NFU22: Meet the NFU conference speakers

NFU conference delegates

Meet the industry leaders, experts and political heavyweights that will be discussing the future of agriculture and horticulture at #NFU22 at the ICC, Birmingham, 22–23 February 2022.

Day 1: Tuesday 22 February

10.15–10.45: Opening address (Hall 1)

Minette Batters, President, National Farmers’ Union

10.45–11.30: Keynote: Financial address (Hall 1)

Sir David Ramsden CBE, Deputy Governor for Markets & Banking, Bank of England

11:30–12:45: Is uncertainty the new normal for business? (Hall 1)

Professor Susan Jebb OBE, Chair, Food Standards Agency

Jimmy McLoughlin OBE, Jimmy’s Jobs of the Future Podcast

Jim McMahon, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Iain Dale, Broadcaster, LBC Radio

Terry Jones, Director General, National Farmers’ Union

14:00–14:45: Keynote – Political address (Hall 1)

The Rt Hon George Eustice MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Minette Batters, President, National Farmers’ Union

14:45–15:45: How secure is Britain’s food supply? (Hall 1)

Karen Betts, Chief Executive, Food & Drink Federation

Olly Buston, Chief Executive, Future Advocacy

Sam Lowe, Director of Trade, Flint Global

Nick von Westenholz, Director of Trade and Business Strategy, National Farmers’ Union

16.00–17.30: Commodity sessions

Dairy: How British dairy can be a global leader in sustainable nutrition (Hall 9)

Michael Oakes, Dairy Board Chair, National Farmers’ Union

Ross McMahon, Founder, Kendal Nutricare

Dr Judith Bryans, Chief Executive, DairyUK

James Osman, NFU Chief Dairy Adviser

Livestock: How can the livestock sector meet the challenges of the future? (Hall 4)

Richard Findlay, Livestock Board Chair, National Farmers’ Union

Nick Allen, CEO, BMPA

Phil Bicknell, Head of Business Development at CIEL

Will Jackson, Divisional Engagement Director, AHDB

Mark Jelley, Livestock Board, National Farmers’ Union

Neil Parish, MP and Chair of the Efra Committe

John Royle, Chief Livestock Adviser, National Farmers’ Union

Combinable crops: Nutrient cycling and managing manures for the future (Hall 5)

Max Schulman, Finnish farmer and adviser for the Finnish Farmers Organisation

Will Oliver, arable farmer from Leicestershire/Warwickshire, A H Oliver & Son

Matt Culley, Combinable Crops Board Chair, National Farmers’ Union

Allie Hesketh, Combinable Crops Adviser, National Farmers’ Union

John Williams, Head of Soils and Nutrients, ADAS

Anthony Hopkins, Chief Combinable Crops Adviser, National Farmers’ Union

Horticulture & Potatoes: Achieving fair inflation from the supply chain (Hall 7)

Ali Capper, Horticulture & Potatoes Board Chair, National Farmers’ Union

David Miles, Director, The Retail Mind

Tim Lock, dairy farmer and Chair of the M&S Milk Pool

Alastair Heath, Potato Forum, National Farmers’ Union

Lee Abbey, Chief Horticulture Adviser, National Farmers’ Union

Poultry: The consumer’s choice – poultry meat and eggs (Hall 10)

Thomas Wornham, National Poultry Board Chair, National Farmers’ Union

Philip Wilkinson OBE, Executive Director, 2Sisters Food Group

Jake Pickering, Agriculture Manager, Waitrose & Partners

Aimee Mahony, Chief Poultry Adviser, National Farmers’ Union

NFU Sugar: Homegrown Beet Climate Partnership: What does this supply chain partnership mean for you? (Hall 6)

Michael Sly, NFU Sugar Board Chair, National Farmers' Union

Tom Clarke, NFU Sugar Board, National Farmers' Union

Tessa Seymour, Head of Agriculture, British Sugar

Georgina Barratt, Applied Crop Scientist, BBRO

Bruno Gardner, Managing Director, NFU EnZero

19.45: Dinner

Day 2: Tuesday 23 February

9.00–10.00: Keynote: World farming (Hall 1)

Dr Theo De Jager, President, World Farmers' Organisation

Minette Batters, President, National Farmers’ Union

10.00–10.30: Keynote: Environment

Emma Howard Boyd CBE, Chair, Environment Agency

Minette Batters, President, National Farmers’ Union

11.00–12.45: Building business resilience – member experiences (Hall 1)

Ray Brown (Bidlea Dairy) – North West

Rob Halliday – South West

Paul and Nic Renison – North West

Henry du Val de Beaulieu (Apsley Farms) – South East

Emily and Zoe Mee (Mee Farmers) – East Anglia

Llyr Jones – Cymru

Tom Bradshaw, Vice President, National Farmers’ Union

12.45–13.00: Closing address

Minette Batters, President, National Farmers’ Union

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