Programme

Embrace the Future - 2-3 April 2020

Wednesday 1 April

12.00

Registration Opens

16.00 - 18.00

RETURNING FOR 2020 - Meet the buyer sessions, Main entrance ACC

Delegates arriving on Wednesday will be invited to join the exhibitors in one-to-one Meet the Buyer sessions between 4pm and 6pm on Wednesday afternoon. A maximum of 6 appointments with key suppliers to hospital catering will be set during these times; in return delegates who take part will be given additional drinks vouchers for the Wednesday evening informal dinner.

19.30

Informal Dinner

Thursday 2 April

08.00	Registration opens - Main entrance ACC
09.00	Exhibition Opens - Exhibition Hall ACC
11.00 - 11.30	Opening of the 2020 Forum Lord Mayor of Liverpool Chris Lay Forum Facilitator Carol Delves FMT 2020 Secretary
11.30 - 12.00	Keynote Address The Rt Hon Lord Hunt of Kings Heath PC OBE HCA President
12.00 - 12.45	Food Safety Professor David Foskett and Rachel Edwards Sandra Higgins, Aintree Hospital
12.45 - 14.15	Lunch and exhibition viewing
14.15 - 14.45	The Vision of HCA Craig Smith Chairman of HCA
14.45 - 15.15	Governance Future proofing the Association Alison McCree, Mark Hayman, Craig Smith
15.15 - 16.00	Afternoon tea and exhibition viewing
16.00 - 16.30	The Future Packaging Professor Alaster Yoxhall
16.30 - 17.15	Motivational Session Leadership for the Future Drew Povey, former headteacher featured on Channel 4s Educating Manchester
18.45	VIP drinks reception
19.00	Drinks reception
19.45	President's Dinner including the HCA Awards

Friday 3 April

08.00	Registration opens
08.30	Exhibition opens
09.15 - 10.00	AGM (members only) Includes the handover of National Chair chain of office
10.00 - 10.30	Coffee Break and exhibition viewing
10.30	Forum day 2 opens Chris Lay, Facilitator
10.40 - 11.15	Hospital Food Review Phil Shelley, Project Lead
11.15 - 11.45	Food Poverty - the role of the NHS Glynne Roberts, Programme Director (Well North Wales)
11.45 - 12.15	Safety and efficiency of volume-based feeding in critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients Sue Brierley Hobson, Head of Service and Professional Lead for Dietetics, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
12.15 - 13.00	Sustainability no Beef Matthew Shribman, Cambridge University
13.00 - 14.15	Lunch and exhibition viewing, presentation of stand prizes
14.15 - 14.45	I'm a HCA member get me out of here! Andy Holcroft, Bug Farm Foods
14.45 - 15.45	Allergen Update Caroline Benjamin, Food Allergy Aware
15.45 - 16.30	Caring for those living with dementia Interview with Angela Rippon MBE
16.30 - 16.45	Official forum close and branch handover
19.00	Branch dinner drinks reception - Lower Galleria
19.45	Branch Dinner

NB: All timings and session content subject to change.