The UK Brassica & Leafy Salad Conference & Trade Exhibition would like to introduce to you their running order for the day. They have a fantastic line up of speakers including Justin Urquhart Stewart, with most of you knowing him as the guy in the red braces. Conference and dinner tickets will be available to purchase very soon via the website www.brassicaandleafysaladconference.co.uk.
08.30: Registration, coffee, bacon rolls & view trade exhibition
09.55: Welcome and Introduction by Peter Newman, Bayer CropScience
10.00: Opening address—George Eustice, MP. Minister of State, Food, Farming & Marine Environment
10.20: Dr Tina Barsby, CEO NIAB/EMR
10.40: Dr Tim Lacey, Bayer CropScience
11.00: Brassica delegates move upstairs to Carmichael Room
Leafy Salad Technical Session—Chair: Dr Jim Monaghan, HAUC
11.10: Dr Rosemary Collie, Warwick Crop Centre
11.30: Yara Boubou, HAUC
11.50: Dr Tim Pettit, University of Worcester
12.10: Sierra Hartley, Sakata America
Brassica Technical Session—Chair: Andrew Rutherford, BGA R&D Committee Chairman
11.10: David Grzywacz, NRI
11.30: Sarah McWilliams
11.50: Dr Lizzie Sagoo, ADAS
12.10: Simon Jackson, Syngenta
12.30: Lunch & view trade exhibition
14.15: Welcome from afternoon Chairman
14.15: Justin Urquhart Stewart, Seven Investment Management
15.05: Ian Wright, Food & Drink Federation
15.35: Maria Bourke, Let’s Get Healthy
16.05: Closing remarks by Charlie Kisby, BLSA Vice Chairman
16.15: Tea, cake & view trade Exhibition
17.30: Conference closes
The event will be held at KingsGate Conference Centre, Peterborough, 2 Staplee Way, Parnwell, Peterborough, PE1 4YT
For any further information please contact Brooke Lovelock on 01507 353792 or brooke.lovelock@britishgrowers.org.