2014 Nuffield Ireland Annual Conference

Conference Programme

10.00 Registration and Tea/Coffee
10.30 Chairman's Address
11.00 Scholars 2013 Presentations
- Alo Mohan Research and Development in Specialised Farming
- Karen Brosnan The People and Leadership skills to move from individual to collaborative Entrepreneurship
- Sean O'Donnell Overcoming and adapting to Farm Fragmentation in Irish Dairying
12.00 Keynote address by Jim Woulfe, Chief Executive, Dairygold on Leadership - A Personal Journey
12.45 Lunch
2.15 Address by Roy Geary, Managing Director, Zoetis (main conference sponsor)
2.25 Scholars 2013 Presentations contd.
- Eddie Kehoe Maximise the utilisation of grazed grass in Beef Production
- Mark Rochford Identifying and improving People Development skills to aid Irish Dairy Farmers
- Seamus O'Mahony Future Innovation Strategies to deliver wealth and sustainability in a diversified Medium sized Co-op
3.30 Coffee Break
4.00 Address by Ken McKenzie, psychologist and strategic planner, on Behavioural Change
4.50 Introduction of new scholars for 2015
5.10 Final comments and wrap up

7.00 Conference Dinner with Guest Speaker
- Eamonn Ryan, Manager of the Cork Ladies Senior Football team, which has won 8 All Ireland titles since 2005.

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