MorePeople is hosting a conference in September this year on ‘Non-Executive Directors…what they do, and how they add value’.
The conference is on Tuesday, 19th September 2023 at the KingsGate Conference Centre in Peterborough, starting at 3 pm with the conference concluding at 5pm and a networking buffet until 7pm.
Executive Chairman Guy Moreton said: “We are delighted that Adam White, Head of Agriculture for Barclays Bank, will be chairing the conference and pleased to confirm that Barclays PLC are supporting the event. Adam is a big advocate of Non-Executive Directors and the value they bring. To have a senior leader from within that organisation waving the NED flag is excellent and confirmation of the need for more NED's within the Agric, Food and Horticulture space.
“We intend to have two or three Non-Execs talking about what they do in a business and how they add value. I'm delighted to say that Neil Sanderson and Jacqui Green have both agreed to speak on the day, they are both very experienced Non-Exec's but also have superb food, ag and hort credentials having spent most of their respective careers in the sectors.
“We also intend to have two or three business owners speaking about why they appointed a NED in the first place and what they gain from engaging the services of a NED, we're really pleased to confirm that William Burgess will be speaking about why he has Non-Exec's on his board at Burgess Farms/Produce World Group and the value they bring to his company.
“We have been involved in the appointment of Non-Exec Directors for some time but intend to significantly grow this part of our business and as such we intend to be experts in our field. To help us achieve this and add more value to our clients and NED candidates we have joined forces with the Non-Exec Director Association (NEDA) and will be promoting membership of the association and their various courses and training initiatives. I'm pleased to report that Barry Gamble, a very experienced NED in his own right but a Special Adviser to NEDA has agreed to represent the Association at our conference and say a few words about what the association does. In addition to lots of involvement in Agriculture Barry has also been a NED on the board of a number of PLC's and actually floated his own company in 1996 and so can add huge value to our discussions on governance and the role of the NED.
“In addition, we are delighted that Phil Cookson, a partner of Roythornes Solicitors, has agreed to come along and talk about the legal considerations of appointing a NED.
“After each speaker has had some time to share their thoughts Adam will chair a ‘Question Time’ Panel session including all the speakers, so members of the conference audience can ask anything they like. To conclude, there will be time for informal networking and buffet.”
The event is FREE to attend, to register and for more information go to https://www.morepeople.co.uk/non-exec-directors-conference
