Andy Richardson, Head of Corporate Affairs, Volac and Chair Welsh Food and Drink Board

Heather Mills, Founder, VBites Group

Connor Black, Trading Manager – Direct Sourcing, Morrisons

• Innovative solutions to sustainability challenges
• Reducing the environmental aspects of food
• How to justify the claims of sustainable products
• Energy efficiency and low carbon agriculture

Panel Moderator

Mercedes Groba, Innovation Programme Manager at European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Food

Panellists

Wayne Martindale, Associate Professor in Food Insights and Sustainability, NCFM, University of Lincoln
Gavin Milligan, ESG Director, William Jackson Food Group

Professor Chris Elliott, Professor of Food Safety, Queens University Belfast

Nick Cornwell, Head of Food Technical, Co-op

The increasing number of product recalls, withdrawals, allergen advisories and large-scale outbreaks has created a need for effective risk transfer for F&B businesses. If the integrity of your product is questioned, keeping your business operational while facing intense public and regulatory scrutiny can be costly. Learn how to incorporate contaminated product recall insurance into your risk management strategy.

Natasha Catchpole, Crisis Management Practice Leader CFC Underwriting

Sponsor Session

• The importance of collaboration to combat food fraud
• Bringing together the analytical and clinical teams for a cohesive approach
• New control measures for preventing fraud and adulteration
• Developing food integrity management systems
• Putting a stop to economically motivated adulteration

Moderator
Professor Chris Elliott, Professor of Food Safety, Queens University Belfast

Panellists
Kevin Barker, SME and Integrity Lead, Two Sisters Food Group
Hazel Gowland, Expert in food allergy risks and Visiting Fellow, University of Southampton Medicine
Bruno Séchet, Managing Director, Integralim

• Understanding consumer perception
• Creative methods to re-assure consumers as they become more educated and aware
• Crisis communications
• Practical solutions to deal with allergen management
• Instilling confidence that food is safe
• Brand protection

Panel Moderator:

Mecca Ibrahim, Co-Founder, Women in the Food Industry

Panellists

Andrew Walker, Founder, TEA REX
Elizabeth Bui, Better World Naturals
Lee Holdstock, Senior Business and Trade Development Manager, Soil Association

Frederik Hendriksen, VP of International Sales, Mile High Labs

• Is misrepresentation and mislabelling one in the same? The legal landscape
• How to make each claim on your packaging more valuable for the consumer – consider what they rely upon to make they purchase
• Understanding the business risks of (intentional or unintentional) mislabelling
• Improving labelling information for allergens
• Bridging the gap between what is legal, and what consumers want and managing expectations internally and externally
• Clean Labelling

Panel Moderator
Arun Chauhan, Specialist Fraud Lawyer and Founder, Tenet Compliance and Litigation

Panellists
Keith Wesnes, Owner, Wesnes Cognition
Paul Isherwood, Head of Technical and Quality, The SHS Group Drinks Division
Jaclyn Bowen, Executive Director, Clean Label Project