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