Poultry.Network Live 2026

Live Face-to-Face Conference

Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire
3 September 2026

Poultry Network Live returns to Harper Adams for a full day of insight, discussion and high-value networking for the UK poultry sector.

Bringing together producers, integrators, packers, suppliers and industry leaders, the event is designed to deliver practical, commercially relevant insight alongside the opportunity to connect with the people shaping the industry.

Your ticket includes full access to the conference programme, exhibition and lunch.

Producers: from £49 (+VAT) early bird

Trade suppliers: from £195 (+VAT) early / renewal rate

Apply now to secure your place

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Poultry Network Live 2026 conference programme

Plenary sessions covering the poultry boardroom outlook, business continuity and the practical opportunities presented by AI, followed by parallel broiler and egg-sector health and business streams.

Poultry Network Live 2026 conference programme, including session times, confirmed speakers, subject themes and session chairs.
Time	Plenary programme	Broiler stream Classroom 1	Egg / layer stream Classroom 2
08:30–09:15	Doors open for refreshments and breakfast butties Sponsored by: Moba
09:15–09:25	Welcome and opening remarks
09:25–10:25	Keynote The Poultry Boardroom Outlook Chair: Jake Davies Confirmed speakers: Ken Clow, Managing Director, Shell Egg Business, Noble Foods Patrick Hook, PD Hook Hatcheries Subject themes: Margin exposure, investment confidence, customer demand, domestic supply, import pressure, feed costs and finance.
10:25–11:10	Refreshment and networking break — 45 minutes Sponsored by: PD Hook
11:10–12:00	Poultry Network Health: Business Continuity Chair: Daniel Parker, EBVS^® European Specialist in Poultry Veterinary Science and Director Emeritus, Slate Hall Confirmed speakers: Jack Hughes, Biosecurity Team Manager, Livetec Systems Ashley C. Banyard, Head of Influenza and Newcastle Disease Workgroup, APHA Subject themes: Disease preparedness, assurance, labour, regulation, insurance and practical resilience before winter.
12:00–12:30	Special keynote AI Without the Hype: How Businesses Can Work Smarter and Stay Competitive Speakers: Jo Guy and Andrew Brindley, ConkerAI Artificial intelligence is moving quickly from novelty to an everyday business tool. Designed for non-technical business leaders and managers, this practical session will show where AI can save time, improve productivity and support better decisions, while explaining the risks, limitations and foundations businesses need to understand before adopting it more widely.
12:30–13:35	Lunch — 65 minutes Sponsored by: Morspan
13:35–14:25	Parallel health breakout sessions	Broiler Health Chair: Tom Woolman, Poultry Network Confirmed speakers: Stuart Thomson, Aviagen Pippa Abbey, Ceva Subject themes: Performance and welfare.	Egg Health Chair: David Hodson, Rosehill Poultry Confirmed speakers: Matthew Balfour, Clinical Director – Layer Lead, St David’s Poultry Team Lee Hounsell, Commercial Development Manager, St David’s Poultry Team
14:25–15:10	Afternoon refreshments and networking — 45 minutes Sponsored by: JF McKenna
15:10–16:00	Parallel business breakout sessions	Broiler Business Chair: Patrick Snodgrass, Agri Farm Data Confirmed speakers: Robert Lanning, Devonshire Poultry Tom Dutton, Elanco Subject themes: Labour, shed economics, lower-density pressure, energy, data and customer evidence.	Egg Business Chair: Graham Atkinson, Grange Consultancy Confirmed speakers: Aimee Mahoney, NFU Jason Gittins, ADAS Jean-Paul Michalski, Noble Foods Subject themes: Supply, imports, value per egg, longer cycles and labour.