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Tammy Butterworth -Global R&D Manager, PepsiCo.
Tammy lives in the Midlands with her Husband and two children- where as well as developing her own start up food business she is also Global R&D Manager for PepsiCo. She is hugely passionate about the food and drink industry having spent over 10 years in product development of large blue-chip business’s, holding roles spanning technical development, marketing, and disruptive innovation. Tammy has worked for Mars, PepsiCo, Britvic Soft Drinks and Twinings. Talk Title- Product design to improve in market sustainability.
Dr Gavin Milligan-Group Sustainability Director, William Jackson Food Group, UK.
Dr Gavin Milligan worked in the chemical industry before moving to the food sector. He has worked in supply chain, operations and commercial roles and is currently Group Sustainability Director at WJFG. He is a member director of Sedex, sits on committeesat FoodWasteNet, the Food Sector KTN, Campden BRI and SHU. Presentation title There are no easy answers Presentation synopsis An examination of the unintended consequences elsewhere in the supply chain of local choi...
Daniel Baird-Group Head of IT, Graham’s The Family Dairy, Scotland
Daniel has worked in the IT industry for 15 years both as an external consultant and founding director in one of Microsoft’s pioneering cloud practices and more recently as head of IT for Scotland’s number one dairy brand. Daniel has the combination of both being a huge techie, but also the experience to see the business values. A huge Microsoft and Cloud evangelist, Daniel loves discussing the latest in cloud tech.
Thomas Brewer-Engineering Innovation and Transformation, ABIn-Bev
As a Chemical Engineer I have worked for 20 years in the Food and drink industry in over 30 different countries. My favourite experiences include commissioning the UK’s first bioethanol plant, a 3 year energy efficiency optimisation at a sugar factory China, and designing and commissioning a milling innovation in a Tanzanian Brewery. I will be talking on: A boiling innovation enabling radical energy savings in the brewing industry (Beverage LIFE15 CCM/BE/000090) Wort boiling has been an important part of the brewing process since the dawn of civilisa...
John Stapleton – Entrepreneur, Non-Executive Director & Growth Business Advisor, Co-founder Little Dish and New Covent Garden Soup Co, UK
John Stapleton is the “Authentic Entrepreneur” and co-founder of The New Covent Garden Soup Co. and toddler food brand, Little Dish. John has 30 years’ experience in pioneering new FMCG categories and establishing and growing successful consumer-led businesses in both the UK and the USA. John now actively manages an investor/Non-Executive Director portfolio contributing value-added business growth advice, guidance and mentoring to business owners. Presentation Title: “Keep Calm & Trust Yourself” – What I learned from starting & growing two consume...
Kieron O’Toole – Sales Director, Polestar Interactive Ltd
Kieron O’Toole is Sales Director for Polestar Interactive who specialise in the design, implementation and support of industrial IT infrastructure. After graduating from Aston University with a Masters in Systems Engineering he worked for BT Global Services for 15 years developing and delivering international ICT platforms for multiple global brands before moving into programme leadership and improvements in their global operations. In addition, Kieron has held non-executive and executive positions in several companies specializing in technology innovation. Presentation Title:...
John Maltman – CEO, E Fundamentals
Former VP at PepsiCo, with a career spanning at P&G, Asda Walmart, consultancy and now a B2B tech company, CEO John Maltman has led fast and profitable growth in a range of marketing services for global FMCG brands. In 2015 he left corporate life to apply his client-side knowledge to help brands win online with a category approach to eCommerce analytics, telling colleagues: ‘The market needs it, it doesn’t exist, so we'll create it.’ Presentation Title: Defining capabilities to win in eCommerce Presentation Synopsis: As the online chan...
Roy Green – Managing Director, Harford Control Ltd. UK
Roy Green, Managing Director of Harford Control, talks about some of his experiences in the implementation of Lean Manufacturing within the food and drink industry during the past 40 years and why he believes that Lean Manufacturing is now more important than ever before. Presentation Title: Lean Manufacturing in the Food & Drink Sector Presentation Synopsis: Lean manufacturing is nothing new. Many who have tried it have been frustrated by their lack of success and given up. Some have been successful. In fact, even in these enlightened times, s...
Barry Drummond CPIM, CSCP- Sales Manager , Aspera Solutions
Barry is a commercially astute, senior level sales professional with over 20 years’ experience working with Food and Beverage and FMCG brands. A strategic thinker and a strong communicator, he is committed to the creation of sustainable and profitable results for his clients. The ever-growing portfolio of companies he has helped in the sector include Dairy Crest, Warburtons, Associated British Foods, Saudi Arabian Dairy and Food Company and Moy Park.
Jeremy Praud-Partner, Lauras International.
With 20+ years implementing sustained improvement acrossFood, Drinkand FMCG, following time with Cadburyand Nestle, Jeremy joined Lauras International in 2002, and has been instrumental to the growth of the company. Skilled at quantifying maximum ROI available, and identifying the optimum approach, he has a long track record of successfully improving manufacturing operations.
Alexander Hill- Co-founder, Senseye.
Having worked in industries as diverse as defence, energy and transportation, Alex’s background in Digital Systems Engineering and early work on one of the largest wireless sensor networks in the world has enabled Alex to bridge the gap between the real-world and the promises of the Internet of Things. Title of presentation: Prognostics – The key to predictive maintenance Cloud computing and machine learning are bringing us closer to predictive maintenance but it’s difficult to achieve. Prognostics is the key enabler and Alexander Hill, Co-founder of Senseye, the ‘Uptime as a Service’ co...
Andy Buchan-Divisional Managing Director, ACO Building Drainage.
Having worked in ‘drainage’ for over 20 years Andy has a wealth of experience across a number of different material options including clay, plastics and concrete. Predominantly associated with manufacturing companies (Hepworth and Saint-Gobain) prior to ACO, Andy specialised in the development of new products, particularly within plastic pressure systems. He launched the famous Hep3O Water Pressure System and following market-leading research on the ‘failure mechanism of road ironwork’ (partnered by the Highways Agency & Nottingham University) the UK’s biggest selling manhole c...
Simon Carr -General Manager – Diverse, SMMT Industry Forum.
Simon has over 20 years of experience consulting in the manufacturing and service sectors. After graduating from The University of Birmingham as a Materials Engineer, his career began in the Aluminium Industry and the moved into Automotive. The opportunity came to learn continuous improvement techniques from Japanese experts and since then he has applied this across a wide range of sectors. Talk Title- Competitive Advantage Through Total Productive Maintenance Techniques This presentation explores how companies can remain competitive in today’s market...
Dave Bird-Food and Beverage National Sector Sales Manager SpiraxSarco
Dave Bird has worked with SpiraxSarco for over 26 years and currently leads the national food and beverage sales team. As well as supporting the development of industry-specific products and services, he is committed to helping customers improve steam system plant performance, comply with legislation and meet environmental goals. Presentation Title- Clean steam – the food and beverage industry’s greatest oversight. Short presentation overview: Based on SpiraxSarco’s recent white paper Food and Drink’s most powerful ingredient, this presentation will explore the...
Oliver Knight-Industrial Sales Manager – LNG & LPG, Calor Gas Limited.
I am a chemical engineer who specialises in the sale of bespoke LNG and LPG solutions. At Calor, I promote the cost savings and emission reductions of LNG and LPG to the off-grid UK industry which would otherwise rely on oil for the production of steam, direct process heating and power generation. Brief Synopsis of Talk: Title: Industrial solutions from Calor Gas that reduce spend on energy and lower emissions at the same time Introduction of Calor & SHV Energy Medium Combustion Plant Directive Feat...
Daren Spice-Sales & Marketing Director, Gordian Strapping.
Daren Spice is Sales & Marketing Director at Gordian Strapping Ltd. Gordian Strappingsupplies turnkey, end-of-line packaging systems including case handling equipment. Daren has 17 years’ experience in the packaging industry and has written a number of articles on tertiary packaging including strapping, stretch wrapping, stretch hooding and shrink hooding. Title of Presentation Stretch Hooding versus Stretch Wrapping - Which is right for you? Synopsis Before stretch hooding machines were introduced to the market, the two main options for protecting palletized...
Richard Banyard, MEng CEng MBA MIET– Operations Director, Op-tec Systems
Passionate about finding ‘missed’ opportunities for increasing efficiency, Richard has over 11 years’ experience delivering control systems solutions to the process industries. Now, through Op-tec, he leads a team developing open and efficient control and information solutions for the UK’s manufacturing and energy sectors. IIoT? Industry 4.0? How to make the most of the technology This presentation aims to de-mystify the Industrial Internet of Things. Giving a high-level overview of the technology available, example applications from...
Charlotte Horobin – Region Director Midlands & East, EEF the manufacturers’ organisation
Prior to joining EEF 4 years ago Charlotte worked with livestock and then moved into food manufacturing where she focused on business development and food safety management. She gained her undergraduate degree from The University of Leeds in Biomedical Science before completing her Masters at The University of Nottingham. Presentation Title: EEF Food & Drink Sector Bulletin Synopsis Charlotte will present the EEF 2017 Food & Drink Sector Bulletin, produced in partnership with Santander wh...
Jonathan Starling – Managing Director, Spidex Software Ltd
Jonathan has been working with household-name food manufacturers for over 20 years. His company Spidex supplies a range of software solutions to support best-practice in asset management, plant maintenance, lean manufacturing, audit compliance and health & safety. Presentation Title: See-anywhere production data: your first step towards Industry 4.0 Summary: There has been a great deal of talk in the trade press and elsewhere regarding Industry 4.0, but what does it actually mean? I...
Ross Dumigan-Food & Beverage Segment Manager CEBI Camfill
I began my career with Camfil 13 years ago and have never looked back. I am currently the Food & Beverage segment manager for Continental Europe & the British Isles. I work with the biggest food manufacturers in the world improving IAQ Standards & Reducing Energy Consumption without compromising processes, who exclusively use our products which are specifically designed for the F&B market to offer maximum protection for the customers product / people and process. I have a degree in Mechanical Engineering / Accounting and Business. I am always pushing myself to learn more. As ...
Peter Dyment-Technical manager, Camfil Ltd.
Peter Dyment has worked 35 years in the Air movement industry the majority in air filtration mainly with Camfil during this period . He has worked in a deepening technical role delivering training and project support. He is passionate that the UK Food and Beverage industries are served by the best guidance and air cleaning solutions available. His motivation is to ensure risk of airborne contamination (microbiological or otherwise) of food in the factory environment is eliminated and that plant running costs are minimized. He is a CIBSE accredited CPD presenter and gives consulting engineers...
Jean Calmejane-Worldwide Executive Director, Lascom
With more than 20 years’ experience in the Product Lifecycle Management, especially in the food and beverage industry, Jean has been working with more than 1000 manufacturers over the world. He has joined Lascom in 1999 where he started as a sales in the Aerospace Defense industry. He then implemented Configuration Management methodology to Food and Beverage businesses to answer the rising complexity of regulatory concerns and the need to organise product development. His vision and dedicated work made Lascom a global Product Lifecycle Management’s reference for Food and Beverage industry, ...
Neil Doyle-Head of Marketing,Blueface
Neil Doyle is Head of Marketing at Blueface. Neil’s background includes obtaining a Bachelors Degree in Commerce from UCD and experience in agency and in-house marketing teams in both B2C and B2B environments within the tech and food sectors. Outside of work Neil volunteers in a coaching capacity for Special Olympics basketball initiatives. Presentation Title: Communications capabilities which increase operational efficiency Presentation Synopsis: What impact can smart communications features and integration have on food manufacturing's supply cha...
Emmanuel AUDOIN-food innovation leader, Bureau Veritas Europe (based in France)
His job is to develop new food related certification or auditing/inspection services to serve clients in the food supply chain (from farming to processing, retail & food service) Also to coordinate Bureau Veritas resources and services on these new products (from sales to people’s qualification, and service delivery) Presentation Title: How to gain time and efficiency in your daily checks, to improve food safety and operations. A digital solution for all food operators
Peter Mroch -Business Development Manager, Edenhouse Solutions
Peter Mroch works for Edenhouse Solutions and spends his time helping small to medium enterprises achieve excellence by finding solutions to their business challenges. Originally trained as an engineer, he has spent 25 years working within the ERP and manufacturing systems market across a number of sectors. Presentation Title: How to achieve BRC compliance through integrated ERP, manufacturing & logistics
Pedro Silva , IT Director at Frulact – AB2
With more than 18 years’ experience working in IT, Pedro has 14 years consultancy and project management experience, working for organisations such as Capgemini, Edinfor, Ernst & Young amongst others. In 2013 Pedro joined Frulact as the Information System Specialist of the company and is now Frulact´s IT Director. Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pedro-silva-6bb98b/ Presentation Title: AB Squared: Frulact Digital Transformation path Presentation Syn...
Marc Nelson-Business Development Director, NetEDI
Passionate about helping companies make the most of their resources and streamlining business processes. A techie at heart but with the ability to discuss challenges in a non-techie way, with over 18 years in the Electronic Data Interchange field and providing consultancy services to small, medium and multi-national organisations I feel well positioned to provide insight and help to companies business processes. Presentation Title: How EDI can unlock the value in your supply chain Presentation Synopsis: Are some of yo...
Peter Pardeyke-Product management DATWYLER Cables, Germany
Peter has a background education as an electrician. After he completed his masters, he became a construction supervisor for special building construction in purpose-built buildings. Since 1996, he has been working in product management for safety cables and cable support systems. Datwyler specialise in high performance cabling solutions, particularly suited for manufacturing environments. Presentation Title: CPR- Clear Labeling of Cable Fire Safety Classes
Mark Garrett-Product Director – Food, agileChilli
I’ve worked in food ingredient manufacturing, as a Factory Manager and MD. Between those roles, I studied IT and developed software. I now work with agileChilli to produce software for the food industry. I’m a Biological Sciences graduate and also studied for an MBA and an MSc in IT. Presentation Title: Experiences in Food Manufacturing and Solving Problems Using Software. Presentation Synopsis: Worked in food manufacturing. Experience of food recalls etc. Worked in software development. Combined experience to produce software for food manu...
Vincent Doumeizel-Vice President Food & Sustainability-Lloyd’s Register Group
Vincent Doumeizel is Vice President Food & Sustainability at Lloyd’s Register and leads the related activities in relation to the many thousands of clients that we serve in over 100 countries worldwide. Vincent also actively supports the charitable objectives of the LR Foundation, notably by chairing Advisory Boards of various research projects related to food & sustainability. Presentation Title : How food supply chain innovation is driving sustainability Presentation Synopsis: The global food supply chain is evolving through greater transp...
Tim Daniels-Marketing Manager, Autoscribe
Tim has over 30+ years of experience working in national and international markets across a range of software/high-technology products. He is currently the Marketing Manager at Autoscribe Informatics, based near Reading in the UK. Autoscribe Informatics provides database management solutions such as Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) that, uniquely, are graphically configurable requiring no scripting or custom coding to configure solutions. Tim‘s broad background provides a unique blend of practical knowledge and insight to drive all aspects of product and corporate marketing wit...
Joanne Hedger, Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) Consultant, Lighthouse Systems, UK.
With a background in Automation, Joanne has been working in manufacturing IT for 25 years, past companies include Atkins and Rockwell Automation. In 2006, Joanne joined Lighthouse Systems. Passionate about manufacturing excellence and helping customers get the best out of their MES, she is responsible for account management and new business generation across Europe, as well as for the development of integrator partners (Nordic, Netherlands, and Israel).
Laurra Davis-Creative Director, Brilliant Social Media.
Laurra Davis is the founder and Creative Director of Brilliant Social Media, a specialist agency helping food and drink brands to tap into the potential of social media. In their six years, Brilliant have helped their clients become household names and built up two of the Top 3 ranking Facebook pages in the UK’s Food/Beverage sector. Presentation Title: Social media success for food and drink: how to take your social media content to the next level. Synopsis: In this session Laurra will explain how to creating compelling, relevant content that...
Brian Scheffe Msc-Divisional Head – Service & Maintenance, Nijuis Industries
Brian Scheffe oversees the service and maintenance operations of Nijhuis Industries UK & Ireland and heads the development of industrial projects within the South West of the UK. Nijhuis Industries UK & Ireland, part of the Nijhuis Industries group provide sustainable solutions within the water and waste water space. Brian has a strong background with over 19 years of experience in water and wastewater treatment and a Master of Science degree from Baylor University (Texas, USA). Brian has been successful in the development of numerous wastewater and waste to value proje...
Andy Burgess -Technical Sales Manager, Aqua Enviro
Presentation Title: Trade Effluent Treatment: A review of best practice in the F&B sector to reduce costs and improve sustainability Presentation Synopsis: Company Intro Drivers for treatment: Financial, Regulation and Sustainability The feasibility study: from desktop study to pilot scale testing to deliver a tailored solution Case studies
Sarah Foster-Commercial Manager,Comply Direct
Sarah joined Comply Direct in 2014 and specialises in Packaging Compliance and the PRN market. Since joining the team Sarah has been the key contact for the schemes largest members and is responsible for ensuring that all required recycling evidence is acquired annually in line with member obligations. Talk title-‘Packaging waste – what do future changes to producer responsibility mean to the Food & Beverage Sector?’ Synopsis – We will analyse the increasing recycling targets in place taking us through to 2020 and look at...
John Taylor-Business Development Manager, UK North, Veolia Water Technologies UK – Mobile Water Services
John has been working in the water industry for over 30 years and has extensive experience in providing water treatment services to a number of industries including the Food & Beverage sector. Presentation title A permanent temporary solution - water treatment Summary Temporary water treatment services can be applied in a number of situations from emergencies where an existing plant has broken down to the provision of treated water for planned maintenance, refurbishment and commissioning. Some our Food & Beverage clien...
Erica Bassford-Head of Aspire, Lauras International.
Erica has broad operational experience gained over 25 years within international manufacturing organisations. Her outstanding people skills and depth of experience make Erica extremely effective at generating positive behavioural changes to individuals at all levels of an organisation through her training, coaching, and guidance. Prioritising Line Improvement - and making it stick Synopsis: When it comes to prioritising line improvement and implementing improvement programmes, it's vital that managers are equipped with the skills to manage and motivate t...
Dr Valentina Stojceska-Senior Lecturer,Brunel University London
Dr Valentina Stojceska is employed as a Senior Lecturer at Brunel University London. Her research interests lie in all aspects of innovative solutions for sustainable food process development. She has led and managed a range of projects funded by Innovate UK, EU, TSB, Welsh Assembly, British Council and a large number of industry funded projects. Presentation Title- . Current and future perspectives of sustainability in food production systems Current sustainability trends in food processing, distribution and retail: - Energy efficiency - Food ...
Zafar Ure-Managing Director,Phase Change Material Products Limited.
Mr. Ure started his career in J&E Hall in the refrigeration field and later worked as Consultant for a number of UK based Building Services consultancy firms. He also served with York International in Overseas markets as a Sales Manager. Currently Mr. Ure is the founder and Managing Director of PCM Products Ltd. specialised in PCM based Thermal Energy Storage products and associated low energy cooling technologies. Mr. Ure takes a special interest in the promotion of alternative energy efficient and environmentally friendly technologies and overall load shifting /...
Dr Theo Hacking-Director, Graduate Education, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
Theo oversees the development and delivery of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership CISL’s portfolio of graduate programmes. Before completing his PhD at Cambridge, Theo spent 15 years working in industry, mostly on the environmental and social impact assessment of major projects. Prior to joining CISL he was a Senior Research Associate at Cambridge’s Engineering Department, where he oversaw an industry-funded research programme into energy efficiency in the built environment. TITLE: “Building leadership capacity to deliver competitive advantage in the food...
Ben Murray- Managing Director, Carbon Smart
Ben founded Carbon Smart to help businesses take on the challenge of sustainability in the 21st century. He has been working in sustainability and business efficiency for over 19 years and has worked with many public and private organisations, leading wide ranging programmes to achieve performance improvements, behavioural changes and sustainable results. He is a well-known and sought-after member of the sustainability community in the UK. Ben oversees Carbon Smart’s major client engagements, helping senior managers develop business focused strategies to address sustainability chall...
Dave Worthington- Managing Director, Verco
Dave Worthington is Verco’s Managing Director with over 18 years’ experience advising policy makers, major companies and public sector organisations on energy efficiency and low carbon infrastructure. Recent major projects include; directing a £1.5m major research project for the UK’s Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy to update the evidence on non-domestic energy efficiency; providing EU-wide technical support for the Investor Confidence Project including Quality Assurance of a range of building retrofit projects; and undertaking ESOS compliance audits for the Environment ...
Nia Owen-Principal Consultant, Ricardo.
Nia has extensive experience in providing resource efficiency advice to the food and drink and HaFS sectors. This has included carrying out on-site assessments to identify opportunities for waste prevention, delivering waste prevention action planning workshops, producing best practice guidance and providing support to businesses to reduce food waste through changes in procurement and on-site practices. Presentation Title: The benefits of waste prevention Presentation Synopsis: Businesses have a legal duty to consider the waste hier...
Gavin Landeg-Head of Environment North West Europe,Tetra Pak.
Gavin Landeg is a chartered environmentalist with more than 17 years’ experience as an environment professional. At Tetra Pak Gavin is responsible for leading environmental excellence in North West Europe. This includes reducing environment impact across Tetra Pak’s value chain, deploying sustainable products and driving post-consumer beverage carton recycling. Presentation title Towards Sustainability - A Packaging Perspective Brief synopsis of talk Gavin will discuss the role that packaging can play in our...
Liz Harding-Green Kitchen Standard Development Manager,Soil Association Certification
Liz has worked for the Soil Association since 2007, and is now the manager for the newly launched Green Kitchen Standard, a joint certification by Soil Association Certification and the Carbon Trust, which recognises caterers that have taken positive steps to sustainably manage energy, waste and water. Title: Green Kitchen Standard The Standard was launched in May 2017 and is a symbol of Trust procurers are looking for and supports catering business with evaluating energy, waste and water efficiencies. I will cover, the Standards and benefits of the Green Kitch...
Derek Thompson-Sales Director,Alkali Solutions Ltd.
Derek Thompson has worked in the lime industry for almost 10 years, initially with the Belgium international Lhoist Group, and more recently with his own start up company called Alkali Solutions Ltd. Derek has set up and commissioned sludge liming facilities for Southern Water, Scottish Water and Yorkshire Water as well as for numerous industrial sites. Presentation Title; Lime in recycling - Closing the sustainability circle? The short presentation will outline the use of lime in recycling a wide range of products, from municipal sludge and drinking water t...
James Tucker-Industrial Business Development Manager, Huber Technology, UK
Having worked with wastewater across a number of industries, James Tucker has spent the majority of his time providing solutions to maintain compliance and reduce costs for a range of food manufacturing plants. The range of global Huber experience ensures best practice with a personal solution, for each unique site. Presentation title: Wastewater and sludge: How much is not treating it costing you? Synopsis: Reluctance to spend ...
Chris Swaffin Smith- Director,Raynor Foods Ltd.
Chris has been a Non -Executive Director for Raynor Foods for five years. He has worked in this capacity for several businesses during his career. He has worked as an adviser to family businesses in both Europe and Asia , been a visiting member of Faculty at Regents University in London, and has published a number of articles relating to family businesses. Presentation title- Linking succession to the development of a Sustainable Business Dilemmas facing the Family Business In this presentation Chris will identify the challenges and opportunities that famil...
James Rowell-Lecturer Operations and Supply Chain Management, University of Buckingham.
James lectures in the Business School on Operations, and Supply Chain Management; and the MBA Programme. His research interests include the dynamics of supply chains at the customer end, he also researches international relationships in SMEs, and process management (BPM). He has published various papers including “Omni-Channel Retailing: the changing battleground”. Presentation Ttile- Finding the Right Model? Impact of changing shopping habits on the Supply Chain Synopsis: In a time of changing shopping habits what is the right model for the supply chain to serve ...
Nick Garrod-Head of Learning & ID, Cloud Sustainability.
Nick Garrod has worked within learning and development for over twenty years. Working with Cloud Sustainability within instructional design and eLearning. Nick has managed the production of hundreds of hours of learning content and also has extensive experience in the use and deployment of learning management systems and virtual learning environments. Presentation title- Food Waste: behaviour change eLearning Food production is the single biggest impact humans have on the planet’s ecosystems - it's responsible for 80% of deforestation, 70% of...
Uri Zilberman- Regional Director, UK & Ireland, Priority Software.
Uri is an experienced IT software sales and business development professional with close to 20 years of experience in the industry. Market-savvy, his track record includes senior positions at several software companies where he successfully led the introduction of new technology, products and services to the market. "Who Moved My Paper" synopsis: With the fast-paced technological changes taking place in the ecosystem where organisations conduct their business, becoming digital is no longer ‘nice to have’, it is now a ‘must’. The focus of this session will be ...
Dr John Henry Looney-Managing Director / Senior Environmental Consultant, Sustainable Direction Ltd
Over 32 years’ experience in delivering environmental and sustainability projects. Has a strong technical, business and project management background. Has provided consulting expertise to a wide range of organisations from small consultancies to multinational organisations and government bodies in over 30 countries. Has been Director on projects up to £80m. Wastewater Management in the Food Industry – Food for Thought When it comes to running a high-quality F&D facility, the ‘environmental’ aspects need to be run ...
David Woakes-Group Business Development Manager, Jonathan Lee Recruitment.
An engineer apprentice by background with 20 years’ experience in technical recruitment, David is an advocate of UK advanced engineering and manufacturing. Supporting future 4IR skills and STEM careers at all entry levels, David volunteers as an Enterprise Advisor for the national Careers Enterprise Company programme and sits on the Skills Factory board. Synopsis: Finding, retaining and growing the skills required in the marketplace is one of the most critical factors facing engineering and manufacturing businesses. We are experiencing a significant skills crisis and need t...
Sarah Wynne-Managing Director Sustainable Food and Farming, ADAS.
Sarah has 14 years’ experience working in the agriculture and food industry. She has a passion for improving the sustainability of food production through forging better links within the food supply chain. Her particular interests focus on reducing the greenhouse gas impacts and water use in primary food production. Presentation Title: How food companies can work with their supply chains to deliver against the sustainable development goals Synopsis: The United Nations has set out 17 Sustainable Development Goals that set the framework for sustainable ...
Paul O’Neill- Natural Gas Sector Manager , Clarke Energy.
Paul provides technical combined heat and power (CHP) solutions for some of the country’s highest heat and power intensive industry. His experience has secured schemes within the food and drink sector resulting in resilient infrastructure, lower energy costs and emissions. His product knowledge and experience is second to none. Title/synopsis: Benefits of Industrial CHP – Resilience, lower energy costs and emissions. CHP is an ideal solution to many of the issues facing manufacturing sites face today.
Vahid Tambe – Technical Director , Invisible Systems Ltd – United Kingdom
Studied at Lancaster University and gained a masters degree in Electronic Communication engineering where he achieved 2:1. After graduation the first role was R&D of BGlobal metering. After one year he was promoted to senior systems engineer where he was responsible for leading the smart/sub metering division of the business. After spending 4 years at BGlobal Metering PLC Vahid joined Invisible Systems Limited as project and after sales manager subsequently promoted to Technical Director. Vahid has been working in the M2M and SMART Buildings technology sector for approximately 10...
Jenny Plumb-Food Scientist, NIS Nutritics.
Jenny works within Food Databanks National Capability at the Quadram Institute Biosciences as part of the team who manage McCance and Widdowson’s Composition of Foods Datasets which cover the nutrient content of the UK food supply. Jenny is an analyst with an interest in bioactive compounds and also works with NIS Nutritics providing food product nutritional information. Presentation title: Food Nutrition Labels: Who cares? Presentation synopsis: Jenny will deliberate who really cares about the nutritional information on food products; from regulators and scientists to producers, consume...
Stephen Jones- Director, Your Food Job.com.
Stephen Jones is the founder of two market leading company’s the Job Board, YourFoodJob.com and a Search and Selection business Focus Management Consultants. He is also an investor in a number of disruptive technology based businesses all focused on the food industry. His earlier career was at Marks and Spencer as a Buyer. Presentation title - What are the implications and facts of Brexit so far on recruitment to the Food industry in the UK and what are the likely issues facing us within the next 16 months....
Richard Herbage- Principal & Owner, Supply Chain Solutions Network.
Richard Herbage is an independent supply chain management consultant – specialising identifying and delivering supply chain business process improvements including physical logistics efficiencies as well as establishing effective S&OP processes. He has over 25 years’ line experience in well-respected FMCG Retail & Food Manufacturing businesses. He was previously Supply Chain Director for Young’s Seafood Ltd and prior to that held several senior roles in the supply chain & operations function in Premier Foods before during and after Premier’s major acquisition period where he led ...
Thomas Gill- Head of Environment, Promar International Ltd.
Tom Gill is leads the Environment Team for Promar and works with farmers, processors and retailers to deliver sustainable food production. Presentation title – The 4’s of sustainability – building a future-proofed, resilient food supply chain Tom will discuss the needs of food supply chain businesses and the urgent requirement to build sustainability within agriculture. Effecting change at farm level is vital, achieving it is the challenge.
Martin Leeming- CEO, TrakRap.
Martin spent 15 years as a Director in Trading, Supply Chain and Change at Asda before deciding to use that experience, combined with his background in engineering, to create a new type of packaging that he believed would have a real impact on the transit and retail ready packaging market. Presentation title – Packaging 4.0 Brief synopsis - Following the arrival of the Internet of Things, the next industrial revolution is already here. As the manufacturing sector moves towards Industry 4.0, so too must the supply chain supporting it, par...
Will Schreiber- Partner, 3Keel LLP, UK
Will is an expert in food system sustainability and application in commercial supply chains. He has advised some of the world’s most influential organisations, including the EBRD and Tesco, but has also worked with many SMEs. His experience ranges from conducting technical data analyses to writing board level briefing notes. Title: Zombie or Phoenix? The death of sustainability labels. Synopsis: The first generation of environmental and social indicators on product labels were focused on niche products that depend on extensive standard setting and certif...
Tracey Jefferies- Managing Director, Feel Good Family.
Feel Good Family Directors Tracey Jefferies and Sarah Pullen combined their extensive experience of food and behavioural science to develop the UK’s first accredited behaviour change workshop for food businesses ‘Healthy Profit,’ helping customers get healthier. Their current research Super Yummy will identify how food descriptions affect customer food choices. The challenge: Improving customer’s eating habits whilst still generating a healthy profit. The solution: Health by stealth using behavioural science. Healt...
Richard Jones-Chief Technology Officer, LINKFRESH Software Ltd.
Richard is Chief Technology Officer at LINKFRESH, a Microsoft Gold Partner, delivering the latest technologies and solutions to the food industry, in areas such as ecommerce, mobility, traceability, supply chain management, quality and food safety. Richard is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in the field of Mobile application development. Furthermore Richard is now a regular speaker at Microsoft Global events. Richard maintains an active technical blog (www.binaryrefinery.com). In 2006, Richard was voted British Computer Society Developer of the Year. ...
Dr Elliot Woolley-Lecturer in Sustainable Manufacturing, Centre for Sustainable Manufacturing and Recycling Technologies, Loughborough University, UK.
Elliot’s educational background is in the field of Applied Physics. His current research focus is on the monitoring and control environmental impacts in manufacturing through intelligent data collection and information processing. He also has in interest in food waste minimisation. Elliot is in investigator in the £4.5m 5-year EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Food. Presentation Title- Frontiers of Sustainable Manufacturing of Food One of the most prominent challenges commonly acknowledged by modern manufacturing industries is ‘how to produce more with fewer resource...
Philippa Williams – Supply Chain Risk Advisor, BSI Supply Chain Services and Solutions
Philippa is a Supply Chain Risk Advisor with BSI Group based in Mexico City, working across Europe and Latin America. She works with government agencies, multinationals, domestic companies and international organizations, providing bespoke risk management solutions across complex supply chains with significant security, social responsibility, environmental and business continuity challenges. She has experience in assessing sustainability challenges at both the grower and producer level, and evaluating critical risk factors from the perspective of small-scale growers in Latin America to supplie...
Chris Sturman-Chief Executive Officer, Food Storage and Distribution Federation
Chris Sturman is Chief Executive of the Food Storage and Distribution Federation, an appointment held since May 2009. His 45 year career in the logistics industry spans from early days with TDG, NFC/BRC Southern, Ross Youngs and Wincanton with wide experience of operational, tactical and strategic food supply chain and logistics management, followed by roles as managing director of West Kent Cold Storage and chief executive of Linq Alliance. Chris has also undertaken high profile consultancy assignments across the supply chain and logistics sector in UK, Europe, Central Asia and USA. ...
Mark Evans-Managing Director, R&D Tax Claims Limited.
R&D Tax Claims Limited helps UK SMEs to reclaim corporation tax they’ve unknowingly overpaid in their development of new products and improving processes. The company was founded in January 2012 by Managing Director Mark Evans FCA and since then has claimed back over £13million for UK SMEs with an average tax saving of over £40,000per company, per annum. Presentation Title- R&D Tax Relief-To Claim or not to Claim ...
David Rose-Sales Director,The Alternative Pallet Company – PALLITE.
David has spent over 20 years in the FMCG and Field Marketing sectors, where excellent client understanding and good collaborative management is paramount. Recognising the importance of these disciplines has seen David’s career grow from Field Sales Executive through to National Account Management to Strategic Director. He has also gained a great level of knowledge across multiple sectors and industries including wholesale: FMCG; pharmaceuticals; food service; and point of sale. David heads up sales and business development strategy at The Alternative Pallet Company, helping their customers wi...
Damian Gilbertson-Sales and Marketing Director, Schoeller Allibert Ltd.
A supply chain expert,Damian has previously worked for DHL, UPS, andHead of Sales at FedEx. Supply Chain in EMEA, based in Holland. Damian is customer focussed and committed to providing Returnable Transit Packaging (RTP) solutions which are cost effective, improve logistics and reduce environmental impacts. Presentation Title: Boxing Clever Presentation Synopsis: Identifying the sustainability and cost savings which can be achieved by converting from traditional packaging (e.g. wood and cardboard) to RTP (Returnable Transit Packaging).
Michael Jones BSc PIEMA- Business Account Manager, WRAP
Michael celebrates ten years at WRAP (the Waste and Resources Action Programme) this year. He is responsible for supporting a portfolio of top FTSE grocery and hospitality businesses to improve resource efficiency across the food value chain, as part of the ambitious UK voluntary agreement ‘The Courtauld Commitment 2025’. Before joining WRAP, Michael was an environmental consultant specialising in waste management. Title - Why we need to unite in the food waste fight. Synopsis– It is estimated that one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year (approxima...
Chris Thornton- European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform
Chris Thornton manages the European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (ESPP), promoting sustainable phosphorus management in Europe, from agricultural use through the food industry to recycling from waste streams. ESPP is non-profit, funded by members which include water and waste companies, fertilisers, chemicals, recycling technologies, knowledge institutes and public establishments. Proposed title of talk Nutrients: the foundation of food sustainability Synopsis Nutrients, alongside...
Leslie Berger- Agri-Food Sustainability Consultant , RSK ADAS Ltd.
Leslie is an Agri-food Sustainability Consultant with over 25 years experience working with global agri-food supply chains. Leslie works as part of an ADAS team of consultants with commercial clients such as Aldi, Sainsbury’s, PepsiCo, and Compass, and with industry organisations such as WRAP and SAI Platform to help build more resilient raw material supply chains to reduce business risk. Her experience includes engaging with producers to assess supply chain opportunities and risks and advising food businesses on sustainability strategies for water use, GHG reduction, resource efficiency, ...
John Findlay- Director, Carbon Zero Consultants Ltd.
John is a Chartered Engineer with 35 years of international engineering project management and geosciences experience. His work has ranged from oil exploration, water resource management and renewable heating and power design and installation. Currently working on large borehole water supply and GSHP projects throughout the UK. Talk title- ‘Sustainable Energy & Water from Boreholes – The A to Z in 20 minutes’. John Findlay has over 35 years of experience working throughout the world on borehole development projects for oil, gas, water and renewable energy. He will examine how ...
Martin Clemesha-Technical Sales Manager, Braskem Europe GmbH.
Mr. Martin Clemesha graduated as a materials science engineer at the Polytechnic School of São Paulo University in 2001 and has a post-graduation degree in Packaging Engineering. Along his 15 years carrier, he has provided technical support to Customers in several segments in Brazil, South America and Europe. As market development engineer, he worked on projects involving the replacement of traditional materials in the paint packaging and medical packaging industries. Today in a more commercial role, his aim is to serve current customers and open new opportunities for Braskem’s I’m Green...