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EXAMINATION SCHOOL FOYER
Room 8
Room 6
Sponsored by McDonald'sStaying ahead in the global farm: bioscience tackling pests and disease
Room 11
Public Access to Agricultural Land: Updating landowners on major changes to English public rights of way law
Room 14/15
The Innovation Principle: Contributing to Sustainability
Room 10
Rural Policy Paper Launch
Room 9
Championing quality food from farm to front counter
Room 11
NORTH SCHOOL, EXAMINATION SCHOOLS
Sponsored by McDonald's (by invitation only)ST CATHERINE'S COLLEGE
Sponsored by Dovecote ParkProduce supplied by ABP, Produce World and Barbers
After Dinner Speakers: Charlotte Smith and Anna Hill, broadcasters.
ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE
Sponsored by Frontier Agriculture and Informa AgraST CATHERINE'S COLLEGE, Common Room
With Jerry Marshall
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CHAPEL
UK consumers food buying habits and how this could drive UK agriculture
Al Brooks, 2016 Conference Chairman
Session 1Chairman: Charlotte Smith
Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss, Defra Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsKerry McCarthy, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Sponsored by Massey FergusonInnovation and Intensification for Sustainable agriculture
Dr Bram Govaerts
Associate Director of CIMMYT's Global Conservation Agricultural Program
Sponsored by The Frank Parkinson Trust
Robert Yardley, OFC/DLG 2015 scholar
Session 2Chairman: Tina Barsby
Digitization: The next revolution in agriculture
David Fischhoff, Chief Scientist at The Climate Corporation
Driving change with technology
Haven Baker, Vice President and General Manager at Simplot Plant Sciences
Unlocking performance with data collection
Neil Perkins, Nuffield Scholar and innovative sheep farmer
Where does the future come from?
Julian Marks, Managing Director, Barfoots of Botley
Sponsored by BBSRCChairman: Al Brooks
Entrepreneurialism & LeadershipGraham Redman, Partner, Andersons and the Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship, Cranfield
Sponsored by Burges SalmonRoom 9
Sponsored by McDonald's"This house believes that agriculture is an equal opportunities industry."ProposingMichael Blanche, 1st generation farmer SeconderAled Rhys Jones, farmer's son and Assistant Chief Executive of the Royal Welsh Show
OpposingLinda Tinson, Agricultural and Rural Business solicitor from a farming familySeconderGareth Barlow, farmer and BBC food and farming programme presenter
Sponsored by Birketts LLP, Saffery Champness and SavillsCHRIST CHURCH
Fuelling farmers' bright ideas
LEAF, Innovation for Agriculture, Soil Association, Waitrose, Organic Research Centre and the Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation
UK Agriculture would be better off outside the EU
Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP for North Shropshire - ProposePhil Hogan EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development - Respond
Chaired by Charlotte Smith
Sponsored by Massey FergusonSession 3Chairman: Philip Wilkinson
Food for a fitter future
Professor Susan Jebb, Professor of Diet and Population Health at the University of Oxford
Optimising the best that nature has to offerJudith Batchelar, OBE, Director of Brand, Sainsbury's
Farmer or Pharmacist?Dr Pearse Lyons, Founder and President, Alltech
Industry growth & the health agenda: friends or foe?James Withers, Chief Executive, Scotland Food & Drink
Sponsored by Co-operatives UKSession 4Chairman: Al Brooks Introductory video - John & Sarah Dunning, Westmorland Group
Tackling Crisis Points in Global AgricultureJames Walker, Australian farmer and founder of Agrihive
From hen house to humidity controlled warehouse – have you managed to sweat your assets?Emlyn Evans, The Squab Group
Our Family Agri-Business – from one farm to a global enterpriseCraig Carr, Carrfields Ltd, New Zealand
Sponsored by M&S
WORCESTER COLLEGE