Itinerary

Royal York Hotel, 2008

Thursday 6th March
12.00 Registration opens
Exhibitors’ stands open
13.00 Lunch
14.30 SIBA Annual General Meeting
18.30 Chairman’s Reception: hosted by PETER AMOR
Friday 7th March – Industry Day
9.00 Registration opens
Exhibitors’ stands open all day
Coffee
10.00 SIBA Conference – ‘A Quality Future’ – opens
Chief Executive’s Welcome: JULIAN GROCOCK
10.10 Guest Speaker: ERIC ILLSLEY MP – ‘Welcome to Yorkshire!’
10.30 SIBA DDS Annual Report: NICK STAFFORD, Managing Director
11.00 Gold Standard Sponsor: Thomas Fawcett & Sons Ltd
11.10 Guest Speaker: TIM KIDSON, business training and performance specialist
11.30 Refreshment Break
11.50 Gold Standard Sponsor: Charles Faram & Co. Ltd
12.00 Guest Speaker: GORDON WATTS, glass industry climate change specialist
12.20 Gold Standard Sponsor: Murphy & Son Ltd
12.30 Guest Speaker: PETE BROWN, author of ‘The Intelligent Choice’ cask ale report
12.50 Lunch
14.00 Guest Speaker: ROGER PROTZ, beer writer and CAMRA ‘Good Beer Guide’ editor
14.20 Gold Standard Sponsor: Premier Systems Ltd
14.30 Guest Speaker: MARTIN SYKES, world’s pioneering microbrewer, Selby Brewery
14.50 Gold Standard Sponsor: ABUK Ltd
15:00 Guest Speaker: HENRIETTA GREEN, food writer, broadcaster and campaigner
15.25 Comfort Break
15.40 SIBA Open Forum: chaired by ADAM WITHRINGTON, journalist with ‘The Publican’
16.20 SIBA National Beer Competition 2008 Awards Presentation
17.00 Closing remarks
19.00 The Chairman’s Train departs for the National Railway Museum
19.30 for 20.00: SIBA Annual Dinner
Music from JUST JAZZ
22.00 (approx.) Guest Comedian: JOHNNIE CASSON
24.00 Carriages