Agenda

A COUNTRYSIDE FOR ALL

8.30 Arrival and coffee

9.30 Welcome from the Duke of Northumberland, Syon House

9.35 Welcome - Nick Herbert, co-founder of Future Countryside, and Sarah Mukherjee MBE , chief executive IEMA and Future Countryside Steering Committee.

9.45 René Olivieri, Chair, National Trust

10.05 Steve Reed, Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, chaired by Sarah Mukherjee MBE

10.40 TEA BREAK

11.00 Jon Alexander - “Citizens of the Countryside” , in conversation with Sue Pritchard, FFCC

Part 1 - Communities and the Countryside - Chaired by Ewen Cameron

11.45 Case studies:

  1.   Charlie Luxton, Plunkett Foundation - “Countryside solutions for the people by the people”

  2.   Gavin Lane, Deputy President, CLA

  3.   Lisa Manning, New to Nature, WCL

12.15 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

12.45-2.00 LUNCH

2.00 Rt Hon Stephen Barclay, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, chaired by Sarah Mukherjee MBE

2.30 Archie Norman, Chair M&S plc, in conversation with Alice Thomson, Associate Editor, The Times

3.00 TEA BREAK

Part 2 - Landscapes for Food, Nature and Health - Chaired by Sarah Langford

3.15 CASE STUDIES

  1. Ben Andrews, Broadward Hall Farm

  2. Abi Reader, Goldslands Farm - “Embracing the crazy at Goldslands Farm”

  3. Flavian Obiero, Tynefield Farm

3.45 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

4.15 Closing plenary, chaired by Dame Fiona Reynolds

5.00 Wrap up and close

5.00-7.00 Drinks