Recent work:

• Kent Business School, University of Kent: 'Sustainability and the food industry – The global search for the elusive harmony of people, planet and profit'. A seminar to the students doing an MSc in Value Chain Management. Canterbury, UK. October 2009.
• Agentrics World 2009: 'Global retailers creating business value from sustainable policies - Towards controlled and sustainable growth'. A talk to retailers and their suppliers at Co-op Switzerland, Muttenz. September 2009
• Canadian Special Crops Association 23rd Annual Convention: 'Give Peas a Chance' The case for more pulses in the field and on the plate. Winnipeg, July 2009
• Growing a 21st Century Agricultural Revolution: ‘Navigating Unchartered Waters: What is the state of industry collaboration on social standards and what are the tensions?’ Virginia USA, March 2009
• CIES: The Food Business Forum: International Food Safety Conference: ‘The Big Debate – Food Safety a Global Challenge’ Moderator. Barcelona, February 2009
• Royal Geographical Society: Global Retailers, Global Responsibilities. GSCP ‘How business is building a joint approach to improve international labour standards in the supply chain’. London, January 2009
• Gates Foundation, McGill University: Multi Sector Workshop. ‘From Crisis to a New Convergence of Agriculture, Agri-food and Health. Montreal, November 2008
• Ethical Supply Chain Summit: The Global Social Compliance Programme ‘ How business is building a joint approach to improve international labour standards it the supply chain’. Berlin October 2008
• Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation. (EU funded trade body): "Identifying an Aid for Trade agenda for the agricultural sector". Brussels, September 2008
• CIES: The Food Business Forum: International Food Safety Conference:"Quality – The view from Space" Speaker. Amsterdam February2008
• Danone: "Retailing today around the world"
• Unilever: “Sustainability, standards and market differentiation"