Managing risk and responding to market shocks are now central for participants in managing dairy markets, which in the past eight years have experienced no fewer than three boom and bust cycles and are once again teetering on the edge of a potential new bust—or possibly not. For dairy companies trying to manage milk supply, in post-quota Europe and beyond, this near-annual boomeranging is challenging the best brains. The continuing uncertainties of Brexit, political and environmental extremism, the unpredictable Trump administration in the US and unreliable production in emerging markets are compounding the challenges. We look to this year’s speaker panel at the 21st annual DIN conference to try to shed some light on how these issues might be addressed.

Speakers:

• ·         Brian Rice (Director, Rice Dairy International)
• ·         Preben Mikkelsen (Consultant)
• ·         Phil Plourd (CEO & President, Blimling and   Associates)
• ·         Nese Erbil (Lead—Dairy Market Research, Olam Int.)
• ·         Gabriel D’Arcy (CEO, LacPatrick Dairies)
• ·         Bruce Turner (Director Central Portfolio Management, Fonterra)
• ·         Nick Whelan (CEO, Dale Farm)
• ·         Brigitte Misonne (Head of Milk Sector, European Commission)
• ·         Paul Vernon (CEO, Glanbia Cheese)
• ·         Phil Langslow (Director, County Milk Products)
• ·         George Heler (Director, Joseph Heler Cheese)
• ·         Dirk Dubiel (Senior Strategy Manager, GEA BA-Solutions)

The conference will be held at the Copthorne Tara Hotel, Scarsdale Place, Kensington, London W8 5SY and runs across two days. Registration opens at 12:00pm on Thursday May 24th, with the first session starting at 2:00pm.  A drinks reception and informal networking supper will be held on the night of Thursday 24th, and is open to all attendees and speakers.  The conference closes at 1pm on Friday 25th, followed by lunch. For more visit dairyindustrynewsletter.co.uk/product/din-annual-conference/