Conference Programme


Sunday 9th September 2007

11.00 am Nabma Performance Board – by separate invitation
Venue: Churchill Room

11.45 am Nabma Management Board – by separate invitation
Venue: Churchill Room

12.30 noon Buffet lunch – Venue: Louis/Aperitif Rooms

1.30 pm Delegate partner activity

Nabma Golf Tournament – Stanley Park Golf Club, Blackpool. Kindly sponsored by City B Group.

Theatre visit – light refreshments followed by ‘FORBIDDEN’ at the Globe Theatre, Pleasure Beach, Blackpool. Coach leaves 2.15 p.m.

Free period to sight see in Blackpool with afternoon tea in the Derby Lounge from 3.30 p.m. At The Imperial

5.00 pm approx Return to Conference Hotel

6.30 pm President’s Reception – By separate invitation (venue – Aperitif Room)

7.00 pm Welcome Reception – kindly sponsored by Groupé Geraud
Venue: Lancastrian Suite

7.30 pm President’s Invitation to A Blackpool Experience!
Venue: Washington Room
Kindly supported by Carmarthenshire County Council
To include the presentation of the Nabma Award 2007 in recognition of outstanding service to markets over the past twelve months.
Dress: smart casual

9.15 pm Illuminated Tram Ride
Assemble in the Hotel Reception area for a prompt departure on the Blachere Illumination sponsored trip through the Blackpool illuminations

Monday 10th September 2007

10 am – 4 pm Partners Excursion – visits to Southport and Rufford Hall
Please book in advance and assemble in the Hotel Reception for 10 am for this day tour to local attractions.

9.00 – 9.55 am Workshops

Wholesale Workshop
Composite Markets – The Future Role of Markets in the Food Service Sector
Venue: Churchill Room
KPR Midlink IT Group workshop – led by Jeremy Bradin
Venue: TBA

9.00 – 10.00 am Market Place Exhibition
10.00 am Annual General Meeting of the National Association of British Market Authorities.
(Separate booklet is provided - open only to Nabma Members)
Venue: TBA

10.45 am – 11.15 am Coffee and Market Place Exhibition

11.15 am – 12.00 pm Conference session
Chair: The President, Councillor J. Gareth Jones
Subject: Your Nabma, Our Future
Speaker: Graham Wilson, Chief Executive – Nabma

12.00 – 12.30 pm Conference Session
Chair: Councillor Chris Rosling-Josephs
Subject: A Policy Framework for Markets – Rhetoric or Reality?
Speaker: Krys Zasada, Head of Markets – Manchester City Council

12.30 pm – 1.30 pm Lunch – Palm Court and Market Place Exhibition

1.30 pm – 2.15 pm Conference Sessions
Chairman: Councillor Stuart Bray, Hinckley & Bosworth District Council
Subject: Night Vision: Town Centres for All
Speaker: Paul Davies, The Civic Trust

3.00 pm – 3.30 pm Coffee and Market Place Exhibition

3.30 pm – 4.15 pm Conference session
Chair: Councillor John Ahern – Derby City Council
Subject: Markets of the Future – Balancing Commercial Opportunity with the Public Good
Speaker: Nick Saphir, Wholesale Market Consultant

4.15 pm – 5.00 pm Retail Workshop

Markets as part of the Retail Economy – George Nicholson, Borough Market

Update on Rating of markets – Graham Wilson, NABMA

Pedlars & Illegal Street Trading – Graham Wilson, NABMA

5.15 pm End of formal Conference Sessions
N.B. Market Place Exhibition open until 5.30 pm

6.30 pm President’s Reception – By separate invitation
Venue: Aperitif Room

7.00 pm Civic Reception by kind invitation of the Mayor of Blackpool, Councillor Robert E. Wynne and the Blackpool Corporation
Venue: Washington Suite

7.30 pm President’s Dinner
Venue: Washington Room
Kindly supported by Oswestry Town Council
Dress: lounge suits


Tuesday 11th September 2007

9.00 am Market Place Exhibition

10.00 am Partners Event
Bodysensual at the Imperial Hotel, Blackpool

9.30 pm – 10.00 am Conference Session
Chairman: Councillor Paul Westley, Leicester City Council
Subject: Connecting with the LGA – do markets have a voice?
Speaker: Councillor Margaret Eaton, OBE – Local Government Association & City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

10.00 am – 10.45 am Conference Session
Chairman: Graham Wilson, Chief Executive, NABMA
Subject: 2012 and Markets on the London Scene
Speaker: Murad Qureshi, London Assembly.
Member of the Economic Development, Culture, Sport & Tourism Committee

10.45 am – 11.15 am Coffee and Market Place Exhibition

11.15 am – 11.45 pm Conference Sessions
Chairman: David Preston, SLA Manager, NABMA
Subject: Markets making a difference
Speaker: Andy Irvine, Belfast City Council

11.45 pm – 12.30 pm Conference session
Chairman: Councillor Don Davies, Immediate Past President, NABMA
Subject: Behind the Scenes of Market of the Year 2007 presentations by recent winners.
Speaker: Presentations by Kirklees & Coventry as recent winners

12.30 pm Close of Conference

Lunch in the Palm Court