Conference Programme
Sunday 8 April 2018
09:30 Executive Meeting (Board Members Only)
18:00 Chairman’s Welcome Reception at The River Rooms
Monday 9 April 2018
09:00 Monday Conference Session
09:30 Conference Opening
10:00 Keynote Speaker: Jessica Moulton, McKinsey & Company, UK
‘The disruption facing the consumer goods industry and how to change to win’
10:45 Coffee break
11:30 IEF Update
‘Growth and Development of the International Egg Foundation’
11:40 Conference Session: Feed Outlook
Speaker: Dr Christos Antipatis, Cargill Animal Nutrition, UK
‘Strategies for the future’
Speaker: Nan-Dirk Mulder, Rabobank, Netherlands
‘Feed grains outlook’
13:00 Lunch
14:45 Conference Session: IEC Avian Influenza Global Expert Group – Addressing Challenges Today
Speaker: Dr Alejandro Thiermann, OIE, France
‘Avian diseases – global overview
Speaker: Dr Travis Schaal, Hy-Line International, USA
‘Biosecurity: creating a global standard’
Speaker: Professor Arjan Stegeman, Utrecht University, Netherlands
‘Avian Influenza Vaccination: considerations and essential components’
Speaker: Kevin Lovell, IEC Scientific Advisor
‘Avian Influenza: working with the OIE’
15:55 Coffee break
16:30 Conference Session: Chef’s Table
Speaker: Jozef Youssef, Kitchen Theory, UK
‘Kitchen theory and molecular gastronomy’
17:15 Networking Reception
Tuesday 10 April 2018
08:45 Conference Session: Industry Analysis
Speaker: Professor Hans-Wilhelm Windhorst, IEC Statistical Analyst
‘The North American egg industry in transition’
Speaker: Peter van Horne, IEC Economic Analyst
‘The IEC Global Database for Animal Welfare Legislation’
09:00 Tuesday Conference Session
09:30 Coffee Break
10:00 Conference Session: Global Challenges Part 1
Speaker: Tim Lambert, IEC Chairman, Canada
‘The necessity for global interaction’
Speaker: Ignacio Gavilan, Director, Environmental Sustainability, Consumer Goods Forum, France
‘Environmental sustainability & deforestation; future soy supply’
Speaker: Didier Bergeret, Director, Social Sustainability and GSCP, Consumer Goods Forum, France
‘Social sustainability; eliminating forced labour from the value chain’
Speaker: Lisa Beohm, Strategic Relationship Manager, Henning Companies, LLC, USA
‘Social sustainability – industry case study’
11:10 Coffee break
11:50 Conference Session: Global Challenges Part 2
Speaker: Ben Dellaert, IEC President
‘Antimicrobial resistance: the challenge to us’
Speaker: Kevin Lovell, IEC Scientific Advisor
‘OIE’s Global Animal Welfare Standards: situation update’
Speaker: Professor Joy Mench, University of California Davis, USA
‘OIE’s Global Animal Welfare Standards: egg industry impact’
Question and Answer Session
13:00 Lunch
14:30 Conference Session: Global Economic Outlook
Speaker: Professor Trevor Williams, Former Chief Economist at Lloyds Bank, UK
‘Seizing opportunities in the global economy’
19:00 Informal Dinner at Banking Hall
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