2024 Programme
Wed 26th Jun 2024
09:30
- 10:00
Registration
10:00
- 10:05
Welcome Address
10:05
- 10:20
Insight: winning menu and pricing strategies to attract today’s consumer with Blonnie Whist, Insight director, Lumina Intelligence
Speaker
10:20
- 10:40
Heartwood Collection: Premium pubs, home from home. Richard Ferrier, CEO
Speaker
10:40
- 11:00
Pubs in Partnership, with Punch, Admiral Taverns and Shepherd Neame – hosted by Robyn Black, Fleet Street Communications
Speakers
11:00
- 11:10
Live business confidence survey
Speaker
portfolio director and NED
11:10
- 11:30
Morning Coffee Break
11:30
- 11:50
Pub sector financial landscape & deals, with Graeme Smith, managing director AlixPartners
Speaker
11:50
- 12:10
Sustainability panel: Efficiency, brand values and resilience - hosted by Mark Chapman
Speakers
12:10
- 12:30
Stonegate: Superpower scale, with David McDowall, CEO – Q&A
Speaker
12:30
- 13:30
Lunch
13:30
- 13:50
People and culture panel: how relevant is the pub sector to the talent which could help it thrive? with BrewDog, ETM, Fullers and Wells & Co.
Speakers
portfolio director and NED
13:50
- 14:10
Clive Watson: How to win in pubs – Q&A
Speaker
14:10
- 14:50
Innovation showcase: creating compelling customer experiences, with The Devonshire, Buzzworks, Little Door & Co, TNT Sports and Toca Social
Speakers
14:50
- 15:10
Afternoon Break
15:10
- 15:30
Greene King: Building brilliant pub brands - with CEO Nick Mackenzie
Speaker
15:30
- 15:50
Panel: investing in the high street - the future of branded bars with Loungers, Piper, OakNorth Bank and UK Hospitality
Speakers
15:50
- 16:10
J D Wetherspoon: Roaring back into profit growth - with chairman Sir Tim Martin – Q&A
Speaker
The Pub Conference is a full day conference with networking. Please see highlights here