacturing Hub
• Software Provider
• Acquire Canadian Manufacturer
Opportunities for Australia
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Thank you
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Sarma Vangala, PhD, PEng
mobile phone: +1.416.567.0201
e-mail: sarma.vangala@metastrategyinc.com
Thank you
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