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 - 12.30	The Vision of HCA Craig Smith Chairman of HCA Food & Waste Training
12.30 - 14.00	Lunch and exhibition viewing
14.00 - 14.30	Governance Future proofing the Association Alison McCree and Mark Hayman
14.30 - 15.00	Food Safety Professor David Foskett and Rachel Edwards Sandra Higgins, Aintree Hospital
15.00 - 16.00	Afternoon tea and exhibition viewing
16.00 - 16.30	The Future Packaging Professor Alaster Yoxhall
16.30 - 17.15	Motivational Sessions TBC
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	Hosptial Food Review Phil Shelley, Project Lead
11.15 - 11.45	Food Poverty & Food Banks Glynne Roberts, Food Poverty Alliance North Wales
11.45 - 12.15	Safety and efficacy 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	Alergen Update Food Allergy Training Consultancy
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.