We are proud to be sponsoring the Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations (ASAO) Keynote Speaker at the Virtual Conference on 6th & 7th November.
The Virtual Conference Keynote Speaker is Marlene Jolliffe. Marlene is Vice President of Operations for the Commonwealth Fairs and Events, Inc and Executive Director and Vice President of The State Fair of Virginia.
The Virtual Conference events run from 10:25am until 4:15pm on Friday 6th November, and 9:00am until 12:35pm on Saturday 7th November 2020 with speakers from the show and events industry, followed by syndicate sessions for the ASAO members.
FRIDAY, 6th November 2020 - DAY 1
10:25 Conference Welcome Mark Stoddart, ASAO Chair & HRH The Countess of Wessex GCVO, ASAO Patron
10:45 ASAO Secretariat Update - Paul Hooper OBE & James Cox, Membership Secretary
11:30 Break
11:45 Diana Walton, Royal Three Counties - Socially Distanced Events
12:45 Lunch
13:30 Trade Exhibitors - Martin Brocklehurst, Brocklehursts of Bakewell - Looking Forward
14:15 Marlene Jolliffe, State Fair of Virginia KEYNOTE SPEAKER Commonwealth Fairs & Events - Sponsored by SuperShow - Show Management System
SATURDAY - 7th November 2020 - DAY 2
SCHEDULE OF SPEAKERS:
9:00am - Mark Stoddart, ASAO Chair Welcome
9:05am - David Ingle,The Showing Council - Speaking on Equine Showing Council Blueprint
10:00am Jim Winship, Events Industry Forum - Speaking on COVID-19: The Guidelines for Events
11:00am Corrie Ince, South of England Agricultural Society - Speaking on the Most recent Socially Distanced Event
11:35am - Private Syndicate Session for ASAO Members
View the full Virtual ASAO Shows Non-Members Conference Handbook for details of all of the Speakers and timings.
The Association of Show and Agricultural Organisations (ASAO) represents the UK’s many agricultural, horticultural, equine and countryside events, similiar to the Irish Shows Association, who the official recognised body representing Irish Agricultural Shows on the island of Ireland.