AGENDA

Wednesday 9th November 2022

15.00 – 17.00	Annual General Meeting (FEA Members only)
20.00	Informal networking dinner

Thursday 10th November 2022

08.30	Registration; coffee and exhibition viewing
09.30	Welcome, Paul Anderson, FEA Chairman
09.35	Introduction to the day, Nina Warhurst, BBC Breakfast Show business and consumer presenter
09.45	Economic Update - Seamus Nevin, Chief Economist, Make UK
10.15	Speaker TBC, IGD – Future of OOH market Matt White, PSC100 Group – How is Public Sector coping with economic pressures Charles Wood, Deputy Director, Energy UK – State and future of the energy market
11.30	Coffee & Exhibition
12.00	Managing Connectivity
12.30	Connectivity in Foodservice
13.15	Lunch & Exhibition
The afternoon sessions will focus on recruitment issues and bridging the skills shortage gap
14.30	Bridging the gap - Joy Burnford, My Confidence Matters Developing women in the foodservice workplace and how FEA can support this by changing hearts and minds on recruitment and utilisation of staff in a different way?
14.50	Improving diversity and inclusivity – panel session chaired by Joy Burnford What does diversity and inclusion mean for the workplace? Panelists: Alex Waring from Foxton Budd Emma Causer and Holly Addison from Plan B Mentoring Lorraine Copes from BI Hospitality
15.30	Coffee Break
16.00	Follow up on energy /net zero session from 2021 Conference - details TBC
16.30	Closing keynote address: Nina Warhurst, BBC Breakfast Show business and consumer presenter
17.15 - 17.30	Closing remarks, Paul Anderson, FEA chair
19.30	Drinks reception
20.00	Gala Dinner & Awards

NB: Timings and content subject to change