Agenda

8.30 – 9.00: Registration

9.00 – 9.15: Opening Address by John Tierney

9.15 – 9.30: Case Study: Dublin, Food, Global (tbc)

9.30 – 10.45: First Panel Discussion chaired by Michael Stubbs, Assistant City Manager, Dublin City Council.

Themes: Employment, Economic and City Attractiveness Potential of the various food sectors; Opportunities; and Challenges. The particular role of Dublin City.

Panellists:Food Safety Authority of IrelandJeanne O'Brien, Artizan FoodsFiona McHugh, Fallon and ByrnesEveleen Coyle, Fabfoodtrails Food Processor (tbc)

10.45 – 11.15: Coffee Break

11.15 – 12.30: Second Panel Discussion chaired by Michael Stubbs, Assistant City Manager, Dublin City Council.

Themes: The Way Forward to Achieve the Potential of the food sectors for Dublin and nationally. Actions that could be taken in short and medium terms. Partnerships that could be developed.

Panellists:Una Fitzgibbon, Bord BiaJackie Spillane, Markets and Events Manager John Whelan, Dublin Food Chain and Irish Exporters AssociationTourism (tbc)Richard Guiney, Dublin City BID

12.30 – 12.45: Wrap up/summary of issues and recommendations

12.45 Light Lunch

thPlease RSVP before Wednesday 6 April: email edu@dublincity.ie

thFriday 8 April 8.30 to 1.00 with light lunchWood Quay Venue, Civic Offices, Dublin City Council.

Food and the City: Food for Thought: A Workshop

Food and the City:

Food for Thought: A WorkshopthFriday 8 April 8.30 to 1.00 with light lunch

Wood Quay Venue, Civic Offices

OpportunitiesThe City Development Plan takes an enhanced positive approach to cafes and restaurants and the wider food sector recognising their great role in creating employment, supporting other businesses and making the city more attractive for residents, visitors and workers. There is also a renewed focus on the potential of the food sector at governmental level. There is also a range of innovative and exciting private sector enterprises and joint initiatives with the public sector such as Dublin Food Chain.

Objectives:

To bring various sub-sectors and agencies together to discuss how opportunities for Dublin can be optimised in terms of economic development, employment generation and generally making the city more attractive for visitors, residents, workers and investors as well as enlivening public spaces and streets.

To identify the challenges, problems, barriers to realising the employment and other economic benefits including Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

To examine how can we foster Innovation across the sub-sectors including new products and services. What is the role of the city as the largest consumer market in the country with the concentration of research centres? Dublin as a test-bed? What is the role of Dublin in showcasing Irish produce and innovative services internationally? The role of the food sector in Regenerating areas of the city?

For Who

Enterprises and agencies and professionals in all the sub-sectors such as:- Cafes/restaurants- Food retailers- Processors- Wholesalers- Food to go/take away- Catering- Visitor/tourist attractions such as Storehouse- Markets - Pubs- Dublin-based food research and education- Events such as Oktoberfest- Services such as fab food trails- Related areas such as media e.g .Dubliner - Planners and Architects