Thursday, 3rd September 2026Killashee Hotel & Spa
REG/WELCOME
8.00 - 9.00
Welcome: Conference MC - Mr. Damien O'Reilly, EU Affairs & Communications Manager, ICOS and Mr. Dale Crammond - ASA President
OPENING ADDRESS
9.00 - 9:15
Opening Address: Minister Heydon - Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
SESSION 1
9.15 - 10:45
Chair: Mr. Damien O'Reilly, EU Affairs & Communication Manager, ICOS
Mr John Murray, Director of Meat, Food and Beverages, Bord Bia
Mr. Conor Galvin, CEO, Ornua Ireland
Mr. Paul McGillicuddy, CEO, Malting Company of Ireland|
Ms. Jennifer Babcock, Chief Government and International Affairs Officer, Canadian Cattle Association
SESSION 2
11:15 - 12:45
Water, Climate & Licence to Operate: Embracing the Environmental Challenge
Chair: Dr. Bridget Lynch, Research Officer, Teagasc
Mr. Bill Callanan, Chief Inspector, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Dr. Jenny Deakin, Programme Manager, EPA
Mr. Thomas Ryan, Head of Agri-Sustainability, Tirlán
Dr. Sean Cummins, Dairy Farmer
LUNCH
12:45 - 13:45
Soup, Sandwiches, Tea, Coffee and Water
SESSION 3
13:45 - 15:15
Generational Renewal, Land Access and Sector Resilience under the new CAP
Chair: Dr. Brian Leonard, Assistant Professor in Generational Renewal and Rural Viability, UCD
Mr. Barry Cowen, MEP
Dr. Fiona Williams, Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Rural Land Use & Management, Harper Adams
Mr. Francie Gorman, President, IFA
Ms. Josephine O'Neill, President, Macra
Mr. Paul Nolan, Group Development Manager, Dawn Meats
FIRESIDE CHAT
15:15 - 15:40
Chair: Mr. Damien O'Reilly, EU Affairs & Communication Manager, ICOS
Ms. Tara McCarthy, Global Vice President of ESG, Alltech
Conference Partner
We would like to thank our Conference Partner, FBD Insurance, our Banquet Sponsor, Bord Bia, along with the various sponsors, Tirlán, Alltech, AIB, Irish Farmers Journal, Dawn Meats, PTSB, Brett Brothers and Oak Park Foods, Teagasc, Goulding, Ornua and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
