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We’re looking forward to welcoming you in Athens. Below you’ll find all the important information you’ll need for the conference.
Friday 15 Sept
| Welcome dinner The Grand by Interni (8th Floor, Grand Hyatt) for drinks followed by Rooftop dinner (Dinner served from 8pm) | 7pm |
Saturday 16 Sept
| Conference welcome John Kinney, Unitas Declan Curry, Conference host | 9:00AM | |
| Growing Faster, Aiming Higher, Stronger Together Mark Aylwin, Unitas Chairman | 9:10AM | |
| Growth, Debt & Inflation: Drivers of the UK economy Trevor Williams, Institue for Fiscal Studies | 9:25AM | |
| Politics, Policy & Legislation – The Wholesale Forecast Katherine Morgan, Dentons Global Advisors Colin Smith, SWA | 9:55AM | |
| Team Talent: Why You Need to Invest to Save Clare Bocking, Women in Wholesale | 10:25AM | |
| BREAK | ||
| The Future of Technology in Wholesale Laura Morroll, PWC | 11:15AM | |
| Towards a Net Zero Supply Chain James Bielby FWD with Colin Smith, SWA Sam Henderson, Lomond Fine Foods Chris Gallacher, United Wholesale Scotland Julie Saxton, Mars Wrigley | 11:40AM | |
| Unitas Strategy Update Aoife Kenny and Richard Bone | 12:05PM | |
| LUNCH | ||
| Meet the member sessions Refer to the ‘My Meetings’ area of the app to see your companies 1:1 meetings | 1:30PM | |
| EVENING FUNCTION Location: Ploes A stunning floating venue on the Athens coast. Watch the sunset from the top deck before sitting down to a relaxed dinner in the sophisticated surroundings of the Ploes venue. |
Sunday 17 Sept
| Ai in wholesale Coca-Cola Europacific Partners | 9:00AM | |
| Retail Market Overview: Performance, Data & Trends in Independent Retail Tom Fender, TWC | 9:20AM | |
| Retail Update Cheryl Hope and Mark Bottomley, Unitas | 9:50AM | |
| Retailer Panel Discussion Gurms Athwal, Parfetts Dr Jason Wouhra OBE, Lioncroft Wholesale Jitu Dattani, Dhamecha Group Tom Fender, TWC Cheryl Hope, Unitas | 10:10AM | |
| Retail Supplier Panel Discussion Matthew Gouldsmith, Suntory Beverage and Food Michael Chapman, PepsiCo Hannah Dixon, Nestle UK Tom Fender, TWC Cheryl Hope, Unitas | 10:30AM | |
| BREAK | ||
| Executive Briefings (Wholesalers only) John Kinney Richard Bone Aoife Kenny Cheryl Hope | 11:20AM | |
| Supplier Briefings Katie Johns, RD Johns Peter Rigby, Albion Fine Foods Cheryl Hope, Ashleigh Cheetham and Julian Smith, Unitas | 11:20AM | |
| LUNCH | ||
| Afternoon at Leisure | ||
| Evening Function (Off-site) Location: Golf Prive Following your afternoon of leisure, we invite you to enjoy the relaxed surroundings of this exclusive venue for an informal evening and delicious international buffet dinner. | 7pm Coaches Depart |
Monday 18 Sept
| Meet the Member Sessions Refer to the ‘My Meetings’ area of the App to see your companies 1:1 meetings | 9:00AM | ||
| LUNCH | |||
| Out of Home Market Overview: Dynamic Developments & Transformation in Foodservice and On Trade Jill Livesey, Lumina Intelligence | 1:30PM | ||
| Foodservice Update Cheryl Hope and Phil Dawson, Unitas | 2:00PM | ||
| Foodservice Panel Discussion John Tweed, John Mower John Colton, Holdsworths Richard Barr, Unilever Food Solutions Jill Livesey, Lumina Intelligence Cheryl Hope, Unitas | 2:15PM | ||
| On Trade Update Martin Spivey and Lee Wharton, Unitas | 2:40PM | ||
| On Trade Panel Discussion Rhys Anstee, Cellar Drinks Nick Griggs, Britvic Soft Drinks Jon Broadhurst, Heineken UK Jill Livesey, Lumina Intelligence Cheryl Hope, Unitas Rob Eastwood, Small Beer | 2:55PM | ||
| BREAK | |||
| Moving forward with Unitas John Kinney | 3:50PM | ||
| Keynote Speaker Dave Fishwick | 4.05PM | ||
| Closing remarks John Kinney | 4:45PM | ||
| CLOSE | |||
| Evening Function (Off-Site) The Grand Finale! We’re heading back to the coast for our farewell dinner full of surprises | 7PM Coaches Depart |
Any questions?
If you have any queries relating to this event please contact a member of the Unitas team or our events manager Russell Gilbey via russell@insynq.co.uk who will be happy to help.
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