July 2020
Price: £95 PLUS VAT
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***Full-scale policy conference taking place online***
This conference which is bringing together key stakeholders and policymakers to discuss the priorities for developing a new wide-ranging National Food Strategy for England.
The agenda:
- Stakeholder perspectives on the development of an overarching food strategy:
- What makes a good food system - with Professor Tim Lang, Professor of Food Policy, City, University of London
- Maintaining a competitive and secure food manufacturing industry - with Ian Wright, Chief Executive, Food and Drink Federation
- Agricultural standards and our food values - with Minette Batters, President, NFU
- Engaging small business and retailers in the future food strategy - with Edward Woodall, Director, Government Relations, ACS
- Food we can trust - making it happen- with Emily Miles, Chief Executive Officer, Food Standards Agency
- Providing a sustainable and healthy National Food Strategy
- Improving healthy choices within the food industry - with Alison Tedstone, National Director, Diet, Nutrition and Obesity, Public Health England
- A business perspective on the future of the food system and the National Food Strategy - with Stefano Agostini, Chief Executive Officer, Nestlé UK&I
- Working with the natural environment to deliver a sustainable strategy - with Tanya Steele, Chief Executive Officer, WWF
- Consumer priorities for a food strategy - with Sue Davies, Head, Consumer Protection and Food Policy, Which?
- Engaging with children, families and those with less access to fresh and affordable food - with Claire Pritchard, Chair, London Food Board & CEO, Greenwich Cooperative Development Agency
Policy officials attending:
Our forums are known for attracting strong interest from policymakers and stakeholders.
It’s particularly the case with this one. Places have been reserved by parliamentary pass-holders from both Houses of Parliament, and officials from Defra; Defra - Northern Irleand; DAERA; BEIS; the Committee on Climate Change; DHSC; the Food Standards Agency; Food Standards Scotland; MHCLG; the National Audit Office; the National Food Crime Unit; DFID; the Department for International Trade; Crown Commercial Services; The Scottish Government and the Welsh Government.
This is a full-scale conference taking place online***
- full, four-hour programme including comfort breaks - you’ll also get a full recording to refer back to
- information-rich discussion involving key policymakers and stakeholders
- conference materials provided in advance, including speaker biographies
- speakers presenting via webcam, accompanied by slides if they wish, using the Cisco WebEx professional online conference platform (easy for delegates - we’ll provide full details)
- opportunities for live delegate questions and comments with all speakers
- a recording of the addresses, all slides cleared by speakers, and further materials, is made available to all delegates afterwards as a permanent record of the proceedings
- delegates are able to add their own written comments and articles following the conference, to be distributed to all attendees and more widely
- networking too - there will be opportunities for delegates to e-meet and interact - we’ll tell you how!
Full information and guidance on how to take part will be sent to delegates before the conference
