Meat Business Women have announced their first networking event in Dublin since 2019, backed by leading speakers in the meat industry.
The afternoon networking event will take place on Thursday, September 8 at The Radisson Blu, Dublin Airport.
Kevin Cahill, Managing Director at ABP Ireland & Poland, Noreen Lanigan, Director, Europe & North America at Bord Bia and Sorcha Donnelly, Commercial Director at Kepak Group have been announced as the guest speakers and will be joined by 150 professionals from across the Irish meat industry, including processors, retailers and suppliers.
After a successful event in 2019, Meat Business Women planned to return to Ireland in 2020, only for the global pandemic to put a stop to plans.
The upcoming event will be focus on themes around change, and how both the meat industry and professionals within the sector need to continue to adapt in order to deal with external pressures. Delegates will hear from the three industry leaders on current challenges in the meat sector, such as the Ukraine war, labour shortages, COP 27 and also learn more about opportunities coming down the track for the sector.
Delegates will also learn key leadership lessons from our guest speakers on how they deal with change both professionally and personally.
Kevin Cahill will give his insight on key challenges over the past twelve months, current challenges in processing and how the industry is evolving. Noreen Lanigan will give a red meat update, including key considerations from domestic markets and export markets for Ireland and thoughts on where the sector is heading over the next few years and Sorcha Donnelly will talk about her personal experiences in the sector as the first female meat board member and future challenges and opportunities for achieving gender balance in the meat industry.
Delegates will also have the opportunity to strengthen their network and connect with the wider Meat Business Women community and other industry professionals in a facilitated networking session.
Meat Business Women is the United Nation’s recognised global professional network for women working across the meat industry. It was created to improve the sustainability of the meat sector and grow the pipeline of female talent in this male dominated arena.
The organisers are encouraging anyone who works in the meat industry and is interested in growing their professional network and keeping up to date with current industry trends to attend.
Tickets for the event are on sale now here.
Members of Meat Business Women can claim £20 off their ticket by using their members discount code.
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