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 Programme Outline 

Date: 5 November 2009
Venue: The IMI Sandyford, Dublin 18

Collaborate – Work with Bord Bia & our overseas offices and network with your industry colleagues
Innovate – Learn about the latest and greatest at the Bord Bia Food & Drink Industry Awards 2009 - 2010
Stimulate – Listen to inspirational speakers on key topics of interest at our seminars

Programme Outline

08.00-08.30am

Registration & Coffee

Atrium

08.30am-12.30pm

Individual Meetings with Bord Bia’s overseas offices

UK, France & Belgium, Holland, Scandinavia, Spain, Germany & Eastern Europe, Italy, the US, the Middle East, Russia and Asia

9.00-12.30pm

Trend Treks: A guided tour of the new consumer food trends as identified by the Futures Company and Bord Bia

Atrium

09.00-10.00am

Seminar 1: Periscope 5 – Ireland Great Britain & NI: How consumers are consuming and shopping for food and how this behaviour is evolving.

Helen King

Senior Business Analyst
Bord Bia
Location: Boyne Suite

09.00-10.00am

Seminar 2: Benchmarking Distribution in continental Europe: this session will present the findings of a Bord Bia research project which analyses the strategies that have been undertaken for successfully entering markets in France, Spain, Holland and Sweden

Padraig Brennan

Senior Business Analyst
Bord Bia
Location: Erne Suite

09.00-10.00am

Seminar 3:Food Industry Economic Outlook: this session will focus on the major economic issues facing the food industry into the future

Austin Hughes
Chief Economist
KBC Bank
Location: Foyne Suite

10.15-11.15am

Seminar 4: Broadening Export Reach: this session will be a key part of the Marketplace 2010 programme.  This will look to prepare clients to build long term successful relationships with buyers attending Marketplace 2010.

Tara McCarthy
Bord Bia
Location: Boyne Suite

10.15-11.15am

Seminar 5:Leadership in challenging Times: this session will focus how to manage your business through tough times.

Ciaran O’Boyle
RCSI
Location: Foyne Suite

11.30-12.30pm

Seminar 1: Periscope 5 – Ireland Great Britain & NI: How consumers are consuming and shopping for food and how this behaviour is evolving.

Helen King

Senior Business Analyst
Bord Bia
Location: Boyne Suite

11.30-12.30pm

Seminar 2: Benchmarking Distribution in continental Europe: this session will present the findings of a Bord Bia research project which analyses the strategies that have been undertaken for successfully entering markets in France, Spain, Holland and Sweden

Padraig Brennan

Senior Business Analyst
Bord Bia
Location: Erne Suite

11.30-12.30pm

Seminar 3:Food Industry Economic Outlook: this session will focus on the major economic issues facing the food industry into the future

Austin Hughes
Chief Economist
KBC Bank
Location: Foyne Suite

12.30-14.30pm

Lunch

Bord Bia Food and Drink Industry Awards

 

 

Minister Brendan Smith

Aidan Cotter
Chief Executive, Bord Bia

John Fanning
Chairman, Judging Panel
Location: Liffey Suite

14.30pm-17.00pm

Individual Meetings with Bord Bia’s overseas offices

UK, France & Belgium, Holland, Scandinavia, Spain, Germany & Eastern Europe, Italy, the US, the Middle East, Russia and Asia

14.30pm-16.30pm

Trend Treks: A guided tour of the new consumer food trends as identified by the Futures Company and Bord Bia

Atrium

14.30-15.30pm

Seminar 4: Broadening Export Reach: this session will be a key part of the Marketplace 2010 programme.  This will look to prepare clients to build long term successful relationships with buyers attending Marketplace 2010.

Tara McCarthy
Bord Bia
Location: Boyne Suite

14.30-15.30pm

Seminar 5:Leadership in challenging Times: this session will focus how to manage your business through tough times.

Ciaran O’Boyle
RCSI
Location: Foyne Suite

17.00pm

Event Close

 

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