THURSDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2024 Lyrath Hotel, Kilkenny
OPENING ADDRESS
09.00 - 09.15
Welcome - Mr Damien O'Reilly, EU Affairs & Communications Manager ICOS
Opening Address - Ms Niamh Bambrick, ASA President
Plenary Speaker
09.15 - 10.00
Chair: Mr Damien O'Reilly, ICOS
Dr Mark Lyons, President and CEO Alltech
10.00 - 10.30
Break
SESSION 1
10.30 - 11.45
INSIGHTS INTO INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
Chair: Mr Damien O'Reilly, ICOS
Mr.John Clarke - Former Director of International Relations European Commission and EU Chief agricultural trade negotiator
Mr. Ian Lahiffe - China based agri-food expert and Celtic Sea Minerals
Mr. Ian Wright - Co-Chair UK Food and Drink Export Council FDEC, Former CEO of Food and Drink Federation, UK
SESSION 2
11.45 - 13.00
GLOBAL MARKET DYNAMICS
Chair: Mrs. Caitriona Morrissey, Irish Farmers Journal
Mr Sean Molloy - CEO, Tirlan
Mr. Nick Curtis-Davis - Director Global Strategic Insight, Bord Bia
Mr. Joe Manning - Commercial Director, Tesco Ireland and Northern Ireland
13.00 - 14.00
Lunch
SESSION 3
14.00 - 15.15
FARMING FOR THE FUTURE
Chair: Ms. Odile Evans - Assistant Agricultural Inspector, DAFM
Mr. Jim Mulhall - Dairy and tillage farmer and Vice-Chair, Agri Aware
Mrs. Lisa Ryan - Manager, National Centre for Brewing and Distilling, Teagasc
Mrs. Caroline Murphy - Owner, West Cork Eggs
Mr. Stephen Connolly - Agri Sustainability Manager for Ireland and Poland, ABP Food Group
Commissioner Address
15.15 - 15.45
Chair: Mr Damien O'Reilly, ICOS
Commissioner Mairead McGuinness - Financial services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union
Conference Partner
We would like to thank our Conference Partner, FBD Insurance, and our many other sponsors, without whom it would not be possible to organise this event as well as our Banquet Sponsor, Bord Bia and our main session sponsors, Tirlán, MSD and Alltech.
