Global Convenience Benchmarks 2008

09.00 to 09.15am  

Chairman's Introduction: Donald Williamson, Sales Director, C&C Ireland

09.15 to 09.40am  

Mike Greene, Chief Executive Officer, him!

09.45 to 10.10am  

Suzanne Weldon, Marketing Director, BWG (Spar Ireland)

10.15 to 10.40am  

Bernd Weustink, Commercial Director AH to GO, Albert Heijn, Netherlands

10.45 to 11.15am  

Tea/Coffee Break

11.15 to 11.40am  

Donal Horgan, Managing Director, Musgrave Retail Partners Ireland

11.45 to 12.10am  

James Dorling, Head of Environmental Centre of Excellence, Tesco

12.15 to 12.40pm  

Round Table Q&A, facilitated by Donal Williamson
Mark McCammond, Retail Operations Director, Henderson Group
Joe Barrett, Director, Petrogas/Applegreen
Stephen O'Riardon, Managing Director, ADM Londis

12.40 to 1.55pm  

Lunch

1.55 to 2.20pm  

Frank Gleeson, Retail Director, Topaz Energy

2.25 to 2.50pm  

Jim Barry, Chief Executive Officer, Barry Group

2.55 to 3.20pm  

Graham Veal, Managing Director, Merrychef and Andrew McCulloch, Director of Operations UK & Europe, Subway

3.25 to 3.45pm  

Tea/Coffee Break

3.45 to 4.10pm  

Brian Coppin, Managing Director, Food Lovers Market, Fruit & Veg City, South Africa

4.15 to 4.40pm  

Corinna Koch, European Format Development Manager
Tim West, European Food Service Category Manager, BP European Offers & Format Team

4.45 to 5.10pm  

Special Feature on the Changing US Convenience Market: Trader Joes, Tesco "Fresh & Easy" and Wal-Mart "Marketside"

5.10pm  

Conference close