All Island Agri-food Summit

Places can be booked here.

Day 1: Wednesday, 17^th May 2017 (15:00 to 18:00)

• Functional Ingredients and Health Claims, Barry Skillington, Atlantia Food Clinical Trials
• Food Packaging, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Dr Joe Kerry, UCC
• New Product Development, Professor Alan Kelly
• Guided tour of the innovation and new product development facilities in UCC
• Networking reception

Day 2: Thursday, 18^th May 2017 (08:45 to 16:45)

• Welcome and Open address by Professor Paul Ross, Head of College of Science, Engineering and Food Science, UCC
• Does it Matter where our food comes from? Michael Bell, Executive Director of Northern Ireland’s Food and Drink Association
• Food Science clarified, Dr Helena McMahon, Institute of Technology Tralee and Taste of Science Europe
• The Story of an award-winning meat business, Peter Hannan, Hannan Meats
• Lunch
• European Funding Opportunities / Marie Curie Horizon 2020, Dr Imelda Lambkin, Director Enterprise Ireland
• Business meetings – speed format
• Emerging opportunities for healthier foods, Professor Christine Loscher, Director of Dublin City University’s Health Technologies Research and Enterprise Hub
• Global trends in Food and Drink 2017, Christ Brockman, Head of Food and Drink, Mintel Europe
• Giving small producers a big chance, Kenneth O’Connor, Food Academy Project Manager, Musgrave / Supervalu Food Academy
• Business meetings – speed format