2024 programme
- 09:00 – 09:10 AM
Chair’s opening remarks
- 09:10 – 09:40
Vertical Farming: A Vision for the Future of Sustainable Food Production
Tristan Fischer
Founder and CEO
Fischer Farms
- 09:40 – 10:00
Ensuring Food Safety: SKF's Reliable Solutions
Sally Cooper
Regional Sales Manager
SKF (U.K.)
- 10:00 – 10.30
Coffee & networking
- 10:30 – 10:50
Decarbonising the Factory: A Whole Business Approach
Tom Maidment
Group Product Sustainability Senior Manager
Hilton Foods
- 10:50 – 11:10
How to Reduce Scope 3 Emissions using Product Level LCA
David Moore
Group Head of ESG
The Compleat Food Group
- 11:10 – 11:30
Tackling the Challenge of Better Energy Management and Delivering Net Zero
Jordan Rassas
Head of New Business
Inenco Group
- 11:30 – 11:50
Coffee & networking
- 11:50 – 12:10
Clustering, Collaboration and Connectivity: SmartParc’s Model for Food Industry Change
Phil Lovell
Chief Operating Officer, Europe
SmartParc
- 12:10 – 12:30
Observations and Challenges on the Journey to Net Zero – The Scale of the Scope 3 Challenge
Richard Wood
Managing Director – Poultry
Noble Foods
- 12:30 – 13:00
Panel debate
Towards Net Zero: Unifying Factory, Value Chain & Ecosystem
Tristan Fischer – Founder & CEO – Fischer Farms
Dr Laura Malhi – Associate Principal Engineer in Chocolate – Mondelez International
Phil Lovell – Chief Operating Officer, Europe – SmartParc
Tom Maidment – Group Product Sustainability Senior Manager – Hilton Foods
David Moore – Group Head of ESG – The Compleat Food Group
- 13:00 – 14:00
Lunch & networking
- 14:00 – 14:20
Technology Transformation and Its Impact: An Overview of the Made Smarter Adoption Northwest Programme. How it Impacts on Productivity, People and Sustainability in SMEs
Alain Dilworth
Programme Director Northwest Adoption Programme
Made Smarter
- 14:20 – 14:40
Sustainable Food Factories of the Future: A software-defined facility? But, don’t forget the people!
Steve Peace
Chair
Food & Drink Forum
- 14:40 – 15:00
AI for Sustainable Food Manufacturing
Professor Nicholas Watson
Professor of Artificial Intelligence in Food
University of Leeds
- 15:00 – 15:30
Coffee & networking
- 15:30 – 16:10
Panel debate
Towards Net Zero: Leading People & Leading with Purpose
Richard Morris – Production Director – The Bury Black Pudding Company
Donna Edwards – Programme Director Northwest Adoption Programme – Made Smarter
Steve Peace – Chair – The Food & Drink Forum
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2024 speakers
Laura Malhi
Associate Principal Engineer
Mondelez International
Tom Maidment
Group Product Sustainability Senior Manager
Hilton Foods
Donna Edwards
Programme Director North West Adoption Programme
Made Smarter
Alain Dilworth
Programme Manager North West Adoption Programme
Made Smarter
Steve Peace
CHAIR
The Food & Drink Forum
Prof. Nicholas Watson
Professor of Artificial Intelligence in Food
University of Leeds
Phil Lovell
Chief Operating Officer, Europe
SmartParc
David Moore
Group Head of ESG
The Compleat Food Group
Tristan Fischer
Founder & CEO
Fischer Farms
Richard Morris
Production Director
The Bury Black Pudding Company
Richard Wood
Managing Director - Poultry
Noble Foods
Jordan Rassas
Head of New Business
Inenco Group
Sally Cooper
Regional Sales Manager
SKF (U.K.)
Sustainability speakers
Group Product Sustainability Senior Manager
Tom Maidment
Hilton Foods
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