IEC Chair, Joanne Ivy (far left) welcomes conference delegates Alison Bone (BFREPA), Duncan Priestner (NFU Poultry Council) and Robert Gooch (BFREPA Director of Policy)
Over 450 of the egg industry鈥檚 leaders and decision makers from across the world are meeting this week in London, for the International Egg Commission鈥檚 Annual Marketing and Production Conference.
IEC Chair, Joanne Ivy (far left) welcomes conference delegates Alison Bone (BFREPA), Duncan Priestner (NFU Poultry Council) and Robert Gooch (BFREPA Director of Policy)
This IEC conference is the most important event in the international egg industry鈥檚 calendar.
During the next four days, conference delegates will hear from a truly outstanding line-up of speakers, including Sir Terry Leahy, the world renowned former Chief Executive of Tesco, Dr Chris Brown from Walmart鈥檚 Asda, and Jorge Rueda, from Mexico鈥檚 Ministry of Agriculture.
IEC Chair, Joanne Ivy, hosted a Welcome Reception on Sunday evening at the Grosvenor House Hotel, to officially open the IEC London 2012 conference.
During the conference, speakers and delegates will discuss the latest issues, trends and developments affecting the global egg industry, including:
路 Sustainable Consumption;
路 Environmental footprint of eggs;
路 The impact of Avian Influenza in Mexico;
路 The impact of the EU animal welfare directive;
路 Latest research into egg nutrition.