Starter supplied by
Kelly Turkeys
Beef supplied by
Dovecote Park
Join us to Celebrate our 25th Anniversary
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We will have an interesting and pertinent line up of speakers followed by a probing Q&A session
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Enjoy a relaxing lunch, spending time with like minded members and industry leaders.
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Registration
10.00 - 10:30
Speakers and Q&A
11.00 - 13.00
Lunch
13.30
Chairman
Jason Feeney CBE
AIMS Non-Executive Director
Event Chairman
Jason brings an extensive leadership experience to AIMS, having previously served as the chief executive officer of the Food Standards Agency.
His tenure at the FSA saw him oversee significant reforms in food safety, public health, and consumer protection. AIMS said his background in leading large, complex organisations, as well as his deep understanding of the regulatory landscape, will be an incredible asset as AIMS continues its mission to represent and protect the UK’s meat industry.
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Jason’s career spans over 30 years, with a wealth of experience driving innovation, strategic direction, and Government relations. As a CBE recipient for his public service and leadership, he has built strong networks with key stakeholders in both the public and private sectors. His experience working with governments and regulatory bodies will provide AIMS with strategic guidance necessary to enhance the industry’s representation at the highest levels.
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Editorial courtesy Meat Management
Speakers
Kate Nicholls OBE
Chair, Senior Management Team
UKHospitality
Kate Nicholls OBE was CEO of UKHospitality, the powerful voice representing the broad hospitality sector, since its inception in 2018, before moving to the role of Chair. Kate previously worked as CEO and Strategic Affairs Director of the Association of Licenced Multiple Retailers (ALMR).
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She sits on the Government’s Tourism, Hospitality, and Food & Drink Sector Councils, where she represents the wider hospitality and tourism sector. Kate is also the Chair of the Institute of Licensing, a board member of Best Bar None, and a trustee of Hospitality Action and Springboard.
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Kate initially worked as a researcher in the House of Commons and European Parliament on food, employment and environmental policy before joining Whitbread to work in Strategic Affairs. She is a graduate of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge and Kings College London.
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​Editorial and photo courtesy of UKHospitality
Tom farms in partnership with his wife, Emily, and his parents in North Essex. Alongside a small, owned farm they run a larger contract farming business growing a range of combinable crops across 950 hectares in North East Essex.
The home farm is based around arable production but has also diversified into equestrian and renewables.
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Tom has represented the NFU from Local Branch Chairman through to Chair of the National Combinable Crops Board.
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Tom was elected to the position of NFU President in February 2024.
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Photo credit National Farmers Union and Exposure Photography
Tom Bradshaw
NFU President
Dr Patrick Wall
Professor of Public Health, University College Dublin
His research areas include food safety, nutrition and managing lifestyle related disease through behavioural change. He was the Principal Investigator on Foodrisc, a pan EU project looking at optimum strategies for risk and benefit communication, using both conventional and new media http://www.foodrisc.org.
He was the first Chief Executive of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), 1998-2002, and contributed to the setting up of this science based consumer protection agency created in response to the BSE crisis.
He was a founder member of management board, and the second Chairperson, of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) http://www.efsa.europa.eu, based in Parma in Italy. The FSAI is involved in enforcement and risk management, in addition to risk assessment and risk communication and the EFSA in risk assessment and risk communication. Both organisations strive to be open and transparent with the public.
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Editorial courtesy University College Dublin
Tony joins us online for the discussions
Tony Zohrab
Ministry for Primary Industries, New Zealand
Meat inspection and the future
Jason Aldiss
Executive Director, AIMS