Meet our incredible speakers
Suzie Adkin
Sarah Bradbury
Andrea Burgoyne
Charlotte Forkes-Rees
Nick Freear
Jodi Goldman
Bethan Grylls
Hannah Lloyd
Rebecca Morgan
Jessica Sparkes
Suzie Adkin is Group Buying Director at Aldi GB, where she leads the sourcing and category management of all Chilled Food, Dairy, Meat, Fish, Poultry and Eggs across the UK business. With extensive responsibility for some of the most commercially and operationally complex areas of retail, Suzie plays a key role in shaping supply strategy, supplier partnerships, and category performance at scale.
Suzie studied Biological Sciences at the University of Oxford before joining Aldi in 2011 as an Area Manager. She progressed through the business into the Buying function as a Buying Director in 2015, and was appointed Group Buying Director in 2019.
Turning Ambition into Action: Suzie Adkin, Group Trading Director, Aldi Thursday @ 10:30 AM
Nick Freear is Customer Director at Greencore, the UK's leading convenience food business. With more than 20 years' experience in the food manufacturing industry, Nick has held a range of senior commercial and leadership roles across customer management, business development, innovation and transformation. Prior to Greencore's acquisition, he spent almost two decades at Bakkavor, leading strategic partnerships with major UK retailers and brands. Nick recently completed an MBA, further developing his understanding of leadership and strengthening his perspective on building high-performing teams and effective organisations. He is passionate about creating high-performing teams and fostering open, inclusive workplace cultures where colleagues can thrive. He brings a practical leadership perspective to discussions around workplace flexibility, balancing business performance with the evolving needs of today's workforce.
Panel Session: Honest Conversations – Making Flexibility work Thursday @ 11:30 AM
Turn your Ambition into Action Workshop Thursday @ 1:45 PM
Hannah is Director at Pinstone, a specialist PR communications agency working across the food, farming and environment sectors. With a background in strategic communications and campaign development, Hannah works with brands and organisations across the food and farming supply chain to translate insight into more effective communications and engagement. Her work focuses on bridging the gap between industry ambition and on-farm reality, working with all stakeholders to ensure communications resonate with farmers in a way that is credible, practical and grounded in their world.
Hannah is junior chair of the Veterinary marketing association, long time member of the Guild of Agricultural Journalist and a committed supporter of Meat Business Women.
Panel: Beyond the headlines: What's hot, what's next and what's being missed? Thursday @ 12:10 PM
Rebecca Morgan is an Associate Director at Pinstone, specialising in communications across the farming, food, and environment sectors. As Pinstone's AI taskforce lead, Rebecca has spearheaded the strategic integration of AI tools within the agency, developing robust protocols that balance innovation with essential guardrails.
Panel: Beyond the headlines: What's hot, what's next and what's being missed? Thursday @ 12:10 PM
