8.00– 8.45 Registration and tea / coffee
Opportunityto visit the exhibition area showcasing the range of services available to support small food and drink producers and to meet with Bord Bia sector managers
8.45– 8.50 Welcome
Aidan Cotter, Chief Executive, Bord Bia
8.50– 9.10 Opening Address
Mr. Simon Coveney T.D., Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
9.10– 9.35 Kantar ShopperPulse Presentation on the Irish Retail Landscape – David Berry, Kantar
9.35– 10.30 Case Study -‘Zespri’ DamienMc Loughlin – UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
Discussion on how Zespri created a commonvision by encouraging growers and packers to work together rather thancompeting with each other to achieve success for New Zealand Kiwifruit in international markets
10.30 – 10.40 The importance of Small Business to the Irish economy Mr. JohnPerry T.D., Minister of State for Small Business
10.40 – 11.10 Coffee Break
Opportunity to visit the showcase/exhibition area including the range of services availableto support small food and drink producersand to meet with Bord Bia sector managers
11.10 - 11.50 Periscope 6 – Helen King, Head of Insight and Innovation, Bord Bia
Presentation of the latest findings of the Bord Bia biennial study on how consumers view food related issuesin Ireland and UK
11.50– 12.15 Online Marketing Opportunities for small food and drink producers – Fiachra O’Marcaigh,AMAS Consulting
12.15– 12.35 Top Tips
How to conducta financial check up for your business for 2012 – Jim Gleeson, Ulster Bank
12.35– 12.50 Bord Bia Supportsfor Small Business in 2012 – Tara McCarthy, Director, Food and Beverages Division, Bord Bia
12.50 - 1.00 Q&A
1.00 – 2.00 Networking Lunch
2.00 – 3.00
Further opportunityto visit the showcase/exhibition area including the range of services available to support small food and drink producersand to meet with Bord Bia sector managers