Agenda

A COUNTRYSIDE FOR ALL

8.30 Arrival and coffee

9.30 Welcome from Earl Percy and the Duke of Northumberland, Syon House

9.35 Welcome - Nick Herbert & Julian Glover, co-founders of Future Countryside

9.45 Introduction - Heather Hancock, Master of St John’s College, Cambridge and Lead NED at DEFRA

10 Keynote 1 - René Olivieri, Chair, National Trust

10.20 Steve Reed MP, Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, chaired by Sarah Mukherjee MBE

11 TEA BREAK

11.15 Keynote 2 - Jon Alexander - “Citizens of the Countryside”

Part 1 - Communities and the Countryside - Chaired by Lord Ewen Cameron

11.45 Case studies:

  1. Charlie Luxton, Plunkett Foundation - “Countryside solutions for the people by the people”

  2. Gavin Lane, Deputy President, CLA

  3. Lisa Manning, New to Nature, WCL

12.15 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

12.45-2.00 LUNCH

2.00 Political Keynote, chaired by Sarah Mukherjee MBE

2.30 Keynote 3 - Archie Norman, Chair M&S plc, in conversation with Alice Thomson, Associate Editor, The Times

3.00 TEA BREAK

Part 2 - Landscapes for Food, Nature and Health - Chaired by Sarah Langford

3.15 CASE STUDIES

  1. Ben Andrews, Broadhall Farm

  2. Abi Reader, Goldslands Farm - “Embracing the crazy at Goldslands Farm”

  3. Flavian Obiero, Tynefield Farm

3.45 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS

4.15 Closing plenary, chaired by Heather Hancock

5.00 Wrap up and close – Nick and Julian

5.00-7.00 Drinks