AGENDA

Wednesday 20th November 2024

15.00 – 17.00

Annual General Meeting (FEA Members only)

20.00

Opening Dinner and Charitable Endeavour Awards

The FEA Industry Conference Opening Dinner ensures that the conference starts with a bang. The Opening Dinner sees the presentation of the Charitable Endeavour Awards, a presentation from this year’s chosen charity, and the Charity Raffle, where all prizes are donated by conference attendees.

Thursday 21st November 2024

08.30	Registration; coffee and exhibition viewing
09.30	Conference Opening - Paris Suite Welcome, Emma Brooks, FEA Chair
09.35	Introduction to the day, Conference Facilitator – Simon Stenning
09.40	Industry Update including economic overview - Simon Stenning, Future Foodservice An expert led deep-dive into the current economic landscape and a forecast of what to expect.
10.20	Kitchen Curiosity Live with Radford Chancellor Kitchen Curiosity is a podcast for the foodservice sector presented by Radford Chancellor of Macintosh Foodservice Consultants. The podcast has heard from some of the industry’s top chefs, consultancy leaders, trade association board members, equipment suppliers and manufacturers, and covers everything from menu planning to business planning, from equipment to cocktails. For this live edition, Radford will be hosting new FEA Chair, Emma Brooks, where they will be discussing market trends and sector developments.
10.40	Sustainability in practice – Pierre-Yves Paslier, Notpla Notpla have revolutionised food packaging with their disappearing food packaging. In 2022, the London-based start-up won the Earthshot Prize in the ‘Build a Waste-Free World’ category, with its plastic-free consumer packaging products made from seaweed and plants. The Earthshot Prize, founded by Prince William, searches the globe for game-changing innovations that will help us repair our planet, awarding the very best five solutions each year with £1 million to scale their work. We will hear about Notpla’s journey, how they are continuing to revolutionise food packaging, and what can really be achieved through sustainability innovation.
11.15	Networking, Coffee Break & Exhibition
11.45	Scaling Up NHS’ progress towards Net Zero – Tim Radcliffe, NHS England Tim will be speaking about the NHS’ journey towards Net Zero in the provision of the catering service in England. He will look at the issues they face, the scale of the challenge and give an update on progress and plans. He will challenge delegates on how the foodservice equipment manufacturing sector can support them with innovation and increasingly sustainable food production solutions.
12.10	Sustainability: Operator’s Perspective – Oliver Rosevear, Fullers, Sustainability Director Ollie Rosevear joined Pub & Hotel group Fuller Smith and Turner as Director of Sustainability in 2021. He is responsible for leading their journey towards Net Zero by 2040 and developing a wider ESG strategy.
12.35	Sustainability panel chaired by Dr Sam Mudie, Hospitality Energy Saving Experts Dr. Sam is quite unique in the hospitality industry having completed a doctorate in energy reduction in commercial kitchens. This groundbreaking research has showcased how energy efficient kitchens of the future may be specified, together with highlighting many current opportunities. Sam also has extensive practical engineering and technical knowledge and can combine this with energy benchmarking, computational modelling, and systems analysis to deliver impressive savings. She recently gained an "Energy Conscious Organisation (EnCO) Practitioner" qualification thanks to her experience in behaviour change programmes. This panel features the speakers from the previous sustainability sessions with the opportunity for audience members to ask questions following the discussion. Pierre-Yves Paslier, Notpla Tim Radcliffe, NHS England Oliver Rosevear, Fullers
13.15	Lunch & Exhibition Viewing
14.30	Foodservice Carbon Professional Update
14.45	Attracting Talent – Morris Fowler, Falcon Last year’s FEA Apprentice of the Year award winner takes centre stage to give a firsthand perspective on how businesses can look to attract, nurture, and develop talent to the sector.
15.00	AI in practice - Peter Russell, Chief Technology Officer, Russell Partnership Peter has been working globally with various leading hotel chains amongst other clients on the application and implementation of AI solutions. He will share what they have done, what they have learnt and particularly what it means for a commercial kitchen of now and the future.
15.30	Coffee and exhibition viewing. Meet and mingle with delegates and sponsors.
16.00	AI in Practice – panel session, chaired by Spencer Kelly, BBC Click A panel session with panellists: Scott Duncan, Unox Douglas MacLachlan, Falcon James Taylor, Carbon Reduction Specialist
16.45	Keynote speaker session - Spencer Kelly, BBC Click Spencer has been hosting conferences, chairing panels, and presenting keynotes on tech around the world for almost 20 years. He has interviewed some of the biggest names in the business, including Bill Gates, Steve Wozniak, director James Cameron, Vint Cerf, Tim Berners-Lee, music legends Paul McCartney, Will.I.Am and Brian Eno, security threats Edward Snowden and Julian Assange, national treasures David Attenborough and Stephen Fry, and even talked tech with HM The Queen. Spencer’s life-long love affair with technology has allowed him to write, direct and present hundreds of short films, and seen him win Tech Personality of the Year, lose Celebrity Mastermind (by a whisker), be awarded an honorary doctorate of Technology, front Panorama and present at the BAFTAs.
17.30 - 17.45	Closing remarks, Emma Brooks, FEA Chair
19.30	Drinks reception
20.00	Gala Dinner & Awards

NB: Timings and content subject to change