Join us for Personal Growth & Speed Networking
Join us for the final face to face event of 2024 and build your tribe! Time and time again we hear about the importance of a strong support network in helping to support your career development, reach your goals and in increasing your happiness and job satisfaction in your current role. So now's your chance to reach out to a wider network of people and make the most of a ready-made communityof incredible, friendly professionals.
Everyone is welcome to join.
Personal Development
Executive Coach Janie Van Hool will lead a personal development session whcih will encourage you to get into the 'Networking Mindset' and get strategic with your network.
Genuine Connections
We're taking the awkwardness out of networking and making it easy for you to connect with other women in the industry. Janie will lead two speed networking sessions, making sure you're armed with practical skills to bring yourself into conversations, even as an introvert, making sure you approach the right people for your goals, and ensuring that you'll leave with genuine connections, whether you want to grow your own network or your business connections.
Inspiration
You'll hear from Richard Wood,Tesco Category Director Meat, Fish, Poultry & Eggs as our keynote speaker, as he gives us retail insights for the next 12 months and shares more about his career journey and what makes a great leader
You'll hear from Helen Sisson, 2 Sisters Food Group Technical Director, during a fireside chat, where we delve into her career journey
Plus, three Meat Business Women members will be sharing their stories, as we spotlight on their career journeys:
Refreshments
Enjoy lunch from the top floor of HSBC's Headquarters in Birmingham
Whether you attend on your own, or bring a colleague or a friend along, you're more than welcome. We're looking forward to seeing you there!
We'd like to extend our heartfelt thanks to HSBC and their team for their support with this event.
Technical Field Manager, Avara Foods
Technical Director, 2 Sisters Food Group
Group Supply Chain Assurance Controller, Cranswick plc
I have a Master's degree in Food Science & Microbiology and have worked in food manufacturing for 22 years. I have experience in various sectors having worked in ready meals, biscuits, meat, and via the role I have at Cranswick. Also, a Fellow of Institute of Food Science and Technology, lead auditor qualified and a M&S Select Farm auditor for produce.
At Cranswick I am responsible for the vision and delivery of Cranswick supplier assurance system to ensure it is best in class, efficient and can delivery supply chain resilience & transparency.
What I find rewarding is seeing companies improve and progress. I especially enjoy helping those smaller companies who have the passion but not necessarily the budget sometimes needed for technical/regulatory expertise. My area of interest is food fraud, therefore the challenge is to reduce long, opaque supply chains.
Spotlight on Saiqa Aslam for MBW – terrifying but rewarding experience!
And I do love a good murder mystery.
Key Account Manager, MSD Animal Health
Eva McHugh is a dedicated Key Account Manager for DNA TraceBack® within the European MSD Animal Health commercial team. With a background in food science and experience in the meat industry, she is passionate about enhancing the quality of meat products and promoting trust in the sector. Eva's commitment to excellence, teamwork, and seizing opportunities has been paramount in her professional journey. She is now in a commercial role which allows her to leverage technical knowledge and experience of the meat industry, to support the production of higher quality products. Eva's story is one of continuous learning, determination, and a drive to make a positive impact in the meat industry. She enjoys spending time outdoors playing sports, walks and avid fan of Gaelic football and hurling. ‘What’s for you won’t go by you’ – is a statement which has been important throughout her life.Communication Expert & Personal impact coach
Janie is an author, speaker, facilitator, and teacher in the art of brilliant communication, supporting leaders to connect with and inspire their people. She teaches in-person and online in one-to-one conversations and interactive group sessions that are playful and experiential, whilst providing challenging and constructive feedback. Her focus is on practical ideas, tools and encouragement that create confidence, enable impactful change and shape inclusive, listening cultures. Janie’s award-winning, bestselling book - The Listening Shift - draws on the learning and experiences she gained as a RADA-trained classical actress, a voice teacher (she has an MA in Voice Studies), from her research into Performance Psychology at Edinburgh University and from her years volunteering as a listener for Samaritans in the UK.
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www.janievanhool.com
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linkedin.com/in/janie-van-hool-523621
Category Director Meat, Fish, Poultry & Eggs
Richard has been Tesco’s Fresh Meat, Fish, Poultry & Eggs Director since February 2022, and was also recently appointed as the One Stop Product Commercial Director. He joined the company as a graduate in 2005 and has worked in numerous product roles across Fresh and Packaged categories within the UK business. He has also worked across other Tesco business units as Head of Commercial for One Stop, and as Packaged Foods Director within the Tesco Ireland business.