Start date: Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Start time: 11:00 AM GMT (London)
The last few years have been volatile to say the least, and we can likely expect further instability in the years to come. 2024 will see elections in both the US and UK, potentially rocking the boat on upcoming policy following a year of postponements already. And, of course, we’ll start to see the impacts of recent laws such as the deforestation legislation, alongside the roll-out of new rules as we hear of proposals, like that of egg labelling and bird flu. Meanwhile, the continuation of geopolitical conflict and the influence of a changing climate still have a firm hold on the food sector’s future.
With accessibility, food safety and authentic claims all increasing areas of focus, as regulation, retail and consumers intensify pressure, ensuring your have full and accurate traceability of your supply chain is essential.
In this exclusive one-hour session, we’ll hear from several experts around the latest technologies available today and those that are emerging to help enhance your business’ traceability. With investments needed to be made more wisely than ever before, the session will also raise important questions around fixing the basic foundational issues within manufacturing traceability set-ups, risk vs reward and ensuring solutions are fit-for-purpose.
 Alain Dilworth Programme Manager Made Smarter As Programme Manager of Made Smarter NW Alain has overseen the successful development and delivery of the North West adoption programme – which has supported hundreds of SME manufacturers to adopt digital technology.
During Alain’s tenure Made Smarter NW has funded more than 300 projects in the region and is forecast to boost the North West economy by £242m in GVA.
Alain graduated from Southampton University with degree in electronics and spent five years in oil exploration, followed by 25 years in manufacturing businesses.
In 2010 Alain started work for the NWDA to pursue his interest in economic development, moving to The Growth Company to deliver several successful regional and national government-funded programmes.  Benjamin Wielgosz Geo-Spatial Development Manager Olam Food Ingredients (ofi) After completing degrees in Mathematics and Geography at UCLA, Ben began his career mapping logistics corridors for the UN World Food Programme (WF) in Pakistan & South Sudan. After completing a master’s degree in international economics from American University (AU), he worked as a spatial analyst at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington DC, supporting agricultural and environmental economics projects in Nigeria, Uganda, Pakistan and Cambodia.
He has since worked as a program manager for information and reporting with the World Economic Forum’s New Vision for Agriculture and is currently the Geo Spatial Development Manager for Olam Food Ingredients, one of the world's largest agricultural processors/traders specialized in sourcing Coffee, Cocoa, Nuts, Spices and Dairy ingredients behind many major brands. His current role focuses on mainstreaming and increasing the internal adoption of spatial data use and geography across all business units, with the goal of improving the measuring and reporting on deforestation, natural capital and other environmental reporting metrics to improve the sustainability of the supply chain.  Camilla Young Programme Lead GS1 UK Camilla Young is the Programme Lead for the next generation of retail barcodes- QR codes powered by GS1.
Camilla joined GS1 UK from Johnson & Johnson where she led customer value creation and commercial strategy across their baby, beauty & oral care portfolio which included brands such as Listerine, Johnson’s Baby, Aveeno and Neutrogena. She has over 15 years’ experience in the retail industry, working across a broad range of retailers, brands and categories through commercial roles at Hasbro, Bic & Pernod Ricard.  Lee Walker Senior Solution Consultants Manager Aptean As Aptean's Senior Solution Consultants Manager, Lee Walker manages and oversees our Solution Consultants team, and he works with Aptean customers and prospects to onboard them with our range of industry-focused solutions. With 25 years of food industry experience, he is currently leading ERP implementations and has a background in operations and process improvement.  Bethan Grylls Editor Food Manufacture Bethan Grylls is the Editor of Food Manufacture, which commands the largest audience of any online platform dedicated solely to readers working in the UK food and drink manufacturing industry. Prior to joining Food Manufacture (part of the William Reed group), she led New Food Magazine’s content team. She has been working as a professional writer for more than a decade and was responsible for organising one of the world’s largest virtual, scientific food and beverage conferences in 2021. Bethan is a regular speaker at food and drink events and chairs Food Manufacture’s esteemed Business Leaders Forum, she is also the host for the brand’s prestigious food and drink awards, and a well-respected thought-leader in her field. Bethan serves as a technical advisor on the Clean Label Project’s UK board and is a judge for Ecotrophelia 2023.
She is also responsible for National Butcher’s Week, a social event operated under the Meat Trades Journal brand.
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