Conference News October 2021 | Page 6

6 Contributors

Contributors

Simon Hughes , chair , Business Visits & Events Partnership
Sam Morgan , executive chef , The Venues Collection
Kerry Pearce , head chef , Kents Hill Park
Robert Kenward , founder , TheHub . Jobs
Simon Hughes , chair of the Business Visits & Events Partnership ( BVEP ), explains more about the umbrella body ’ s Shape of Events Report , and reveals the scale of the pandemic ’ s impact . P8
Sam Morgan , executive chef at The Venues Collection , says it ’ s never been more important to buy local produce . This means fewer road miles and boosts local businesses . P36
Kerry Pearce , head chef at The Venues Collection ’ s Kents Hill Park shares the five food trends influencing what and how we will be eating over the next year . P39
Robert Kenward , founder and chief cheerleader of TheHub . Jobs says he doesn ’ t believe there is a talent shortage at all , but rather companies need more realistic job ads . P50
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